Maddison shines in Tottenham's win over Coventry
James Maddison scores on his first Spurs start in 17 months as Tottenham beat Coventry City 3-1 in the Premier League.
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Tottenham secured a 3-1 victory against Coventry City on Monday at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. James Maddison marked his return to the starting lineup with a stunning goal on his first start in 17 months.
Maddison opened the scoring in the 14th minute, assisted by Mohammed Kudus. Coventry equalised shortly after half-time when Jack Rudoni scored in the 49th minute, with an assist from Brandon Thomas-Asante.
Tottenham regained the lead in the 58th minute through Omar Marmoush, who was set up by Andrew Robertson. In stoppage time, Ben Davies sealed the win with a goal in the 90+6th minute, assisted by Dominic Solanke.
The match saw Tottenham dominate possession with 66% compared to Coventry's 34%. Tottenham had 5 shots on target, while Coventry managed just 1.
In terms of discipline, Tottenham received 1 yellow card, while Coventry picked up 3. The referee for the match was Andrew Madley.
With this result, Tottenham sit in 16th place in the Premier League table with 6 points from 7 matches. Coventry are just behind in 17th place, also on 6 points but with 2 wins from 7 games.