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José Mourinho continued his undefeated streak against Marcelo Bielsa when Tottenham Hotspur beat Leeds United 3-0 on Saturday.
A Harry Kane penalty along with goals from Son Heung-Min, his 100th for the club, and Toby Alderweireld ensured Spurs’ day ended better than it started.
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The North London team released a pre-match statement condemning Erik Lamela, Giovani Lo Celso and Sergio Reguilon after the three were photographed breaking COVID-19 regulations alongside West Ham’s Manuel Lanzini.
Lamela and Lo Celso were not named to the team while Reguilon was on the bench.
Kane opened the scoring for the Spurs in the 29th minute with a penalty. Steven Bergwijn was brought down by Ezgjan Alioski on the edge of the area and VAR controls confirmed the referee’s decision on the court to give a penalty.
The English international put the ball into the center of Illan Meslier’s net for his 205th Spurs goal.
Son scored the Spurs’ second in the 43rd minute with the help of his scoring partner Kane, who found space on the right wing. He then crossed the ball to the far side of the box where Son was waiting to touch it.
The pair have now combined for 13 Premier League goals this season, equaling the record held by Alan Shearer and Chris Sutton from the 1994-95 season.
“Harry and I have worked together for a long time, so we understand each other very well,” Son said after the game.
“I’m very sad that I couldn’t give H. an assist today. The ball he played was perfect for me. Sometimes it’s telepathy, sometimes we work on it.”
The third goal came five minutes into the second half when Son sent a cross into the box and Alderweireld headed for Meslier, who took him over the line.
A late tackle by Matt Doherty in the 92nd minute against Pablo Hernández caused the defender to receive a second yellow card and was sent off.
“It was a really tough match,” added Son. “They do an amazing job and they work very hard.
“We created a lot of opportunities and got a clean sheet, it’s a fantastic start to the new year. I couldn’t wait.” [to score his 100th goal for Spurs] and I am very happy and very grateful for my colleagues who supported me from the beginning “.
The result means the Spurs rank third, only ahead of Everton and Leicester City by points difference.
Leeds are 11th, but have at least one game in hand over every team below them.
