Tottenham played their last match at the legendary stadium White Hart Lane yesterday against Manchester United. The Spurs won it 2-1 and maintained their brilliant performance at home this season. The Mauricio Pochettino’s players recorded 17 victories and 2 draws of 19 games at White Hart Lane in The Premier League, but their performance away from home costed them the title.
The game was marked of several milestones. Harry Kane scored his first ever goal against Manchester United. That was the English forward’s 28th goal of the season in all competitions. His goal secured the three points for The Spurs. On the other hand, Wayne Rooney’s consolation goal for The Red Devils was his 7th at The White Hart Lane Stadium, which made him the most prolific visiting goal-scorer at this venue.
To continue with, the hosts were better on the pitch and deservedly won the game. Victor Wanyama opened the score after a great header in the 6th minute. Then, The Spurs kept on going, but they couldn’t find the net again before the break. Just 3 minutes after the half time, Harry Kane doubled the score for Tottenham Hotspur. However, Wayne Rooney scored the only goal of the match for Manchester United in the 71st minute, fixing the final score.
Now The Spurs will move to The Wembley Stadium, where they will spend a minimum of one year, before returning to north London. The new capacity of their stadium will be 61,599. White Hart Lane have been Spurs’ home since 1899.
With the victory against Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur will finish in 2nd position in The Premier League. The last time they did it was in season 1962 – 63! So, no matter Spurs couldn’t win the title – that’s a great performance for them. However, with the team Mauricio Pochettino has built, The Spurs will surely fight for the title next season. They will again play in The Champions League. The only sad news is that they will not play at White Hart Lane.