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Lucas Moura’s outstanding goal helped earn fast-improving Tottenham a third straight Premier League win under Antonio Conte and left Norwich anchored at the bottom of the table.
The Brazil forward found the top corner from 25 yards after a move which saw him beat two Norwich players and play a one-two with Son Heung-min.
Norwich should already have taken the lead but Teemu Pukki fired straight at Hugo Lloris before Moura scored his first Premier League goal since February.
Davinson Sanchez doubled the lead when the Colombian defender lashed home after Norwich failed to deal with a corner before Son made it 3-0 with a neat finish.
At 1-0 Harry Kane missed a chance to score his first top-flight goal under Conte when he spotted Tim Krul off his line, but the England captain’s lob over the keeper fell wide of the target.
The Canaries are three points from safety after their first defeat under Dean Smith.
They missed a golden chance to equalise when 20-year-old Republic of Ireland forward Adam Idah fired wide from close range before Sanchez had made it 2-0.
Spurs moving forward under Conte
Tottenham were drifting in eighth spot in the table when they sacked Nuno Espirito Santo last month, but are now in a Europa League position – two points off a Champions League spot – after leapfrogging north London rivals Arsenal.
Yet they are far from the dominant force Conte wants them to be and remain a work in progress.
Spurs were fortunate not to concede, particularly when the defence opened up to allow Idah a chance he failed to take.
It proved a key moment as Spurs scored twice in the space of 10 minutes to take the game away from the Canaries.
While Conte knows there is plenty of hard work ahead, at least Spurs are building momentum and getting into the habit of winning matches.
They remain unbeaten in the league under the Italian after taking 10 points from four matches.
While Kane’s lack of goals remain a concern, Son is flourishing under Conte after finishing the game with a goal and an assist ahead of Thursday’s important Europa Conference League game in France against Rennes.
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Tottenham Hotspur
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Squad number2Player nameDoherty -
Squad number19Player nameRyan Sessegnon
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Squad number23Player nameBergwijn
Norwich City
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Squad number1Player nameKrul
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Squad number2Player nameAarons
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Squad number44Player nameOmobamidele
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Squad number5Player nameHanley
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Squad number4Player nameGibson
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Squad number21Player nameWilliams
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Squad number20Player nameLees-Melou
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Squad number8Player nameGilmour
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Squad number23Player nameMcLean
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Squad number35Player nameIdah
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Squad number22Player namePukki
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Squad number10Player nameDowell
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Squad number19Player nameSørensen
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Squad number24Player nameSargent
Line-ups
Tottenham
Formation 3-4-2-1
- 1Lloris
- 6D Sánchez
- 15Dier
- 33Davies
- 25TangangaSubstituted forDohertyat 62′minutes
- 29Skipp
- 5Højbjerg
- 3ReguilónBooked at 16minsSubstituted forR Sessegnonat 22′minutes
- 27Lucas MouraSubstituted forBergwijnat 80′minutes
- 7Son Heung-Min
- 10Kane
Substitutes
- 2Doherty
- 8Winks
- 14Rodon
- 19R Sessegnon
- 20Alli
- 22Gollini
- 23Bergwijn
- 28Ndombele
- 44Scarlett
Norwich
Formation 5-3-2
- 1Krul
- 2Aarons
- 44Omobamidele
- 5Hanley
- 4Gibson
- 21Williams
- 20Lees-MelouSubstituted forDowellat 72′minutes
- 8GilmourBooked at 34minsSubstituted forSørensenat 81′minutes
- 23McLean
- 35IdahSubstituted forSargentat 69′minutes
- 22PukkiBooked at 14mins
Substitutes
- 7Rupp
- 10Dowell
- 14Cantwell
- 15Kabak
- 18Tzolis
- 19Sørensen
- 24Sargent
- 28Gunn
- 30Giannoulis
- Referee:
- Jarred Gillett
- Attendance:
- 57,088
Live Text
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Match ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Norwich City 0.
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Second Half ends, Tottenham Hotspur 3, Norwich City 0.
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Attempt missed. Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right following a corner.
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Corner, Tottenham Hotspur. Conceded by Brandon Williams.
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Corner, Norwich City. Conceded by Ben Davies.
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Foul by Jacob Sørensen (Norwich City).
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Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
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Brandon Williams (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Matt Doherty (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Substitution, Norwich City. Jacob Sørensen replaces Billy Gilmour.
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Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Brandon Williams.
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Substitution, Tottenham Hotspur. Steven Bergwijn replaces Lucas Moura.
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Goal! Tottenham Hotspur 3, Norwich City 0. Son Heung-Min (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Ben Davies.
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Attempt missed. Billy Gilmour (Norwich City) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Brandon Williams.
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Attempt saved. Harry Kane (Tottenham Hotspur) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Pierre-Emile Højbjerg.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Kieran Dowell replaces Pierre Lees-Melou.
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Kenny McLean (Norwich City) wins a free kick on the left wing.
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Foul by Davinson Sánchez (Tottenham Hotspur).
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Attempt saved. Pierre-Emile Højbjerg (Tottenham Hotspur) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Lucas Moura with a headed pass.
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Substitution, Norwich City. Joshua Sargent replaces Adam Idah.
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