Lo Celso spotted the run of Son down the left-hand side of the field and looked to pick him out. The Argentine's execution was a little off and Gelin stepped across to intercept the pass.
90'
There will be three minutes of added time at the end of this match.
86'
D. Sánchez gets yellow.
Sanchez picks up a late yellow after going through the back of Benavente midway inside the hosts’ half. He cannot have any complaints about that.
83'
Lo Celso skips past a couple of challenges and does extremely well to win a corner to the right off Juklerod. The Argentine takes the set-piece, but nobody at the far post is able to latch onto Sanchez’s flick.
79'
Antwerp continue to press forward in their efforts to get back into the game, but the intensity of the match has gone down slightly in the last five minutes.
77'
N. Ampomah gets yellow.
Ampomah catches Sanchez’s heel from behind on the edge of the hosts’ box and is shown a yellow card.
75'
Boya goes for goal from range after receiving the ball from Batubinsika, but he pulls his effort wide to the left of Hart’s goal.
72'
B. Verstraete enters the game and replaces A. Seck.
K. Miyoshi enters the game and replaces B. Manuel.
Miyoshi also comes on, with Benson making way. There are 18 minutes of normal time left to play.
Leko brings off Seck, who picked up a first-half yellow card, for Verstraete.
71'
G. Lo Celso has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur! Assist by H. Kane.
Sissoko and Kane deserve real credit for creating that goal. Kane showed great awareness to wait for Lo Celso before then playing a perfectly-weight throughball to the Argentine. A well-worked Spurs goal.
GOAL! Spurs double their lead! Sissoko wins the ball just inside the visitors’ half and lays it off to Kane. The striker drives forward before sliding in Lo Celso down the right-hand side of Antwerp’s penalty area, and he calmly picks out the bottom-left corner with an outside-of-the-foot finish. 2-0.
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68'
M. Sissoko enters the game and replaces Lucas Moura.
Mourinho now makes his fifth and final change of the match as Sissoko replaces Lucas. It remains 1-0.
64'
Because of Carlos Vinicius’ breakthrough goal, Spurs currently top Group J.
62'
Kane catches Gelin in an effort to regain possession high up the field for Spurs, and the decision goes in favour of Antwerp.
60'
Benavente seeks to pick out the run of Ampomah, but the referee’s assistant has his flag up for offside against the substitute, who made his run too early.
59'
S. Juklerød enters the game and replaces J. Lukaku.
H. Kane enters the game and replaces Carlos Vinícius.
It is a double change for the away side with Lukaku making way for Juklerod. There are 31 minutes of normal time left to play.
Spurs’ fourth change sees Kane enter the fray in place of the goalscorer, Carlos Vinicius.
In response to the opening goal, Leko brings on Boya in place of Hongla.
Winks is also brought off, and he is replaced by Ndombele.
58'
Son Heung-Min enters the game and replaces G. Bale.
F. Boya enters the game and replaces M. Hongla.
T. Ndombélé enters the game and replaces H. Winks.
After taking the lead, Mourinho replaces Bale with Son.
57'
Carlos Vinícius has scored a goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
GOAL! Tottenham take the lead! Bale fires the resulting set-piece towards the top-right corner and somehow Beiranvand tips the strike onto the post. Carlos Vinicius breaks the offside trap and pounces on the loose ball to fire in the rebound from close range. 1-0.
55'
Seck pulls down Lucas as the Brazilian sought to break and Tottenham win a free-kick in a dangerous central area. The Spurs players are appealing for a second yellow, but the referee does not go to his pocket.
54'
Bergwijn drives at Buta down the left-hand side of the field and creates the space to steer a low cross into the box. Gelin reads the situation well and clears the danger on the penalty spot.
53'
Tanganga concedes a corner to the left which Ampomah goes across to take. The resulting delivery fails to beat the first man, who easily hooks the ball to safety.
51'
Tottenham have found their rhythm early on in the second half. Doherty gets away down the right and whips an inviting cross into a dangerous area. Seck dives across to nod it to safety amidst a high boot from Lucas, which the Brazilian is penalised for.
50'
Carlos Vinicius looks to latch onto a hopeful punt forward, but Batubinsika comes across to intercept the pass and knock it back to Beiranvand.
48'
If this result stays the same, then Antwerp will top Group J.
46'
N. Ampomah enters the game and replaces L. Refaelov.
S. Bergwijn enters the game and replaces Sergio Reguilón.
Leko also calls on his bench at the break, with Refaelov making way for Ampomah.
Mourinho opts to make one change at half-time as Bergwijn comes on to replace Reguilon.
We are back underway! The referee blows his whistle and Spurs get the second half kicked off.
45' +2
HALF TIME: TOTTENHAM 0-0 ROYAL ANTWERP
45'
There will be two minutes of added time at the end of this half.
43'
Winks seeks to protect the ball from Buta deep inside the hosts’ half and is dragged to the floor by the Antwerp defender. Free-kick Spurs.
41'
Benson attempts to turn away from Sanchez with a clever piece of skill, but his touch gets away from him and Spurs are awarded a throw-in down the left flank.
39'
Winks lofts a cross into the visitors’ box which Seck comfortably heads away to safety.
37'
Lucas pokes a deft throughball down the right side of Antwerp’s box for Bale, and the Welshman hurdles Gelin’s sliding tackle. From an acute angle, Bale centres the ball, although it is eventually scrambled to safety.
31'
Carlos Vinicius impedes Seck and the away side win a free-kick deep inside their own half.
29'
Benson attempts to set Buta away with a smart flick, but his attempted pass down the right is overhit and runs out for a throw-in to Mourinho’s side.
26'
Lo Celso is picked out inside the visitors’ box by Doherty. The midfielder cuts onto his left foot and looks to bend the ball into the far corner, but Seck is there to turn it behind for a corner.
25'
A. Seck gets yellow.
Lucas displays some quick feet to quick beyond Seck on the halfway line and break into the visitors’ half. The defender pulls the Brazilian back and is awarded the first yellow card of the match. He can have no complaints with that decision.
23'
Buta looks to drive Antwerp forward down the right-hand side of the field and is cynically tripped by Reguilon. He is lucky to escape a booking there.
21'
Antwerp are confidently knocking the ball from side to side. Benavente comes in field and looks to delicately flicks a pass around the corner for Haroun, but Sanchez is alert to the danger and intercepts the move.
19'
A long, searching pass from Hart sparks Tottenham into life. Carlos Vinicius picks the ball up down the right flank and fires an ambitious effort straight at Beiranvand.
13'
It has been a relatively scrappy game thus far. Antwerp now win a free-kick of their own just inside Tottenham’s half following a foul from Lo Celso on Refaelov.
11'
Benson goes down under pressure from Winks and appeals for a free-kick in an advanced position along the right flank. The referee is well placed and waves away the protests.
9'
Bale and Lucas combine inside the away side’s half to get Tottenham on the attack. The Brazilian receives the ball on the edge of the visitors’ box and goes for goal, but his left-footed effort deflects off Bale, who was stood in an offside position.
7'
Hongla is a little too eager to regain possession for the away side in the centre of the field and catches Winks with a late challenge. Spurs are awarded a free-kick.
4'
Antwerp have started brightly and are enjoying a good spell of early possession. Buta gets played in behind the hosts’ defence by Benson, but the referee’s assistant has his flag up for offside.
2'
Benavente catches Winks on the ankle and Spurs are awarded the first free-kick of the match on the halfway line.
1'
Kick off! The referee, Jesus Gil Manzano, blows his whistle and Antwerp get the game underway.
Hello and welcome to live match coverage of the Europa League fixture between Tottenham and Royal Antwerp at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Jose Mourinho’s side come into this clash looking to build on their previous European encounter, which they drew 3-3 with LASK. Antwerp, on the other hand, will hope to continue their good form following their 3-1 victory over Ludogorets last time out in the Europa League.
ROYAL ANTWERP (5-4-1): Alireza Beiranvand; Aurelio Buta, Abdoulaye Seck, Jeremy Gelin, Dylan Batubinsika, Jordan Lukaku; Manuel Benson, Faris Haroun, Martin Hongla, Lior Refaelov; Cristian Benavente Bristol.
TOTTENHAM SUBS: Alfie Whiteman, Eric Dier, Toby Alderweireld, Tanguy Ndombele, Harvey White, Moussa Sissoko, Jack Clarke, Dele Alli, Son Heung-min, Steven Bergwijn, Dane Scarlett, Harry Kane.
ROYAL ANTWERP SUBS: Thiam Chevaughn, Jean Butez, Ritchie de Laet, Frank Boya, Koji Miyoshi, Simen Juklerod, Birger Verstraete, Nana Ampomah, Dieudonne Mbokani Bezua.
The hosts head into this clash second in Group J, two points behind their visitors. Should Spurs avenge their matchday two defeat to the Belgian side, then Mourinho’s team will secure their place in the knockout stage as group winners. The Great Old De marginalen, meanwhile, will cement their position at the top of the group with a draw at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Leko’s side have won four of their five Europa League games thus far in the campaign, and have conceded just three goals in that time.
The teams are out, and kick-off will soon be upon us here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
TOTTENHAM (3-4-3): Joe Hart; Japhet Tanganga, Davinson Sanchez, Ben Davies; Matt Doherty, Harry Winks, Giovani Lo Celso, Sergio Reguilon; Gareth Bale, Lucas Moura, Carlos Vinicius.
Mourinho will be hoping for more from his team after the break. Lucas and Lo Celso have looked the most likely to make something happen for the home side thus far, and the Portuguese manager will be seeking to get them involved as often as possible in the second half. Leko, meanwhile, be relatively pleased by his team’s first-half display. Although they have not been much of an offense threat, Antwerp are standing up the task of holding Spurs to a draw in order to secure top spot in Group J.
That brings an end to our coverage of the Europa League fixture between Tottenham and Royal Antwerp at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Thank you very much for joining us. Goodbye!
Before Tottenham find out their last-32 opponents on December 14th, they travel to Selhurst Park to face Crystal Palace in the Premier League. Antwerp, meanwhile, will be looking for a response when they host Club Brugge next time out in the Belgian Pro League.
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