Tottenham 1-1 Fulham: Cairney goes from hero to zero for visitors
Tottenham's inconsistent start to the season continued as they were held by Fulham, missing the chance to close the gap to the top four.
Fulham earned a deserved point in their 1-1 draw with Tottenham that saw Tom Cairney net the visitors’ equaliser before being sent off.
Brennan Johnson smashed home his sixth Premier League goal of the season in the 54th minute to hand the hosts the lead after being picked out by Timo Werner at the far post.
But Fulham dragged themselves level through substitute Cairney, who curled a stunning left-footed effort beyond the grasp of Fraser Forster 13 minutes later.
However, the visitors finished the game a man down after goalscorer Cairney was sent off for a foul on Dejan Kulusevski, which was upgraded from a yellow card to a red by the referee following a VAR review.
Sunday’s draw moved Tottenham up to seventh in the Premier League table, while Fulham are 10th.
Data Debrief: Hero to zero
The Cottagers' point away from home saw them remain unbeaten across their last eight Premier League London derbies (W4 D4), the club’s longest ever such run, with this performance perhaps meriting more.
Despite seeing red in the closing stages, Cairney's leveller saw him score an away Premier League goal for the first time since March 2010 when he struck for Hull City v Everton – at 14 years and 269 days, it’s the longest ever gap between two away goals for a player in the competition, beating Cristiano Ronaldo’s previous record (12y 235d).
For Tottenham, Johnson continued his fine form this season. The Wales international is one of only two Premier League players to score 10 or more non-penalty goals across all competitions this term, along with Erling Haaland (15).