Son Heung-min was denied a goal for the third consecutive game, but Tottenham overcame a numerical disadvantage to defeat ‘promoted’ Luton Town and remain unbeaten in their opening eight matches. Tottenham defeated Luton Town 1-0 in the eighth round of the 2023-2024 English Premier League (EPL) on Sunday (July 7) at Kenilworth Road in Luton, England. With their latest two-game winning streak and an unbeaten start to their opening eight matches (6 wins, 2 draws – 20 points), Tottenham have moved above Manchester City (18 points) at the top of the table ahead of their trip to Arsenal on Monday morning. Luton Town, meanwhile, suffered their second straight defeat and remained in 17th place .Tottenham’s frontline striker, Son Heung-min, tried to find the back of the net for the third consecutive game, but his three shots were off target and he was substituted in the 30th minute. Son missed his first chance in the 10th minute when his left-footed effort from the edge of the penalty area went over the crossbar. In the 17th minute, Dejan Kulusevski’s attempt from the right side of the penalty area was saved by the goalkeeper after a deflection off a defender .Tottenham’s one-sided attack was punctuated by a series of bookings .Tottenham’s Yves Bissouma, who was shown a yellow card in the 38th minute, was brought down as he drove into the penalty area, and the referee produced a yellow card for simulated action. With two yellow cards accumulated, Bissouma was ordered to leave the field .Outnumbered, Tottenham nearly broke the deadlock in the 39th minute. Luton Town’s Elijah Adebayo won an aerial contest on the left side of the goal area and his overhead kick curled in a big parabola and hit the Tottenham right post, where Tom Lockyer headed it in. However, the goal was disallowed as Adebayo was seen to push a Tottenham defender with his hand just before he got the ball. After a scoreless first half, Tottenham broke the deadlock early in the second half, with central defender Micky Vanderpenne the main man in charge .Tottenham scored in the seventh minute of the second half from a corner kick after James Maddison cut in from the right side of the box, and Vanderpenne cut in from the right side of the box with his left foot .It was Vander Penn’s first goal in the EPL this season in a Tottenham shirt. Son Heung-min, who was not 100% fit, returned to the bench in the 30th minute in favor of Emerson Royale as a conditioning move .Despite being a man down, 스포츠토토 Tottenham managed to hold off a late attack from Luton Town to secure the win.