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It was only on Monday night when Ange Postecoglou declared that Tottenham had played their “worst 45 minutes of the season”, but by Friday there was perhaps an immediate contender to surpass it sakla
Frustrated by Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and without a shot on target, Tottenham went into the break with a problem to solve sakla
But, by the end, as Spurs picked and probed and then found a way through, the struggles of the first half were a distant memory sakla
After all, Tottenham are now five points clear at the top of the Premier League sakla
A fourth consecutive victory came courtesy of a Joel Ward own goal and an eighth of the season from Son Heung-min and, eventually, it felt thoroughly deserved sakla
Against a deep and disciplined Palace defence, Tottenham required patience but Postecoglou’s team stuck to their plan sakla
Even with talk of Spurs emerging as title contenders, they kept the calm heads required to find the breakthrough sakla
When the hosts finally offered something of their own after Jordan Ayew’s excellent volley in the the 94th minute, Tottenham were able to see out a nervy end as well sakla
How the Spurs fans in the corner of Selhurst Park would have soaked in the scenes that followed, as Postecoglou and his players applauded the travelling supporters after extending the club’s best start to a league campaign since 1960-61 sakla
It has been a dream first two months of the season and Tottenham have taken advantage of what has been in front of them: namely a favourable fixture list and the absence of European fixtures sakla
Here, that was added to by a meek performance from the Eagles and a calamity from Ward sakla
But, one way or another, it has all combined to leave Tottenham five points clear sakla
“Tonight was always going to be difficult but I liked how the players handled it,” Postecoglou said sakla
“They were patient, persistent in finding the gaps sakla
It was a different challenge for us tonight and I Iiked how we went about it sakla
”Postecoglou has taken 26 points from his first 10 Premier League games in charge (Getty Images)It took until the 53rd minute, but Tottenham eventually found a way through Palace, even as the visitors took the lead before managing to have a shot on target sakla
It came thanks to a disastrous moment from the Palace captain, as Ward was caught at the back post and awkwardly diverted James Maddison’s cross into his own net sakla
The source of the breakthrough, though, did not come as a surprise sakla
Rather, as Postecoglou said later, it came through discipline and trust in the Australian’s approach sakla
All game, Tottenham had looked to play around the sides of Roy Hodgson’s stubborn and compact defensive shape, attempting to create overloads to break Palace down sakla
Maddison drifted wide to combine with Richarlison on the left, but it was the bursts of Pape Matar Sarr and the guile of Dejan Kulusevski that appeared more threatening on the right sakla
Eventually, as Pedro Porro slipped Sarr through and it broke to Maddison, Ward provided the finishing touch to the fizzed delivery across the face of goal sakla
Tottenham’s second came via the same route, even if the finisher was more familiar sakla
Son added another first-time finish to his collection this season as Spurs again took to the sides to cut Palace apart sakla
After Sarr’s switch, Maddison’s quick two touches released the overlapping Brennan Johnson – who had replaced Richarlison moments before sakla
Johnson took a moment before pulling the cross back to Son and the Spurs captain, now with eight Premier League goals this season, was typically clinical with his left foot sakla
Son Heung-Min celebrates another great goal (Getty Images)And so, after a first half where Tottenham struggled to create any clear openings, the three points felt secured within the space of 11 second-half minutes sakla
Palace offered very little after going behind, Hodgson’s side refusing to open up or press Tottenham to the growing anger of the home supporters sakla
Even though Tottenham’s Guglielmo Vicario further enhanced his reputation as perhaps the standout goalkeeper in the Premier League this season with two early stops, first denying Jordan Ayew and then Odsonne Edouard, Palace’s best chance without either Eberechi Eze or Michael Olise seemed to be holding out for 0-0 sakla
There was nothing surprising about Palace’s approach from kick-off but it did enough to briefly halt Tottenham’s momentum under the Friday night lights of Selhurst Park sakla
Hodgson’s side, and a defence that shipped four goals away to Newcastle last weekend, were set up to be awkward and difficult against the leaders, a sign perhaps of the force Tottenham have already become under Postecoglou sakla
At first, Tottenham struggled to open up the gaps and it said a lot about the growing importance of left-back Destiny Udogie sakla
Ruled out due to injury, the impressive 20-year-old left a void that Ben Davies never looked comfortable trying to fill sakla
Udgoie has been a revelation in this fresh Spurs side by impressing in the half left-back, half number 10 role that Postecoglou demands sakla
Even without the Italian, Postecoglou did not compromise his approach as Davies stepped in, but the 30-year-old looked lost as he looked to drift ahead of Maddison when Spurs were in possession sakla
Davies’s first start of the Premier League season lasted all of 47 minutes, replaced by Emerson Royal at half-time sakla
Postecoglou needed an answer and the introduction of Johnson on the wing brought an improvement on Richarlison, who continues to look short of confidence when in attacking positions sakla
If Richarlison and Maddison never quite looked in sync, that changed with the arrival of the Welshman sakla
While Tottenham’s opening goal was fortuitous, the second was sharp and brought a rare moment of class to the contest sakla
It was considerably more than the little Palace were able to muster, until Ayew lashed in an excellent volley in the 94th minute: by the time the goal was eventually awarded after a VAR check for handball, it gave Tottenham five more minutes to see out sakla
Palace did have one last chance after a cross to the back post fell to Matheus Franca in the box sakla
But the substitute sliced the chance wide and high, Spurs breathed a sigh of relief and in the corner, the party finally could begin sakla
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As Handre Pollard put boot to ball, they held their breath, a night of countless kicks to be settled by one last hoist for the heavens sakla
The replacement fly half’s penalty was straight and true – the champions had found a way sakla
It was a wretched game for a wretched night upon which a rocky South Africa threatened a total horror show, yet at the same time impossible to look away from sakla
It looked for so long like the ghosts of Yokohama would be exorcised, England’s pack standing up to the challenge to match South Africa at their own game sakla
But the Springboks had just enough, RG Snyman punching over from close range and Pollard producing that final, decisive penalty sakla
There was little here to please the aesthete but by God was it a compelling contest sakla
Fears of a second successive semi-final drubbing proved unfounded as England’s unfancied underdogs swelled in stature to meet and so nearly beat the mighty Springboks sakla
Instead, Springbok spectres will stalk them again sakla
An unloved England were happy to play unlovely rugby sakla
For so long it worked, Steve Borthwick’s side backing up their belief in themselves taking the reigning, defending champions to the limit sakla
Pollard’s first-half introduction had been a substitution that said everything sakla
Just half an hour had been played and already Jacques Nienaber and Rassie Erasmus had seen enough, retrieving their hook to make a trademark gutsy call sakla
Off went Manie Libbok; on came Pollard on a night for route one rugby sakla
After all the talk of the Springboks’ evolution, after only half-an-hour they were reverting to type sakla
South Africa celebrate after RG Snyman’s second-half try (AFP via Getty Images)But as so often for these champion Springboks, it proved the right call, Pollard inevitably the man to land the knockout blow sakla
Onwards South Africa go to take on New Zealand – a battle for a record fourth men’s World Cup crown feels a fitting final for a tournament bursting back into life after the Friday night dirge sakla
Even before kick-off, there was a crackle and a fizz to the atmosphere that the first semi-final had lacked, a healthy contingent of French fans taking out their frustration on referee Ben O’Keeffe and a select few South Africans as their names flashed on the big screen sakla
It was a near perfect opening ten minutes from England sakla
The battle of the skies was always likely to be vital, and the intensity of the rain made it ever more so sakla
The entirety of England’s back three, plus centre Joe Marchant, won their first aerial contests, while Maro Itoje’s lineout pressure resulted in a pinch at the front and a not-straight throw to the tail sakla
South Africa infringed twice at ruck time in their own 22; Farrell capitalised both times from the tee sakla
Tone set sakla
Steve Borthwick’s side had come with next to no intent to play running rugby, over-resourcing every ruck to make certain of the ball sakla
The caterpillar would form, the chasers mass, eager travellers ready for their next flight sakla
A game of dribs and drabs inevitably became fractured and fractious, captains Kolisi and Farrell jawing at one another and the referee sakla
Manu Tuilagi sparked a scuffle by placing an arm around the neck of Cobus Reinach, resulting in a South Africa penalty, before Farrell’s failure to hold his tongue a few minutes later moved Libbok within a kickable distance sakla
South Africa’s fly half knocked through his side’s opening three sakla
England fell narrowly short in a compelling physical contest (Getty Images)His opposite number re-extended England’s advantage immediately after, full-back Steward like a bounding gun-dog on the chase and forcing a backfield error sakla
The next high hoist was Elliot Daly’s to chase, the wing detonating the chest of Duane Vermeulen sakla
England, unloved but unbowed, were making physical statementsThe replacement ten was on the board via his right boot soon enough, a simple starter from just right of the posts after a rare English aerial error sakla
Soon enough, normal service resumed - after England’s 22nd kick from hand of the half, Farrell’s fourth clean strike from the tee left their half-time lead six points sakla
Everything seemed to be coming up roses sakla
Granite-shouldered George Martin was thumping everything in sight, landing a series of heavyweight tackles; scrum half Alex Mitchell boxed clever, flighting his kicks from the base beautifully sakla
With Pollard already on, Faf de Klerk and Willie le Roux were always likely to arrive early in the second half, stability through the spine for South Africa clearly key sakla
With the rain intensifying, the errors mounted, Jamie George uncharacteristically tossing two lineouts asunder sakla
South Africa had yet to fire a shot but at least had the intent to do so sakla
It was a match that could have been swung by one supreme bit of skill, and a lovely move sakla
Le Roux’s hack ahead was too strong, ball trickling dead with the veteran full-back chasing in vain sakla
Martin, Mitchell and Joe Marler departed, three of Borthwick’s boldest selection calls taking leave together, job appropriately done sakla
Their bums had barely hit the bench when they rose to their feet, peering around the dugout to watch Farrell launch a drop goal seemingly from central Paris sakla
Once ball left boot, there never seemed even a smidgen of doubt - was this to be Farrell’s Wilkinson moment?Owen Farrell’s drop goal looked to have put England on the verge of victory (AP)At that stage, England’s four outside backs had a combined 17 run metres, all from one Steward kick return sakla
Aesthetically-pleasing the gameplan was not but those with English hearts cared not, sweaters shed to reveal red roses on white chests right around the Stade de France sakla
On a rare attacking opportunity, Farrell might have made more with an overlap on the left but could not resist another kick sakla
In truth, it was a touch aimless, but a ball skimming over a sodden surface was never likely to settle in the hands simply - through Kurt-Lee Arendse’s hands it went like a greased weasel sakla
England could not make much of the position and the momentum started to turn sakla
Ox Nche providing immediate impact on the loosehead for South Africa, and Snyman stomped with intent from the second row, too sakla
A kick to the corner from a penalty in England’s half allowed Snyman a close-range carrying opportunity – the lock is a a Goliath even among the South African colossi and would not be stopped sakla
Nche went to work once more, earning a scrum penalty on halfway sakla
Pollard hoisted and through it went – England had been kicked out sakla
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