Premier League, Round 7TottenhamTOT 3 1 Full Time CoventryCOV Venue Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Referee Andrew MadleyJames Maddison 14Omar Marmoush 58Ben Davies 90+6 Jack Rudoni 49Tottenham moved out of the relegation zone as they ended they finally ended their wait for a first Premier League win of the season by beating Coventry City 3-1. Roberto De Zerbis men took the lead in stunning style as James Maddison marked his first start for 18 months by curling home from the edge of the area.But there was a familiar unconvincing nature about much of Spurs play thereafter and the home fans would have been forgiven for wondering if they were watching the same old frustrating story when Jack Rudoni levelled four minutes into the second half.But Omar Marmoush allayed such fears just before the hour mark, lashing his first goal for the club in the far corner, before Ben Davies injury-time strike wrapped up the points, lifting Tottenham into 16th, one place above Coventry.Frank Lampards visitors came into the game looking for a third successive win and they started brightly, with Tatsuhiro Sakamoto going close early on as he saw a close-range strike deflected over the crossbar.Coventrys failure to find an early goal was punished by a player who came through their academy, Maddison marking his first start since May last year with a delightful effort that nestled in the top-left corner.Tottenham struggled to create clear-cut opportunities to double that advantage, though Dominic Solanke wasted a gilt-edge chance to do so when he fired over in a show of profligacy that looked costly when Rudoni restored parity soon after the second-half restart.Rudoni make the most of awful defending from the hosts, reacting quickest after Brandon Thomas-Asante nodded down his fizzing cross into the six-yard box, the midfielder squeezing his effort beyond Antonin Kinsky at the near post.Sandro Tonali blazed a pair of efforts over as Tottenham pressed to retake the lead, before Marmoush produced the accuracy Spurs required as he opened his account in style.The Egyptian inadvertently caught Milan van Ewijk with his arm as he turned on the edge of the area and fired an unerring strike beyond Carl Rushworth, with Coventry left furious as their protests were dismissed by referee Andy Madley and then by VAR.Marmoush later joined Tosin Adarabioyo and Mohammed Kudus in coming off with apparent injuries. While those issues may leave De Zerbi with some cause for concern, there was reason for celebration as Dejan Kulusevsi made his long-awaited return from injury to help Spurs over the line.Late Coventry pressure frayed the home nerves, but Davies made the points safe when his effort with the outside of his boot squeaked beyond Rushworth to seal a win that will raise hopes Spurs have finally turned a corner under De Zerbi. Tottenham Coventry 3 Goals 1 66% Possession 34% 16 Total Shots 12 5 Shots on Target 1 7 Shots off Target 7 4 Corners 4 15 Fouls 14 6 Offsides 1 1 Yellow Cards 3 0 Saves 2 560 Passes 287 499 Passes Completed 222 89% Pass Accuracy 77% Home Away The Premier League Table Premier League 2026 England #TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostGFGAGDPtsLast 5 1 Manchester City77001971221 W W W W W 2 Arsenal7601115618 W W L W W 3 Brighton75112351816 W W W W D 4 Chelsea74121713413 W W L D L 5 Liverpool733198112 W L W D W 6 Brentford7241138510 L D W D D 7 Leeds724196310 D L D W D 8 Everton724187110 L D W D D 9 Hull City72328719 L D L D D 10 Ipswich73041115-49 L W L W L 11 Newcastle72231014-48 L L W L D 12 Aston Villa7223711-48 W D W L D 13 Manchester United7142101007 D D D L D 14 Crystal Palace7214917-87 L W D L W 15 Bournemouth7133913-46 W L L D D 16 Coventry6204511-66 L W W L L 17 Fulham7124710-35 W L D D L 18 Nottingham Forest712459-45 L L L W D 19 Sunderland7115614-84 L L L L D 20 Tottenham603339-63 W D L D D Position 1, 2, 3, 4 : Promotion Champions League (League phase) Position 5 : Promotion Europa League (League phase) Position 18, 19, 20 : Relegation Championship Upcoming fixtures for Tottenham and Coventry Upcoming Fixtures : Tottenham Premier League Chelsea CHE 17:30 2026-10-24 Tottenham TOT Premier League Tottenham TOT 17:30 2026-10-31 Crystal Palace CRY Premier League Leeds LEE 15:00 2026-11-07 Tottenham TOT Premier League Tottenham TOT 15:00 2026-11-21 Ipswich IPS Premier League Sunderland SUN 15:00 2026-11-28 Tottenham TOT Upcoming Fixtures : Coventry Premier League Coventry COV 15:00 2026-10-24 Fulham FUL Premier League Coventry COV 15:00 2026-10-31 Sunderland SUN Premier League Everton EVE 15:00 2026-11-07 Coventry COV Premier League Coventry COV 15:00 2026-11-21 Crystal Palace CRY Premier League Leeds LEE 15:00 2026-11-28 Coventry COV Topics Coventry City F.C. 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