Tottenham 1-1 Fulham: Cairney goes from hero to zero for visitors

Fulham earned a deserved point in the 1-1 draw against Tottenham, with Tom Cairney scoring the visitors' equalizer before being sent off.

Brennan Johnson scored his sixth Premier League goal of the season in the 54th minute to give the hosts the lead after being picked out at the far post by Timo Werner.

But Fulham drew themselves level through substitute Cairney, who curled a stunning left-footed effort beyond the reach of Fraser Forster 13 minutes later.

However, the visitors finished the match a man down after goalscorer Cairney was sent off for a foul on Dejan Kulusevski, who was upgraded from a yellow card to red by the referee after a VAR review.

Sunday's draw lifted Tottenham to seventh place in the Premier League, while Fulham are tenth.

We get a point with ten men. #TOTFUL pic.twitter.com/rtU40nqiLr

— Fulham Football Club (@FulhamFC) December 1, 2024

Data Debrief: Hero to Zero

The point away from home saw the Cottagers remain unbeaten in their last eight Premier League derbies in London (W4 D4), the longest ever run for the club, with the achievement perhaps more deserving.

Despite being sent off in the closing stages, Cairney's leveler saw him score an away goal in the Premier League for the first time since March 2010 when he struck for Hull City against Everton – at 14 years and 269 days it is the longest gap ever between two away goals. for a player in the league, breaking Cristiano Ronaldo's previous record (12 years and 235 days).

For Tottenham, Johnson continued his good form this season. The Wales international is one of only two Premier League players to have scored 10 or more non-penalty goals in all competitions this season, along with Erling Haaland (15).