Tottenham 3-0 Slavia Prague: Kudus and Simons boost hosts' top-eight hopes

Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons both scored second-half penalties as Tottenham earned a 3-0 win over Slavia Prague to get them back to winning ways in the Champions League.

Spurs boosted their hopes of a top-eight finish, while putting a dent in Slavia's own hopes of making it through to the play-offs.

It was almost a dream start for Spurs after Wilson Odobert's weaving run resulted in a drilled cross from the left. Richarlison met it first time, but Jindrich Stanek superbly stuck out an arm to deflect it away from goal.

Stanek continued to stand strong, smothering a Kudus strike before denying a Richarlison from long range, while Mojmir Sadilek headed a golden opportunity over at the other end.

But it was David Zima's own goal that broke the deadlock as Cristian Romero's flick-on from a corner struck him and flew past Stanek 26 minutes in.

Five minutes into the second half, they doubled their lead. A sliding Youssoupha Sanyang blocked a Pedro Porro cross with his arm, and Kudus emphatically put away the resulting penalty.

Mathys Tel could have added a third just seconds after coming on. After racing down the left, he cut inside and drilled a low, angled shot across goal, but Stanek was equal to it.

But Simons did get on the scoresheet. Having won the penalty after being brought down by Igoh Ogbu, the Dutchman snuck his low shot past Stanek into the bottom-right corner.

Data Debrief: Spurs hit a century

Spurs look to have settled back down after a slight wobble in form, with this their second consecutive win in all competitions.

Zima's own goal is the third they have benefited from in this season's Champions League, and it was also Spurs' 100th goal in the competition (59 games played).

Thomas Frank's side have not been known for their strong home form this season, but they had 16 shots in this game, meaning they have had 10+ attempts in 14 of their last 16 Champions League matches on home soil.

Had it not been for Stanek, Spurs could have been out of sight in this game, having accumulated 2.56 expected goals (xG), though Slavia put up a fight with 12 shots of their own (worth 0.99 xG).