A statistic, highlighting Jose Mourinho’s remarkable head-to-head record versus Marcelo Bielsa, has come to light online this evening.
Spurs cruise
Mourinho’s Tottenham of course welcomed Bielsa’s Leeds to north London earlier today, for a Premier League clash.
The Lilywhites headed into proceedings in search of a bounce-back result, having slipped majorly off the pace of English top-flight title race amid a concerning recent spell of form.
Leeds, on the other hand, entered the clash with their tails up, fresh off the back of a 5-0 drubbing of West Brom last time out.
When all was said and done in the capital this afternoon, however, the respective fortunes of the sides were reversed, as Spurs cruised to a 3-0 victory.
Harry Kane opened the game’s scoring just shy of the half-hour mark, from the penalty spot.
The English international then turned provider on the stroke of the interval, teeing up Heung-min Son with a pinpoint cross to double the hosts’ advantage.
13 – Harry Kane and Son Heung-min have now combined for 13 goals in the Premier League this season – no duo has ever combined for more in a single campaign in the competition. Telepathy. #TOTLEE pic.twitter.com/zgvgCLRPUJ
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) January 2, 2021
And any remaining hope of a Leeds comeback was killed off 5 minutes after the interval, when Toby Alderweireld nodded home Son’s corner from the right.
Highlights: Tottenham 3-0 Leeds
Mou > Bielsa
As outlined above, meanwhile, on the back of proceedings coming to a close at the Tottenham Hotspur stadium, a fascinating statistic, surrounding the head-to-head records of the respective bosses to have faced off this afternoon, has come to the fore.
After getting the better of Marcelo Bielsa once again on Saturday, Jose Mourinho took his career record versus the Leeds boss to a remarkable five wins from five.
This includes an aggregate scoreline of 18 goals netted, to just 2 conceded:
Jose Mourinho has won all five of his meetings with Marcelo Bielsa by an aggregate score of 18-2 😳 pic.twitter.com/jEAfgR6QhN
— ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 2, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Liverpool FC | 16 | 17 | 33 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 16 | 9 | 33 |
| 3 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 16 | 14 | 29 |
| 4 | Leicester City FC | 16 | 9 | 29 |
| 5 | Everton FC | 16 | 6 | 29 |
| 6 | Chelsea FC | 16 | 13 | 26 |
| 7 | Aston Villa FC | 15 | 13 | 26 |
| 8 | Manchester City FC | 14 | 9 | 26 |
| 9 | Southampton FC | 16 | 6 | 26 |
| 10 | West Ham United FC | 17 | 3 | 26 |
| 11 | Leeds United | 17 | -3 | 23 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 16 | -6 | 21 |
| 13 | Arsenal FC | 16 | -3 | 20 |
| 14 | Newcastle United FC | 15 | -7 | 19 |
| 15 | Crystal Palace FC | 16 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Burnley FC | 15 | -11 | 16 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 16 | -7 | 13 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 15 | -10 | 11 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 16 | -24 | 8 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 16 | -19 | 2 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 13 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 12 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 11 |
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 10 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 8 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 8 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 7 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 6 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 6 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 6 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 6 |
| Abraham, Tammy | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 5 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Barnes, Harvey | Leicester City FC | 5 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 5 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 5 |
| Romeu, Oriol | Southampton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Dunk, Lewis | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 4 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 5 |
| Cash, Matty | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 5 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 5 |
| Evans, Jonny | Leicester City FC | 0 | 5 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 4 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 4 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 5 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 4 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 0 | 4 |
| Klich, Mateusz | Leeds United | 0 | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 4 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 0 | 4 |
| Mings, Tyrone | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 3 |
| Berge, Sander | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 4 |
| Mendy, Nampalys | Leicester City FC | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 11 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 7 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 7 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 6 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 5 |
| Robertson, Andrew | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 4 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| Adams, Che | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 4 |
| Chilwell, Benjamin | Chelsea FC | 4 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 4 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 4 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 4 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 3 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 3 |
| Firmino, Roberto | Liverpool FC | 3 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 3 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 3 |
Source: 101greatgoals.com
