Spurs Beat Coventry 3-1 for First Premier League Win — SkimNews
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- Tottenham Hotspur beat Coventry City 3-1 at home in the Premier League, securing their first league win of the season.
- The victory lifted Spurs off the bottom of the Premier League table after a winless start to the campaign.
- Dejan Kulusevski made his long-awaited return for Tottenham, as highlighted in Sky Sports' coverage of the match.
- Coverage led with the result and Kulusevski's comeback, while broader reaction (tactics, goalscorers, manager quotes) was routed to live blogs and match reports unavailable in the excerpt.
Why it matters: Bottom-of-the-table sides rarely stay there once they get a result; Tottenham's first win instantly resets the narrative around Thomas Frank's start and eases early relegation pressure before the international break. Returning attacking options like Kulusevski only compound the momentum shift for a squad that had been leaking points.
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