Tottenham Beat Coventry 3-1 for First League Win
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Tottenham played against Coventry in football.
Tottenham won the game 3-1.
This was their first win in the Premier League this season.
James Maddison was happy after the game.
Maddison had some hard weeks before this match. He called them 'dark days'.
Mohamed Kudus helped Tottenham score a goal. This is called an assist.
The match was a good comeback for Tottenham.
Fans were happy to see the team win.
Vocabulary15 words
- win
- to be first; to beat another team
- Premier League
- the top football competition in England
- assist
- when a player helps another player score a goal
- match
- a game between two teams
- comeback
- getting better after a hard time
- season
- the months when a sport is played
- goal
- a point scored in football
- team
- a group of players who play together
- victory
- a win in a game
- injury
- hurt part of the body
- dark days
- a hard or sad time
- fans
- people who like a team
- score
- to get a point in a game
- player
- a person who plays a sport
- football
- a sport with a ball and two teams
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Answer key
1. 3-1 to Tottenham 2. Mohamed Kudus 3. True
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Tottenham played against Coventry in _____.
Tottenham won the game _____-1.
This was their first _____ in the Premier League this season.
James Maddison was happy after the _____.
Maddison had some hard weeks before this match. He called them '_____ days'.
Mohamed Kudus helped Tottenham score a goal. This is called an _____.
The match was a good _____ for Tottenham.
Fans were happy to see the _____ win.
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