Tottenham Hotspur’s home match against Bournemouth was delayed by 15 minutes after traffic delayed Bournemouth’s arrival.
Bournemouth were late getting to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London after a vehicle fire on the A406 ring road around central London.
The Premier League fixture kicked off at 3:15pm (UK time) rather than 3pm.
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It is understood that Bournemouth communicated the issue to the Premier League, with the new kick-off time decided after the visitors’ arrival at the ground.
⏱️ Kick-off in today's @premierleague fixture against Bournemouth has been delayed until 3.15pm.
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 15, 2023
Bournemouth defender Chris Mepham told Sky Sports ahead of the game: “It’ll be fine. No excuses. It’s good to have a bit more time to prep, but these things, you can’t anticipate. We’ll be fine.”
It proved that way as Gary O’Neil’s side went on to snatch a 3-2 victory.
Dango Ouattara’s fine finish in the fifth minute of stoppage time lifted Bournemouth to 14th and checked Spurs’ top-four hopes.
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