The famously scrappy Sons quickly made their physical presence felt here; unfortunately for Pochettino, it was in conceding a seventh-minute penalty which Lukaku buried. But the hosts got their own back when a Benatia foul allowed Lemar to draw level from the spot. This was a busy match with chances at both ends and it seemed only fair that, just after Carvajal blasted Los Hijos into the lead, Lo Celso made up for a poor earlier finish by slotting past Donnarumma. The Geese were desperate to try to win this and ended up out-shooting their hosts by two to one but neither side deserved to lose this entertaining (if slightly quality-light) contest.

By Dave Soup