Micky van de Ven strikes to send ten-man Spurs to the top of the Premier League

Micky van de Ven's first goal in English football fired 10-man Tottenham to the Premier League summit with victory at Luton.

Spurs entered this fixture following a controversial 2-1 victory over Liverpool last weekend, where Jurgen Klopp's side were denied a legitimate goal due to a "significant human error" by VAR operator Darren England.

It meant three points for Ange Postecoglou's team at Kenilworth Road would send them to the summit for at least 24 hours, but they had to work hard for it after Yves Bissouma was sent off in first-half stoppage-time.

Bissouma was booked twice in quick succession by referee John Brooks, the second for simulation, but Van de Ven's close-range finish in the 52nd minute earned Tottenham a hard-fought win.

This was the first meeting between the clubs since 1992 and the hostile atmosphere was a throwback to that era with even TNT pundits Rio Ferdinand and Peter Crouch booed ahead of kick-off.

Spurs had put seven goals past the other newly-promoted teams this season and should have added to that tally inside 10 minutes.

Richarlison was guilty of fluffing his lines twice, firing off target via his shin with the goal at his mercy from Dejan Kulusevski's third-minute cross before Thomas Kaminski denied the Brazilian with his feet after James Maddison's slick through ball 60 seconds later.

Pedro Porro was next to squander an excellent opportunity when Son Heung-min played him through and he fired wide. The Tottenham captain also curled into the stand before Luton started to settle.

Huge cheers greeted the Hatters' first corner in the 25th minute, although top goalscorer Carlton Morris could only send his header off target following Alfie Doughty's delivery.

The visitors remained a threat and a driving