Europa League: Royal Antwerp 1-0 Tottenham - The Great Old capitalize on Davies mistake to go top

Belgian side Royal Antwerp have leapfrogged English side Tottenham Hotspur to go top of the Europa League Group J after beating their visitors in Belgium.

Tottenham Hotspur Welsh winger Gareth Bale in action against Royal Antwerp in Belgium. Photo: @spursofficial

It was Tottenham's first away fall since July caused by a Ben Davies mistake.

The Great Old defeated Spurs by a lone goal in their Europa League encounter in Belgium on Thursday 29 after Ben Davies who was making his 200th appearance for Tottenham was cheaply dispossessed by Congolese striker Dieumerci Mbokani.

Full-Time at Bosuilstadion: Royal Antwerp 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur ⬇

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Mbokani passed to Lior Refaelov who wasted no time to smash the ball past Spurs goalie Hugo Lloris.

The visitors struggled with Manager Jose Mourinho making four changes at the beginning of the second fourty-five minutes as well as sending on striker Harry Kane in an attempt to rescue the game.

It could have moved from bad to worse for Spurs as Mbokani and Simen Juklerod missed fine chances.

With this outcome, Royal Antwerp have dragged Tottenham down to the second spot leaving them to hold three points while they lead Group J with six points.

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