Johnson double as Spurs beat Ipswich for third straight PL win

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Brennan Johnson scored twice as Tottenham Hotspur continued their upturn in form with victory against Ipswich Town.

Spurs survived early pressure from the hosts, where lively striker Liam Delap could have scored a hat-trick inside a ferocious opening six minutes.

But the visitors weathered that storm to take a two-goal lead midway through the first half, with Son Heung-Min twice setting up the recalled Johnson to finish past Alex Palmer.

The first was a simple goalline tap-in, but the second was a controlled finish from Johnson that silenced the home crowd after their side’s strong start.

Ipswich, looking for just a second Premier League win at Portman Road this season, halved the deficit when Omari Hutchinson swept a superb strike past Guglielmo Vicario after being teed up by Jack Clarke.

Substitute Luke Woolfenden then thought he had drawn his side level when the defender headed home at the back post following a free-kick, but the offside flag denied him a first Premier League goal of his career.

Kieran McKenna’s side continued to push for a leveller but Djed Spence put the game beyond doubt with a 77th-minute strike past Palmer that deflected off Woolfenden.

Dejan Kulusevski took advantage of a tiring Ipswich to add a fourth on the break six minutes from time with a low curling strike in off the post.

Spurs moved up to 12th in the table with a third consecutive Premier League success for the first time since December 2023.

Struggling Ipswich remained third bottom and five points from safety having failed to win any of their last seven Premier League games.