Premier League 2019/20: 3 reasons why Tottenham Hotspur drew with Sheffield United

#3 Spurs find themselves out of luck yet again

George Baldock's goal was essentially a fluke

Last week’s Premier League match between Tottenham and Everton saw the Toffees steal a point away from Mauricio Pochettino’s side largely through the sheer incompetence of the officials; today’s match saw Sheffield United steal a point away through a very lucky equalizing goal.

Sure, it’s true that Spurs didn’t perform well in either game and the Blades more than deserved their equalizer – but it has to be asked how much longer Tottenham’s run of bad luck will continue.

With 12 minutes plus injury time to go today, Sheffield United were pushing for an equalizer but it appeared that the game was slipping away from them, with chances being missed throughout the second half. Cue George Baldock, who didn’t even mean to shoot on goal – he appeared to be attempting to cross to the oncoming Chris Basham, but instead both sets of players were fooled by the flight of the ball, which landed straight into the right-hand side of Paulo Gazzaniga’s goal.

Regardless of whether the Blades deserved this equalizer or not, there’s no disputing that this was a fluke goal – and to make things crazier, it was Baldock’s first goal in 38 appearances in all competitions! To say this was annoying for Spurs fans would be an understatement.

Right now Pochettino’s side have lost more points – 12 – from winning positions than any other side in the Premier League, and a lot of it has come down to sheer bad luck, even after VAR seemed to suggest today was the day their luck was in. Quite how much longer this run of frustration will continue is anyone’s guess.