Fulham's Tom Cairney rescues point, sent off in 1-1 draw at Spurs

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Fulham captain Tom Cairney came off the bench to rescue a point before being sent off in a 1-1 draw at Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League on Sunday, after Brennan Johnson's volley gave the hosts the lead.

Fulham were the better side in the first half, though Son Heung-Min spurned a clear chance in the opening minute after Timo Werner intercepted a risky pass out of defence.

Raúl Jiménez was twice denied by Spurs goalkeeper Fraser Forster, making his first league appearance this season in place of the injured Guglielmo Vicario.

Forster stood tall when Jiménez was found in space in the box before he produced a great save at full stretch to keep out the striker's goalbound header.

Spurs also went close when Radu Dragusin forced Bernd Leno to tip his header over the bar after a well-worked corner.

Fulham were the more threatening side, though, and nearly scored shortly before half-time with a quick counter but Alex Iwobi's shot clipped the bar.

Tom Cairney had a mixed afternoon for Fulham.
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The visitors were sharper after the restart too, but Spurs took the lead in the 54th minute through Johnson's third goal in four games.

Werner's cross to the back post found Johnson in acres of space and he sent a neat finish past Leno to give Spurs a surprising lead.

Cairney pulled Fulham level in the 67th minute when his strike from the edge of the box curled beyond Forster's grasp.

Cairney was sent off seven minutes from time for raking his studs down Dejan Kulusevski's calf, with referee Darren Bond upgrading his initial yellow card to a red after being sent to the pitchside monitor by VAR.

Fulham weathered late pressure and held on for a deserved point, which put them 10th in the table with 19 points from 13 games.

Spurs, with only their second league draw this season, moved up to seventh with 20 points and are three points behind fourth-placed Brighton & Hove Albion.