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Spurs Recover Their Lead against Coventry

Davies scores late to complete the victory.

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Sports news editorial illustration for Tottenham Answer Coventry's Equaliser to Win 3–1

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Read and understand · 1/2Why was Tottenham’s later lead “restored”?

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Coventry had equalised before Tottenham scored again. The lead returned after the equaliser.

Clue: The score moved from a Tottenham lead to parity and then back to a home advantage. Reading the order explains “restored the lead”. Davies’s 90+6 goal came in stoppage time, which should not be confused with a separate extra-time period.

Read and understand · 2/2What is the distinction explained about the late goal?

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Stoppage time is not a separate extra-time period. Added minutes belong to the half rather than a separate extra-time phase.

Clue: The score moved from a Tottenham lead to parity and then back to a home advantage. Reading the order explains “restored the lead”. Davies’s 90+6 goal came in stoppage time, which should not be confused with a separate extra-time period.

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Tottenham led, Coventry equalised, and Tottenham scored again. The later goal restored an advantage they had previously held.

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