Gabriel Gudmundsson has cemented the left-back position as his since he took the step from Lille to Leeds in the summer. Against Tottenham, he started his seventh match in a row in the Premier League.
He initially received applause for his resolute defensive play, but had a tougher time the longer the match went on in the duels with Mohammed Kudus and was substituted out in the 79th minute.
But all in all: He gave a form indication ahead of the national team gathering and the upcoming World Championship qualifiers against Switzerland and Kosovo.
Bergvall on the bench
National team colleague Lucas Bergvall is not as permanent a feature on Tottenham's midfield. At Elland Road, he had to sit on the bench for the entire match.
Mathys Tel gave Tottenham the lead, whereupon Noah Okafor equalized. After the break, Kudus decided for Tottenham.
Viktor Gyökeres is a permanent fixture as Arsenal's central striker. He ran and he struggled, showed his high work ethic, but no goal came. It was still solved for the top team. Declan Rice made it 1–0, a goal the former West Ham player did not celebrate out of respect for his former club.
Bukayo Saka celebrated his 200th league match by scoring the penalty to the final result 2–0.
Ødegaard injured
Norwegian Martin Ødegaard, recently back after an injury, was forced to make an early substitution due to a blow to one knee.
Manchester United took command early on at home against Sunderland. Mason Mount and Benjamin Sesko saw to it that United won 2–0.
In the second league, Viktor Johansson conceded a goal when Stoke played 1–1 away against Blackburn.
Johansson was informed during the week that he is the national team's first-choice goalkeeper since Robin Olsen announced that he refuses to play more under national team manager Jon Dahl Tomasson.
