Defoe deadly as Spurs turn on style

Tottenham 3 Maribor 1

Just nine hours after he was left out of Roy Hodgson’s Three Lions squad, the Spurs striker put in a top-class performance against Slovenian side Maribor, scoring all three goals to move Tottenham up to second in Group J with two matches to go.

A delighted Defoe said: “As a forward you get judged on scoring goals. It’s the best thing in the world but it was important we won tonight... we are taking this competition seriously.”