Tottenham clash with Bournemouth kick-off DELAYED by 15 minutes as Cherries get caught up in accident on way to match

TOTTENHAM’S clash with Bournemouth has been delayed by 15 minutes because the Cherries arrived at White Hart Lane late.

The teams were due to face off in the Premier League with a 3pm kick-off.

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But the Bournemouth team bus got caught in heavy London traffic following an accident on the roads as it made its way to the stadium.

And with Gary O’Neil’s side getting to the ground so late and therefore disrupting their preparations, the Premier League agreed to push the game back.

Tottenham arrived in their matching navy matchday outfits at their usual time to get ready for the warm-ups and their final rituals before the game.

However, Bournemouth were nowhere to be seen.

But the Cherries did tweet a picture of the Spurs pitch at 12.09pm and then their starting XI line-up at 2pm.

Sky reporter Gary Taphouse tweeted at 2.17pm to say the Bournemouth players had just arrived – just 43 minutes before the original kick-off time.

And the delay was eventually confirmed at 2.30pm – with it pushed back by a quarter of an hour to allow the Cherries to get ready.

This is the third time Tottenham kick-offs have been delayed in 2023 – with the away trip at Fulham and the home clash with AC Milan also falling victim to the London congestion.

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