The hosts would have had an opener after just 36 seconds if it weren’t for superb goalkeeping from Jindrich Stanek, who instinctively denied Richarlison after brilliant work from Wilson Odobert.
Even with the score remaining level, confidence and determination were clearly flowing through Thomas Frank’s side in equal measure, with a David Zima block being required to stop Pedro Porro’s shot, before Staněk denied Mohammed Kudus and Richarlison.
There was still a blow shortly after as Micky van de Ven was booked for putting his arm in Mojmir Chytil’s face, which means he will miss the Borussia Dortmund match. Lukáš Provod then asked a question of Guglielmo Vicario with a strike from range, before Michal Sadilek guided a header harmlessly off-target as the visitors grew into proceedings.
Slavia were the architects of their own downfall in the 26th minute, though, as Cristian Romero got a flick on Porro’s corner and Zima headed the ball past Staněk. The visitors kept coming despite the setback, but Vicario stopped a venomous Youssoupha Sanyang strike and scuffed Sadílek’s effort.
Spurs were awarded a penalty within three minutes of the restart following Sanyang’s challenge on Porro, and Kudus slotted it down the middle to double his side’s lead. Stanek got down to stop Odobert’s effort as the hosts piled on yet more pressure, and Richarlison squandered an opportunity from Odobert’s ball into the box.
A flurry of substitutions were made around the hour mark, but there was a familiar story for the new faces, with Staněk impressively stopping Mathys Tel and Pape Matar Sarr. There was also another Sadílek attempt that lacked conviction, before Xavi Simons became the latest player to bring a save out of Stanek.
The Dutchman then won a penalty from Igoh Ogbu and beat Stanek with his spot-kick despite the goalkeeper getting a hand to it.
That capped off a great evening for Spurs, who recorded back-to-back competitive victories having not won any of their previous five matches, taking them into the UCL’s top eight ahead of Wednesday’s fixtures.
They also ended Slavia’s five-game unbeaten run in all competitions, leaving the Czech side 32nd in the table for now.
Flashscore Man of the Match: Xavi Simons (Tottenham Hotspur)
