Sandro's Tottenham held to draw in Maribor

Tottenham are at risk of crashing out of the Europa League after being held to a 1-1 draw against Maribor with Sandro playing the full match in Slovenia.

The Brazilian couldn't prevent his side going 1-0 down in the 42nd minute as Robert Beric struck the opening goal just before half time.

Spurs were much more lively after the break and soon pulled a goal back after Gylfi Sigurdsson bundled home a deflection from Jermain Defoe's initial shot.

Despite pressuring the hosts for much of the second half, Andre Villas Boas' side couldn't find the winner they craved.

Tottenham are now in third place in Group J after three games, two points behind Lazio in first and one point behind Maribor.

Spurs will host Maribor at White Hart Lane in the next round of fixtures needing a win to turn their Europa League campaign around.

In other results last night, Liverpool beat Anzhi Makhachkala 1-0 courtesy of a Stewart Downing strike and Newcastle won 1-0 against Club Brugge thanks to a Gabriel Obertan goal.