ANKARA 

10-men Tottenham Hotspur of the English Premier League hammered Azerbaijan's Qarabag 3-0 in the UEFA Europa League's league phase first game on Thursday.

Tottenham's Romanian defender Radu Dragusin was shown a red card for challenging Qarabag's Juninho in the eighth minute at Tottenham Hotspur stadium.

The London club's midfielder Brennan Johnson brought the lead to the hosts with his shot into the bottom corner in the 12th minute.

Midfielder Pape Sarr tallied another one for the Spurs with a volley in the 52nd minute.

Qarabag midfielder Tural Bayramov missed the opportunity to score from a penalty kick in the 58th minute.

Tottenham forward Dominic Solanke slided another one into the net in the 68th minute.