FOOTBALL Live

Friday January 2, 2009 Finished

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Tottenham Hotspur

  • Pavlyuchenko 52’ (pen.), 90’
  • Modric 76’

Wigan Athletic

  • Camara 88’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • Wigan Athletic
    • 90+4' All over at White Hart Lane after an entertaining encounter. Spurs through to the fourth round; Wigan will be disappointed to be out.
    • 90+3' Pavlyuchenko cuts towards goal... Zokora takes the defender away with his run... THE RUSSIAN SMASHES A THIRD GOAL INTO THE NEAR POST FROM 25 YARDS!! 3-1 and game over.
    • 90+2' Spurs change: Modric replaced by Aaron Lennon.
    • 90+1' Cywka, who had a hand in setting up Camara for the goal, does well again and Gomes is grateful to get hold of the ball. The home fans and players are jumpy...
    • 90' Zokora able to clear as Camara looked to burst inside... three minutes to be added on.
    • 88' GOAL FOR WIGAN!! Valencia's cross from the right eventually found its way to Camara and he scored past Gomes from inside the box!! Two and a half minutes plus stoppages left to play... 2-1.
    • 85' Wigan change: Former Spurs player Erik Edman on for Kapo.
    • 84' Gomes down to make an excellent save from a header close in!! Figueroa was the man who got to it.
    • 83' Corner to Wigan as Pole Cywka does well in the corner.
    • 80' Wigan look headed out of this competition, but are keeping at it - the team is not their usual first choice, so many players are keen to make a name for themselves.
    • 76' Wigan are livid because Figueroa was down injured in the opposite penalty area having been kicked accidentally as he tried to get his head on the ball. The rules say Spurs should not put the ball out - but the ref could have stopped it for a head injury.
    • 76' SPURS SCORE A SECOND GOAL!! Corluka played a square ball for O'Hara, who teed it up and struck from 25 yards - the ball came off the inside of the post and Modric was there eight yards out to react and head home.
    • 75' Campbell with a clever reverse pass for Pavlyuchenko to run on to in the box... he gets there before Kingson but puts his finish past the post.
    • 74' Wigan changes: Maynor Figueroa and Tomasz Cywka for Scharner and De Ridder.
    • 73' Bale with a backheel flick for O'Hara, whose low cross is to Bentley... a tame shot with the outside of the right foot is no danger to Kingson.
    • 72' Wigan have run out of steam with Tottenham now in control.
    • 69' He is causing all kinds of problems for the Latics now, in behind here again on the left - Scharner is back to make the sliding tackle as he shaped to shoot.
    • 68' Pavlyuchenko with another turn and strike, full of confidence.
    • 66' The Spurs forward then turns and shoots to the near post, where Kingson makes the save. Good effort.
    • 65' A long ball forward springs the Wigan offside trap and Pavlyuchenko is in behind... he loops the ball on the volley over Kingson... where will it drop... just wide of the post!!
    • 64' Tottenham keeping the ball better now. Wigan have to be careful not to fly into any dangerous tackles as they close them down.
    • 61' De Ridder's evil kick falls to Paul Scharner, who cannot get a shot away from near the penalty spot... Valencia's stunning chipped cross under pressure from the right is right on an unmarked Scharner's head - but he can only nod it over the bar. Wigan are on the march...
    • 60' Kapo with a flick through for Camara... the speedy striker is on to it in a flash, but Dawson is back just as quickly to make a last-ditch challenge and concede a corner.
    • 59' Dawson with a pacy back-pass to Gomes... his confidence is much improved from a few months ago and he controls calmly at the near post before dinking the ball over De Ridder back to Dawson.
    • 56' Pavlyuchenko with a great ball for CAMPBELL... WHAT A POINT-BLANK SAVE BY KINGSON FROM THE DIVING HEADER!!
    • 54' Wigan tenacious in the middle of the park. They are unlucky to be losing.
    • 52' Kingson escaped a red card, instead being shown a yellow by Alan Wiley, because Campbell was heading away from goal when he got to the ball.
    • 52' PAVLYUCHENKO SENDS KINGSON THE WRONG WAY!! 1-0 TOTTENHAM!! The ball crept into the goal on the floor just next to the left-hand post, as the Russian striker was looking at it.
    • 51' PENALTY FOR SPURS!! Bale made a surging run forward and fed a ball through for Campbell, who just got there before the emerging Kingson; the keeper, making his debut, clipped his feet with his hand.
    • 50' Modric dinks a ball over a rival for Vedran Corluka to run on to on the right flank in the home half... he chests it down before Brown pushes him off the pitch. He is up soon enough to continue.
    • 48' Palacios catches Modric as the playmaker looks to create some space. This time he goes into the book, the first player to do so this evening.
    • 46' The second half begins in North London. Spurs are kicking from left to right.
    • 45+3' Wigan with a fast counter on the left but Palacios's ball is blocked with men in the middle - and Gomes collects. It is the last act of the opening 45 minutes.
    • 45+2 In the final minute of added-on time, Bentley smashes a left-footed shot into the near-post side-netting from distance.
    • 45' A poor O'Hara ball finds its way to Modric, who turns and shoots low - Kingson saves as Bentley asks why he didn't play him in on the right side of the box.
    • 44' Valencia with a probing run now for Wigan, playing a one-two but running into trouble in the final third. When Spurs play the long ball up Bramble loses his bearings but manages to get the ball back to Kingson just past the lurking Pavlyuchenko. He switched off for a moment...
    • 43' Gomes kicks clear straight to Kapo, who sets off on a mazy run from halfway... it is ended near the edge of the box.
    • 42' Didier Zokora is crying out in agony on the floor after Dawson's clearance struck him. He'll be all right.
    • 41' Bentley again fails to beat the defender at the near post with a ball in. And 30 seconds later another is blocked from closer to him. Predictable from the England man.
    • 39' Brown, featuring against his former club tonight, looks to bang a shot at goal... there are cheers from the terraces for the effort, but from the home supporters - it flew into the rafters of the stand behind the goal.
    • 37' Palacios flies across to disposses Modric and instead up-ends the fleet-footed midfield star. The Croatian has been very good so far tonight in the centre of midfield. He dusts himself off with the help of the physio.
    • 33' De Ridder shoots from a free-kick on the left, but it is no problem for Gomes in the middle of the Tottenham goal.
    • 30' After Dawson hooks a ball to the right for Bentley, his unorthodox volley over his head lands just over the crossbar.
    • 29' Pavlyuchenko with a crossfield ball for Bentley... he whips it to the near post where Campbell almost enjoys an immediate impact! Corner-kick.
    • 28' Spurs change: Manchester United loanee Campbell on for Bent.
    • 27' Fraizer Campbell getting ready to come on as Bent looks to be struggling with a knock.
    • 26' Bentley bends in a cross from deep, but it is straight to Kingson. It is not the first time.
    • 24' Wigan are enjoying more of the ball than their opponents so far it seems. Camara and Olivier Kapo look capable of causing plenty of problems in the absence of the usual front pairing.
    • 23' Modric with an absolutely delightful ball down the channel for Bale, but his cut-back is to a Wigan man.
    • 22' Spurs centre-half Michael Dawson penalised for jumping in on keeper Kingson.
    • 21' After Michael Brown charges down the right-winger's first effort, he sends in a much better ball - Kevin Kilbane almost diverts it inside the near post! Corner to Spurs.
    • 20' Heurelho Gomes claims the latest Wigan centre and hurls the ball out to Bentley... he rides one challenge before the follow-up takes him down. Free-kick out near the right-hand touchline.
    • 19' Bale whips a free-kick over the bar from 30 yards out. Kingson had it covered - a bit hopeful that one.
    • 17' Wigan with a sustained spell of pressure. De Ridder often has time on the ball... the home fans are becoming frustrated already.
    • 14' On the counter Bentley curls a ball to the far post where Pavlyuchenko heads down from above his marker, but Kingson gathers with little trouble.
    • 13' Daniel de Ridder with a crisp cross that Camara looks to finish with an overhead kick - spectacular but no decent connection.
    • 12' Camara wanted a free-kick for a hefty tackle, but play continues and Spurs are awarded one soon after. Wigan looked dangerous there for a minute but could not find a final pass.
    • 10' Good passing from Tottenham on the left, with Bale overlapping O'Hara and Modric also involved.
    • 8' O'Hara lines one up from distance... it dips cruelly, but Kingson makes the stop and holds it well. Perhaps 'Arry told his players to test the former Birmingham keeper.
    • 7' Spurs almost score the opener themselves!! Modric controlled a Titus Bramble header out and enjoyed a one-two with Pavlyuchenko before firing a yard or so wide.
    • 5' Wilson Palacios comes inside on to his right foot and his cross from the left is inch-perfect for Henri Camara... his header is just wide!! He should have hit the target - first chance to the away side.
    • 3' Modric feeds Bale on the left, but Wigan defend. They are a solid outfit under Steve Bruce. Richard Kingson is in goal for the Latics and soon after gets his first touch from a long ball.
    • 1' The first half begins amid an excellent atmosphere. It looks like Gareth Bale will operate as a wing-back, with O'Hara squeezing inside.
    • - Wigan are decimated by problems. Strikers Emile Heskey and Amr Zaki, plus goalie Chris Kirkland, lead the absentees, while Lee Cattermole is suspended. Benoit Assou-Ekotto is banned for Spurs.
    • - Spurs boss Harry Redknapp starts with both Darren Bent and Roman Pavlyuchenko up front, while Luka Modric also plays. Aaron Lennon is on the bench, with Jamie O'Hara on the left and David Bentley on the right. Jermaine Jenas is injured, as are Tom Huddlestone and Alan Hutton.
    • - The two teams have enjoyed contrasting fortunes of late: Tottenham are without a win in five matches, while Wigan have won five of their last six.
    • - Welcome to the first match of the FA Cup third round on this freezing Friday night. Spurs host Wigan at White Hart Lane in North London.

  • Summary

    • 90+3' Pavlyuchenko cuts towards goal... Zokora takes the defender away with his run... THE RUSSIAN SMASHES A THIRD GOAL INTO THE NEAR POST FROM 25 YARDS!! 3-1 and game over.
    • 88' GOAL FOR WIGAN!! Valencia's cross from the right eventually found its way to Camara and he scored past Gomes from inside the box!! Two and a half minutes plus stoppages left to play... 2-1.
    • 84' Gomes down to make an excellent save from a header close in!! Figueroa was the man who got to it.
    • 76' SPURS SCORE A SECOND GOAL!! Corluka played a square ball for O'Hara, who teed it up and struck from 25 yards - the ball came off the inside of the post and Modric was there eight yards out to react and head home.
    • 75' Campbell with a clever reverse pass for Pavlyuchenko to run on to in the box... he gets there before Kingson but puts his finish past the post.
    • 69' He is causing all kinds of problems for the Latics now, in behind here again on the left - Scharner is back to make the sliding tackle as he shaped to shoot.
    • 65' A long ball forward springs the Wigan offside trap and Pavlyuchenko is in behind... he loops the ball on the volley over Kingson... where will it drop... just wide of the post!!
    • 61' De Ridder's evil kick falls to Paul Scharner, who cannot get a shot away from near the penalty spot... Valencia's stunning chipped cross under pressure from the right is right on an unmarked Scharner's head - but he can only nod it over the bar. Wigan are on the march...
    • 60' Kapo with a flick through for Camara... the speedy striker is on to it in a flash, but Dawson is back just as quickly to make a last-ditch challenge and concede a corner.
    • 56' Pavlyuchenko with a great ball for CAMPBELL... WHAT A POINT-BLANK SAVE BY KINGSON FROM THE DIVING HEADER!!
    • 52' PAVLYUCHENKO SENDS KINGSON THE WRONG WAY!! 1-0 TOTTENHAM!! The ball crept into the goal on the floor just next to the left-hand post, as the Russian striker was looking at it.
    • 51' PENALTY FOR SPURS!! Bale made a surging run forward and fed a ball through for Campbell, who just got there before the emerging Kingson; the keeper, making his debut, clipped his feet with his hand.
    • 29' Pavlyuchenko with a crossfield ball for Bentley... he whips it to the near post where Campbell almost enjoys an immediate impact! Corner-kick.
    • 21' After Michael Brown charges down the right-winger's first effort, he sends in a much better ball - Kevin Kilbane almost diverts it inside the near post! Corner to Spurs.
    • 7' Spurs almost score the opener themselves!! Modric controlled a Titus Bramble header out and enjoyed a one-two with Pavlyuchenko before firing a yard or so wide.
    • 5' Wilson Palacios comes inside on to his right foot and his cross from the left is inch-perfect for Henri Camara... his header is just wide!! He should have hit the target - first chance to the away side.
    • - Welcome to the first match of the FA Cup third round on this freezing Friday night. Spurs host Wigan at White Hart Lane in North London.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Alan Wiley

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • V. Corluka
    • M. Dawson
    • J. Woodgate
    • G. Bale
    • D. Zokora
    • D. Bentley
    • J. O'Hara
    • L. Modric Goal Substitution Out (90′)
    • D. Bent Substitution Out (28′)
    • R. Pavlyuchenko Goal

    Subs

    • H. Ghali
    • A. Lennon Substitution In90′
    • B. Alnwick
    • K. Boateng
    • A. Taarabt
    • F. Campbell Substitution In28′
    • C. Gunter

    Injured

    • J. Jenas
    • T. Huddlestone
    • A. Hutton

    Suspended

    • B. Assou-Ekotto

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Steve Bruce

    Starting line-up

    • R. Kingson Yellow Card
    • E. Boyce
    • P. Scharner Substitution Out (74′)
    • T. Bramble
    • K. Kilbane
    • A. Valencia
    • M. Brown
    • D. De Ridder Substitution Out (74′)
    • W. Palacios Yellow Card
    • O. Kapo Substitution Out (85′)
    • H. Camara Goal

    Subs

    • E. Edman Substitution In85′
    • R. Taylor
    • M. Pollitt
    • T. Cywka Substitution In74′
    • M. Figueroa Substitution In74′
    • J. Routledge
    • J. Holt

    Injured

    • E. Heskey
    • C. Kirkland
    • A. Zaki

    Suspended

    • L. Cattermole