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Sunday December 2, 2007 Finished White Hart Lane

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Tottenham Hotspur

  • Keane 50’ (pen.), 53’

Birmingham City

  • McSheffrey 24’ (pen.)
  • Jerome 62’
  • Larsson 90’

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • Birmingham City
    • 90+5' The final whistle. Brum have won away from home to stun Spurs. How important those three points may be to the West Midlands side.
    • 90+4' A corner to Spurs and Robinson is up... he gets a head on it but it is over the top!
    • 90+2' What an amazing strike to [maybe] settle this match. Birmingham looks set to take a shock three points from the Lane.
    • 90+2' Larsson has the ball at his feet 30 yards out... HE STRIKES IT INTO THE TOP CORNER FOR 3-2!!!
    • 90+1' The ball drops to Kapo on the volley 20 yards out and Paul Robinson tips it around the near post! Brum the mroe likely to score...
    • 90' Four minutes of injury time for these sides to try for a winner.
    • 88' Kapo to the left by-line puts in a low ball and FORSSELL ARRIVED TO THUMP IT ONTO THE BAR AND OVER FROM FIVE YARDS!!!
    • 87' Larsson with a late effort for the Blues from some distance, just over the crossbar.
    • 83' Tottenham cannot find the numbers to crate a winner while Birmingham seem content for the draw. Defoe is running about but is not receiving much service.
    • 79' Malbranque's corner is headed at goal by Berbatov from six yards, only for Ridgewell to block again! The away captain is playing a part in a good point here.
    • 78' Brum change: Olivier Kapo on for McSheffrey.
    • 75' Tottenham substitution: Bale replaced by Young-Pyo Lee.
    • 71' Spurs midfielder Huddlestone with a hard shot that Ridgewell bravely blocks as the match moves up another notch in the tension stakes.
    • 69' The home faithful are far from happy with the decision to send off one of their star strikers and let Dowd know what they think of him.
    • 67' KEANE IS SHOWN THE RED CARD!!! He caught Muamba late and is sent off by Dowd. That looked harsh - he was a little bit late, but it was not malicious.
    • 66' Birmingham make a change: De Ridder is replaced by Mikael Forssell. A positive move by their former Scotland manager.
    • 62' The former Cardiff City hit-man went on a bit of a run and got a lucky break when Zokora tackled him - but he kept his chin up and hit the ball low into the far corner from 20 yards. Great goal, 2-2, game on.
    • 62' JEROME HITS BACK FOR BIRMINGHAM CITY!!!
    • 59' Birmingham's Rafael Schmitz goes into the book for a foul on jet-heeled winger Aaron Lennon.
    • 56' Ridgewell brings down Berbatov and Defoe smacks the set-piece into the wall.
    • 54' Berbatov HITS THE POST!!! He met a cross in on the floor and the ball crashed off the base of the upright!
    • 53' Birmingham stunned by a superb ball played over the top by Huddlestone. Keane beat the offside trap to stab home from a few yards.
    • 53' SPURS HAVE THE LEAD THROUGH KEANE!!!
    • 50' ROBBIE KEANE SLAMS IT INTO THE TOP CORNER!!! His nerves were intact despite the halt brought about by Brum's arguments with Dowd. Tottenham back in it.
    • 47' PENALTY TO TOTTENHAM!!! Johan Djourou brings down Berbatov, although the City players are furious as they wanted a free-kick for an incident leading up to the moment.
    • 46' The second half begins, Spurs now kicking to our right.
    • - Spurs have made two changes at the break. Defoe appears for Bent, while Tom Huddlestone is on in place of Kaboul.
    • 45+2' The whistle sounds and Birmingham go in at the break one goal up. A great start for McLeish in his new job.
    • 45' Tottenham are frustrated in the last stages of the half.
    • 42' City have a corner kick and McSheffrey's ball in is headed away by Dawson.
    • 40' Pascal Chimbonda threatening down the right, winning a series of attacking throw-ins. Brum stubborn in their resistance.
    • 36' Muamba fouls noble Steed Malbranque and Bale has a chance to shoot from 25 yards... he bends it around the wall and Taylor tips it onto the post and wide!!!
    • 34' Seb Larsson heads away a Bale free-kick as the home team press.
    • 31' Stephen Kelly defends a corner in from Bale in but almost puts through his own goal. Another corner to the Spurs...
    • 29' A Tottenham corner is headed over by Michael Dawson... he rose well but could not get it down.
    • 27' Spurs facing an uphill struggle in this home game despite a recent resurgence. They have the firepower, but a club playing under a new boss is one full of hungry players. Birmingham will be desperate to hang onto their lead for as long as possible.
    • 24' McSheffrey bangs it down the middle and Robinson cannot keep it out. One-nil to the Brummie club.
    • 23' PENALTY TO BIRMINGHAM!!! Gary McSheffrey is felled by Kaboul down the left side of the box and referee Phil Dowd points to the spot.
    • 20' Berbatov with a classy slip through for Bent, whose diagonal run ends with a shot from a few yards out, saved by Taylor. The ball then rebounds off Ridgewell and out for a corner.
    • 16' Berbatov with another header, this time over the bar! Spurs are looking good so far in this match.
    • 14' Dimitar Berbatov, part of an adventurous front three including Bent and Keane, heads at goal - but Maik Taylor saves.
    • 11' Keane plays a one-two with Darren Bent, nicking the ball through Liam Ridgewell's legs ... and the Irishman shoots over the bar from 10 yards!!! Great chance, great move - should have been the opening goal.
    • 7' Spurs on the counter-attack again, Keane turning and shooting from 20 yards over the bar.
    • 6' Jerome sends in a cross for Fabrice Muamba, who almost scores - he wins a corner for his effort.
    • 4' Daniel de Ridder bangs one at goal from 25 yards, wide of the mark. Jerome, alone in attack, will be expected to do a lot of running despite his recent hernia operation.
    • 3' Spurs are unbeaten under Ramos and so are City under McLeish (bad joke). Both teams are in the lower reaches of the Premier League table.
    • 1' The match kicks off in north London, Spurs in all white as usual kicking to our left while Brum are in all red.
    • - Alex McLeish takes charge of Blues for the first time. He has striker Cameron Jerome back and alone in attack but Damien Johnson is still injured while Wilson Palacios is not available due to personal problems.
    • - Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas is out with an ankle injury he picked up in the UEFA Cup win against Aalborg in midweek, while Younes Kaboul and Jermain Defoe return. Ledley King, Ricardo Rocha, Anthony Gardner and Benoit Assou-Ekotto are all injured for Juande Ramos's team.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's LIVE text commentary on Tottenham v Birmingham from White Hart Lane.

  • Team Stats

    Tottenham Hotspur Stats Birmingham City
    58% Possession 41%
    19 Shots 9
    7 Shots on target 4
    0 Saves 0
    12 Corners 3
    13 Fouls 11
    5 Offsides 3
    0 Yellow cards 1
    1 Red cards 0
    18 Tackles 22
    307 Accurate passes 190
    32 Bad passes 27

  • Player Stats

    G =
    Goals
    S =
    Shots
    SoT =
    Shot on Target
    F =
    Fouls
    FW =
    Fouls Won
    O =
    Offsides
    A =
    Assists
    AP =
    Accurate Passes
    BP =
    Bad Passes
    T =
    Tackles
    • Tottenham Hotspur
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Paul Robinson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 15 0 0
      5 Younes Kaboul 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 1 1
      16 Gareth Bale 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 19 5 2
      2 Pascal Chimbonda 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 46 0 3
      20 Michael Dawson 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 2 1
      4 Didier Zokora 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 48 4 0
      25 Aaron Lennon 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 16 0 1
      15 Steed Malbranque 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 41 8 5
      23 Darren Bent 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 8 0 0
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 0 7 3 3 2 1 0 20 1 1
      10 Robbie Keane 2 4 2 1 2 0 0 30 6 0
      17 Kevin-Prince Boateng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Radek Cerny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Young-pyo Lee 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 6 1 0
      22 Tom Huddlestone 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 21 4 3
      18 Jermain Defoe 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8 0 1
    • Birmingham City
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Maik Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1 0
      16 Johan Djourou 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 1 2
      5 Rafael Schmitz 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 5 5
      2 Stephen Kelly 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 22 0 0
      6 Liam Ridgewell 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 13 3 2
      26 Fabrice Muamba 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 20 2 6
      12 Mehdi Nafti 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 33 3 2
      7 Sebastian Larsson 1 2 1 2 0 1 1 18 2 2
      20 Daniel De Ridder 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 17 3 2
      10 Cameron Jerome 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 10 1 1
      11 Gary McSheffrey 1 1 1 2 2 1 0 16 2 0
      13 Colin Doyle 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Mikael Forssell 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 7 3 0
      8 Garry O'Connor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Olivier Kapo 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 3 1 0
      21 Stuart Parnaby 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0

  • Summary

    • 90+4' A corner to Spurs and Robinson is up... he gets a head on it but it is over the top!
    • 90+2' Larsson has the ball at his feet 30 yards out... HE STRIKES IT INTO THE TOP CORNER FOR 3-2!!!
    • 88' Kapo to the left by-line puts in a low ball and FORSSELL ARRIVED TO THUMP IT ONTO THE BAR AND OVER FROM FIVE YARDS!!!
    • 67' KEANE IS SHOWN THE RED CARD!!! He caught Muamba late and is sent off by Dowd. That looked harsh - he was a little bit late, but it was not malicious.
    • 62' JEROME HITS BACK FOR BIRMINGHAM CITY!!!
    • 54' Berbatov HITS THE POST!!! He met a cross in on the floor and the ball crashed off the base of the upright!
    • 53' SPURS HAVE THE LEAD THROUGH KEANE!!!
    • 50' ROBBIE KEANE SLAMS IT INTO THE TOP CORNER!!! His nerves were intact despite the halt brought about by Brum's arguments with Dowd. Tottenham back in it.
    • 47' PENALTY TO TOTTENHAM!!! Johan Djourou brings down Berbatov, although the City players are furious as they wanted a free-kick for an incident leading up to the moment.
    • 24' McSheffrey bangs it down the middle and Robinson cannot keep it out. One-nil to the Brummie club.
    • 23' PENALTY TO BIRMINGHAM!!! Gary McSheffrey is felled by Kaboul down the left side of the box and referee Phil Dowd points to the spot.
    • 20' Berbatov with a classy slip through for Bent, whose diagonal run ends with a shot from a few yards out, saved by Taylor. The ball then rebounds off Ridgewell and out for a corner.
    • 11' Keane plays a one-two with Darren Bent, nicking the ball through Liam Ridgewell's legs ... and the Irishman shoots over the bar from 10 yards!!! Great chance, great move - should have been the opening goal.
    • - Alex McLeish takes charge of Blues for the first time. He has striker Cameron Jerome back and alone in attack but Damien Johnson is still injured while Wilson Palacios is not available due to personal problems.
    • - Tottenham midfielder Jermaine Jenas is out with an ankle injury he picked up in the UEFA Cup win against Aalborg in midweek, while Younes Kaboul and Jermain Defoe return. Ledley King, Ricardo Rocha, Anthony Gardner and Benoit Assou-Ekotto are all injured for Juande Ramos's team.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Juande Ramos

    Captain: Robbie Keane

    On the Field

    • Robinson
    • Chimbonda
    • Dawson
    • Kaboul
    • Bale
    • Zokora
    • Lennon
    • Malbranque
    • Keane
    • Bent
    • Berbatov

    Subs

    • Young-Pyo
    • Defoe
    • Huddlestone
    • Boateng
    • Cerny

    Injured

    • Gardner
    • King
    • Jenas
    • Rocha

    Suspended

    None

  • Birmingham City

    Manager: Alex McLeish

    Captain: Liam Ridgewell

    On the Field

    • Taylor
    • Kelly
    • Djourou
    • Ridgewell
    • Schmitz
    • De Ridder
    • Larsson
    • Nafti
    • Muamba
    • McSheffrey
    • Jerome

    Subs

    • Kapo
    • Forssell
    • Parnaby
    • Doyle
    • O'Connor

    Injured

    • Johnson
    • Melendez

    Suspended

    None