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Saturday March 22, 2008 Finished White Hart Lane

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Tottenham Hotspur

  • Bent 80’
  • O'Hara 81’

Portsmouth

  1. Spurs leave it late to beat Pompey

    Spurs leave it late to beat Pompey

    Tottenham Hotspur left it late before beating Portsmouth 2-0 at White Hart Lane. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • Portsmouth
    • 90+3 Full time at White Hart Lane, and Portsmouth were mugged in the last ten minutes! That damages their hopes of European qualification via their league position, but there is still the Cup for Harry Redknapp's side. Stick around for the rest of today's Premier League action, as well as matches from Serie A!
    • 90' Tainio brings the ball forward through midfield, and lays it off to BENT... His shot was low and straight at James. Now Bent leads another Tottenham break out of defence! Malbranque's cross is just deflected out of Bebraotv's path.
    • 87' Darren Bent has really looked the part since he came on. He chases onto a long ball and holds the play up well, at a time when Portsmouth are beginning to throw people forward.
    • 83' Juande Ramos, satisfied that his changes made the difference, brings off Robbie Keane for Teemu Tainio. Harry Redknapp brings on Milan Baros for the ineffectual Kanu, but it's too late now.
    • 81' GOAL!! Two in a minute for Tottenham! Darren Bent turns provider this time, as he powers past Johnson into the box and pulls the ball back for his fellow substitute Jamie O'Hara to steer in! It's all over in the blink of an eye for Portsmouth!
    • 80' GOAL!! Tottenham finally take the lead through Darren Bent! Steed Malbranque's shot rebounds off of Distin into the path of Berbatov, who volleys his shot into the floor but Bent reacts well to head past David James!! A scrappy goal for the substitute!
    • 76' Kanu is onside as he runs on to the ball over the top and ROBINSON IS OFF HIS LINE... Not enough power on the header and Zokora hacks it away! Robinson hesitated in coming of his line and almost came a cropper!
    • 74' Huddlestone has to foul Davis in midfield as Portsmouth break. Kranjcar goes for goal from almost inside the centre circle, but the effort is a poor one. Portsmouth are beginning to make their mark on this game.
    • 70' Juande Ramos makes a double change, bringing on Jamie O'Hara and Darren Bent to replace Aaron Lennon and Michael Dawson.
    • 67' Alan Hutton is having words with Niko Kranjcar, after the Croatian went in with a tackle on him. Perhaps that's a hangover from Wednesday nigth's altercation with Ashley Cole!
    • 62' Tottenham have finally gone off the boil a little, and Portsmouth are starting to enjoy some more time on the ball. Kanu is still looking isolated up front though.
    • 59' Lennon is back on the right now, and attacking Aubey. The full-back does well to tackle Lennon and win the goal kick!
    • 57' Utaka is the first player to go into the book today, for.. well, for not much really. He and Chimbonda clashed heads in the air, but it was an innoccuous incident.
    • 55' Lennon goes on another of his runs, making his full-back back off before cutting inside and UNLEASHING A SHOT... It's low, tame and wide of David James's goal.
    • 51' Let's hope that that the players enjoyed that moment of sunshine, because a veritable snowstorm has now blown itself over White Hart Lane!
    • 47' Berbatov is squeezed in at the corner flag by two defenders, but somehow gets free and wins the corner! The set piece is poor though, and it's cleared.
    • 46' Kanu slides it forward for Utaka, but Chimbonda manages to nick the ball off of him before he breaks away. That's more conviction in the first minute of this half than the whole first 45 from Utaka!
    • 46' No changes for either side at half time, and the sun has come out over N17! Portsmouth kick off the second half.
    • 45+2 We're halfway to that rarest of things, a goalless draw at the Lane! The way this match has gone, though, it's unlikely it will stay that way.
    • 45+1 Lennon's cross is headed out by Hreidarsson but straight to HUDDLESTONE... VOLLEYED OVER THE BAR! Great reactions from Huddlestone, he hit that on pure instinct!
    • 43' Malbranque gets stuck in in midfield and wins the ball Zokora tries to chip an early ball up to Berbatov but it's just too long for the Bulgarian.
    • 41' Pedro Mendes lifts over a great ball to Utaka out on the right wing, but Nigerian doesn't control it well. John Utaka has looked a bit lacklustre so far this afternoon, when he has the pace and skill to have a big impact on this match.
    • 40' Sean Davis does well to find Kanu on the edge of the area. Kanu's shot is blocked by Dawson, and Chimbonda will clear.
    • 38' Zokora plays through for Lennon in the box, but his quick backheel is too long for him to turn and shoot.
    • 34' A great break forward from Tottenham. Hutton's cross is knocked back to Lennon, who give it to BERBATOV... Shanked well wide! The Bulgarian lost his balance slightly and had to dig the effort out from underneath him.
    • 33' Glen Johnson heads behind for another corner under pressure from Chimbonda. Johnson then clears the corner and Utaka is almost away1 Tottenham have dominated possession, but Portsmouth still look more than capable of damaging on the break.
    • 31' Tottenham have a corner. Dawson chests it down and VOLLEYS... THE BALL CANONS OFF THE CROSSBAR! Dawson really leathered that effort, but then he's not a man known for his subtlety of touch!
    • 29' Kanu turns past Dawson near the byline and his cross deflects of a Spurs player almost beats Robinson! Luckily the bal went wide of the far post! That's Kanu's first significant contribution.
    • 28' GOAL!! Keane slips the ball through to Berbatov who takes it round James and rolls it into the empty net! Wait - He was offside!
    • 26' Keane is forced wide in the box and lays it off to Lennon. Once again the cross is a poor one, and Malbranque has to snatch an awkward shot wide. Until his passing improves, Lennon will continue to be overlooked by England boss Fabio Capello.
    • 23' Finally there is a drop in the pace of this match. Tottenham are the side patiently rolling the ball around, all across the middle and the back four. Lennon wins a corner.
    • 19' First Hreidarsson and then Distin failed to clear their lines with headers and to falls for CHIMBONDA TO BLAST A VOLLEY... JUST WIDE!! This is a really open game.
    • 16' James's long ball is a good one up to Utaka, who rolls the square for Davis to TRY AND LOB ROBINSON... TIPPED OVER THE BAR!! An audacious attempt by Sean Davis against his old club!
    • 15' Berbatov wins a free kick outside the area. Huddlestone curls in the shot... It's bound for the top corner but easy for James. James rolls the ball out the kick it upfield, but KEANE IS LURKING BEHIND HIM!!! James just realises in time and boots the ball away!
    • 13' Keane is into the flick-on into the box and VOLLEYS ON THE TURN... James is down quickly to save and hold!
    • 12' Huddlestone's quick free kick is crossed in by Lennon for CHIMBONDA... He can't steer the ball on target and it's cleared! It was a difficult height for Chimbonda.
    • 8' Berbatov directs a goal kick through to Keane with an exquisite touch! Keane is away like a whippet but Distin covers and clears for a corner!
    • 7' Glen Johnson does very well to chase down a ball and keep it in before it goes out for a throw. Big cheers go round the ground as he's tackled by Malbranque!
    • 3' Portsmouth break with pace after clearing a Spurs free kick. Mendes can't find Kranjcar though. Pompey have no Defoe, Muntari or diop, but Kranjcar and Utaka still have the pace and skill to cause a threat.
    • 1' It's a miserable afternoon in North London ,with the weather alternating between high winds, driving rain and snow! Lennon's ball into the box is not a good one, and Malbranque handles trying to tee up the shot.
    • 1' Welcome to Eurosport's LIVE commentary of Tottenham v Portsmouth at White Hart Lane! After the insane goalfest against Chelsea in midweek, Spurs welcome another team that share their attacking philosophy, so we can expect goals. That's the kiss of death for this game for sure! The match is underway!

  • Team Stats

    Tottenham Hotspur Stats Portsmouth
    54% Possession 46%
    19 Shots 7
    7 Shots on target 3
    1 Saves 3
    7 Corners 2
    13 Fouls 8
    3 Offsides 2
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    28 Tackles 16
    426 Accurate passes 350
    65 Bad passes 46

  • 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 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 0 0
      20 Michael Dawson 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 42 2 1
      2 Pascal Chimbonda 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 37 12 3
      28 Alan Hutton 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 31 0 2
      39 Jonathan Woodgate 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 46 15 2
      4 Didier Zokora 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 52 1 2
      22 Tom Huddlestone 0 3 1 2 1 0 0 58 5 4
      25 Aaron Lennon 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 15 2 3
      15 Steed Malbranque 0 2 0 3 2 0 0 46 13 6
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 0 2 0 0 2 2 1 25 4 0
      10 Robbie Keane 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 33 7 2
      12 Radek Cerny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Teemu Tainio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 0
      5 Younes Kaboul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      24 Jamie O'Hara 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 14 3 2
      23 Darren Bent 1 3 2 0 0 0 1 3 1 1
    • Portsmouth
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 David James 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 3 0
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 5 1
      3 Lucien Aubey 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 9 0
      5 Glen Johnson 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 32 0 2
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 19 1 0
      22 Richard Hughes 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 39 3 4
      30 Pedro Mendes 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 52 6 1
      28 Sean Davis 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 37 5 3
      17 John Utaka 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 32 1 4
      19 Niko Kranjcar 0 2 1 4 1 0 0 45 8 1
      27 Nwankwo Kanu 0 3 1 1 5 2 0 21 4 0
      18 Arnold Mvuemba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      10 David Nugent 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      9 Milan Baros 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0
      35 Marc Wilson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Jamie Ashdown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 81' GOAL!! Two in a minute for Tottenham! Darren Bent turns provider this time, as he powers past Johnson into the box and pulls the ball back for his fellow substitute Jamie O'Hara to steer in! It's all over in the blink of an eye for Portsmouth!
    • 80' GOAL!! Tottenham finally take the lead through Darren Bent! Steed Malbranque's shot rebounds off of Distin into the path of Berbatov, who volleys his shot into the floor but Bent reacts well to head past David James!! A scrappy goal for the substitute!
    • 76' Kanu is onside as he runs on to the ball over the top and ROBINSON IS OFF HIS LINE... Not enough power on the header and Zokora hacks it away! Robinson hesitated in coming of his line and almost came a cropper!
    • 45+1 Lennon's cross is headed out by Hreidarsson but straight to HUDDLESTONE... VOLLEYED OVER THE BAR! Great reactions from Huddlestone, he hit that on pure instinct!
    • 31' Tottenham have a corner. Dawson chests it down and VOLLEYS... THE BALL CANONS OFF THE CROSSBAR! Dawson really leathered that effort, but then he's not a man known for his subtlety of touch!
    • 28' GOAL!! Keane slips the ball through to Berbatov who takes it round James and rolls it into the empty net! Wait - He was offside!
    • 19' First Hreidarsson and then Distin failed to clear their lines with headers and to falls for CHIMBONDA TO BLAST A VOLLEY... JUST WIDE!! This is a really open game.
    • 16' James's long ball is a good one up to Utaka, who rolls the square for Davis to TRY AND LOB ROBINSON... TIPPED OVER THE BAR!! An audacious attempt by Sean Davis against his old club!
    • 15' Berbatov wins a free kick outside the area. Huddlestone curls in the shot... It's bound for the top corner but easy for James. James rolls the ball out the kick it upfield, but KEANE IS LURKING BEHIND HIM!!! James just realises in time and boots the ball away!
    • 13' Keane is into the flick-on into the box and VOLLEYS ON THE TURN... James is down quickly to save and hold!
    • 12' Huddlestone's quick free kick is crossed in by Lennon for CHIMBONDA... He can't steer the ball on target and it's cleared! It was a difficult height for Chimbonda.
    • 8' Berbatov directs a goal kick through to Keane with an exquisite touch! Keane is away like a whippet but Distin covers and clears for a corner!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Phil Dowd

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Juande Ramos

    Captain: Robbie Keane

    On the Field

    • Robinson
    • Hutton
    • Woodgate
    • Dawson Substitution Out (69′)
    • Chimbonda
    • Lennon Substitution Out (69′)
    • Zokora
    • Huddlestone
    • Malbranque
    • Keane Substitution Out (82′)
    • Berbatov

    Subs

    • Tainio Substitution In (82′)
    • Bent Substitution In (69′) Goal
    • Kaboul
    • Cerny
    • O'Hara Substitution In (69′) Goal

    Injured

    • Rocha
    • Assou-Ekotto
    • Bale

    Suspended

    None

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: David James

    On the Field

    • James
    • Johnson
    • Distin
    • Hreidarsson
    • Aubey
    • Utaka Yellow Card
    • Hughes Substitution Out (89′)
    • Davis
    • Mendes
    • Kranjcar
    • Kanu Substitution Out (82′)

    Subs

    • Baros Substitution In (82′)
    • Ashdown
    • Mvuemba Substitution In (89′)
    • Nugent
    • Wilson

    Injured

    • Campbell
    • Pamarot
    • Primus

    Suspended

    • Bouba Diop
    • Muntari