FOOTBALL Live

Sunday March 9, 2008 Finished White Hart Lane

Tottenham 4 - Logo 0

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Berbatov 8’, 10’
  • Gilberto 85’
  • Bent 90’

West Ham

  1. Spurs thrash West Ham

    Spurs thrash West Ham

    Tottenham Hotspur went some way to banishing a poor week of results with a 4-0 Premier League thrashing of West Ham at White Hart Lane. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • West Ham
    • 90+2 And the referee puts West Ham out of their misery, 4-0 to Spurs. Ouch.
    • 90+1 Hutton in space on the right, swings over a good ball which takes out the full back AND BENT SLIDES IN TO HEAD IT INTO THE AND UP INTO THE ROOF OF THE NET FOR 4-0! A proper spanking.
    • 90' Gilberto again gets a chance on the left but blocked by Neill for a corner...
    • 88' Almost a fourth as Lennon sprints on the right and cuts back for Hutton but a great save by Green and Berbatov on the rebound but side-netting.
    • 87' Corner to Spurs on the right as Lennon bursts through the middle... it's cleared but the second ball can land for Dawson's run but Green claims.
    • 85' The ball is with Hutton, inside to Huddlestone, now Chimbonda on the left, step-over by Berbatov and GILBERTO TURNS AND FIRES LOW PAST GREEN FOR 3-0! Easy for Spurs, the Brazilian goes some way to atoning for his gaffe against PSV in midweek.
    • 83' Huddlestone lines up the free-kick, just on the edge of the D... Berbatov there too... and Berbatov takes it but sends the shot well over.
    • 81' Free kick to Spurs on the edge of the box after Neill puts an arm across Berbatov...
    • 80' Neill is lucky not to get a booking after giving away a foul then going in for some afters.
    • 77' WEST HAM SUB: Cole on for Ashton; SPURS SUB: Woodgate comes off for Tainio, Zokora to play in defence then.
    • 76' WEST HAM SUB: Noble on for Parker and some more activity on the bench with Cole getting ready to come on....
    • 74' Terrible clearance from Neill, passing it to Zokora, who builds another attack, Huddlestone now, wide to Gilberto and back to Zokora who lines up HUDDLESTONE but his shot is blocked... still Spurs and Gilberto has a pop but well wide.
    • 72' Panstil in space on the left, stands up a first-time ball for ASHTON SLIDING IN AT THE NEAR POST BUT Dawson puts it behind for a corner.
    • 69' SPURS SUB: Bent on for Keane; WEST HAM SUB: Pantsil on for Ljungberg.
    • 68' Parker does well to find Ljungberg on the right but the Swede's cross is poor and flies out for a goal kick. He's angry about something, not sure what... Seems like he ha been booked for that.
    • 66' With McCartney out of position Ferdinand is dragged wide to tackle Berbatov... Spurs take the throw quickly and Berbatov and Huddlestone combine on the edge of the box but West Ham negate the threat.
    • 65' Now Spurs attack down their left but West Ham for once defend with confidence and bring the ball clear.
    • 64' The throw after that injury is launched into the box, Spurs manage to clear but now Ashton chases Zokora on the left, who deals with it well and uses Gilberto to bring it clear.
    • 63' Hutton slides in with a good tackle on Zamora, who accidentally catches him in the face with his trailing leg... Zamora is standing over him as he receives treatment to make sure he's ok.
    • 61' Lennon again in space on the right but the cross is poor this time, too low and too close to McCartney, West Ham gain temporary respite...
    • 59' TOTTENHAM SUB: Malbranque off for Gilberto as Spurs effectively declare.
    • 57' Spurs somehow contrive not to get a third when Lennon is sent through by Berbatov, his first touch lets him down but takes him wide of the last man, he tries the shot but it's blocked by McCartney and then cleared by Ferdinand but only to Berbatov again who lays it up for ZOKORA but his shot is blocked by Parker and into the arms of Green.
    • 55' It breathes!! West Ham come forward and test the Spurs defence with a few high balls and a snap-shot from Parker, now it's Ashton on the left who plays a cheeky backheel to Ljungberg who crosses too long but kept in and now Ashton crosses but no-one can get onto it, wide to McCartney who tries a shot but easily saved by Robinson.
    • 53' Good play from Malbranque and the ball is lofted over TO KEANE ON THE HALF-VOLLEY but Green dives low to his left and clings on.
    • 50' Crunching tackle from Parker in midfield immediately releases Ashton on the edge of the box, he turns Dawson inside and out and fires in a rasping drive that flies just over! He's convinced Robinson got a touch but a goal kick is all that's given.
    • 49' The ball is played long and diagonal to Lennon who takes on McCartney, cuts outside and plays it to HUDDLESTONE FROM 25 YARDS WHO SENDS A RIGHT FOOT SCREAMER JUST OVER!!
    • 48' Parker with a poor tackle on Zokora which leads to players from both sides surrounding the ref, not sure in that melee if a card was shown but eithr way Spurs have a free kick on the left... headed away but not cleared well, still with Spurs, Keane on the right but they're forced back...
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • 45+1 And there goes the half-time whistle, a horror-show for West Ham fans, 2-0 down and down to ten men.
    • 45' Free-kick to Spurs then, Huddlestone again with a testing delivery but headed clear this time.
    • 44' Oh dear things go from bad to worse for West Ham as Luis Boa Morte sees red, a second yellow after he kicked Lennon just as he'd slipped past him on the right!
    • 43' Corner to West Ham and it's a good delivery from Ljungberg but the whistle goes just as Ashton prepared to pull the trigger, he pushed down Zokora who was marking him.
    • 40' Ferdinand trips Keane from behind but West Ham get the free kick as the Ireland all-time top scorer was deemed to have been pulling and backing into him first.
    • 38' Free-kick to Spurs on the left but this time Huddlestone's delivery is poor, he swings it so far post it almost leaves the ground.
    • 33' Spurs come forward again as Malbranque latches onto some comic defending from Parker and McCartney to drive low to the bottom left but just wide!
    • 30' Spurs still bossing West Ham, pumping higher balls in from the flanks aware of West Ham's apparent inability to deal with anything aerial today.
    • 26' Malbranque runs the ball out on the left, he believes he was fouled by Mullins but I see nothing wrong with that.
    • 26' Ljungberg on the right and he swings deep cross over which Robinson flaps at but it lands away from Ashton and Spurs are safe.
    • 25' The corner is cleared by West Ham but Spurs still have it, although eventually are forced back into their own half. That will suit them though, leading 2-0 they just want to keep the ball and continue to set the tempo... pass long over the top looking for Keane but he is offside.
    • 24' Neat and tidy from Berbatov to release Lennon, who swings a cross in that beats the first man but is put behind for a corner by Ferdinand.
    • 23' Boa Morte fouls Huddlestone, West Ham have to stop giving away so many free kicks if they're going to get anything close to being back in this match. Yellow card, he will be treading a fine line from now on...
    • 21' West Ham all over the place again as Lennon sprints into space on the right and sends the cross over but cleared this time, corner Spurs. A combination of some Sevilla-esque cavalier attacking from Spurs and quite woeful defensive organisation from the Iron.
    • 20' Terrible mistake from McCartney gives the ball to Lennon who springs in and lofts the cross in for HUDDLESTONE UNMARKED TO MAKE IT THREE BUT HE SENDS THE FREE HEADER OVER!! Shocking from the Hammers, and a bad miss by Huddlestone.
    • 18' ... this time though they deal with the threat and clear.
    • 17' The ref is having a word with Keane after he launches some verbals following a foul on the right wing, Spurs have another free kick in the same position as the first goal...
    • 15' The ball is back with Green after Spurs asked for a free kick on the left following a tussle between Malbranque and Neill, which looked like not so much ado about nothing in particular.
    • 14' Hutton undergoing some majic spray treatment for an ankle knock...
    • 12' West Ham try to bite back but to no effect with Woodgate clearing from Ashton. The Hammers stunned by that quickfire Berbatov brace after a good start.
    • 10' So Huddlestone to swing it in from the left... AND BERBATOV AGAIN UNMARKED AT THE NEAR POST WITH THE HEADER INTO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE GOAL!! 2-0! A quickfire brace from Spurs, West Ham all over the shop at set plays, Huddlestone's delivery and Berbatov's movement unmanageable.
    • 10' Spurs with some renewed confidence, knocking the ball about after the opener, Zokora wins a free kick fof Ljungberg on the left wing, again Huddlestone to take.
    • 8' Free-kick to Spurs around 38 yards out, to the right, Huddlestone will take... he swings the cross over AND WEST HAM HAVE LET BERBATOV GO AND HE GLANCES THE HEADER INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT!! 1-0 to Spurs, very much against the run of play.
    • 6' The corner is swung in from the left, Ashton can't get the header in, cleared as far as Spector who crosses in for ASHTON OFF THE CHEST AND HE VOLLEYS OVER! Spurs all over the place at the back.
    • 5' Ljungberg picks up a loose ball on the edge of the box which Robinson can't hold and Ashton flies in with the volley but he blocks it and BOA MORTE ON THE REBOUND but again Robinson hurls himself at the ball and behind for a corner! A mistake from Robinson but he made up for it.
    • 4' Parker disposses Zokora outside the Spurs box and he can shoot here but the whistle goes, Chris Foy decides he won theball unfairly.
    • 3' Ljungberg chases one down the right channel but the flag is up and it's back with Robinson anyway.
    • 2' Misunderstanding at the back between Dawson and Hutton, out for a throw, taken quickly and Mullins with the drive but well wide.
    • 1' Match underway at the Lane!
    • - Referee: Chris Foy (Merseyside)
    • - WEST HAM: Green, Neill, Ferdinand, Spector, McCartney, Ljungberg, Parker, Mullins, Boa Morte, Ashton, Zamora; Subs: Wright, Cole, Pantsil, Solano, Noble
    • - TOTTENHAM TEAM: Robinson, Hutton, Dawson, Woodgate, Chimbonda, Lennon, Zokora, Huddlestone, Malbranque, Berbatov, Keane; Subs: Cerny, Tainio, Gilberto, Boateng, Bent
    • - The Hammers, meanwhile, recall Dean Ashton to the starting line-up but, instead of partnering Carlton Cole, Bobby Zamora gets to play against his former club. West Ham go 4-4-2 instead of packing the midfield, Luis Boa Morte playing on the left of midfield and Freddie Ljungberg switching to the right.
    • - Spurs have had a dodgy week following their Carling Cup triumph, suffering a Premier League spanking at the hands of Birmingham which was followed up by a 1-0 home defeat in their UEFA Cup last 16 first leg to PSV. Juande Ramos has told his charges that they are playing for their places at the club next season, and with Ledley King rested on account of his troublesome knee, Michael Dawson has a chance to stake a claim for a regular first team place alongside Jonathan Woodgate.

  • Team Stats

    Tottenham Hotspur Stats West Ham
    55% Possession 45%
    19 Shots 10
    7 Shots on target 2
    0 Saves 3
    8 Corners 4
    17 Fouls 6
    2 Offsides 1
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 1
    21 Tackles 15
    376 Accurate passes 293
    66 Bad passes 39

  • 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 1 0 0 10 3 0
      39 Jonathan Woodgate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 4 3
      2 Pascal Chimbonda 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 56 18 3
      28 Alan Hutton 0 1 1 0 4 0 1 35 0 2
      20 Michael Dawson 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 29 0 2
      4 Didier Zokora 0 1 0 2 2 0 0 57 11 4
      22 Tom Huddlestone 0 3 0 0 2 0 2 36 11 2
      25 Aaron Lennon 0 1 0 0 3 0 0 27 0 1
      15 Steed Malbranque 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 5 1
      9 Dimitar Berbatov 2 6 3 3 4 0 0 36 9 0
      10 Robbie Keane 0 1 1 2 0 2 0 18 1 1
      12 Radek Cerny 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      11 Gilberto da Silva Melo 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 14 3 2
      6 Teemu Tainio 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1 0
      23 Darren Bent 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
      17 Kevin-Prince Boateng 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • West Ham
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Robert Green 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 4 0
      2 Lucas Neill 0 1 1 3 2 0 0 37 0 2
      3 George McCartney 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 31 9 2
      18 Jonathan Spector 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 4 2
      5 Anton Ferdinand 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1 0
      17 Hayden Mullins 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 53 5 1
      8 Scott Parker 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 6 3
      7 Fredrik Ljungberg 0 2 1 3 0 0 0 19 0 0
      9 Dean Ashton 0 3 0 1 1 0 0 18 1 0
      25 Bobby Zamora 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 30 2 0
      34 Luis Boa Morte 0 2 0 4 1 0 0 7 2 5
      15 Nolberto Solano 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      14 John Paintsil 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0
      12 Carlton Cole 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0
      21 Richard Wright 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Mark Noble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 3 0

  • Summary

    • 90+1 Hutton in space on the right, swings over a good ball which takes out the full back AND BENT SLIDES IN TO HEAD IT INTO THE AND UP INTO THE ROOF OF THE NET FOR 4-0! A proper spanking.
    • 88' Almost a fourth as Lennon sprints on the right and cuts back for Hutton but a great save by Green and Berbatov on the rebound but side-netting.
    • 85' The ball is with Hutton, inside to Huddlestone, now Chimbonda on the left, step-over by Berbatov and GILBERTO TURNS AND FIRES LOW PAST GREEN FOR 3-0! Easy for Spurs, the Brazilian goes some way to atoning for his gaffe against PSV in midweek.
    • 72' Panstil in space on the left, stands up a first-time ball for ASHTON SLIDING IN AT THE NEAR POST BUT Dawson puts it behind for a corner.
    • 57' Spurs somehow contrive not to get a third when Lennon is sent through by Berbatov, his first touch lets him down but takes him wide of the last man, he tries the shot but it's blocked by McCartney and then cleared by Ferdinand but only to Berbatov again who lays it up for ZOKORA but his shot is blocked by Parker and into the arms of Green.
    • 53' Good play from Malbranque and the ball is lofted over TO KEANE ON THE HALF-VOLLEY but Green dives low to his left and clings on.
    • 50' Crunching tackle from Parker in midfield immediately releases Ashton on the edge of the box, he turns Dawson inside and out and fires in a rasping drive that flies just over! He's convinced Robinson got a touch but a goal kick is all that's given.
    • 49' The ball is played long and diagonal to Lennon who takes on McCartney, cuts outside and plays it to HUDDLESTONE FROM 25 YARDS WHO SENDS A RIGHT FOOT SCREAMER JUST OVER!!
    • 44' Oh dear things go from bad to worse for West Ham as Luis Boa Morte sees red, a second yellow after he kicked Lennon just as he'd slipped past him on the right!
    • 33' Spurs come forward again as Malbranque latches onto some comic defending from Parker and McCartney to drive low to the bottom left but just wide!
    • 20' Terrible mistake from McCartney gives the ball to Lennon who springs in and lofts the cross in for HUDDLESTONE UNMARKED TO MAKE IT THREE BUT HE SENDS THE FREE HEADER OVER!! Shocking from the Hammers, and a bad miss by Huddlestone.
    • 10' So Huddlestone to swing it in from the left... AND BERBATOV AGAIN UNMARKED AT THE NEAR POST WITH THE HEADER INTO THE RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE GOAL!! 2-0! A quickfire brace from Spurs, West Ham all over the shop at set plays, Huddlestone's delivery and Berbatov's movement unmanageable.
    • 8' Free-kick to Spurs around 38 yards out, to the right, Huddlestone will take... he swings the cross over AND WEST HAM HAVE LET BERBATOV GO AND HE GLANCES THE HEADER INTO THE BOTTOM LEFT!! 1-0 to Spurs, very much against the run of play.
    • 6' The corner is swung in from the left, Ashton can't get the header in, cleared as far as Spector who crosses in for ASHTON OFF THE CHEST AND HE VOLLEYS OVER! Spurs all over the place at the back.
    • 5' Ljungberg picks up a loose ball on the edge of the box which Robinson can't hold and Ashton flies in with the volley but he blocks it and BOA MORTE ON THE REBOUND but again Robinson hurls himself at the ball and behind for a corner! A mistake from Robinson but he made up for it.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Chris Foy

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Juande Ramos

    On the Field

    • Robinson
    • Hutton
    • Dawson
    • Woodgate Substitution Out (77′)
    • Chimbonda
    • Lennon
    • Huddlestone
    • Zokora
    • Malbranque Substitution Out (59′)
    • Berbatov Goals×2
    • Keane Substitution Out (68′)

    Subs

    • Tainio Substitution In (77′)
    • Bent Substitution In (68′) Goal
    • Gilberto Substitution In (59′) Goal
    • Boateng
    • Cerny

    Injured

    • Jenas
    • Rocha
    • Assou-Ekotto
    • Bale

    Suspended

    None

  • West Ham

    Manager: Alan Curbishley

    Captain: Lucas Neill

    On the Field

    • Green
    • Neill
    • Spector
    • Ferdinand
    • McCartney
    • Ljungberg Yellow Card Substitution Out (69′)
    • Parker Substitution Out (76′)
    • Mullins
    • Boa Morte Red Card
    • Ashton Substitution Out (77′)
    • Zamora

    Subs

    • Wright
    • Solano
    • Cole Substitution In (77′)
    • Noble Substitution In (76′)
    • Pantsil Substitution In (69′)

    Injured

    • Upson
    • Etherington
    • Dyer
    • Bellamy
    • Quashie
    • Gabbidon
    • Collins

    Suspended

    • Bowyer