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Sunday September 28, 2008 Finished Fratton Park

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Portsmouth

  • Defoe 34’ (pen.)
  • Crouch 68’

Tottenham Hotspur

  1. Old boys return to haunt sorry Spurs

    Old boys return to haunt sorry Spurs

    Rock-bottom Tottenham Hotspur had more misery heaped on them by two ex-players as Portsmouth beat them 2-0 at Fratton Park. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Portsmouth
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • 90+4' The final whistle goes, and Portsmouth have got their season back on track at the expense of a Spurs, who remain rock bottom of the league. Two former players striking the blows is a real slap in the face for them too.
    • 90+4' Lennon is booked for kicking the ball away.
    • 90+3' The match has fizzled out now. We are watching 22 men waiting for the final whistle.
    • 89' Jermain Defoe gets a round of applause from both the home and away fans as he is replaced by another former SPurs man, Younes Kaboul. Four minutes of added time are signalled.
    • 88' Portsmouth clear the corner and Pompey break. Diarra goes chasing the long ball and lunges in on Assou-Ekotto... A wild challenge and referee Mike Dean wastes no time in reaching for Diarra's second yellow and a red! Diarra can have no complaints there.
    • 88' Spurs aren;t finished yet though, and Aaron Lennon cuts in and STRIKES... Great save from David James! He tipped it round the post!
    • 87' Credit to the Tottenham fans, they are singing their hearts out as their team looks consigned to it's fourth league defeat of the season.
    • 85' Glen Johnson goes on a marauding run with the ball at his feet. He comes inside and deserves to take the shot... Over the bar with his left boot.
    • 84' The visitors look deflated now, heads are beginning to drop. Richard Hughes is booked for a foul in midfield.
    • 82' David Bentley is bleeding, and their is a pause on the action as he puts on the Spurs blood shirt, marked number 50.
    • 79' Jenas slips a ball through for Bent to SHOOT AGAIN... Just wide of the far post, but it wouldn't have counted as the flag was up against Bent for offside.
    • 78' Bent does well to control but is taken wide by the onrushing James. Bent can turn and SHOOT... He was off balance and the effort is blazed over the bar. The home fans loved that.
    • 74' Juande Ramos finally brings on Darren Bent, but the striker won't be partnering Pavlyuchenko, as it's the Russian he's replacing.
    • 73' It'll be JAMIE O'HARA... Curled JUST over the bar as it was heading for the top corner.
    • 73' Another free-kick on the edge of the Portsmouth area for Spurs. Bentley, O'Hara and Jenas all fancy a go...
    • 71' Roman Pavlyuchenko has three blue shirts around him but he turns them all and SHOOTS... Sol Campbell dives in to block the shot! Nothing is going Tottenham's way at the moment.
    • 69' GOAL!! Defoe does well to hold up the play. He plays in Traore who strikes and Gomes can't hold on to the ball and it pops up for Crouch to nod in for his first Portsmouth goal! It's a long way back for Spurs now.
    • 67' Bentley swings in another corner and it's another good delivery but it's headed clear. The ball is hoofed back in and James fumbles and Spurs win another corner, but it's taken short and wasted.
    • 66' Bentley will send in a diagonal free-kick from the left. It's a wicked ball in and PAVLYUCHENKO GETS A TOUCH... Knocked over the bar! The Russian stuck his boot out and was unlucky not to get his shot on target.
    • 64' Lennon knocks the ball into the path of BENTLEY.. The effort from the edge of the area is blocked!
    • 63' Utaka's first touch finds Diarra, who tries to stab a ball through to Defoe but it's too long for the striker.
    • 62' The good news for Spurs fans is that sparkling debutant Glen Little is going off. The bad news is that the quick and skillful John Utaka is replacing him on the right wing.
    • 58' Didier Zokora is replaced by Giovani dos Santos for Tottenham, meaning either he or Bentley will move up behind Pavlyuchenko, who has been mostly isolated.
    • 55' The corner is cleared but only as far as ASSOU-EKOTTO... James gets down to smother the shot from outside the area.
    • 55' Lennon turns this way and that and fires in a cross at the byline... Diarra handballs! NO PENALTY!! Somehow Mike Dean didn't see Lassana Diarra's raised hands and gives a corner!
    • 53' Injspired by that, Michael Dawson of all people goes on a run. He passes two men but goes clattering into Distin as the Frenchman comes over to intercept.
    • 52' Glen Little has the ball at his feet in the middle and is headed for the Spurs goal. He jinks and feints but can't get past Woodgate. He's had an excellent debut thus far.
    • 50' Lennon looks lively with his first few touches. He feeds Assou-Ekotto who hoists a high cross to the far post for PAVLYUCHENKO... Headed wide. The Russian could be forgiven for thinking that Distin was going to head it clear, and wasn't fully prepared.
    • 47' Spurs come forward again and Bentley has the option to pass or SHOOT... The strike swung outwards and wide of the post.
    • 47' Spurs have a free-kick in a central area, about 25 yards out. Bentley will STRIKE... Straight into the wall.
    • 46' The second half is underway! Rigth away Pavlyuchenko dribbles into the box, and it's an excellent covering challenge from Belhadj.
    • HT Aaron Lennon will come on for the largely anonymous Gilberto for the second half as Spurs attempt to inject some spark into this match, and their season.
    • 45+2' Half-time at Fratton Park, and that gift of a penalty for Jermain Defoe is the difference between the two sides. Pompey deserve their lead, but Spurs are capable of getting something from this match.
    • 44' It's a good delivery but Portsmouth clear. Assou-Ekotto sends it back in but Woodgate is offside.
    • 44' Good football by SPurs all the way across the midfield and then back again. Belhadj nudges Bentley over on the wing and a good ball in from the winger could lead to an equaliser.
    • 43' Spurs have a free-kick on the left and send several big guys up for it. Bentley sends it in but it's overhit and punched clear.
    • 42' "We've got Jermain Defoe" is the chant from the home crowd, as the former Spurs man tussles with Dawson but gives away the goal kick.
    • 40' Jenas gets to the byline and pulls a ball back for O'Hara, whose first touch rules out the shot and his attempted pass across to the unmarked Pavlyuchenko is wayward. A doubly-wasted opportunity for Spurs there.
    • 39' Portsmouth very much on top as they win another corner. Dawson has a handful of Crouch's shirt but nothing given and Spurs clear.
    • 38' Diarra is Portsmouth's first man into the referee's book after he cynically knocks down Zokora.
    • 37' Ironic cheers go round Fratton Park as Roman Pavlyuchenko tries a speculative snap shot from distance that flies well wide of the target.
    • 34' GOAL!! Defoe drills the spot-kick low into the bottom corner! Gomes dived the right way but the penalty was too good. It was almost inevitable, wasn't it?
    • 33' The free-kick is swung in and it hits Jenas on the arm... PENALTY!! Referee Mike Dean points to the spot! Jermain Defoe will take it...
    • 32' Diarra receives Johnson's throw and turns two Spurs players and gets into the box! The Frenchman trips over himself but it was great skill to get there. O'Hara gets booked for a foul on Little on the right wing.
    • 30' As the match moves past the half-hour mark Portsmouth have just about been the better side, having forced a save from Gomes whereas Spurs are yet to test James.
    • 26' Spurs have a corner, but it's swung in and James catches with no problems. As he goes to send a long throw upfield Woodgate nudges him over from behind! Very cheeky. Woodgate gets a booking, which is good news for Defoe.
    • 25' Bentley fires a ball across for Pavlyuchenko. The Russian swings and misses but it runs for O'Hara... Jamie O'Hara couldn't get a decent connection on the first-time strike and James collects.
    • 21' Gomes got a boot in the face after getting down to save that effort after Crouch caught him accidentally. The Spurs cutman comes on the treat him, and he gives the thumbs up for the match to resume.
    • 20' Little takes another corner. This time it's sent towards the back stick for HUGHES TO VOLLEY... Great save Gomes! The Brazilian keeper got down quickly to block Hughes's clean strike! The midfielder was completely unmarked!
    • 19' Little hustles Assou-Ekotto off the ball and wins a corner. The ball comes in for CROUCH... The header loops over the bar.
    • 17' Belhadj's diagonal ball is headed for Crouch on his own... Gomes comes out and grabs it in mid-air. He had to get that right, otherwise Crouch had an open goal.
    • 15' Hughes dinks a little chip into the box and Defoe tries to steer a glancing header past Gomes, but it's easy for the Brazilian goalkeeper.
    • 13' Dawson's long ball is controlled on the run superbly by Corluka and he squares a pass for O'HARA... Diarra tracks back and slides in to tackle brilliantly, just as O'Hara was about the pull the trigger!
    • 11' The ball runs loose across the edge of the Spurs area and HUGHES SHOOTS... Beaten away by Gomes! Hughes did well to get the solid shot off as he was sliding in. First real effort on goal of the match.
    • 9' Bentley wins a corner off Belhadj. O'Hara got a massive shove in the back but play goes on and James punches clear.
    • 6' Sol Campbell is being booed by the visiting fans everytime he gets the ball. Those "Stand up if you hate Campbell" chants can't be far away.
    • 5' Spurs build an attack here. Bentley's ball goes behind Pavlyuchenko but Gilberto rescues it and tries to play in O'Hara. Eventually Bentley gets it back but this time plays it right to James.
    • 3' Hold on... The flag was up for offside! Defoe with past the last man when Crouch touched it. The goal is disallowed!
    • 3' GOAL!! Peter Crouch flicks on the long ball and Jermain Defoe is one-on-one with Gomes... HE SCORES!! Jermain Defoe strikes low to score against his old club!
    • 2' Belhadj clatters Bentley on the wing and Spurs have a free-kick. It's curled in for Woodgate, but the header is caught easily by James.
    • 1' Tottenham get this show on the road!
    • 14:29 Fabio Capello is in the crowd as the players take to the pitch! The Fratton Park faithful are as vocal as ever.
    • 13:20 Spurs are without Gareth Bale and Ledley King, while Darren Bent and Aaron Lennon only make the bench. Brazilian Gilberto will feature on the left wing in front of Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
    • 13:19 On the pitch, there are changes for both sides. Pompey's injury-plagued midfield sees Glen Little make his debut, while Younes Kaboul is dropped. In-form striker Jermain Defoe faces up against his old club.
    • 13:16 And now there are reports in the media concerning the ownership of both clubs. An unidentified Asian billionaire is allegedly lining up a move to by Tottenham, while Portsmouth have released a statement today in response to reports that their owner, Alexandre Gaydamak, is desperate to sell.
    • 13:15 These aren't exactly halcyon days for either club rigth now. Pompey have shipped 10 goals in their last two games, while Spurs are still looking for their first win of the season.
    • 13:14 Good afternoon and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Portsmouth v Tottenham Hotspur at Fratton Park!

  • Team Stats

    Portsmouth Stats Tottenham Hotspur
    34% Possession 65%
    8 Shots 15
    5 Shots on target 4
    3 Saves 2
    3 Corners 6
    13 Fouls 18
    5 Offsides 4
    3 Yellow cards 3
    1 Red cards 0
    30 Tackles 26
    197 Accurate passes 415
    48 Bad passes 61

  • 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
    • Portsmouth
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 David James 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 19 1 0
      15 Sylvain Distin 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 10 3 3
      23 Sol Campbell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 13 2 1
      39 Nadir Belhadj 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 33 16 4
      5 Glen Johnson 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 19 0 2
      30 Armand Traore 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 21 12 3
      6 Lassana Diarra 0 0 0 6 2 0 0 18 5 3
      22 Richard Hughes 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 17 4 5
      25 Glen Little 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 9 1 5
      14 Jermain Defoe 1 1 1 0 2 2 0 10 2 1
      9 Peter Crouch 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 20 2 2
      17 John Utaka 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 5 0 1
      16 Noe Pamarot 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Nwankwo Kanu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Hermann Hreidarsson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 Jamie Ashdown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Younes Kaboul 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0
      18 Arnold Mvuemba 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Tottenham Hotspur
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Heurelho Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 0
      39 Jonathan Woodgate 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 46 7 0
      20 Michael Dawson 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 47 0 8
      32 Benoit Assou-Ekotto 0 1 1 1 2 0 0 43 15 4
      22 Vedran Corluka 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 27 1 4
      11 Gilberto da Silva Melo 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 13 4 0
      24 Jamie O'Hara 0 2 1 3 1 0 0 75 20 4
      4 Didier Zokora 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 26 2 1
      8 Jermaine Jenas 0 0 0 1 2 1 0 51 4 1
      5 David Bentley 0 3 0 1 4 0 0 26 3 2
      9 Roman Pavlyuchenko 0 4 0 0 1 1 0 12 2 1
      14 Luka Modric 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      10 Darren Bent 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 0
      21 César Sánchez Dominguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Aaron Lennon 0 2 1 1 1 0 0 22 2 1
      17 Giovani dos Santos 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 16 1 0
      6 Tom Huddlestone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Chris Gunter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 88' Portsmouth clear the corner and Pompey break. Diarra goes chasing the long ball and lunges in on Assou-Ekotto... A wild challenge and referee Mike Dean wastes no time in reaching for Diarra's second yellow and a red! Diarra can have no complaints there.
    • 85' Glen Johnson goes on a marauding run with the ball at his feet. He comes inside and deserves to take the shot... Over the bar with his left boot.
    • 78' Bent does well to control but is taken wide by the onrushing James. Bent can turn and SHOOT... He was off balance and the effort is blazed over the bar. The home fans loved that.
    • 71' Roman Pavlyuchenko has three blue shirts around him but he turns them all and SHOOTS... Sol Campbell dives in to block the shot! Nothing is going Tottenham's way at the moment.
    • 69' GOAL!! Defoe does well to hold up the play. He plays in Traore who strikes and Gomes can't hold on to the ball and it pops up for Crouch to nod in for his first Portsmouth goal! It's a long way back for Spurs now.
    • 66' Bentley will send in a diagonal free-kick from the left. It's a wicked ball in and PAVLYUCHENKO GETS A TOUCH... Knocked over the bar! The Russian stuck his boot out and was unlucky not to get his shot on target.
    • 55' Lennon turns this way and that and fires in a cross at the byline... Diarra handballs! NO PENALTY!! Somehow Mike Dean didn't see Lassana Diarra's raised hands and gives a corner!
    • 34' GOAL!! Defoe drills the spot-kick low into the bottom corner! Gomes dived the right way but the penalty was too good. It was almost inevitable, wasn't it?
    • 33' The free-kick is swung in and it hits Jenas on the arm... PENALTY!! Referee Mike Dean points to the spot! Jermain Defoe will take it...
    • 20' Little takes another corner. This time it's sent towards the back stick for HUGHES TO VOLLEY... Great save Gomes! The Brazilian keeper got down quickly to block Hughes's clean strike! The midfielder was completely unmarked!
    • 13' Dawson's long ball is controlled on the run superbly by Corluka and he squares a pass for O'HARA... Diarra tracks back and slides in to tackle brilliantly, just as O'Hara was about the pull the trigger!
    • 11' The ball runs loose across the edge of the Spurs area and HUGHES SHOOTS... Beaten away by Gomes! Hughes did well to get the solid shot off as he was sliding in. First real effort on goal of the match.
    • 3' Hold on... The flag was up for offside! Defoe with past the last man when Crouch touched it. The goal is disallowed!
    • 3' GOAL!! Peter Crouch flicks on the long ball and Jermain Defoe is one-on-one with Gomes... HE SCORES!! Jermain Defoe strikes low to score against his old club!
    • 1' Tottenham get this show on the road!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Mike Dean

  • Portsmouth

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Sol Campbell

    Starting line-up

    • D. James
    • G. Johnson
    • S. Campbell
    • S. Distin
    • N. Belhadj
    • G. Little Substitution Out (61′)
    • L. Diarra Red Card
    • R. Hughes Yellow Card
    • A. Traore
    • J. Defoe Substitution Out (89′)
    • P. Crouch Goal Yellow Card

    Subs

    • N. Pamarot
    • N. Kanu
    • H. Hreidarsson
    • J. Ashdown
    • J. Utaka Substitution In61′
    • A. Mvuemba
    • Y. Kaboul Substitution In89′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Juande Ramos

    Captain: Jermaine Jenas

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • V. Corluka
    • M. Dawson
    • J. Woodgate Yellow Card
    • B. Assou-Ekotto
    • D. Zokora Substitution Out (58′)
    • J. Jenas
    • J. O'Hara Yellow Card
    • D. Bentley
    • D. Gilberto Substitution Out (46′)
    • R. Pavlyuchenko Substitution Out (74′)

    Subs

    • C. Sanchez
    • D. Bent Substitution In74′
    • A. Lennon Substitution In46′ Yellow Card
    • T. Huddlestone
    • L. Modric
    • G. Dos Santos Substitution In58′
    • C. Gunter

    Injured

    • H. Ghali
    • A. Hutton

    Suspended

    None