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Wednesday March 4, 2009 Finished White Hart Lane

4 - 0

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Keane 9’
  • Pavlyuchenko 14’
  • Lennon 40’, 79’

Middlesbrough

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  1. Tottenham trounce Boro

    Tottenham trounce Boro

    Three first-half strikes gave Spurs an emphatic 4-0 Premier League victory over Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • Middlesbrough
    • 90+2' That's it, full-time, and Spurs have won this match comfortably - 4-0 at White Hart Lane, with a brace from Aaron Lennon and strikes from Robbie Keane and Roman Pavlyuchenko doing the damage. Thanks for joining us!
    • 90+1' Tuncay has a second goal chalked offside after meeting Downing's cross with a header which beats Gomes, but not the eagle eyes of the referee's assistant.
    • 90' Two minutes are set to be added to the end of this second half, with the visitors longing for their dreadful evening to end.
    • 89' Lennon wins another corner as Boro remain under the cosh, but O'Hara blasts a shot over the bar to alleviate the danger.
    • 87' Jones produces an excellent piece of goalkeeping, rushing off his line very sharply to deny Bent from latching on to O'Hara's through ball.
    • 85' Tom Huddlestone is successfully continuing what Jenas started; stroking the ball around midfield with composure, as O'Neil and Arca chase helplessly.
    • 83' Tuncay lets fly from the edge of the penalty area, but Gomes makes a decent diving stop; Downing then blasts a shot over the bar - he has not performed in front of his long-term suitors.
    • 81' Lennon and Keane have been the outstanding performers this evening and the winger can finally confound his critics who argue he has no end product.
    • 79' GOAL!!! Aaron Lennon grabs his second, dinking the ball exquisitly over Jones after Keane had put him through - lovely goal from Spurs, 4-0!
    • 75' Harry Redknapp looks understandably smug on his bench after making his alloted changes, with his side looking home and dry; Robbie Keane continues to look dangerous up front.
    • 73' Both managers have now made their three changes, as Redknapp gives Luca Modric a rest, with the ever-eager Jamie O'Hara coming on to banish memories of his missed penalty.
    • 71' Tuncay and Marlon King vent their frustration with substitute Adam Johnson, who dribbles the ball wide from a dangerous position, with the pair waiting in the box.
    • 69' A final throw of the dice from Southgate, as Adam Johnson comes on for Justin Hoyte
    • 67' Sighs of frustration ring around the ground as Lennon whips in a dangerous ball, but Bent doesn't read it and Jones collects.
    • 65' Boro are keeping possession very effectively at the moment, with Bent and Keane chasing tirelessly in an attempt to regain hold of the ball.
    • 63' Tuncay's terrible luck continues as the forward clips in a cross-shot which canons off Gomes' far post, with the keeper completely beaten!
    • 60' Jermaine Jenas, who has performed very efficiently this evening, is withdrawn by Redknapp, with Tom Huddlestone taking his place in midfield.
    • 57' Gary O'Neil is benefiting from Stewart Downing coming increasingly coming into the middle of midfield as he looks to get his side back into the game.
    • 55' Darren Bent combines neatly with Aaron Lennon down the Spurs right, but Emanuel Pogatetz intervenes at the crucial moment, with the striker streaking through.
    • 53' Both Harry Redknapp and Gareth Southgate make a change, with Marlon King coming on for Boro, and Darren Bent on for the home side, with Pavlyuchenko and Aliadiere the men to depart.
    • 51' If complacency from the home side was sneaking in, Aaron Lennon dispels any notion of it, harrying Arca to the point where the Argentinian lost possession.
    • 48' Harry Redknapp is seething on the sideline as his side give the ball away sloppily twice in a minute.
    • 46' The second half is underway and Gareth Southgate has made a substitution in an attempt to change his side's luck: Andrew Taylor replaces Robert Huth in defence.
    • 45+2' That's half-time at White Hart Lane and Spurs lead 'Boro 3-0 courtesy of goals from Robbie Keane, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Aaron Lennon. Join us after the break.
    • 45' Two minutes to be added as Gareth Southgate anxiously paces the touchline with his side having squandered vital chances.
    • 44' Great chance for Boro to get back in the game, Tuncay drifts in a pinpoint cross to the back post, but Aliadiere heads wide - he really should have scored.
    • 42' Surely Spurs have this game in the bag now, and Boro are looking pretty insipid. The home side are just stroking the ball around for fun now.
    • 40' GOAL!!! Robbie Keane slips in Aaron Lennon for Spurs' third, with the winger slamming his shot past Brad Jones to make it 3-0!
    • 40' Gomes is put under pressure by Tuncay from a testing back-pass by Assou-Ekotto and the Brazilian horribly slices his clearance, but luckily for him it sails out for a throw in.
    • 38' Spurs are keeping the ball comfortably in their half now as they look to preserve their two-goal lead going into the break.
    • 36' Robbie Keane combines well with Benoit Assou-Ekotto down the left wing, before the stiker finds himself through on goal, but Brad Jones makes himself big to block superbly.
    • 34' A terrible fluffed clearance from Brad Jones almost gives Pavlyuchenko a free run at goal, but Robert Huth recovers to dispossess the striker.
    • 32' The visiting players are furious as they take a quick corner which is adjudged to be in breach of the rules; everyone looks bemused, but Howard Webb is sure of himself.
    • 30' Emanuel Pogatetz is booked for cynically tripping Aaron Lennon, who was in full flight heading towards the 'Boro box; Modric wastes the free kick.
    • 28' A massive call for a penalty is turned down by referee Howard Webb, as Pavlyuchenko strikes a cross, which is handled by David Wheater, but the defender is given the benefit of the doubt.
    • 26' Julio Arca unleashes a very ambitious shot from 25 yards which concerns Gomes as it deeps narrowly over the bar.
    • 24' Jermaine Jenas is the man who is setting off every Spurs attack, and the midfielder is quietly going about his business in a very efficient manner, much like Michael Carrick.
    • 22' Tuncay again finds himself in a good position, but his shot is tame and gathered comfortably by Gomes this time; Gareth Southgate can't believe his side's profligacy in the opening stages of this match.
    • 20' Tuncay can't believe his luck so far this evening, but you would not rule out more goals, at both ends, the way this game has begun.
    • 18' Tuncay again holds his head after drilling a shot from ten yards out which was heading for the bottom corner, before Michael Dawson slid superbly to block with his feet inside the box.
    • 16' Lennon causes havoc down the right against Emanuel Pogatetz, who is having a very tricky evening; the defender finally recovers on this occasion.
    • 14' GOAL!!! Pavlyuchenko doubles Spurs' lead to complete a stunning start for the home side! Robbie Keane slipped in Luca Modric down the right wing, who then delivered a precise ball across the box for the Russian to tap home.
    • 11' Tuncay thinks he's equalised for 'Boro, but the referee's assistant has other ideas; the Turk blasts home a crisp volley, before looking up to see the linesman's flag.
    • 9' GOAL!!! Robbie Keane puts Spurs ahead with a true poachers strike! A corner is whippped in by Jenas, which Michael Dawson flicks on with his head, before Keane pokes home at the back post.
    • 9' The home side settle into the game finally with some slick passing which Boro can't get near at the moment - Lennon dinks a cross to the back post, but Hoyte does just enough to put off Keane.
    • 7' Justin Hoyte storms down the Spurs left and whips in a fine cross, but there is no one in the box to meet it - shame.
    • 5' A lovely floating ball is delivered by Jermaine Jenas which Aaron Lennon attempts to stab on target at the back post, but it goes wide - good chance for the winger.
    • 3' Stewart Downing brings a save out of Heurelho Gomes with a drive from the edge of the box which the keeper parries, but Tuncay can't quite reach the rebound.
    • 1' We're underway at White Hart Lane and Jonathan Woodgate has provided the home side with a real boost, passing a late fitness test to start.
    • - Heurelho Gomes takes his place in goal, with Carlo Cudicini confined to the bench, while Didier Zokora drops to full-back with Jermaine Jenas partnering Wilson Palacios in midfield. Meanwhile, Gareth Southgate unsurprisingly makes no changes to the side which beat Liverpool at the Riverside on the weekend, with Tucay supported by Stewart Downing and Jeremie Aliadiere.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text commentary of Tottenham's Premier League encounter against Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane. Harry Redknapp's side will be eager to make amends for Sunday's Carling Cup final defeat, while Phil Brown's Tigers are looking to end an abysmal run of form.

  • Team Stats

    Tottenham Hotspur Stats Middlesbrough
    51% Possession 48%
    13 Shots 12
    5 Shots on target 3
    0 Saves 1
    4 Corners 8
    6 Fouls 7
    3 Offsides 6
    0 Yellow cards 1
    0 Red cards 0
    19 Tackles 23
    392 Accurate passes 361
    45 Bad passes 52

  • 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 Heurelho Gomes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0
      20 Michael Dawson 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 24 0 0
      39 Jonathan Woodgate 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 0 3
      32 Benoit Assou-Ekotto 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 43 17 2
      12 Wilson Palacios 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 61 6 3
      14 Luka Modric 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 37 5 2
      8 Jermaine Jenas 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 28 2 4
      4 Didier Zokora 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 43 0 2
      7 Aaron Lennon 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 36 1 0
      15 Robbie Keane 1 3 2 0 1 0 2 43 4 0
      9 Roman Pavlyuchenko 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 10 4 0
      23 Carlo Cudicini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      6 Tom Huddlestone 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 23 1 1
      24 Jamie O'Hara 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 7 3 0
      10 Darren Bent 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 8 0 2
      21 Pascal Chimbonda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      22 Vedran Corluka 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      5 David Bentley 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Middlesbrough
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      22 Bradley Jones 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      31 David Wheater 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 32 0 3
      26 Matthew Bates 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 54 6 3
      2 Justin Hoyte 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 0 2
      6 Emanuel Pogatetz 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 10 2
      14 Robert Huth 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0
      20 Julio Arca 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 51 6 6
      19 Stewart Downing 0 3 1 0 0 1 0 38 15 1
      4 Gary O'Neil 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 55 4 4
      10 Jeremie Aliadiere 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 1
      17 Tuncay Sanli 0 3 2 0 3 4 0 25 2 1
      21 Ross Turnbull 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      3 Andrew Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 7 0
      28 Adam Johnson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 0
      11 Marvin Emnes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      41 Josh Walker 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Afonso Alves 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Marlon King 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 10 1 0

  • Summary

    • 90+1' Tuncay has a second goal chalked offside after meeting Downing's cross with a header which beats Gomes, but not the eagle eyes of the referee's assistant.
    • 79' GOAL!!! Aaron Lennon grabs his second, dinking the ball exquisitly over Jones after Keane had put him through - lovely goal from Spurs, 4-0!
    • 63' Tuncay's terrible luck continues as the forward clips in a cross-shot which canons off Gomes' far post, with the keeper completely beaten!
    • 44' Great chance for Boro to get back in the game, Tuncay drifts in a pinpoint cross to the back post, but Aliadiere heads wide - he really should have scored.
    • 40' GOAL!!! Robbie Keane slips in Aaron Lennon for Spurs' third, with the winger slamming his shot past Brad Jones to make it 3-0!
    • 36' Robbie Keane combines well with Benoit Assou-Ekotto down the left wing, before the stiker finds himself through on goal, but Brad Jones makes himself big to block superbly.
    • 34' A terrible fluffed clearance from Brad Jones almost gives Pavlyuchenko a free run at goal, but Robert Huth recovers to dispossess the striker.
    • 28' A massive call for a penalty is turned down by referee Howard Webb, as Pavlyuchenko strikes a cross, which is handled by David Wheater, but the defender is given the benefit of the doubt.
    • 18' Tuncay again holds his head after drilling a shot from ten yards out which was heading for the bottom corner, before Michael Dawson slid superbly to block with his feet inside the box.
    • 14' GOAL!!! Pavlyuchenko doubles Spurs' lead to complete a stunning start for the home side! Robbie Keane slipped in Luca Modric down the right wing, who then delivered a precise ball across the box for the Russian to tap home.
    • 11' Tuncay thinks he's equalised for 'Boro, but the referee's assistant has other ideas; the Turk blasts home a crisp volley, before looking up to see the linesman's flag.
    • 9' GOAL!!! Robbie Keane puts Spurs ahead with a true poachers strike! A corner is whippped in by Jenas, which Michael Dawson flicks on with his head, before Keane pokes home at the back post.
    • 5' A lovely floating ball is delivered by Jermaine Jenas which Aaron Lennon attempts to stab on target at the back post, but it goes wide - good chance for the winger.
    • 3' Stewart Downing brings a save out of Heurelho Gomes with a drive from the edge of the box which the keeper parries, but Tuncay can't quite reach the rebound.
    • - Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text commentary of Tottenham's Premier League encounter against Middlesbrough at White Hart Lane. Harry Redknapp's side will be eager to make amends for Sunday's Carling Cup final defeat, while Phil Brown's Tigers are looking to end an abysmal run of form.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Howard Webb

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Robbie Keane

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • D. Zokora
    • M. Dawson
    • J. Woodgate
    • B. Assou-Ekotto
    • A. Lennon Goals×2
    • J. Jenas Substitution Out (60′)
    • W. Palacios
    • L. Modric Substitution Out (73′)
    • R. Pavlyuchenko Goal Substitution Out (53′)
    • R. Keane Goal

    Subs

    • C. Cudicini
    • D. Bent Substitution In53′
    • D. Bentley
    • P. Chimbonda
    • T. Huddlestone Substitution In60′
    • V. Corluka
    • J. O'Hara Substitution In73′

    Injured

    • L. King
    • A. Hutton

    Suspended

    None

  • Middlesbrough

    Manager: Gareth Southgate

    Captain: Emanuel Pogatetz

    Starting line-up

    • B. Jones
    • J. Hoyte Substitution Out (69′)
    • D. Wheater
    • R. Huth Substitution Out (46′)
    • E. Pogatetz Yellow Card
    • M. Bates
    • G. O'Neil
    • J. Arca
    • J. Aliadière Substitution Out (53′)
    • S. Downing
    • S. Tuncay

    Subs

    • M. King Substitution In53′
    • R. Turnbull
    • A. Johnson Substitution In69′
    • A. Taylor Substitution In46′
    • J. Walker
    • A. Alves
    • M. Emnes

    Injured

    • D. Digard

    Suspended

    None

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  1. LENNON should not go anywhere in the summer...
    He is a­ 'MUST KEEP PLAYER' for Spurs.
    He is always a­ threat for the opponents.
    BALE and GIOVANI, even though­ they don't perform now, should not be sold in the­ Summer.
    They are the future of TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR.

    From Nundika, on Sat 7 Mar 10:01AM

  2. alex w 162 must be a gooner @#$%, spurs are the best­ club in london : )

    From peter_652004, on Thu 5 Mar 10:08PM

  3. yeah well done both teams lennonx2 keane x1 pavlyackeno­ x1

    From laimapavlovskiene, on Thu 5 Mar 8:54PM

  4. good win for spurs
    that gives them more chance of­ beating Aston Villa
    The Score will defintly be 3-0­ Spurs

    From kcdc486, on Thu 5 Mar 7:45PM

  5. totenham won 4-0 i won my bet to

    From m1vht, on Thu 5 Mar 6:43PM

  6. totenham won 4-0 i won my bet to

    From m1vht, on Thu 5 Mar 6:43PM

  7. I think keane shouldn't have gone to­ liverpool.He's a good player

    From owen.walshe, on Thu 5 Mar 5:25PM

  8. f*** sake like robbie keane a goal and three assissts­ how stupid were the pool to let a true irish legend go­ like that

    From john m, on Thu 5 Mar 3:33PM

  9. tottenham loopy nuts are we, were all tottenham loopy.­ go spurs go . thanks to robbie keane for scoring first,­ bookies didnt like me ha ha.

    From peter_652004, on Thu 5 Mar 10:18AM

  10. 4-0!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!­ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    From paul, on Thu 5 Mar 8:34AM

  11. The Cup Final and Middlesbrough last night showed me­ that the team is starting to gel, two brilliant­ performances in the space of 5 days commitment,­ attitude,and how about a medal for Micheal Dawson.

    From Tony, on Thu 5 Mar 7:50AM

  12. wonder were the champions spurs are now

    From Joshua, on Thu 5 Mar 6:40AM

  13. I'm a Man United, although l'm impressed with­ how Spurs played today and they should keep that­ momentum going in order to avoid relegation zone and­ should try and beat Sunderland the next game folks.

    From gukkeechin, on Thu 5 Mar 1:24AM

  14. well done spurs!!!
    sod off to your own boards­ gooners....

    From Marco, on Wed 4 Mar 10:00PM

  15. get rid of that @#$% southgate

    From itsboro46, on Wed 4 Mar 9:56PM

  16. YES! Big up Spurs. Now Sunderland!!

    From lee, on Wed 4 Mar 9:56PM

  17. get Mido back, get Jones out of goal and get rid of­ Southgate.

    Marlon King?? wtf. hes about as much use as­ a one legged man in the hokey cokey

    From chunky monkey, on Wed 4 Mar 9:55PM

  18. Lennon twice

    From malachy, on Wed 4 Mar 9:54PM
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    SPURS FANS- still the worst london club in the­ premiership.

    From alex, on Wed 4 Mar 9:53PM

  20. ill have nightmares about boro lee

    From robert, on Wed 4 Mar 9:51PM
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