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Sunday September 21, 2008 Finished White Hart Lane

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Tottenham Hotspur

Wigan Athletic

  1. Wigan hold toothless Tottenham

    Wigan hold toothless Tottenham

    Tottenham's poor start to the season continued as they were held to a 0-0 draw by Wigan at White Hart Lane. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • Wigan Athletic
    • 90+3' There the final whistle, and the boos ring round White Hart Lane. Tottenham remain bottom of the Premier League.
    • 90+2' Gomes launches it long to bent, but Bramble easily beats him in the air. Bramble has been excellent this afternoon.
    • 90+1' Three minutes of injury time remaining.
    • 90+1' Henri Camara strikes one from distance...but it's well wide.
    • 90' The game enters its final few seconds, and it's Wigan who are in possession in the Spurs half.
    • 89' There's a lack of movement among Spurs' front players! The Spurs fans show their displeasure, and now Wigan break at speed. Olivier Kapo takes it down well...but Gomes makes a fine save. Corner to Wigan.
    • 88' It's end to end stuff now as both sides go for the three points!
    • 88' Kapo rises along in the Spurs area...but heads over the bar! He was totally unmarked! Typical Tottenham.
    • 88' Tom Huddlestone tries his luck from distance...saved, by Kirkland.
    • 87' Jamie O'Hara is played in by Darren Bent...but his shot is wayward too!
    • 85' A poor defensive clearance from Palacios allows Bent in...but he lashes his shot high and wide.
    • 85' Henri Camara is on for Amr Zaki for Wigan.
    • 83' Boyce and Bramble have done well in the centre of defence for Wigan today. The only man to really trouble the visitors today has been Aaron Lennon, though even he hasn't been able to make the breakthrough. Yet.
    • 80' Spurs make their final change of the match. Tom Huddlestone is on for Gareth Bale.
    • 76' Campbell does well on the left to work in a cross for Bent, though he can't quite get onto the end of it. Now Bale picks it up on the left hand side and whips a gorgeous ball across the box...but it evades Campbell, who was the only man in there.
    • 74' Long ball is played long to Bent, he flicks it on for Campbell, who lays it off for Lennon...who drags his shot wide of the post!!!! Best move of the match from Spurs so far.
    • 73' Lennon blocked by Figueroa! The little winger has provided the spark that Spurs have hitherto been misssing. Free-kick to Spurs to the side of the area. Jenas steps up...and puts in an absolute stinker of a ball.
    • 71' Wigan twice play themselves into trouble. They are dallying in possession in their own half.
    • 68' Bent gets free down the left flank, he tries to cross for Frazier Campbell...but it's blocked behind for a corner...which Bramble clears.
    • 64' Lennon is into the action straight away...he hares down the right wing...but the cross is blocked. It comes back to Lennon and Figueroa appears to trip Lennon in the area!!!! Huge screams for a penalty!!! But the referee says no! It was touch and go.
    • 63' Bentley is being replaced by Aaron Lennon. Juande Ramos is looking to inject some urgency into Spurs' play.
    • 61' It's perhaps a little far out...30 yards at least. Bale hits it...it comes off the wall and Wigan clear the danger. Disappointing.
    • 61' Zokora goes haring towards the Wigan goal...Palacios trips him, and Spurs have a free-kick in what would be an inviting position for Gareth Bale.
    • 60' Decent chip into the far post from Jenas for Bent...but the ex-England man heads well over the bar.
    • 57' A lull in the play at the moment. There is a real lack of quality in this game.
    • 54' Zokora under perssure from Zaki...and the Ivorian does well to head behind for a corner. Wigan are giving as good as they're getting here at White Hart Lane.
    • 49' O'Hara booked for a poor challenge on Zaki.
    • 46' Spurs get the second half underway.
    • 45+2' There's the half-time whistle. 0-0 at the break.
    • 45' Zokora is under pressure from Zaki...and the Ivorian puts it out for a corner. But the referee somehow points for a goal kick! How did he arrive at that decision??
    • 43' Corluka penalised for handball on the edge of the area. Another free-kick in an excellent position for Wigan. Palacios steps up...and drills the ball high into the crowd. A waste. Wigan are finishing this first half the stronger.
    • 42' Heskey cushions a long ball perfectly for Scharner...and the Austrian forces a superb save from Gomes!!!
    • 41' Scharner makes a well-tiemd run from deep into the area...and it requires a last-ditch clearance from Woodgate to clear the danger.
    • 36' Great play down the right flank from Palacios for Wigan. A nice dummy takes him away from Assou-Ekotto, he crosses for Zaki...who fires over the bar. Chance there for the Egyptian.
    • 34' Koumas hits it...straight at Gomes. The Welshman tried to double-bluff the Brazilian goalkeeper there.
    • 32' Heskey collapses on the edge of the area under not a lot of contact from Corluka, and Wigan have a free-kick in a dangerous area!
    • 31' Poor defending from Woodgate. He bundles Zaki over unnecessarily, and Wigan have a free-kick on the edge of the area...and Corluka makes a vital clearance! That delivery was much better from Koumas!
    • 29' Emerson Boyce now booked for a second tangle with Pavlyuchenko in the space of a few minutes.
    • 27' Bentley whips it in...and thumps the ball straight out of play. Not a single cross from him has gone anywhere near where it should.
    • 26' Pavlyuchenko holds it up well in the left hand corner deep in the Wigan half, and manages to win a foul off Emerson Boyce.
    • 24' Heskey goes down under a late challenge from Assou-Ekotto, and the big striker has gone down injured.
    • 23' Melchiot is brought down by Assou-Ekotto. Free-kick to Wigan in the Spurs half...which Heurelho Gomes comes to claim well.
    • 21' A Wigan corner is cleared by Woodgate and Spurs look to break quickly. They move it to Pavlyuchenko...but the Russian is stopped in his tracks by the Wigan defence. Spurs are struggling to find an incisive edge.
    • 18' Darren Bent shows great tenacity to win possession for Spurs just inside the Wigan half. Bent runs at goal, has one shot blocked but gets a lucky break and regains possession, he cuts inside and fires off another shot...but Kirkland is equal to it.
    • 15' Amr Zaki penalised for what seemed a fair challenge on Corluka. Wigan struggling to get a foothold in the game.
    • 13' Melchiot and Scharner looking to combine down the right hand side for Wigan, though Scharner's return pass for the Dutchman is overhit and runs out of play for a goal kick.
    • 12' Tottenham are enjoying the majority of the possession at the moment. Wigan under a bit of pressure.
    • 12' Corner to Spurs. It's hooked back in by Pavlyuchenko and falls to Darren Bent who must score....but no! The flag is up for offside!
    • 11' Pavlyuchenko now wins a free kick just outside the area to the left for Spurs. Bentley whips it in...though Melchiot heads the ball clear. Poor delivery.
    • 9' Amr Zaki goes for the audacious chip over Gomes...but the big Brazilian backpedals and takes the catch comfortably.
    • 7' Palacios is caught on the ball and O'Hara nips in...it's played in by Bent from the left, Pavlyuchenko flicks it up with his first touch...but his shot is deflected wide.
    • 6' Darren Bent gets himself under a high ball and holds it up well...he tries to lay it on to the onrushing Jenas...who miscontrols and the attack breaks down.
    • 4' Gareth Bale is sold down the river by Mario Melchiot early on, who wins Wigan a free kick. Jason Koumas whips it in...but the delivery is poor.
    • 1' Wigan get the first half underway.
    • 14:55 Meanwhile, Roman Pavlyuchenko returns to the Tottenham side to partner Darren Bent in attack, while Aaron Lennon and Giovani dos Santos start on the bench.
    • 14:55 Wigan make two changes to the side that beat Sunderland last week. Scharner is in for Cattermole and Kilbane replaces Koumas.
    • 14:45 Welcome to eurosport.yahoo.com's live text commentary of Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan from White Hart Lane.

  • Team Stats

    Tottenham Hotspur Stats Wigan Athletic
    56% Possession 43%
    16 Shots 16
    3 Shots on target 4
    1 Saves 1
    3 Corners 4
    11 Fouls 13
    3 Offsides 2
    2 Yellow cards 2
    0 Red cards 0
    20 Tackles 27
    302 Accurate passes 212
    49 Bad passes 19

  • 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 1 0 0 8 0 0
      22 Vedran Corluka 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 41 2 1
      32 Benoit Assou-Ekotto 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 30 13 3
      39 Jonathan Woodgate 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 31 3 3
      8 Jermaine Jenas 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 37 3 2
      24 Jamie O'Hara 0 2 0 4 0 0 0 49 11 3
      5 David Bentley 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 0 0
      4 Didier Zokora 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 30 1 3
      3 Gareth Bale 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 17 8 2
      10 Darren Bent 0 5 1 0 0 2 0 19 6 2
      9 Roman Pavlyuchenko 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 4 2 0
      11 Gilberto da Silva Melo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      21 César Sánchez Dominguez 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      7 Aaron Lennon 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9 0 0
      18 Fraizer Campbell 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 12 0 1
      6 Tom Huddlestone 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0
      17 Giovani dos Santos 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      16 Chris Gunter 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
    • Wigan Athletic
      G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T
      1 Chris Kirkland 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
      17 Emmerson Boyce 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 10 0 1
      7 Paul Scharner 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 20 0 5
      31 Maynor Figueroa 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 13 6 3
      25 Mario Melchiot 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 38 1 1
      19 Titus Bramble 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 2 1
      5 Wilson Palacios 0 1 0 3 1 0 0 30 4 3
      16 Luis Antonio Valencia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 41 1 9
      10 Jason Koumas 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 14 0 0
      13 Amr Zaki 0 2 1 2 2 1 0 10 2 3
      9 Emile Heskey 0 2 0 3 1 0 0 14 2 0
      8 Kevin Kilbane 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      27 Henri Camara 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 1
      2 Ryan Taylor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      23 Olivier Kapo 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 7 1 0
      22 Richard Kingson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      18 Daniel De Ridder 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
      12 Michael Pollitt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

  • Summary

    • 88' Tom Huddlestone tries his luck from distance...saved, by Kirkland.
    • 76' Campbell does well on the left to work in a cross for Bent, though he can't quite get onto the end of it. Now Bale picks it up on the left hand side and whips a gorgeous ball across the box...but it evades Campbell, who was the only man in there.
    • 74' Long ball is played long to Bent, he flicks it on for Campbell, who lays it off for Lennon...who drags his shot wide of the post!!!! Best move of the match from Spurs so far.
    • 64' Lennon is into the action straight away...he hares down the right wing...but the cross is blocked. It comes back to Lennon and Figueroa appears to trip Lennon in the area!!!! Huge screams for a penalty!!! But the referee says no! It was touch and go.
    • 42' Heskey cushions a long ball perfectly for Scharner...and the Austrian forces a superb save from Gomes!!!
    • 18' Darren Bent shows great tenacity to win possession for Spurs just inside the Wigan half. Bent runs at goal, has one shot blocked but gets a lucky break and regains possession, he cuts inside and fires off another shot...but Kirkland is equal to it.

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Steve Tanner

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Juande Ramos

    Captain: Jonathan Woodgate

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • D. Zokora
    • J. Woodgate
    • V. Corluka
    • B. Assou-Ekotto
    • D. Bentley Substitution Out (60′)
    • J. Jenas
    • J. O'Hara
    • G. Bale Substitution Out (80′)
    • R. Pavlyuchenko Substitution Out (45′)
    • D. Bent

    Subs

    • C. Sanchez
    • D. Gilberto
    • A. Lennon Substitution In60′
    • T. Huddlestone Substitution In80′
    • G. Dos Santos
    • F. Campbell Substitution In45′
    • C. Gunter

    Injured

    • H. Ghali
    • A. Hutton
    • L. Modric

    Suspended

    None

  • Wigan Athletic

    Manager: Steve Bruce

    Captain: Mario Melchiot

    Starting line-up

    • C. Kirkland
    • M. Melchiot
    • T. Bramble
    • E. Boyce Yellow Card
    • M. Figueroa Yellow Card
    • A. Valencia
    • P. Scharner
    • W. Palacios
    • J. Koumas Substitution Out (73′)
    • E. Heskey
    • A. Zaki Substitution Out (85′)

    Subs

    • O. Kapo Substitution In73′
    • K. Kilbane
    • H. Camara Substitution In85′
    • R. Taylor
    • M. Pollitt
    • D. De Ridder
    • R. Kingson

    Injured

    • E. Edman

    Suspended

    None