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Saturday October 3, 2009 Finished Reebok Stadium

2 - 2

Bolton Wanderers

  • Gardner 3’
  • Davies 69’

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Kranjcar 34’
  • Corluka 73’

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  1. Tottenham nick draw at Bolton

    Tottenham nick draw at Bolton

    Tottenham Hotspur's Croatian connection earned them a 2-2 draw against Bolton Wanderers in a pulsating match at the Reebok Stadium. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Bolton Wanderers
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • 90+4' There's the final whistle, and the points are shared after a cracking encounter.
    • 90+3' Defoe crosses from the lefr for Crouch... not even the six-foot-seven striker can get up there to meet it.
    • 90+2' Foul by Corluka who is booked. The ball is knocked long into the area by Bolton, but straight into the arms of Cudicini.
    • 90+1' Samuel's long throw is glanced goalwards by Mark Davies but with no power.
    • 90+1' Four minutes of stoppage time to be played.
    • 90' Nearly into injury time, and is there a winner to this enthralling game?
    • 88' Played up to Klasnic, who fouls Assou-Ekotto and Cudicini clears.
    • 87' A standing ovation for the brilliant Lee, who is replaced by Ivan Klasnic.
    • 85' Defoe finds Crouch in acres of space at the back post, but the big man juggles the ball instead of hitting a shot! Bolton get the ball out for a corner.
    • 84' Crouch hooks the ball goalwards and it hits the arm of Ricketts - referee Jones says no penalty!
    • 83' Great run down the left channel from Lennon, and his attempted cross is deflected for a corner.
    • 81' Second change for Bolton, as Mark Davies comes on for Matthew Taylor.
    • 80' Bodies all over the place in the Spurs box and the ball drops for Cohen, but he sends the ball wide.
    • 79' No-nonsense defending from Ricketts, as he barges Crouch off the ball and boots it into row Z.
    • 77' TAYLOR!! He nearly restores Bolton's lead with a looping header but Cudicini claws it away!
    • 77' Naughty from Lee: he dives over an imaginary rodent and wins Bolton a free-kick.
    • 76' Knight puts the ball out for a Tottenham throw on the right... Bolton manage to get it away.
    • 74' Don't worry, Bolton fans, Gavin McCann is on. He replaces Muamba.
    • 73' GOAL!!! Now it's two-all!! A tremendous header from Corluka to convert Kranjcar's outswinging corner, and Tottenham's Croatian connection has done the business!
    • 72' CROUCH HITS THE BAR!!! Jaaskelainen spills a Defoe shot, Crouch follows up and the ball somehow bounces up off the ground and onto the woodwork. It looked a certain goal.
    • 72' Fabrice Muamba needs to be careful. He has already been booked and flies into another challenge.
    • 70' Bolton lead, and deservedly so - now, what have Tottenham got left?
    • 69' GOAL!!! BOLTON BACK IN FRONT!! Kevin Davies with a typical back post header from a yard out! But the build-up is brilliant - Lee backheels for Cohen, who chips a cross to Davies. No more than they deserve.
    • 69' Defoe is wearing a brown cast of sorts on his injured hand. He has two dislocated finger and a broken bone.
    • 68' Here comes Defoe, and it is indeed Keane who makes way. Meanwhile, Jenas shoots wide.
    • 67' Jermain Defoe is getting ready to come on, and you have to imagine it will be for the anonymous Robbie Keane.
    • 66' Lee delivers it for CAHILL!!! His header flashes over the bar!
    • 65' A foul by Palacios and there is more pressure on Tottenham from this free-kick.
    • 63' And while there's a lull at the Reebok, let's raise the hitherto unimagined possibility of a Portsmouth victory. Wolves v Portsmouth
    • 62' Goals at Turf Moor. Surely Burnley haven't done it again? Have they? Well, have they?
    • 61' Another fine, sweeping move from Bolton, but Cudicini does well to claim Ricketts's tricky cross from the right.
    • 60' Assou-Ekotto is still down receiving treatment after that Muamba foul, but there is no lasting damage.
    • 59' Muamba dives in on Assou-Ekotto and can have few complaints about the yellow card. Well, he can and does, but he shouldn't have.
    • 58' A Crouch flick-on hits a defender and bounces back to the striker who sidefoots just over from 15 yards!
    • 56' ...Huddlestone tries his luck but sends the ball piling over the crossbar.
    • 56' Mike Jones erroneously awards Tottenham a free-kick for handball, but it is surely out of shooting range...
    • 55' LENNON!! He cuts inside from the right and drills a left-foot that Jaaskelainen can only parry, and Palacios sends the rebound well wide!
    • 54' The second half is following much the same pattern as the first - Bolton in charge but Tottenham dangerous on the break.
    • 53' Jenas fouls 25 yards from the Tottenham goal and Matt Taylor hits the free-kick... off the wall and out for a corner.
    • 51' Palacios tries a long shot, which is blocked by Gardner.
    • 50' Davies shoots from inside the box but Cudicini catches it.
    • 49' Bolton come forward with Cohen, and it is a very promising-looking attack before the Israeli passes straight to the feet of a defender.
    • 48' Crouch is wrongly flagged for offside as Spurs knock a cross into the danger area.
    • 47' Bolton knock it forward for Davies, who is adjudged to have fouled Bassong. Free-kick Tottenham.
    • 46' No personnel changes from either manager, and the second half is under way.
    • 45+2' Warm applause for the home team at the end of the first half, and well there might be. It's 1-1 but it has been a fine performance from Bolton.
    • 45+1' The ball is bouncing around the Bolton box, but a foul is given against Crouch.
    • 45' Harry Redknapp does not look happy. He knows his side are lucky to be level.
    • 44' A real chance for Bolton!! Lee flicks it on for Taylor and Cudicini does well to smother the ball.
    • 42' Davies to Taylor, who flicks a brilliant through ball for Cohen, but the Israeli's volley on the stretch goes over.
    • 41' A certain amount of anarchy in the Bolton box as a high free-kick drops from on high, but the ball eventually goes out for a goal-kick off Corluka's shin.
    • 40' Cahill chases a through ball, but he's not the quickest and Tottenham tidy up.
    • 39' Davies plays it into the box for Taylor who attempts to glance a header goalwards, and Corluka hacks it clear.
    • 37' Davies chests down a long ball eight yards out, turns and tries to shoot but it is blocked! The Bolton skipper normally loves those.
    • 36' A Jlloyd Samuel throw from the left is scrambled away by Huddlestone.
    • 35' Jenas slides in late on Taylor and it's another booking.
    • 35' That's pretty rough justice for Bolton, who have been far and away the better side this afternoon.
    • 34' GOAL!!! SPURS ARE LEVEL AND IT'S A SMASH AND GRAB!! Palacios lobs a ball into the box, Crouch heads down, and Kranjcar smashes the ball low into the net on the second bounce!
    • 32' Blimey. A tough challenge by Tamir Cohen on Palacios, and that's a yellow card. First of the game.
    • 31' Huddlestone miscontrols slightly in the Spurs box and Lee tries to nick the ball around him. The Korean looks absolutely electric.
    • 29' Tottenham attempt to come away on the break with Robbie Keane, but Gardner chases back brilliantly to dispossess the Irishman.
    • 28' Kranjcar fouls again! He shoves Lee and it's a Bolton free-kick just outside the area.
    • 27' Lee hits a free-kick into the area, and it is cleared as far as GARDNER!!! His shot looks goalbound but Jenas manages to get a block in!
    • 26' Another foul by Kranjcar as the Tottenham corner comes to nothing.
    • 25' Kranjcar! Turns superbly 25 yards from goal and hits a shot that deflects for a corner.
    • 24' Tottenham finally look like they have got a foothold in this game. Much better passing from the visitors.
    • 22' Tottenham look to come forward on the break, but there is a flag up against Kranjcar.
    • 21' Gardner! He's full of confidence and tries a shot from 30 yards... it flashes wide. Great play by Cohen to play him in.
    • 20' Tottenham finally get the ball into the opposition half, but the move breaks down when Palacios lofts a tame ball into the arms of Jaaskelainen.
    • 18' Played into the Tottenham box to the feet of Davies, but Bassong does well and will not let him turn.
    • 17' It's all Bolton at the moment. This has been a flying start from Gary Megson's side. Terrific stuff.
    • 15' Huddlestone has some treatment for a slight knock but he will be OK to continue.
    • 14' Superb build-up from Bolton down the right. Gardner skins Jenas and plays in Cohen, who is charged down by Cudicini!
    • 12' The whistle goes as Taylor strikes - pushing by Cohen in the Spurs area.
    • 12' Cudicini gets just enough on his punch to clear the ball from immediate danger. But Cahill is fouled and Bolton will pump it into the box again.
    • 11' Lee strikes it and Palacios heads behind for a corner.
    • 10' Foul by Huddlestone, and Bolton have a free-kick on the left, just outside the box. Looks like Lee will take it...
    • 8' Slick passing through the middle from Tottenham, but Crouch gives it away.
    • 7' Lennon makes a diagonal run from right to left, but his left-foot cross isn't up to much. Bolton clear.
    • 6' Lee is adjudged to have fouled Assou-Ekotto, who could have dealt better with the dropping ball for the goal.
    • 4' High ball into the Bolton box looking for Peter Crouch; Zat Knight heads behind for a corner.
    • 3' GOAL!!! BOLTON LEAD!!! Samuel flings a long throw from the left, bassong inadvertently flicks it on to the back post where Lee volleys, Cudicini saves and Gardner rams the rebound into the roof of the net!
    • 2' Aaron Lennon runs the ball out for a Bolton free-kick. The in-form winger is playing in front of Fabio Capello, who will also be interested in the likes of Peter Crouch and Gary Cahill.
    • 1' Game on at the Reebok Stadium! Bolton are playing from left to right in white and navy; Spurs are in their dark blue change strip.
    • - So Jermain Defoe's hand injury reduces him to a place on the bench for Tottenham. Peter Crouch gets the nod up fron while Tom Huddlestone continues alongside Sebastien Bassong at centre-back. No Johan Elmander for Bolton following his latest injury. Lee Chung-Yong starts after his match-winning contribution last weekend.
    • - TEAMS: BOLTON: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Cahill, Knight, Samuel, Gardner, Muamba, Cohen, Lee, Kevin Davies, Taylor... Subs: Al Habsi, Robinson, Steinsson, Mark Davies, Klasnic, McCann, Shittu... TOTTENHAM: Cudicini, Corluka, Huddlestone, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Jenas, Palacios, Kranjcar, Keane, Crouch... Subs: Gomes, Hutton, Bale, Bentley, Naughton, Defoe, Dawson... Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)

  • Summary

    • 77' TAYLOR!! He nearly restores Bolton's lead with a looping header but Cudicini claws it away!
    • 73' GOAL!!! Now it's two-all!! A tremendous header from Corluka to convert Kranjcar's outswinging corner, and Tottenham's Croatian connection has done the business!
    • 72' CROUCH HITS THE BAR!!! Jaaskelainen spills a Defoe shot, Crouch follows up and the ball somehow bounces up off the ground and onto the woodwork. It looked a certain goal.
    • 69' GOAL!!! BOLTON BACK IN FRONT!! Kevin Davies with a typical back post header from a yard out! But the build-up is brilliant - Lee backheels for Cohen, who chips a cross to Davies. No more than they deserve.
    • 66' Lee delivers it for CAHILL!!! His header flashes over the bar!
    • 58' A Crouch flick-on hits a defender and bounces back to the striker who sidefoots just over from 15 yards!
    • 55' LENNON!! He cuts inside from the right and drills a left-foot that Jaaskelainen can only parry, and Palacios sends the rebound well wide!
    • 44' A real chance for Bolton!! Lee flicks it on for Taylor and Cudicini does well to smother the ball.
    • 34' GOAL!!! SPURS ARE LEVEL AND IT'S A SMASH AND GRAB!! Palacios lobs a ball into the box, Crouch heads down, and Kranjcar smashes the ball low into the net on the second bounce!
    • 27' Lee hits a free-kick into the area, and it is cleared as far as GARDNER!!! His shot looks goalbound but Jenas manages to get a block in!
    • 25' Kranjcar! Turns superbly 25 yards from goal and hits a shot that deflects for a corner.
    • 14' Superb build-up from Bolton down the right. Gardner skins Jenas and plays in Cohen, who is charged down by Cudicini!
    • 3' GOAL!!! BOLTON LEAD!!! Samuel flings a long throw from the left, bassong inadvertently flicks it on to the back post where Lee volleys, Cudicini saves and Gardner rams the rebound into the roof of the net!
    • - TEAMS: BOLTON: Jaaskelainen, Ricketts, Cahill, Knight, Samuel, Gardner, Muamba, Cohen, Lee, Kevin Davies, Taylor... Subs: Al Habsi, Robinson, Steinsson, Mark Davies, Klasnic, McCann, Shittu... TOTTENHAM: Cudicini, Corluka, Huddlestone, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Jenas, Palacios, Kranjcar, Keane, Crouch... Subs: Gomes, Hutton, Bale, Bentley, Naughton, Defoe, Dawson... Referee: Mike Jones (Cheshire)

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  • Lineup

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Bolton Wanderers

      Manager: Gary Megson

      Captain: Kevin Davies

      Starting line-up

      • J. Jääskeläinen
      • S. Ricketts
      • G. Cahill
      • Z. Knight
      • J. Samuel
      • F. Muamba Yellow Card Substitution Out (74′)
      • R. Gardner Goal
      • T. Cohen Yellow Card
      • C. Lee Substitution Out (87′)
      • M. Taylor Substitution Out (81′)
      • K. Davies Goal

      Subs

      • I. Klasnic Substitution In87′
      • G. McCann Substitution In74′
      • D. Shittu
      • G. Steinsson
      • A. Al Habsi
      • P. Robinson
      • M. Davies Substitution In81′

    • Tottenham Hotspur

      Manager: Harry Redknapp

      Captain: Robbie Keane

      Starting line-up

      • C. Cudicini
      • V. Corluka Goal Yellow Card
      • T. Huddlestone
      • S. Bassong
      • B. Assou-Ekotto
      • J. Jenas Yellow Card
      • W. Palacios
      • A. Lennon
      • N. Kranjcar Goal
      • R. Keane Substitution Out (68′)
      • P. Crouch

      Subs

      • J. Defoe Substitution In68′
      • D. Bentley
      • M. Dawson
      • A. Hutton
      • G. Bale
      • K. Naughton
      • Gomes

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      Midfielders
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      Strikers
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      Substitution Out81′ - -
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      Subs
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      Substitution In81′ - -
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
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  1. cos it a @#$% match lol ;-s lol x

    From tC, on Fri 30 Oct 4:45PM

  2. match

    From mdavies1964, on Thu 29 Oct 12:02PM

  3. why did no one tipe a comment for this

    From mdavies1964, on Thu 29 Oct 12:00PM
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