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Hull City

  • Hunt 24’

Tottenham Hotspur

  • Defoe 9’, 44’, 90’
  • Palacios 13’
  • Keane 77’

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  1. Defoe hat-trick sinks Hull

    Defoe hat-trick sinks Hull

    Tottenham's away campaign got off to an emphatic start with a 5-1 win at Hull City as Jermain Defoe scored a hat-trick. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Hull City
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • - Thanks for joining us this evening, on the night when Spurs take six points from their opening two games for ony the second time in 14 years. Hull's winless streak in the Premier League stretches to 13 games however.
    • 90'+4 FT. 5-1 to Spurs, and an emphatic hat-trick from Defoe!
    • 90'+4 Defoe plays the ball to Lennon on the edge of the area, and receives a touch back before hammering in his third of the night!
    • 90'+4 GOAL FOR SPURS! Defoe completes his hat-trick!
    • 90'+3 Bentley tries his luck from 20 yards as Spurs break, but his shot is weak and Myhill gathers easily.
    • 90'+2 Spurs prodding the Hull defence as they continue to attack.
    • 90' Four minutes of added time to play...
    • 89' A corner for Spurs late on as they keep coming...
    • 87' Cudicini clears upfield as Spurs continue to control play.
    • 85' Bentley makes a late entrance as Modric makes way.
    • 83' Defoe so desperately wants his hat-trick, and he almost beats Turner to a loose ball.
    • 82' Crouch almost makes an immediate impact as he rises to meet a cross and heads straight at Myhill!
    • 80' Change for Spurs and Crouch replaces Keane.
    • 79' Great flowing goal for Spurs. Keane brings the ball up the middle of the pitch and uses Lennon on the overlap on the right wing. He then makes his run to the near post and glances a cross past Myhill!
    • 78' GOAL FOR SPURS! On the counter from the corner, Keane brings the ball out, gives it to Lennon and meets the return cross for a headed goal!
    • 77' Hull come forward and Hunt's cross is put behind for a corner. Spurs bring the ball out from the set piece...
    • 74' Defoe so close to his hat-trick again! He checks inside Barmby and grazes the base of Myhill's left post with a low shot.
    • 73' Hunt's shot from 25 yards takes a nick on the way through for a corner... Huddlestone clears the delivery, and Spurs can move forward.
    • 72' And moments later the striker almost makes his hat-trick at the near post when meeting Lennon's cross, but Turner gets a great sliding block in! Corner Spurs.
    • 71' Defoe is well marshalled by Gardner as he tries to tiptoe his way into the area for a third.
    • 70' Cudicini tips a header over from Geovanni as Hull float a cross in.
    • 70' Boateng is replaced by Ghilas for Hull.
    • 69' Geovanni tries to beat Cudicini from 30#plus; yards with a free-kick but the keeper is sighted all the way and takes it well.
    • 68' Hutton's next in the book for a shove on Hunt as Hull break forward.
    • 66' Folan takes a booking for a terrible late challenge on Hutton. He even had the gall to try and dispute it. He's looked well out of his depth this evening, the Hull forward.
    • 65' Huddlestone drills the set piece into the wall, and Hull win a free-kick of their own in the ensuing melée.
    • 64' Another free-kick in a dangerous position as Turner is booked for a late one from behind on Modric.
    • 63' Modric runs in off the left and fires a shot over the bar. Not far off there from the Croatian.
    • 61' Spurs win a free-kick 20 yards out and Huddlestone's deflected shot wins a corner for the visitors.
    • 60' Penalty appeal from Hull turned away! Geovanni goes down alongside Bassong. Hard to tell if there was contact... Foy didn't think so.
    • 58' Spurs patiently knocking the ball around as they seek an opening to exploit...
    • 55' Keane springs the Hull defence and is racing in! He tries to find Defoe in the middle but his squared ball is cut out!
    • 54' Keane tries to beat one man too many as he weaves his way through the Hull defence. He thens picks up a yellow card seconds later for running through Barmby.
    • 53' Hull win a corner as Hutton defends a very dangerous free-kick. Cudicini collects the ball unchallenged in the air from the delivery.
    • 51' So close to an own goal from Boateng! Assou-Ekotto streams to the left by-line and cuts the ball across goal, and the Hull captain slices just wide of his own post as he concedes a corner.
    • 49' Spurs mount an attack which incorporates Huddlestone, Lennon and Hutton. They're passing the ball well this evening.
    • 47' Spurs are straight out of the blocks, and Hunt is forced to bring down Hutton. He's booked for his troubles.
    • 46' Kick-off! Hull get the game back on...
    • - Mouyokolo is replaced by Barmby at the interval for Hull.
    • - Bit of half-time news. Hull chairman Paul Duffen has confirmed that Real Madrid striker Alvaro Negredo has turned down the chance to swap Madrid for Hull...
    • 45'+3 HT. Spurs take a 3-1 lead into the break after a slick first-half showing from Defoe.
    • 45'+1 Three minutes of added time to play...
    • 45' Keane stepped over a through ball to allow Defoe to latch on, and he made light work of Turner before hammering the ball into the top-right corner.
    • 45' GOAL FOR SPURS! Defoe's second as he skips clear of a weak challenge before slamming the ball in.
    • 44' Hunt gets a stern talking to for a poor late challenge on Palacios.
    • 42' Huddlestone finds Palacios inside Hull's area with a great ball off the outside of his right boot, but the goalscorer's touch lets him down.
    • 40' Defoe pulls a shot wide as he meets Lennon's cross from the right on the penalty spot.
    • 39' Geovanni whips in a free-kick but Cudicini collects. Spurs then break, but the Brazilian wins a free-kick out of Hutton in midfield. Geovanni's been central since coming on.
    • 37' Folan is adjudged to have fouled Bassong as he bundles the defender over before slotting past the already walking away Cudicini.
    • 35' It's evened out after Spurs' early dominance, thanks largely to the introduction of Geovanni for Hull. The visitors still look very dangerous on the break.
    • 33' Hutton and Geovanni receive treatment after colliding. The Hull man was late on his Spurs opponent.
    • 31' Hull almost equalise! Geovanni's made a massive difference since coming on. He wins the ball off Corluka and sets Hunt in, but a last-ditch challenge from Hutton takes the ball off his toes as he sets to shoot.
    • 29' Penalty appeal turned away for Spurs! Hutton races into the area and cuts the ball back from the by-line, and it strikes former Spurs man Gardner on the arm. They were raised, but Chris Foy says no. Maybe karma for Assou-Ekotto's foul on Voronin on Sunday...
    • 28' Lennon drives in off the right side but hammers a shot well over.
    • 27' Keane so very nearly finds Modric inside the area but a stretched Hull leg diverts the ball!
    • 25' Hunt whips in a free-kick from wide on Spurs' left, and Geovanni gets in the area. He doesn't actually touch it, and the ball bounces through and into the top-left corner of the goal!
    • 24' GOAL FOR HULL! Geovanni appears to glance on Hunt's free-kick!
    • 23' Hull enjoying putting Spurs under some pressure and it almost pays off as Hunt skips inside Hutton and volleys well wide, with Folan screaming for the ball in the centre.
    • 22' Cousin is sacrificed by Brown in a tactical change, as Geovanni is thrown on after just 21 minutes for Hull. The striker's not happy with that one!
    • 21' Hull come forward with a fast-paced passing move, but Boateng's final ball over the top is intercepted by Corluka, who heads back to Cudicini.
    • 20' Lennon finds Keane inside and the Irishman tries a neat flick inside the area, which almost comes off.
    • 18' Spurs attack again but Hull manage to hack the ball away before Modric tests Myhill from 25 yards with a shot.
    • 17' And he's replaced by Cudicini.
    • 16' At the other end meanwhile, Gomes is down and receiving treatment after landing awkwardly moments before the goal when leaping.
    • 15' Spurs catch Hull on the counter and Keane lays Palacios on on the left side, and the midfielder obliges with a low shot past Myhill at his near post for 2-0!
    • 14' GOAL FOR SPURS! Palacios with a similar finish to Defoe's!
    • 13' More great attacking play from Spurs as Lennon and Defoe combine. The striker's attempted through ball for Keane is snuffed out though.
    • 12' Lennon again caught offside down the right wing as he beats Hull's defence for pace, but not guile.
    • 11' Huddlestone finds Defoe just inside Hull's area with a pass as Spurs win another midfield battle. The striker takes Turner on and shoots across the face of Myhill's goal to bury the ball in the bottom-right corner for 1-0!
    • 10' GOAL FOR SPURS! Defoe works his magic inside the area!
    • 9' Defoe dances through one, two challenges but his feet fail him as he tries to go past one more! That would've been a superb goal had he made it through! All Spurs so far...
    • 8' Hull win a corner as Hunt battles with Hutton, but Gomes claims the knockdown from the Irishman's ensuing delivery.
    • 6' Close from Defoe! He tries to lob Myhill as the ball breaks to him 25 yards out, and he's not far off as the ball grazes the top of the goal!
    • 4' Keane over-hits a diagonal pass. Spurs are off to a flyer, with Huddlestone and Palacios settling in midfield straight away. Defoe looks lively up front and has been involved early on, as has Keane.
    • 3' Spurs are buzzing immediately. Modric has a shot blocked as he is found in space inside the area by Defoe.
    • 2' Lennon flagged offside as he takes the ball out wide from Keane and crosses it back in to the Irishman, who taps in. Spurs' first attack and they cut Hull open.
    • 1' Kick-off! Spurs get the game underway...
    • - Out come the teams onto the pitch...
    • - How will Hull's front pairing of Caleb Folan and Daniel Cousin fare? The Frenchman's been brought in due to Dean Marney's injury, in Hull's only change.
    • - Anticipation building with kick-off just over five minutes away... I'm going for a Spurs win, with Defoe on the scoresheet.
    • - The sun shines on the KC Stadium, but the whole of the pitch is in the shade.
    • - Don't forget you can follow all the rest of the evening's Premier League action by clicking here!
    • - One change for Tottenham from the side that beat Liverpool as Vedran Corluka moves across to partner Sebastien Bassong at the centre of defence in Ledley King's absence. Alan Hutton comes in at right-back.
    • - The Tigers' opening-day defeat at Chelsea was a tough one to swallow for Phil Brown's side given Didier Drogba's late winner. Can they pick up their first points of the season here?
    • - And for Spurs: Gomes, Hutton, Corluka, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Palacios, Huddlestone, Modric, Keane, Defoe. SUBS: Cudicini, Bentley, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch, Naughton, Chimbonda, O'Hara.
    • - Team news is in and we start with hosts Hull: Myhill, Mouyokolo, Turner, Gardner, Dawson, Mendy, Boateng, Olofinjana, Hunt, Folan, Cousin. SUBS: Duke, Barmby, Geovanni, Halmosi, Kilbane, Ghilas, Zayatte.
    • - Hull had the worst home form in the league last season, picking up just 14 points from 19 games, so this could be a very interesting one...
    • - Can Spurs build on their impressive opening-day win over Liverpool in their first away game of the new season? Their away form was what let them down last campaign, so has Harry Redknapp sorted it out?
    • - Good evening and welcome to our live updates of Hull v Tottenham!

  • Summary

    • - Thanks for joining us this evening, on the night when Spurs take six points from their opening two games for ony the second time in 14 years. Hull's winless streak in the Premier League stretches to 13 games however.
    • 90'+4 Defoe plays the ball to Lennon on the edge of the area, and receives a touch back before hammering in his third of the night!
    • 90'+4 GOAL FOR SPURS! Defoe completes his hat-trick!
    • 82' Crouch almost makes an immediate impact as he rises to meet a cross and heads straight at Myhill!
    • 79' Great flowing goal for Spurs. Keane brings the ball up the middle of the pitch and uses Lennon on the overlap on the right wing. He then makes his run to the near post and glances a cross past Myhill!
    • 78' GOAL FOR SPURS! On the counter from the corner, Keane brings the ball out, gives it to Lennon and meets the return cross for a headed goal!
    • 74' Defoe so close to his hat-trick again! He checks inside Barmby and grazes the base of Myhill's left post with a low shot.
    • 72' And moments later the striker almost makes his hat-trick at the near post when meeting Lennon's cross, but Turner gets a great sliding block in! Corner Spurs.
    • 70' Cudicini tips a header over from Geovanni as Hull float a cross in.
    • 63' Modric runs in off the left and fires a shot over the bar. Not far off there from the Croatian.
    • 60' Penalty appeal from Hull turned away! Geovanni goes down alongside Bassong. Hard to tell if there was contact... Foy didn't think so.
    • 55' Keane springs the Hull defence and is racing in! He tries to find Defoe in the middle but his squared ball is cut out!
    • 51' So close to an own goal from Boateng! Assou-Ekotto streams to the left by-line and cuts the ball across goal, and the Hull captain slices just wide of his own post as he concedes a corner.
    • 45' Keane stepped over a through ball to allow Defoe to latch on, and he made light work of Turner before hammering the ball into the top-right corner.
    • 45' GOAL FOR SPURS! Defoe's second as he skips clear of a weak challenge before slamming the ball in.
    • 40' Defoe pulls a shot wide as he meets Lennon's cross from the right on the penalty spot.
    • 31' Hull almost equalise! Geovanni's made a massive difference since coming on. He wins the ball off Corluka and sets Hunt in, but a last-ditch challenge from Hutton takes the ball off his toes as he sets to shoot.
    • 29' Penalty appeal turned away for Spurs! Hutton races into the area and cuts the ball back from the by-line, and it strikes former Spurs man Gardner on the arm. They were raised, but Chris Foy says no. Maybe karma for Assou-Ekotto's foul on Voronin on Sunday...
    • 27' Keane so very nearly finds Modric inside the area but a stretched Hull leg diverts the ball!
    • 25' Hunt whips in a free-kick from wide on Spurs' left, and Geovanni gets in the area. He doesn't actually touch it, and the ball bounces through and into the top-left corner of the goal!
    • 24' GOAL FOR HULL! Geovanni appears to glance on Hunt's free-kick!
    • 23' Hull enjoying putting Spurs under some pressure and it almost pays off as Hunt skips inside Hutton and volleys well wide, with Folan screaming for the ball in the centre.
    • 18' Spurs attack again but Hull manage to hack the ball away before Modric tests Myhill from 25 yards with a shot.
    • 15' Spurs catch Hull on the counter and Keane lays Palacios on on the left side, and the midfielder obliges with a low shot past Myhill at his near post for 2-0!
    • 14' GOAL FOR SPURS! Palacios with a similar finish to Defoe's!
    • 11' Huddlestone finds Defoe just inside Hull's area with a pass as Spurs win another midfield battle. The striker takes Turner on and shoots across the face of Myhill's goal to bury the ball in the bottom-right corner for 1-0!
    • 10' GOAL FOR SPURS! Defoe works his magic inside the area!
    • 6' Close from Defoe! He tries to lob Myhill as the ball breaks to him 25 yards out, and he's not far off as the ball grazes the top of the goal!
    • - How will Hull's front pairing of Caleb Folan and Daniel Cousin fare? The Frenchman's been brought in due to Dean Marney's injury, in Hull's only change.
    • - One change for Tottenham from the side that beat Liverpool as Vedran Corluka moves across to partner Sebastien Bassong at the centre of defence in Ledley King's absence. Alan Hutton comes in at right-back.
    • - And for Spurs: Gomes, Hutton, Corluka, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Palacios, Huddlestone, Modric, Keane, Defoe. SUBS: Cudicini, Bentley, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch, Naughton, Chimbonda, O'Hara.
    • - Good evening and welcome to our live updates of Hull v Tottenham!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Hull City

    Manager: Phil Brown

    Captain: George Boateng

    Starting line-up

    • B. Myhill
    • S. Mouyokolo Substitution Out (45′)
    • M. Turner Yellow Card
    • A. Gardner
    • A. Dawson
    • G. Boateng Substitution Out (68′)
    • S. Olofinjana
    • B. Mendy
    • S. Hunt Goal Yellow Card
    • C. Folan Yellow Card
    • D. Cousin Substitution Out (21′)

    Subs

    • N. Barmby Substitution In45′
    • K. Kilbane
    • P. Halmosi
    • K. Zayatte
    • M. Duke
    • K. Ghilas Substitution In68′
    • Geovanni Substitution In21′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Robbie Keane

    Starting line-up

    • Gomes Substitution Out (16′)
    • A. Hutton Yellow Card
    • V. Corluka
    • S. Bassong
    • B. Assou-Ekotto
    • W. Palacios Goal
    • T. Huddlestone
    • A. Lennon
    • L. Modric Substitution Out (84′)
    • R. Keane Goal Yellow Card Substitution Out (80′)
    • J. Defoe Goals×3

    Subs

    • C. Cudicini Substitution In16′
    • P. Crouch Substitution In80′
    • D. Bentley Substitution In84′
    • P. Chimbonda
    • J. O'Hara
    • K. Naughton
    • R. Pavlyuchenko

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None

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  1. .

    From Bazza, on Thu 27 Aug 1:35PM

  2. nice .............

    From Bazza, on Thu 27 Aug 1:14PM

  3. i would love to watch spurs v chelsea right now for­ some reason...

    From sarah, on Sat 22 Aug 3:25PM

  4. up Chelsea........... please u guys should keep it up.

    From lovelygirl870, on Thu 20 Aug 3:22PM

  5. Good job Harry..

    From de_mourinho, on Thu 20 Aug 12:15PM

  6. I think top 4 this season bassong great buy come on­ spurs.

    From Wayne, on Thu 20 Aug 11:40AM
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    chelsea THe best!!

    From Merollz Faiz, on Thu 20 Aug 10:53AM
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    CHELSEA!!!!!!!!!

    From BEN, on Thu 20 Aug 9:08AM

  9. when Redknap started to coach spurs, spurs were­ becoming better and better

    From mishima_kazuya1, on Thu 20 Aug 8:58AM

  10. spurs .. u can get into top 4 if ur forms continue ..­ come defoe and co :D

    From yeorick, on Thu 20 Aug 8:25AM

  11. Hey thanks Pen. Good luck against Pompy at the­ w/end.

    COYS, great win! How nice to have Defoe back,­ on the form of his life?!

    From marklee_freelance, on Thu 20 Aug 7:01AM

  12. spurs who have worst start last season have turn into­ the best

    From koinzell85, on Thu 20 Aug 4:58AM

  13. Spurs - pride of London!!!

    From surfwindsnow, on Thu 20 Aug 2:51AM

  14. they will finish 3rd i think

    From Ademola, on Thu 20 Aug 2:45AM

  15. superb rednapp...

    From zky_7754, on Thu 20 Aug 1:29AM

  16. Superb Performance by Tottenham

    From nBz., on Thu 20 Aug 12:39AM

  17. Good on you YIDS. Can anybody remember the last time­ that Spurs were at the very top of the League (Div. 1­ or Prem)?

    From theartguy, on Thu 20 Aug 12:37AM

  18. Excellent night for us tottenham fans bring on west­ ham.

    From Wayne, on Thu 20 Aug 12:29AM

  19. This could be Spurs' year to break into the top­ four or it could be now called the top five or six.­ With Everton and Villa not starting well, they'll­ definitely be in with a chance.

    From cokrowinoto, on Wed 19 Aug 11:27PM

  20. Must be Spurs best start to a season Ever.

    From PAUL T, on Wed 19 Aug 11:10PM
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