Saturday October 30, 2010 Day 10 Finished Old Trafford

Manchester United 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur

  • Vidic 31’
  • Nani 84’

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  1. Bizarre goal taints United win

    Bizarre goal taints United win

    Manchester United beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford in a match marred by a farcical second goal scored by Nani. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Manchester United
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
    • - The Spurs players continue to harangue Clattenburg. Alex Ferguson looks sheepish and apologetic as he shakes hands with Harry Redknapp. Yet another controversial point in the recent history of this fixture.
    • 90+4' The final whistle goes, and what had been a good game has been tarnished by a farcical second goal. However, overall United deserve their three points, and they stay within five points of leaders Chelsea.
    • 90+2' Nani lets fly with a cracking strike that clips the top of the bar!
    • 90' Four minutes of extra time are signalled.
    • 88' A couple of Spurs players, including Modric, are booked for their protestations. and finally this game can continue. Well, it's all but over now anyway.
    • 87' Not sure what happened there, to be honest. Why did Gomes place the ball down? Why did the linesman put his flag up? Dear oh dear...
    • 86' Farcical stuff here now. Nani is celebrating, but the linesman's flag is up. Referee Mark Clattenburg over-rules him! The goal stands!
    • 85' GOAL!! Never mind that, because Nani has scored anyway! Gomes places th ball down and Nani trots up to it and knocks it into the empty net!
    • 84' Nani looks to be yanked back by Kaboul as he surges into the box and he goes down in instalments... no penalty! Looked like he had a case there...
    • 83' Bale hurls in a long throw, but Evra simply heads it away. Bale has the ball again but it's Vidic's head this time that clears.
    • 81' United have settled into closing out this match very well. Tottenham have been starved of the ball and denied chances in the last 10 minutes or so.
    • 80' Promising attack here from United, but Scholes's touch is a little heavy and Spurs have another goal kick.
    • 79' The news from the Spurs bench is that Van der Vaart felt a twinge in his hamstring, and his removal is simply a precautionary measure.
    • 78' Evra surges down the left past Hutton, but goes too far and the ball runs out.
    • 77' Tottenham substitution: Peter Crouch replaces Van der Vaart. This is a worry for Spurs ahead of their Champions League match against Inter on Tuesday. The Dutchman is walking off, at least.
    • 76' United are looking to build an attack but Van der Vaart sits down on the turf, and they kick it out of play. No one was near the Dutchman when he went down. Perhaps a touch of cramp.
    • 74' Pavlyuchenko has a look around, turns and fires an effort from distance that deflects off Vidic and flies just wide of the target! United deal with the corner well.
    • 72' Assou-Ekotto finds van der Vaart int he box with his back to goal. The Dutchman turns and shoots, but Van der Sar was always the fasvourite to block that effort at the near post.
    • 71' Nani bursts forward again and drags his shot off target. United are slowly but surely taking the high ground in this game.
    • 70' Pavlyuchenko twists and turns on the edge of the box and fires a decent effort high into the side netting.
    • 69' Kaboul gives possession away to Nani in the centre circle. The Portuguese surges forward and feeds Hernandez, who fires wide on the turn! A let-off for Kaboul there!
    • 68' Bale gets in a decent delivery but Pavlyuchenko doesn't take the gamble.
    • 66' Tottenham substitution: Wilson Palacios replaces Jenas.
    • 65' Nani lines up the free-kick from Jenas's foul... curled round the wall but Gomes catches it.
    • 64' United substitutions: Paul Scholes and Wes Brown replace Berbatov and Rafael.
    • 63' Evra turns inside and Jenas makes a late tackel. Free-kick to United.
    • 62' Tottenham substitution: Roman Pavlyuchenko replaces Keane.
    • 62' United looking dangerous here as they have penty forward, but Berbatov is caught offside.
    • 61' Tottenham have now conceded exactly one goal in their last nine Premier League games. (Opta)
    • 60' Bale charges forward with the ball at his feet. He drifts across the field and gets half a yard off Vidic to fire a low strike just wide of the far post!
    • 59' Carrick shapes up to strike from distance, but takes too long and loses the ball.
    • 58' This time Bale does go across and finds Modric. The Croatian nudges it on to Hutton back the right-back loses it.
    • 57' Bale roves infield and cuts inside. He tries to drive into the box when Lennon was screaming for the square pass across the D.
    • 56' Nani lets fly from the right, but Gomes catches firmly. It looks as though it was meant as a cross rather than a shot, but it could have snuck into the top corner.
    • 54' The tempo has dropped somewhat compared to the first half. Gomes has to be alert to deal with a difficult backpass from Gallas.
    • 53' Gomes comes out to claim Van der Sar's long ball forward as Hernandez is chasing. The Mexican is caught offside as United mount another attack.
    • 52' Tottenham have conceded only one second half goal in the Premier League this season. (Opta)
    • 51' Berbatov is caught offside. Gallas is limping around now. just what Tottenham don't need - another injured defender. King, Dawson, Corluka, Woodgate... all out. Bassong is on the bench though.
    • 50' Nani gets an imprint of Assou-Ekotto's studs on his thigh. Crouch and Pavlyuchenko are both warming up.
    • 49' Tottenham again take a few minutes to get into gear fromt he kick-off , but are now looking good on the ball again.
    • 48' Modric glides forward before finding Bale out wide. The Welshman's cross doesn't beat the first man.
    • 47' United have won their last 18 home matches, stretching back nearly four years, in which they led 1-0 at half-time. (Infostrada)
    • 46' Hernandez plays a canny one-two with Park with skews his shot wide.
    • 46' The second half is underway. More of the same please!
    • 45+3' That's the final act of the half. Spurs have played well but so far it's the same old story in this fixture.
    • 45+2' Fletcher shoves over Van der Vaart near the hlafway line. The dutchman's free-kick is collected by Van der Sar.
    • 45+1' Just as one minute of added time is signalled, the United physio is on the ptich to look at Park. The Korean stumbled over the prone Lennon as the free-kick was cleared, but he'll be fine to continue.
    • 45' Assou-Ekotto charges forward and wins a free-kick from Carrick. Kaboul and Gallas come forward for Van der Vaart's delivery... Vidic heads away at the second attempt.
    • 44' Berbatov is fed by Park at a wide angle and his shot is blocked by Gomes at the near post!
    • 43' Jenas tries to find half a yard for the strike fron the edge of the box, but he slips as he hits it and the effort doesn't trouble Van der Sar.
    • 42' Bale is caught offside from Assou-Ekotto's lng ball. Rafael has done a good job handling him so far.
    • 41' Assou-Ekotto tracks Nani all the way and puts in a good tackle, and even manages to win the throw-in.
    • 40' Lennon looks to scamper away down the wing, but he's tripped up by Park.
    • 39' Fletcher finds Hernandez, and the Mexican tries to find him with a return pass on the turn that is easily cut out by Gallas.
    • 38' United pour men forward and Berbatov has a pop, but it's right at Gomes.
    • 37' Smart conrer form Van der Vaart, played back to Modric, who goes for the top corner and Van der Sar saves!
    • 36' Bale's throw is taken on the chest of Van der Vaart, and the Dutchman turns and pulls a strike across goal. The Londoners have a corner now though...
    • 35' Credit to Spurs, they do not looked perturbed by that goal, and are continuing to play the ball around confidently.
    • 34' Modric and Van der Vaart aid Lennon in his run forward through the centre, but his ball to the feet of Keane is intercepted.
    • 33' Hutton feeds Lennon down the right, but the cross runs just behind Van der Vaart, who was in plenty of space. Bale gets past Rafael on the opposite flank, but the cross is headed clear.
    • 32' That's Nemanja Vidic's second goal of the season.
    • 31' GOAL!! Nani swings in the delivery and Vidic heads it past Gomes! United in front!
    • 30' Late tackle on Hernandez by Kaboul. The Mexican has now drawn yellow card-worthy fouls from both Spurs centre-backs, and won a free-kick in a dangerous position on the right to boot.
    • 29' This is only the third time in Premier League history that United have been unbeaten after nine games; they won the title on the two previous occasions (1997, 2000). (Opta)
    • 28' Hernandez has plenty of space, but he swipes his strike high and wide.
    • 27' Van der Vaart turns and heads for goal. There is no pass on so he has to go for the strike, but it cannons off Vidic. good, patient build-up from Spurs.
    • 26' Berbatov slides in to try and keep the ball in play, but the former Spurs man can't avoid conceding the goal kick.
    • 25' Hernandez has looked bright on the rare occasions he has seen the ball thus far, and he does well to get the ball at the byline and keep the play moving. Nani teases two defenders before teeing up Fletcher, but the strike is an easy save for Gomes.
    • 24' Nani gives Assou-Ekotto a shove in the back as he hounds the Spurs full-back, and concedes the free-kick.
    • 23' Nani clears the corner. Spurs retain the ball, of which they have seen plenty since that early dominant spell from United.
    • 22' Lennon plays a nice dummy and gets the ball inside the box from Van der Vaart. His cross is blocked for another corner...
    • 22' Van der Vaart's corner is met by Kaboul... headed over the bar.
    • 21' Ferdinand is muscled off the ball by Bale at the byline and Van der Sar has to act quickly to block the cross at the expense of a corner. It looks like the ball went out of play when Bale went past Ferdinand...
    • 20' Spurs struggling to clear theirlines. Carrick has a dig from distance that Gomes blocks, and he has to grab hold of the ball quickly with Hernandez lurking.
    • 19' Spurs have several forward as they build patiently inside the United half, but a stray pass from Jenas goes out for a throw as Assou-Ekotto was bombing forward to meet it.
    • 18' A slaloming run from Rafael gets him inside the box, but he drags his left-footed effort well wide of the near post.
    • 17' Gallas gets the first booking of the match with a late challenge on Hernandez.
    • 16' Rafael had not been born the last time that Tottenham Hotspur won a league match at Old Trafford. Gareth Bale was five months old when Gary Lineker gave Spurs that 1-0 victory in 1989. (Infostrada)
    • 15' Jenas brings down Berbatov. United can't fashion a chance from the free-kick.
    • 14' With Chelsea winning today, United need a win here to stay within five points of Chelsea. Spurs will go third if they win break the habit of a generation and win here.
    • 13' Berbatov, so good with his back to goal, feeds Park on the right of the area. The Korean cuts inside and bends a left-footed effort wide of the upright!
    • 12' More good build-up from Spurs before Lennon's low cross fails to beat the first man.
    • 11' United have won 18 and lost none of their last 22 matches in the league against Tottenham. (Opta)
    • 10' Keane holds the ball up and finds Lennon. The pass comes across to Van der Vaart who flashing a shot over the bar.
    • 9' Van der Vaart hits a cracking strike from distance that rebounds off the bar! Van der Sar was well beaten there!
    • 8' Modric makes tracks down the left but Fletcher follows him before nicking the ball.
    • 7' Nice move forward from Spurs, but William Gallas is flagged up for offside.
    • 6' Spurs have won none of their last 67 matches away from home against the Premier League’s “Big Four” since August 1993 – Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal. (Opta)
    • 5' Edwin van der Sar clears the ball. The big Dutch keeper celebrated his 40th birthday yesterday, making him the ninth member of the Premier League's over-40s club. Who are the other eight?
    • 4' Really bright start from United. Spurs are set up to attack their hosts but so far they are being passed through. Fletcher turns his ankle after sliding in to tackle Van der Vaart. The tough Scot will run it off.
    • 3' Park squares a pass to Nani, who drills strike from distance that Gomes is more than equal to.
    • 2' Park chests the ball down and fires in a low strike from 20 yards that crashes off the foot of the post!
    • 1' United kick off and we're underway at Old Trafford. Right away Nani lands awkwardly after going up for a header with Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
    • 17:25 The teams are coming out on to the pitch now. We'll be underway shortly...
    • 17:20 HEAD-TO-HEAD: United and Spurs have met 146 times in the league. Manchester United have won 73 and Tottenham 35. They have met 36 times in the Premier League. Manchester United have won 26, Tottenham three. (Infostrada)
    • 17:15 Eurosport pundit Paul Parker: "Spurs have generally held up well despite the added pressures of their first Champions League campaign. They may have had to come from behind several times this season but, for the most part, they have succeeded, and the fact they lie fifth now is promising for Harry Redknapp and his team. However, it is worth remembering that the last time Spurs won at Old Trafford in the league, Gary Lineker scored the winner." Parker: Spurs will be dangerous at Old Trafford
    • 17:10 The referee for this clash is Mark Clattenburg. The Gosforth official took charge of United's 3-0 win over West Ham in August and Spurs' 2-1 win over Villa earlier this month. He has dished out 26 bookings and two red cards in his eight matches so far this season.
    • 17:05 MATCH ODDS: Manchester United 8/15, Draw 13/5, Tottenham 9/2
    • 17:00 Perhaps the most surpirsing selection this evening is that of Robbie Keane in attack ahead of Peter Crouch. Spurs will once again be without Tom Huddlestone. The midfielder has failed to recover from the groin injury that forced him to miss last weekend's 1-1 draw with Everton. Captain Ledley King and Vedran Corluka (both groin) are still out, while Jermain Defoe, Michael Dawson (both ligament damage), Jamie O'Hara (back) and Jonathan Woodgate (groin) are long-term absentees
    • 16:55 Manchester United are again without strikers Wayne Rooney and Michael Owen. Rooney is resting an ankle problem which could keep him out for longer than the three weeks first feared while Owen suffered a hamstring injury in training this week. The former Liverpool forward is expected to be out for four to five weeks. Veteran Ryan Giggs is also missing with a hamstring injury but should return to training on Monday. Jonny Evans could come back into contention after a hip injury.
    • 16:50 MANCHESTER UNITED: Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Fletcher, Carrick, Park, Hernandez, Berbatov. Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Smalling, Scholes, O'Shea, Obertan, Bebe /// TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: Gomes, Hutton, Kaboul, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Modric, Jenas, Bale, Van der Vaart, Keane. Subs: Cudicini, Pavlyuchenko, Palacios, Crouch, Bassong, Kranjcar, Sandro
    • 16:45 Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s live coverage of the final game of today's Premier League fixtures, and it's a big one - Manchester United v Tottenham Hotspur!

  • Summary

    • 90+2' Nani lets fly with a cracking strike that clips the top of the bar!
    • 85' GOAL!! Never mind that, because Nani has scored anyway! Gomes places th ball down and Nani trots up to it and knocks it into the empty net!
    • 84' Nani looks to be yanked back by Kaboul as he surges into the box and he goes down in instalments... no penalty! Looked like he had a case there...
    • 74' Pavlyuchenko has a look around, turns and fires an effort from distance that deflects off Vidic and flies just wide of the target! United deal with the corner well.
    • 60' Bale charges forward with the ball at his feet. He drifts across the field and gets half a yard off Vidic to fire a low strike just wide of the far post!
    • 37' Smart conrer form Van der Vaart, played back to Modric, who goes for the top corner and Van der Sar saves!
    • 31' GOAL!! Nani swings in the delivery and Vidic heads it past Gomes! United in front!
    • 18' A slaloming run from Rafael gets him inside the box, but he drags his left-footed effort well wide of the near post.
    • 13' Berbatov, so good with his back to goal, feeds Park on the right of the area. The Korean cuts inside and bends a left-footed effort wide of the upright!
    • 9' Van der Vaart hits a cracking strike from distance that rebounds off the bar! Van der Sar was well beaten there!
    • 2' Park chests the ball down and fires in a low strike from 20 yards that crashes off the foot of the post!
    • 16:50 MANCHESTER UNITED: Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Fletcher, Carrick, Park, Hernandez, Berbatov. Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Smalling, Scholes, O'Shea, Obertan, Bebe /// TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: Gomes, Hutton, Kaboul, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Modric, Jenas, Bale, Van der Vaart, Keane. Subs: Cudicini, Pavlyuchenko, Palacios, Crouch, Bassong, Kranjcar, Sandro

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Line-up

    Live Team Line-Up

    • Starting line-up

      • E. van der Sar
      • Rafael Substitution Out (65′)
      • N. Vidic Goal
      • R. Ferdinand
      • P. Evra
      • D. Fletcher
      • M. Carrick
      • J. Park
      • Nani Goal
      • D. Berbatov Substitution Out (64′)
      • J. Hernández Substitution Out (87′)

      Subs

      • P. Scholes Substitution In64′
      • W. Brown Substitution In65′
      • J. O'Shea
      • T. Kuszczak
      • G. Obertan Substitution In87′
      • C. Smalling
      • Bébé

    • Starting line-up

      • Gomes
      • A. Hutton
      • W. Gallas Yellow Card
      • Y. Kaboul Yellow Card
      • B. Assou-Ekotto
      • J. Jenas Substitution Out (66′)
      • L. Modric Yellow Card
      • A. Lennon
      • G. Bale
      • R. van der Vaart Substitution Out (77′)
      • R. Keane Substitution Out (62′)

      Subs

      • C. Cudicini
      • P. Crouch Substitution In77′
      • N. Kranjcar
      • S. Bassong
      • W. Palacios Substitution In66′
      • Sandro
      • R. Pavlyuchenko Substitution In62′

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