Goalkeeper Joe Hart was the hero as Manchester City drew 0-0 away to Tottenham Hotspur in the opening game of the Premier League season. More
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90+4' Tottenham clear after a scramble in their box, and that's the final act of the game. It finishes goalless, but an entertaining start to the Premier League season.
90' We're going to have four minutes of added time.
84' Pavlyuchenko races down the right and crosses... Keane's effort is blocked and De Jong gets in the way of Bale's follow-up! A real chance for Spurs!
83' No, it's Tevez who makes way for Adebayor - the Togolese striker gets a few jeers in his capacity as a former Arsenal man. Not that he's too popular at the Emirates either...
77' Final change for Tottenham - Giovani dos Santos comes on for Aaron Lennon. Great performance from Lennon.
72' Hart gets rid of the ball hurriedly and Spurs win it back. Pavlyuchenko tries another 25-yarder but Hart is equal to it again!
72' Tottenham race away on the break after clearing a corner... Modric tees up PAVLYUCHENKO!! Hart saves low to his right!
72' Johnson cuts in from the right wing and squares for Tevez whose shot takes a wicked deflection... wide! Corner.
68' Double change up front for Spurs: Robbie Keane and Roman Pavlyuchyenko replace Jermain Defoe and Peter Crouch.
68' Johnson replaces Wright-Phillips, not before time, as rain falls in North London.
60' Yellow card Pablo Zabaleta for a cynical block on the flying Lennon.
46' Wright-Phillips beats the offside trap and has a great chance... but he dawdles an age and Assou-Ekotto recovers to make a vital tackle. What a chance for City!
46' City kick the second half off - what adjustments have they made to cope with the Tottenham onslaught?
46' A half-time change by Roberto Mancini - Pablo Zabaleta replaces Aleksandar Kolarov.
45' Half-time at White Hart Lane. It has been Tottenham's half but the game remains goalless. Joe Hart has repaid Roberto Mancini's faith with a sensational array of saves.
32' HOW ARE SPURS NOT IN FRONT?! Defoe races into the box and has his shot saved, then he seizes on a rebound with Hart beaten, but a defender is in the way of his shot yet again!
31' BALE HITS THE POST!! Finally Hart is beaten, but the Welshman's low shot comes back off the base of the right'hand post! And the follow-up is blocked!
28' Hart defies Defoe again!! His low shot from close range is saved by the goalkeeper's legs!
24' The first booking of the season goes to Vincent Kompany for a clumsy challenge on Defoe. Bale will fancy this free-kick, 25 yards out on the right.
18' HART AGAIN!! Tottenham completely on top at the moment as they win another corner. This one is cleared to Assou-Ekotto whose deflected long shot is heading for the top-right corner before Hart readjusts and pushes it over!
16' HART TO THE RESCUE AGAIN!! He punches a corner clear, but Huddlestone returns it with interest on the volley, and Hart dives sharply to his right to push it behind for another corner!
11' BRILLIANT SAVE BY HART!! He reacts superbly to claw away Defoe's goalbound volley from close range! Sensational!
9' Bale delivers to the back post for CROUCH!! His downward header bounces up and Hart pushes it over - but the striker is adjudged to have fouled.
1' The 2010/11 Premier League season is under way! Tottenham kick off, playing from right to left as we see it. Crouch wastes no time firing off a long shot which is blocked.
12:00 The Premier League is back! Welcome to live coverage of the season's opening game, as Champions League qualifiers Tottenham take on big-spending Manchester City at White Hart Lane!
- Stay with us for live coverage of every Premier League game throughout the season. And from 00:01 on Monday, we'll have exclusive video highlights of all the weekend's games!
90' We're going to have four minutes of added time.
84' Pavlyuchenko races down the right and crosses... Keane's effort is blocked and De Jong gets in the way of Bale's follow-up! A real chance for Spurs!
72' Hart gets rid of the ball hurriedly and Spurs win it back. Pavlyuchenko tries another 25-yarder but Hart is equal to it again!
72' Tottenham race away on the break after clearing a corner... Modric tees up PAVLYUCHENKO!! Hart saves low to his right!
72' Johnson cuts in from the right wing and squares for Tevez whose shot takes a wicked deflection... wide! Corner.
46' Wright-Phillips beats the offside trap and has a great chance... but he dawdles an age and Assou-Ekotto recovers to make a vital tackle. What a chance for City!
32' HOW ARE SPURS NOT IN FRONT?! Defoe races into the box and has his shot saved, then he seizes on a rebound with Hart beaten, but a defender is in the way of his shot yet again!
31' BALE HITS THE POST!! Finally Hart is beaten, but the Welshman's low shot comes back off the base of the right'hand post! And the follow-up is blocked!
28' Hart defies Defoe again!! His low shot from close range is saved by the goalkeeper's legs!
18' HART AGAIN!! Tottenham completely on top at the moment as they win another corner. This one is cleared to Assou-Ekotto whose deflected long shot is heading for the top-right corner before Hart readjusts and pushes it over!
16' HART TO THE RESCUE AGAIN!! He punches a corner clear, but Huddlestone returns it with interest on the volley, and Hart dives sharply to his right to push it behind for another corner!
11' BRILLIANT SAVE BY HART!! He reacts superbly to claw away Defoe's goalbound volley from close range! Sensational!
9' Bale delivers to the back post for CROUCH!! His downward header bounces up and Hart pushes it over - but the striker is adjudged to have fouled.
12:00 The Premier League is back! Welcome to live coverage of the season's opening game, as Champions League qualifiers Tottenham take on big-spending Manchester City at White Hart Lane!
Tottenham HotspurManager: Harry Redknapp
Manchester CityManager: Roberto Mancini
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Spurs gettin a couple points of at home but why do man city need £23 million players when there not gonna do anything!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

gogo milner

this is league cup for only 4 clubs to fight till the end ,man u,chelsea,arsenal and spurs,man c is just a waste of money and time to fight .they need a good coech not macini..secondly over players is the problem at man city now.watch chelsea bring just few players,man u the same ,arsenal the same,only man city buying all the players at her risk.if care is not properly taking man city will miss cl next season .EMMANUEL EMEDOM,NIGERIA MALAYSIAN

man c have much money....but they dont have good players....luke....only money....like chelsea ...but chelsea know what they want....so man c have many strikers....why ....many strikers is not good...

Manchester city discust me, they don't need that team, no one does, and i'm glad standard tottenham drew with them.

I think that every one at city is delighted with an away point against Tottenham, for the opening day of the season, this is merely number one and the story has just started. With two top internationals at every position, and with the fantastic managment now in place, the only way is up for City. Mock all you want, especially Man U or should I say cocknies and salfordonians, Real Mancunians follow their local team and there is only one and has always been only one, Manchester City, City fans unlike the red scum from the dark side, are loyal, I would like to also congratulate Blackpool on coming up and winning at Wigan, nice one, we look forward to our stick of rock and a trip there each season, which has been amiss for so many years. Look out the south you are about to be taken over by the North West big time.
Going back to your jealousy over Man City, chaps and chapesses grow up, follow your own local team and stop being jealous, we City fans suffered for many years its now our turn to have some fun. Jealousy will most certainly get you no where, and a big thank you to our doctor from Thailand for doing exactly what you said, you said you would make City big, and bring in the best, and you were true to your word, even if you had to sell us to do it, it worked. ........... REAL MANCUNIANS RULE........

I almost feel sorry for Man C. With such promise (with a big budget) and nothing is really going their way. Ok, you got a draw, but it was hardly anything to warrent in terms of the rest of the season.
I hope you improve or it's bye bye Mancini.
COYS.

my suggestion,keep your budget at a safe level because MC doesnt need a budget as they could buy players for 10years to come easily..

why should many people keep on talking about MC's money spending??its their money not yours..ohh,i forgot..jealous for being in such a debtful club and not a single penny to spent..haha..after two of MC's top summer trasfer (BALLOTELLI AND MILNER)arrive,then you will see the difference..with such a rich owner,they could waste the money every single minute..if they dont care,why would you care??hahaha..

talk around anfied is defoe and crouch on way to liverpool for 30 million spurs to bring in 2 new strikers if they beat young boys in cl

david silva most favorite player

city should have been beaten

I do not support either of these teams but watched the match...Joe Hart was brilliant...Man City, on the other hand hardly created any chances and just seem to let Tottenham totally dominate the match. If Man City are going to be taken seriously their £100m worth of signings need to start doing better. I think Joe should be judged on his performances after playing at least 10 games..

I do not support either of these teams but watched the match...Joe Hart was brilliant...Man City hardly, on the other hand, hardly created any chances and just seem to let Tottenham totally dominate the match. If Man City are going to be taken seriously their £100m worth of signings need to start doing better. I think Joe should be judged on his performances after playing at least 10 games..

Pavlyuchenko should start!! He is just better!!

hart had a good day no doubt but hes not as good as given, in time he will be found out poor with his feet all the saves where saves that should have been made nothing amazing. England and its media hype another keeper AGAIN..

i think and i feel man city will give every club in the english league a reason for their huge investment in the club by snatching vital points home and away this season.but my fear is that they might the mental strength to continue their usual start of good form.they will fizzle out later in the game.tottenham knows how to beat every one. i trust them.for chelsea,they might not really impress for loss of a great deal of players who have made chelsae what they were.man u is the team of the season, though, i am not a man u fan.
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akpoilih benjamin,
novena university, nigeria
