Saturday March 19, 2011 Day 30 Finished White Hart Lane

  1. West Ham hang on for point at Spurs

    West Ham hang on for point at Spurs

    Tottenham were held to a 0-0 draw by struggling West Ham in the Premier League at White Hart Lane despite creating a hatful of chances. More

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    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • West Ham United
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game, from 00:01 on Monday morning (UK only).
    • FT And there is the final whistle....Tottenham did everything but score but West Ham have a point that takes them outside the relegation zone.
    • 90+3 A West Ham attack breaks down and Spurs will have what should be the last attack.....but it ends as Modric fires well over the bar.
    • 90+2 Pavlyuchenko drags another shot wide of the target and Spurs are really running out of time now.
    • 90+1 There will be four extra minutes.
    • 90' Pavlyuchenko and Defoe again link up but the superb Bridge is there again to do just enough.
    • 89' Defoe with another chance but he snatches at a shot and it goes well over the bar.
    • 88' Time running out for Spurs now....this will very much be a point gained for West Ham if they can hang on.
    • 86' AGAIN….an amazing save from Green….Bale's free-kick looks all set to find the top corner but Green SOMEHOW pushes it onto the cross bar.
    • 85' Upson fouls Modric just outside the D…chance for Spurs here.
    • 84' Spurs camped near the Hammers' box…how this match is 0-0 I'll never know.
    • 83' And again Green denies Pavlyuchenko as a shot from the edge of the box bounces up awkwardly just in front of his body.
    • 82' And again Green denies Pavlyuchenko as a shot from the edge of the box bounces up awkwardly just in front of his body.
    • 81' Moments after I say that though, Pavlyuchenko turns da Costa and Green has to bat it away.
    • 80' Pavlyuchenko tries to get a shot away as a long throw causes problems but the excellent da Costa is there to block.
    • 80' Parker falls off the pitch and bangs his leg on the advertising board but he should be okay.
    • 78' Both managers right on the edge of their technical areas roaring instructions.
    • 77' Hutton comes on for Corulka. And West Ham bring Obinna on for Cole.
    • 76' Good defending from Gallas to wrap up Ba in the area but he hurt himself in the process…a knock in the calf.
    • 75' Da Costa clears another cross into the box from Lennon…. Bale tries to do something with the ball that came out to him but couldn't get any sort of control on the shot.
    • 74' More superb play from Bridge as he deals with a powerful Bale run....Bridge is having a great game.
    • 73' West Ham have made this more competitive in the second-half. They might be starting to believe they can nick this.
    • 72' Pavlyuchenko gets an early header on target but there is no power on it.
    • 71' Pavlyuchenko on for the tired looking Van der Vaart.
    • 70' Cole finds Noble in all sorts of space on the edge of the box…he then does very well to check back and give himself even MORE time…but he makes a mess of a shot with the outside of his boot and it goes wide.
    • 69' Superb pass by Modric again lets Defoe run into some space…he looks for an angle to shoot but Wayne Bridge defends him very well.
    • 68' Upson with a rash late tackle on Defoe….that's a yellow card in anyone's book.
    • 67' Sandro with Tottenham's 16th attempt of the game…well high and wide though.
    • 66' Groans from the home fans as a Defoe-Bale link-up doesn't come up. Tottenham trying to be a little too cute…a Crouch or Pavlyuchenko could have some joy today – someone more direct.
    • 65' Ba spins his man (a tired looking van der Vaart) and fires a shot from distance that Gomes has to do superbly to push wide.
    • 64' Noble gets enough of his body in the way of a Modric strike and West Ham can clear again.
    • 63' Bale cuts inside and tries a strike with his right foot but it is blocked by Scott Parker…half hearted appeals for a handball. Never going to get that though.
    • 61' Corluka has frustrated at times today….another poor cross goes to nobody.
    • 60' We enter the hour mark….is it time for Tottenham to change things…..?
    • 59' Sandro back in the action and makes an important tackle on Noble in the box…if he got that wrong it would have been a penalty.
    • 58' Sandro back on his feet so he should be able to continue.
    • 56' Sandro in a lot of pain after getting Cole's studs down the side of his leg. Don't think Cole meant it but he has got a yellow card as it was pretty nasty.
    • 55' Rare West Ham attack and the ball pops up for Noble who tries a spectacular bicycle kick…wide but not a million miles away.
    • 54' Powerful run by Bale sets up Defoe but then he is quickly crowded out on the edge of the box.
    • 53' Spurs have lost just one of their last 24 Premier League home matches this is one of those strange matches that West Ham could end up winning.
    • 52' All the action in the West Ham half at the moment.
    • 51' Bale and Defoe both have shots blocked on the edge of the box…what do Tottenham need to do to score?
    • 50' WHAT A SAVE FROM GREEN! Great play from Modric as he skips into the box after a one-two with Corluka…it is checked back to Defoe six yards out…he must score…but Green saves with his feet.
    • 49' Noble fouls Bale down the left and gets a yellow card for his troubles. The Hammers do at least defend the free-kick.
    • 48' Misplaced pass on the edge of the box ends Tottenham's first attack of the half.
    • 47' Bright start to the half from West Ham….hard to see them playing like they did in the first and staying in touch.
    • 46' Nice turn from Cole right at the start of the half and then he fires a shot on target that Gomes has to bat away.
    • 46' West Ham get us back underway…no changes on either side.
    • HT And there is the half-time whistle. No goals but Tottenham will be wondering how that is the case.
    • 45+1 And another effort from van der Vaart straight at Green.
    • 45+1 Van der Vaart gets the free-kick on target but straight at Green.
    • 45' Parker slides in on van der Vaart and gets the first booking of the match.
    • 44' Hitzlsperger with another good ball in behind the defence but Ba can't get any power in a shot.
    • 43' West Ham with a rare moment in the Tottenham half....and they have won a corner.
    • 41' Well Tottenham could have easily had this game won by now already....Defoe is looking for his 100th Spurs goal today and you can actually see he has a special t-shirt ready if he scores.
    • 40' SO CLOSE FOR TOTTENHAM!!! Lennon cuts in from the left and fires a low shot towards the corner but it hits the post…it then pops out to Defoe who has an open goal but he puts it wide. Not as easy as it looked because it came out to him in an instant.
    • 39' Little spell for West Ham….little being the operative word….Bridge then overcooks the cross…
    • 38' Bale and Lennon have switched wings in a bid to change their fortunes.
    • 37' Bale has been very quiet for the last 20 minutes or so…he tries to get a shot away from distance but he scuffs it well wide.
    • 36' Hitzlsperger gets to whip in another free-kick but Tottenham defend this one.
    • 35' West Ham have the bus parked at the moment as Spurs look to find that little bit of space. And then Defoe finally strays offside. Frustrating for Spurs.
    • 34' Lennon gives the ball away now....good tracking back from Ba there though which shows he is willing to work.
    • 33' Modric works an angle on the edge of the area and tries to place a low drive into the opposite corner but it bounces just wide of the post with Green left sprawling.
    • 32' Good defending from Wayne Bridge as he does not get fooled by Lennon's tricks.
    • 31' Tottenham fans applaud Sandro as he "gets stuck in" against Noble.
    • 30' Demba Ba fires a shot wide and over that is still rising.
    • 29' Van der Vaart plays it short and then Corluka quickly gives it away.
    • 28' Good run from Defoe and Noble finally chops him down 40 yards out….perhaps just a little too far out for a shot but van der Vaart will consider it.
    • 27' West Ham clear the corner but it is wave after wave of Spurs attack at the moment. With just the odd counter from the Hammers.
    • 26' Tottenham look for that killer pass on the edge of the area…Lennon's little back flick nearly comes off but they do now have a corner.
    • 25' Well Corluka made a great cross moments ago but then an attack ends as he plays an awful pass to nobody.
    • 24' Corluka with a superb low cross into the six-yard box. Da Costa does just enough to put off Defoe though.
    • 23' Modric and van der Vaart popping up everywhere for Spurs at the moment....
    • 22' Hitzlsperger shows his quality with a free-kick curled into the box but da Costa was fouling Dawson. Free-out.
    • 21' West Ham have won just one of their last nine Premier League London derbies away from home and lost six of the last seven. They are lucky not to be behind here.
    • 20' But then Cole misses the best chance of the match for West Ham….superb ball by Ba cuts the defence…Cole is one-on-one with Gomes but his effort is awful and Gomes has no problem making the save. He should have scored.
    • 19' West Ham need to wake up. Again they are asleep at a corner….Modric checks the corner back to edge of the area and Van der Vaart tries a great half-volley that just fizzes wide.
    • 18' Tottenham continue to boss possession….West Ham just can't get the ball at the moment.
    • 16' Clever short corner from Spurs. Van der Vaart chips it short to Modric who takes it well, spins, and tries to curl into the corner of the net….a little too high and wide though.
    • 15' So a frantic first 15 minutes. Tottenham the better side but some better signs for West Ham now.
    • 14' Lovely ball from Hitzlsperger over the defence...Cole just can't quite get it under control though and the chance goes but great vision from the German.
    • 13' Mike Dean seems to have it in for Bale for some reason…he refused to let Bale come back on straight away so Van der Vaart decides to just kick it out of play.
    • 12' Cole has a "shot" on target but it goes straight at Gomes with no power on it.
    • 11' Odd moment…as the referee does not seem to be happy with the cycling shorts Bale has under his regular shorts. No idea why, but he has been asked to go off.
    • 10' Some nervy looking defending from da Costa with Defoe looking to nick the ball from him but he gets away with it.
    • 9' The pressure finally ends as Lennon can't keep down an effort after the corner came back to him beyond the back post.
    • 8' Tottenham…all over West Ham at the moment…they have to block a Lennon cross and a Sandro strike in quick succession. Tottenham with a corner.
    • 7' So Tottenham have come close twice already…they look to be in the mood today.
    • 6' Bale again shows good moves down the left and drills in a low cross…Defoe gets there first and tries to just guide the cross into the corner but it goes just wide of the target.
    • 5' Gomas has to race out to get to a ball before Cole. Never any big danger though as the keeper was alert.
    • 4' OFF THE BAR FROM DAWSON!!!....A superb curling shot from the edge of the box that had Green beaten but it cannons off the bar. Van der Vaart would have been proud of that effort.
    • 3' Bale looking lively in the early stages – he has just been fouled by da Costa down the right but Tottenham can't do anything with the free.
    • 2' Noble looks like he is about to get into a shooting position but he is tackled before getting a shot or pass away.
    • 1' Impeccably observed and Tottenham get us underway.
    • 12:45 A moment's silence for those in Japan before the start of the match.
    • 12:44 And out the teams come out….both are wearing their regular home colours.
    • 12:40 Really nice day in London today. Can you believe the sun is shining! Teams just about to come out now.
    • 12:35 One of the reasons why Defoe might be playing ahead of Crouch is because he has scored in four of his last six Premier League games for Spurs against West Ham.
    • 12:30 Today's referee is Mike Dean who is the second most card happy referee in the league. He has dished out 77 yellows this season in 23 matches. Only Phil Dowd has given out more. Although to be fair, Dean has referred more games than anyone else too. His yellows per match ratio is 3.35 which is pretty average.
    • 12:25 West Ham lost that Cup tie last week but they did win their three previous games before that scoring 11 goals in the process. West Ham fixtures/results
    • 12:20 So as expected Bale does start, with Defoe preferred to Crouch up front. Demba Ba, Gary O'Neil and Lars Jacobsen all come in for West Ham in three changes from the side that were knocked out of the Cup by Stoke last week.
    • 12:15 Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Gallas, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Sandro, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Defoe; Subs: Pletikosa, Hutton, Jenas, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch, Bassong, Kranjcar /// West Ham: Green, Jacobsen, da Costa, Upson, Bridge, O'Neil, Parker, Hitzlsperger, Noble, Cole, Ba; Subs: Boffin, Gabbidon, Tomkins, Boa Morte, Sears, Hines, Obinna
    • 12:10 Tottenham of course are loving life in the Champions League but will have to work hard to get back their next season. A key spell coming up with four of their next five league games being at home. Tottenham fixtures/results
    • 12:05 Still waiting for the team news but Tottenham winger Gareth Bale should start his first game in two months. Robbie Keane is fit again for West Ham but is not allowed to play against his parent club.
    • 12:00 Hello footballs fans – your bumper's day worth of action starts here at White Hart Lane. Tottenham will move level on points with fourth-placed Chelsea if they can beat the Hammers. Kick-off is at 12:45.

  • Summary

    • 90' Pavlyuchenko and Defoe again link up but the superb Bridge is there again to do just enough.
    • 89' Defoe with another chance but he snatches at a shot and it goes well over the bar.
    • 86' AGAIN….an amazing save from Green….Bale's free-kick looks all set to find the top corner but Green SOMEHOW pushes it onto the cross bar.
    • 82' And again Green denies Pavlyuchenko as a shot from the edge of the box bounces up awkwardly just in front of his body.
    • 81' Moments after I say that though, Pavlyuchenko turns da Costa and Green has to bat it away.
    • 70' Cole finds Noble in all sorts of space on the edge of the box…he then does very well to check back and give himself even MORE time…but he makes a mess of a shot with the outside of his boot and it goes wide.
    • 65' Ba spins his man (a tired looking van der Vaart) and fires a shot from distance that Gomes has to do superbly to push wide.
    • 50' WHAT A SAVE FROM GREEN! Great play from Modric as he skips into the box after a one-two with Corluka…it is checked back to Defoe six yards out…he must score…but Green saves with his feet.
    • 46' Nice turn from Cole right at the start of the half and then he fires a shot on target that Gomes has to bat away.
    • 40' SO CLOSE FOR TOTTENHAM!!! Lennon cuts in from the left and fires a low shot towards the corner but it hits the post…it then pops out to Defoe who has an open goal but he puts it wide. Not as easy as it looked because it came out to him in an instant.
    • 33' Modric works an angle on the edge of the area and tries to place a low drive into the opposite corner but it bounces just wide of the post with Green left sprawling.
    • 20' But then Cole misses the best chance of the match for West Ham….superb ball by Ba cuts the defence…Cole is one-on-one with Gomes but his effort is awful and Gomes has no problem making the save. He should have scored.
    • 19' West Ham need to wake up. Again they are asleep at a corner….Modric checks the corner back to edge of the area and Van der Vaart tries a great half-volley that just fizzes wide.
    • 16' Clever short corner from Spurs. Van der Vaart chips it short to Modric who takes it well, spins, and tries to curl into the corner of the net….a little too high and wide though.
    • 6' Bale again shows good moves down the left and drills in a low cross…Defoe gets there first and tries to just guide the cross into the corner but it goes just wide of the target.
    • 4' OFF THE BAR FROM DAWSON!!!....A superb curling shot from the edge of the box that had Green beaten but it cannons off the bar. Van der Vaart would have been proud of that effort.
    • 12:15 Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Gallas, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Sandro, Modric, Bale, Van der Vaart, Defoe; Subs: Pletikosa, Hutton, Jenas, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch, Bassong, Kranjcar /// West Ham: Green, Jacobsen, da Costa, Upson, Bridge, O'Neil, Parker, Hitzlsperger, Noble, Cole, Ba; Subs: Boffin, Gabbidon, Tomkins, Boa Morte, Sears, Hines, Obinna

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