Tuesday January 3, 2012 Day 20 Finished White Hart Lane

  1. Sharp Defoe downs West Brom

    Sharp Defoe downs West Brom

    Jermain Defoe's 63rd-minute goal was the difference between Tottenham and West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • West Bromwich Albion
    • - Don't forget you can watch highlights of this match, along with every Premier League game from this evening, from 00:01 on Wednesday morning (UK only).
    • 90'+5 FULL TIME! And that’s it. Jermain Defoe’s second-half goal the telling difference between the sides at White Hart Lane as Spurs beat West Brom 1-0…
    • 90'+5 Spurs holding onto the ball…
    • 90'+4 A corner for Spurs as Bale has a shot deflected over. This will suit Spurs as a chance to run the clock down in West Brom’s half…
    • 90'+3 Yellow card for Cox as he brings Bale down... A pointless foul as there were plenty of Albion players around to shepherd the Spurs player...
    • 90'+2 Relieved home cheer as Friedel collects a second successive corner…
    • 90'+1 West Brom win a corner. Spurs up against it in the final few minutes of this game and Modric is at the back post to defend….
    • 90' Five minutes additional time to be played…
    • 89' Scharner picks up a late yellow card…
    • 88' Tchoyi charges down as Assou-Ekotto clearance and advances into the home side’s area, but Spurs manage to deal with it…
    • 86' Foster flies well out of his area to beat Defoe to the ball and blast to safety…
    • 85' Nervy final few minutes for Spurs as West Brom apply the pressure. Shorey has a shot deflected over for a WBA corner. Danger cleared but the away side believe a late equaliser is there to be had…
    • 84' Kranjcar has a shot blocked as Defoe creates an attack with a nice turn just inside West Brom’s half…
    • 83' Spurs respond with an attack of their own and Van der Vaart heads wide at the near post from Bale’s cross from the left…
    • 82' Friedel forced into parrying away a powerful Tchoyi shot as the West Brom sub drives forward…
    • 81' Into the final 10 minutes now and West Brom trying to put a bit of pressure on Spurs, the home side far from comfortable with a single-goal lead… Cox shoots well over for the away side…
    • 79' Tchoyi comes on for Thorne as West Brom make a change…
    • 78' Morrison and Jara combine nicely but the latter pulls a shot well wide for West Brom…
    • 77' Kranjcar replaces Livermore, whose cut to the mouth after that clash of heads with Kaboul requires further treatment. Kaboul is back on the pitch…
    • 76' And West Brom almost make their numerical advantage count as Morrison makes it to the by-line and cuts the ball back into the six-yard area… No West Brom player there to take advantage though!
    • 75' Team-mates Livermore and Kaboul clash heads going for the same ball. Both take nasty-looking knocks to the head and Spurs are temporarily down to nine men as the pair receive treatment on the sidelines…
    • 73' Bale forces Foster into a save, albeit a comfortable one, with a curling effort from 25 yards…
    • 72' Bale trying to ignite the spark for a Spurs second with a driving run through midfield. He wins a throw but his team-mates look a tad off his wavelength for a moment…
    • 70' Defoe hungry for more and he surges forward, winning a corner after a nice turn of pace…
    • 68' Spurs pushing hard for a second now after getting that elusive opener…
    • 67' And Gallas is replaced by Bassong for the home side…
    • 66' West Brom make a change in the meantime, Morrison coming on for Dorrans…
    • 65' Gallas down injured inside Spurs' area. The Spurs defender receiving on-pitch treatment for what looks like a calf problem...
    • 64' West Brom slow to the punch there… Bale lashed a low square pass to Defoe whose first touch saw the ball bounce up in the air, giving enough of a chance to clear the danger, but the striker reacted quickest to regain control and beat Foster with a low shot.
    • 63' GOAL FOR SPURS! Defoe gets in a neat spin and turn inside West Brom’s area to poke past Foster and into the bottom right corner! 1-0 to Spurs…
    • 60' Save by Friedel! Cox cuts in off the left as West Brom get inside Spurs’ defence. He could’ve cut that back but went for the near-post shot. Comfortable height for Friedel but a warning for the home side…
    • 58' And Modric lifts his effort just over the bar from the set piece as Spurs continue to seek a way through…
    • 57' Scharner scythes Assou-Ekotto down on the edge of the area and escapes being cautioned by the referee… Promising position for the free-kick…
    • 56' A wall of red West Brom shirts again prevents Spurs from crafting a clear-cut chance. Roy Hodgson’s injury-depleted side are defending well…
    • 55' Spurs fans starting to get frustrated now as Adebayor again goes too early, catching the offside flag as he tries to latch onto a Van der Vaart through ball…
    • 54' Shorey wins a corner out of Gallas as Van der Vaart fails to track back, neglecting his defensive duties. Dawson glances wide for West Brom from the corner and that could have been more costly for Spurs…
    • 52' Dorrans brings Bale down, picking up a yellow card and giving away a free-kick on the left side which Spurs fail to make headway with…
    • 51' Defoe nicks in front of his marker and flicks just wide of the post from Van der Vaart’s low cross in from the left! Close!
    • 48' It's a case of as you were at White Hart Lane. Spurs pushing early in this second half, but lacking the incisive touch needed to break West Brom down...
    • 47' Jones gets a yellow as he lunges in late on Bale having lost the ball to the Spurs man…
    • 46' KICK OFF. Second half gets underway, and there have been no changes for either side at the break... Immediately Defoe fires over as Adebayor backheels to him inside West Brom's area.
    • 45'+4 HALF TIME. Goalless at the break. Spurs with eight efforts on target in the first half, West Brom with none.
    • 45'+3 Foster punches clear, Spurs come back but it looks like that’s that for the first half…
    • 45'+3 Cox blocks a Walker cross with his arm and Spurs have a late free-kick…
    • 45'+2 Poor delivery from Dorrans though and it’s into the side netting…
    • 45'+2 West Brom push forward in added time and win a corner…
    • 45' Four minutes to be added on this half...
    • 44' West Brom defending with men behind the ball and Adebayor can’t pick a through ball as he is frustrated. The visitors are holding out well here as the whistle approaches…
    • 43' Van der Vaart tries a shot from 20 yards as he makes an opening for himself, but the effort lacks power and Foster gets down comfortably enough to gather…
    • 41' Adebayor strays just offside as Assou-Ekotto fires a cross in from the left.
    • 40' Spurs just upping the ante a little as half time approaches… Van der Vaart tries to find Gallas at the far post with a cross but Foster collects…
    • 38' Bale hammers a shot over the bar from just outside the area, as Scharner gets a late block in to deflect the effort over. The resulting corner sees Kaboul handball inside West Brom’s area and the danger dies…
    • 37' Spurs looking for an opening as Assou-Ekotto’s cross is cut out for a corner. West Brom escape as Van der Vaart steams in and just misses connecting with a header.
    • 36' The visitors win their first corner but Spurs deal with it without any dramas. Ten minutes to the break…
    • 35' Van der Vaart whips a free-kick into the danger zone but Foster is equal to it as he punches well clear. The West Brom keeper wins a free-kick out of Gallas anyway…
    • 33' West Brom almost get an effort in as Scharner and Cox tangle inside the home team’s area with the Austrian about to shoot…
    • 32' Jones just does enough to get a toe in and put Adebayor off as the Spurs striker links well with Bale and nearly gets in a shot…
    • 30' And that’s the end of the evening for the midfielder, who is replaced by Livermore…
    • 29' Sandro pulls up with what looks like a hamstring problem and the midfielder is helped to the sidelines by Bale and the Spurs physio…
    • 27' Thomas, who had been struggling with an apparent injury, is replaced by Jara for West Brom.
    • 26' Great save from Foster! The West Brom keeper tips Van der Vaart’s effort over as Bale cuts back from the by-line having been put down the left by Kaboul…
    • 25' Van der Vaart curls the resulting set piece into the wall, West Brom clear the danger momentarily though and Spurs come forward again. Defoe is caught offside as Adebayor tries to play his team-mate – resplendent with bleached new haircut – through on goal.
    • 24' Yellow card for Thomas as he brings Bale down on the edge of the area… Free-kick Spurs…
    • 23' Spurs have dominated possession so far but are yet to really get going…
    • 22' West Brom come forward but their foray is cut short by a sturdy home defence. The Baggies will try again though and Thorne takes control of the ball in midfield.
    • 20' A bit of singing coming on from the home fans now. It’s been a relatively quiet first 20 minutes as far as the home crowd is concerned. Spurs have been threatening but there hasn’t yet been an effort on target…
    • 17' Modric has, as expected, been pulling most of the creative strings in midfield inside the opening 17 minutes…
    • 16' Foster punches clear as Bale whips in a cross from the right with Defoe lurking for the header. That’ll go down as a half-chance.
    • 15' Odemwingie is caught offside as West Brom look to spring their paceman down the left side.
    • 14' Bale comes in off the left and goes for glory from 25 yards but his shot is scuffed after Modric finds him between West Brom’s defence and midfield.
    • 13' Sandro brings down Odemwingie in midfield as the Spurs man gets caught dallying by Dorrans. Free-kick for West Brom sees Dawson head wide from Dorrans’ delivery, with Friedel untroubled.
    • 11' Modric attempts to thread Adebayor through with a clever inside ball but there’s just a touch too much weight on that one… Spurs patiently knocking on the door here.
    • 10' Modric draws a foul from Scharner and Spurs have the free-kick 25 yards out. They probe once more but there’s no way forward as Defoe tries to poke a ball through inside the area.
    • 9' Odemwingie tries to make a break forward for West Brom but Kaboul is more alert this time and outmuscles the striker.
    • 8' West Brom with their first real sniff of a chance and Odemwingie gets in behind a dosing Kaboul as he latches onto a long ball forward from Foster at the back. Gallas covers his team-mate though…
    • 6' West Brom with their first real sniff of a chance and Odemwingie gets in behind a dosing Kaboul as he latches onto a long ball forward from Foster at the back. Gallas covers his team-mate though…
    • 5' Defoe drags a shot wide from 20 yards as Spurs again try to make their possession count.
    • 4' Dawson cuts out a dangerous cross with a great header at his near post, and Van der Vaart then heads wide. Spurs pushing hard...
    • 3' Three corners in a row for Spurs as they apply the pressure early on. West Brom deal with it and the home side are on top in the opening minutes...
    • 2' West Brom mount the first attack of the evening but it's snuffed out as Cox is caught offside. Spurs come back up the other end and Modric has a half-shot blocked in a lively start.
    • 19:45 KICK OFF... And we're underway at White Hart Lane...
    • 19:44 The teams are out on the pitch and lined up ready for the off...
    • 19:40 Jermain Defoe making his first Premier League start in a month for Spurs… West Brom youngster George Thorne makes his first Premier League start for the Baggies…
    • 19:35 Interestingly, if Spurs concede at home tonight they will become the first side to have let in 1000 goals in the Premier League...
    • 19:30 Spurs, currently third in the table at six points adrift of Man City and Man Utd, have a game in hand over the pair but come up against a West Brom side who have lost just one of their last six Premier League away games …
    • 19:25 Team line ups are in... TOTTENHAM: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto, Van der Vaart, Modric, Sandro, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe... Subs: Cudicini, Pavlyuchenko, Giovani, Bassong, Kranjcar, Rose, Livermore /// WEST BROM: Foster, Jones, Dawson, McAuley, Shorey, Cox, Thorne, Scharner, Dorrans, Thomas, Odemwingie… Subs: Fulop, Tchoyi, Morrison, Jara Reyes, Mantom, Tamas, Fortune… Referee: Mark Halsey
    • 19:19 Good evening and welcome to LIVE coverage of Tottenham v West Brom, which kicks off in around 25 minutes at White Hart Lane...

  • Summary

    • 82' Friedel forced into parrying away a powerful Tchoyi shot as the West Brom sub drives forward…
    • 64' West Brom slow to the punch there… Bale lashed a low square pass to Defoe whose first touch saw the ball bounce up in the air, giving enough of a chance to clear the danger, but the striker reacted quickest to regain control and beat Foster with a low shot.
    • 63' GOAL FOR SPURS! Defoe gets in a neat spin and turn inside West Brom’s area to poke past Foster and into the bottom right corner! 1-0 to Spurs…
    • 60' Save by Friedel! Cox cuts in off the left as West Brom get inside Spurs’ defence. He could’ve cut that back but went for the near-post shot. Comfortable height for Friedel but a warning for the home side…
    • 54' Shorey wins a corner out of Gallas as Van der Vaart fails to track back, neglecting his defensive duties. Dawson glances wide for West Brom from the corner and that could have been more costly for Spurs…
    • 51' Defoe nicks in front of his marker and flicks just wide of the post from Van der Vaart’s low cross in from the left! Close!
    • 32' Jones just does enough to get a toe in and put Adebayor off as the Spurs striker links well with Bale and nearly gets in a shot…
    • 26' Great save from Foster! The West Brom keeper tips Van der Vaart’s effort over as Bale cuts back from the by-line having been put down the left by Kaboul…
    • 16' Foster punches clear as Bale whips in a cross from the right with Defoe lurking for the header. That’ll go down as a half-chance.
    • 19:25 Team line ups are in... TOTTENHAM: Friedel, Walker, Kaboul, Gallas, Assou-Ekotto, Van der Vaart, Modric, Sandro, Bale, Adebayor, Defoe... Subs: Cudicini, Pavlyuchenko, Giovani, Bassong, Kranjcar, Rose, Livermore /// WEST BROM: Foster, Jones, Dawson, McAuley, Shorey, Cox, Thorne, Scharner, Dorrans, Thomas, Odemwingie… Subs: Fulop, Tchoyi, Morrison, Jara Reyes, Mantom, Tamas, Fortune… Referee: Mark Halsey

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    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      6.5 6
      Defenders
      6.5 7
      Substitution Out67′ 6.4 6
      6.7 6
      6.6 5
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out30′ 6.5 6
      7.3 7
      7.3 7
      7.5 7
      Strikers
      7.8 5
      Goal 7 8
      Subs
      Substitution In77′ 6.5 6
      Substitution In67′ 6.4 6
      Substitution In30′ Substitution Out77′ 6.8 6
    • Player Y! Users Expert My Rating
      Goalkeeper
      5.4 7
      Defenders
      Yellow Card 5.2 6
      5.1 5
      5.1 7
      5.5 5
      Midfielders
      Substitution Out79′ 5.2 6
      Yellow Card 5.2 6
      Yellow Card 5 6
      Yellow Card Substitution Out66′ 5 4
      Yellow Card Substitution Out27′ 5.5 5
      Strikers
      5.8 6
      Subs
      Substitution In66′ 4.8 6
      Substitution In27′ 5 5
      Substitution In79′ 6.5 6

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