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Tottenham Hotspur

  • Modric 68’
  • Huddlestone 75’

Spartak Moscow

  • Dzyuba 22’, 33’
  1. Tottenham fight back to qualify

    Tottenham fight back to qualify

    Tottenham Hotspur fought back from two goals down to draw 2-2 at home to Spartak Moscow and qualify for the last 32 of the UEFA Cup. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Tottenham Hotspur
    • Spartak Moscow
    • 90+3 Final whistle, 2-2 at White Hart Lane, almost a disaster for Spurs who went 2-0 down but they were bossing it by the end. Tottenham join Aston Villa and Manchester City into the UEFA Cup last 32!
    • 90' Three minutes of added time being played as Spartak have a free-kick around 35 yards out... Saenko goes for goal but straight at the wall.
    • 88' O'Hara with a long-range effort but comfortable save for Pletikosa.
    • 86' SPARTAK SUB: Bazhenov on for Shishkin.
    • 84' Bale on the left, he centres it for Campbell WHO MUST SCORE BUT HE FIRES STRAIGHT AT PLETIKOSA! Spurs should be ahead!
    • 82' Free-kick to Spartak on the right, whipped into the area but Gomes claims. A quick counter is launched and Campbell could be in but the ball zips away from him and Spartak clear.
    • 81' Zokora late on Dzjuba and that's a yellow card.
    • 79' Campbell gets the ball just inside the box on the right and he tumbles under a challenge from Jiranek and is that a penalty? No! Play on says the ref and Spartak clear!
    • 78' Bentley on the ball outside the box, he sends in a good low shot that Pletikosa pushes behind for a corner! All Spurs now.
    • 76' A Spurs free-kick is put behind for a corner on the right, Bentley to take...
    • 73' Bale on the left again beats Rodriguez to a loose ball, he swings over an excellent cross FOR BIG TOM HUDDLESTONE TO FLY IN AND HEAD PAST PLETIKOSA FOR 2-2! Harry Redknapp's Spurs come from behind AGAIN!
    • 72' SPARTAK SUB: Zotov on for Mayolan.
    • 69' Bale with a good cross but behind for a corner.
    • 67' Lennon gets down the right, superb run and cross and MODRIC WITH THE FINISH MAKES IT 2-1! That's more like it. Spurs have been far more impressive in the opening phase of this second half.
    • 66' Bale gets the ball wide left, he crosses but Spartak clear... Lennon has it now, he looks square to Huddlestone but his cross is easy for Pletikosa.
    • 62' Lennon wins a corner but a familiar pattern follows - the first one goes into the mixer but is cleared behind for another corner, which Bentley puts far too close to Pletikosa.
    • 60' SPARTAK SUB: Grigorev on for Ryzhkov.
    • 57' Bentley wins another free kick close to the halfway line in the Spartak half. Out wide to Bale, who sends in a great cross and MODRIC BUT SCORE but he takes too many touches and by the time he shoots it's weak and easy for the keeper.
    • 56' Huddlestone with another long-range effort but well over.
    • 55' Bentley with a poor corner but he gets the rebound back to put in a really good cross and DAWSON but he just misses! The visitors clear but back with Spurs on the right, Gunter crosses now but cleared, into the path of HUDDLESTONE!! He shoots well over though.
    • 53' Spurs get a throw on the left... Bale gets the ball and whips in a cross but Rodriguez intercepts.
    • 51' Spurs get a succession of corners but Pletikosa claims the second one.
    • 49' Campbell is in and he can pull one back for Spurs but his headeer is saved well by Pletikosa!
    • 46' Second half underway!
    • - TOTTENHAM SUB: Spurs were booed off at half-time and Harry Redknapp makes a change, the hapless Gilberto hauled off for Aaron Lennon.
    • 45+1 Half-time, and Spurs are 2-0 down to Spartak although they will still go through as Udinese are holding NEC.
    • 45' Throw in to the Russians... the ball drops for Dzjuba on the edge of the box but Gomes aves. One minute added-time being played.
    • 43' Bentley with the free-kick... just like the last one he aims for Dawson but this time Pletikosa gets there.
    • 42' Modric gets down the left and wins a free-kick. Spurs take it quickly and Bentley wins a free-kick 15 yards out on the left....
    • 37' Free-kick to Spurs on the right, just outside the box. Bentley steps up and plants it on Dawson's head but he nods it over with Pletikosa flying in on him! The keeper put him off but Dawson should have scored.
    • 35' Bentley gets into space on the right twice in quick succession, the first is missed by Bale and the second doesn't get past the first man.
    • 33' Dzjuba is played through and a terrible mistake by Zokora to let him in, he's clean through and Gomes comes out but Dzjuba rounds him and slides it into the empty net! Spurs 2-0 down! They could be going out here if NEC beat Udinese! As it stands though, that game is goalless and both these sides would qualify.
    • 31' Huddlestone has a crack, Pletikosa parries and Spartak clear... Still with Spurs though as O'Hara is played in on the right and he can set-up Campbell but shoots into the side netting!
    • 30' Great cross by Bentley on the left but Rodriguez manages to get back and put it behind for a corner... decent delivery, it is only half-cleared and O'Hara with a shot but blocked!
    • 28' O'Hara with a poor clearance straight at Ryzhkov but straight at the keeper Gomes!
    • 24' Ryzhkov on the edge of the box, he has time to shoot and sends a wicked shot in that Gomes puts behind for a corner! Good shot, good stop.
    • 22' Bale on the left plays it across to Gilberto, who makes a total hash of the backpass and DZJUBA IS IN TO PUT IT PAST GOMES FOR 1-0! Diaster for Tottenham!
    • 20' Free-kick to Spurs, won by Bentley around 25 yards out... Poor from Bale though, the wall clear with ease.
    • 16' Ryzhkov and Dzjuba play a one-two and Ryzhkov is in and he shoots but straight at Gomes!
    • 15' Maloyan gets down the left, he crosses but Gomes dives onto it.
    • 12' Gunter on the right swings it over for Modric but Parshivlyuk heads it clear.
    • 9' Gunter wins a corner for Spurs on the right. Bentley swings it over Shishkin clears at the near post. Spurs come again but Saenko on the left manages to complete the clearance.
    • 7' Good work by O'Hara to win the ball back after a Spartak throw, he tries to find Campbell with a long pass but it's put out by the Russians for a Spurs throw.
    • 4' Zokora slides in on Maloyan who was in space on the Spartak right wing. Good challenge from the Ivorian.
    • 1' Match underway at White Hart Lane!
    • - SPURS TEAM NEWS: Spurs need to avoid defeat but injuries, suspensions and ineligibility mean that six changes are made from the weekend and several youngsters make the bench. Fortuately for Harry Redknapp Luka Modric and Fraizer Campbell are back from injury.
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Tottenham's UEFA Cup clash with Spartak Moscow from 19:45 UK time!

  • Summary

    • 84' Bale on the left, he centres it for Campbell WHO MUST SCORE BUT HE FIRES STRAIGHT AT PLETIKOSA! Spurs should be ahead!
    • 79' Campbell gets the ball just inside the box on the right and he tumbles under a challenge from Jiranek and is that a penalty? No! Play on says the ref and Spartak clear!
    • 78' Bentley on the ball outside the box, he sends in a good low shot that Pletikosa pushes behind for a corner! All Spurs now.
    • 73' Bale on the left again beats Rodriguez to a loose ball, he swings over an excellent cross FOR BIG TOM HUDDLESTONE TO FLY IN AND HEAD PAST PLETIKOSA FOR 2-2! Harry Redknapp's Spurs come from behind AGAIN!
    • 67' Lennon gets down the right, superb run and cross and MODRIC WITH THE FINISH MAKES IT 2-1! That's more like it. Spurs have been far more impressive in the opening phase of this second half.
    • 57' Bentley wins another free kick close to the halfway line in the Spartak half. Out wide to Bale, who sends in a great cross and MODRIC BUT SCORE but he takes too many touches and by the time he shoots it's weak and easy for the keeper.
    • 55' Bentley with a poor corner but he gets the rebound back to put in a really good cross and DAWSON but he just misses! The visitors clear but back with Spurs on the right, Gunter crosses now but cleared, into the path of HUDDLESTONE!! He shoots well over though.
    • 49' Campbell is in and he can pull one back for Spurs but his headeer is saved well by Pletikosa!
    • 37' Free-kick to Spurs on the right, just outside the box. Bentley steps up and plants it on Dawson's head but he nods it over with Pletikosa flying in on him! The keeper put him off but Dawson should have scored.
    • 33' Dzjuba is played through and a terrible mistake by Zokora to let him in, he's clean through and Gomes comes out but Dzjuba rounds him and slides it into the empty net! Spurs 2-0 down! They could be going out here if NEC beat Udinese! As it stands though, that game is goalless and both these sides would qualify.
    • 31' Huddlestone has a crack, Pletikosa parries and Spartak clear... Still with Spurs though as O'Hara is played in on the right and he can set-up Campbell but shoots into the side netting!
    • 24' Ryzhkov on the edge of the box, he has time to shoot and sends a wicked shot in that Gomes puts behind for a corner! Good shot, good stop.
    • 22' Bale on the left plays it across to Gilberto, who makes a total hash of the backpass and DZJUBA IS IN TO PUT IT PAST GOMES FOR 1-0! Diaster for Tottenham!
    • 16' Ryzhkov and Dzjuba play a one-two and Ryzhkov is in and he shoots but straight at Gomes!
    • - Hello and welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s LIVE coverage of Tottenham's UEFA Cup clash with Spartak Moscow from 19:45 UK time!

Live Team Line-Up

  • Referee: Pedro Proenca

  • Tottenham Hotspur

    Manager: Harry Redknapp

    Captain: Michael Dawson

    Starting line-up

    • H. Gomes
    • C. Gunter
    • D. Zokora
    • M. Dawson
    • S. Gilberto Substitution Out (46′)
    • T. Huddlestone Goal
    • J. O'Hara
    • G. Bale
    • D. Bentley
    • L. Modric Goal
    • F. Campbell

    Subs

    • C. Sanchez
    • D. Bent
    • B. Assou-Ekotto
    • A. Lennon Substitution In46′
    • J. Bostock
    • D. Dervite
    • J. Obika

    Injured

    • J. Woodgate
    • L. King
    • J. Jenas
    • A. Hutton
    • G. Dos Santos

    Suspended

    None

  • Spartak Moscow

    Manager: Michael Laudrup

    Starting line-up

    • S. Pletikosa
    • S. Parshivlyuk
    • M. Fathi
    • M. Jiranek
    • C. Rodriguez
    • R. Shishkin Substitution Out (86′)
    • S. Kovalchuk
    • V. Ryzhkov Substitution Out (60′)
    • A. Maloyan Substitution Out (73′)
    • I. Saenko
    • A. Dzyuba Goals×2

    Subs

    • M. Stranzl
    • 25. A. Pavlenko
    • N. Bazhenov Substitution In86′
    • A. Prudnikov
    • D. Soslan
    • A. Zotov Substitution In73′
    • M. Grigoriev Substitution In60′

    Injured

    None

    Suspended

    None