- Gardner (4), Davies, K (69)
- Kranjcar (34), Corluka (73)
- Date:2009-10-03
- Kick-off:15:00
- Venue:Reebok Stadium
- Attendance:21305
- Referee:Jones, M
Live Commentary
94mins
It's finished all square in an entertaining clash where Bolton were better for long periods, but Spurs finished strongly.
91mins
Vedran Corluka is booked for a challenge on Jlloyd Samuel.
90mins
There will be four minutes of added time.
89mins
Jermaine Jenas and Vedran Corluka clear from Gavin McCann's free kick.
87mins
Ivan Klasnic comes on for the impressive Chung-Yong Lee for Bolton.
85mins
Peter Crouch brings the ball down on his chest but Jussi Jaaskelainen blocks his shot.
83mins
Benoit Assou-Ekotto blazes his shot wide of the target.
82mins
Peter Crouch is let down by his touch after Jermain Defoe looks to play him in.
80mins
Mark Davies comes on for Matt Taylor for Bolton.
79mins
This has been a highly entertaining game.
76mins
Matt Taylor's bullet header is tipped over by Carlo Cudicini.
75mins
Gavin McCann replaces Fabrice Muamba for Bolton.
74mins
Vedran Corluka heads into the back of the net after meeting Niko Kranjcar's corner.
72mins
Peter Crouch hits the bar after Jussi Jaaskelainen palmed out Jermain Defoe's shot.
70mins
Tamir Cohen's dinked cross is headed home from Kevin Davies.
69mins
Robbie Keane is replaced by Jermain Defoe.
69mins
Jermaine Jenas pulls his shot wide.
67mins
Gary Cahill heads over the top at the back post from a Bolton corner.
65mins
Jlloyd Samuel's cross is too close to Carlo Cudicini who makes a comfortable save.
63mins
Carlo Cudicini collects from Sam Ricketts cross to the back post.
61mins
Benoit Assou-Ekotto is receiving treatment on his right ankle.
60mins
Fabrice Muamba is booked for a challenge on Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
59mins
Peter Crouch's effort is just over the target. It looked to be heading for the top corner.
58mins
Tom Huddlestone's free kick flies over the crossbar.
56mins
Jussi Jaaskelainen saves from Aaron Lennon's left-foot strike. Wilson Palacios scuffs the rebound.
54mins
Matt Taylor's touch from a long ball is just to heavy, allowing Sebastien Bassong to make the challenge.
52mins
Kevin Davies puts Tom Huddlestone under pressure. Chung-Yong Lee picks the ball up but can't find Matt Taylor.
50mins
Carlo Cudicini collects at the near post from Kevin Davies low ball across the goal.
48mins
Peter Crouch is adjudged to have strayed offside.
45mins
The second half gets underway.
45mins
Bolton were the better side in an entertaining first half at the Reebok.
44mins
Carlo Cudicini comes out well to deny Matt Taylor.
41mins
Bolton are giving Spurs no space when they venture into the Trotters' half.
39mins
Gary Cahill's flick-on is cleared away by Vedran Corluka.
37mins
Kevin Davies looks to bring down Sam Ricketts' free kick but the ball just gets away from him.
34mins
Jermaine Jenas goes into the referee's notebook.
33mins
Niko Kranjcar levels for Spurs, driving the ball past Jussi Jaaskelainen from Peter Crouch's knock-down.
32mins
Tamir Cohen is booked for a challenge on Wilson Palacios.
31mins
Chung-Yong Lee looks to play the ball round Tom Huddlestone but is just unable to collect.
29mins
Ricardo Gardner recovers well to put Robbie Keane off his stride after being caught in possession.
27mins
Ricardo Gardner fires goalwards again but Spurs get a body in the way of the ball.
25mins
Niko Kranjcar's curling shot is deflected out for a corner. That was Spurs' best attack so far.
23mins
Aaron Lennon bursts into the area but his final ball is disappointing.
21mins
Ricardo Gardner's strike from distance flies well wide of the upright.
19mins
Peter Crouch brings the ball down on his chest but Sam Ricketts makes a great challenge.
17mins
Ricardo Gardner crosses the ball into the area but can't find the advancing Kevin Davies.
15mins
Sebastien Bassong is receiving treatment after picking up a knock.
13mins
Tamir Cohen is just unable to get onto the end of Chung-Yong Lee's slide-rule pass.
11mins
Peter Crouch heads wide of the upright from Niko Kranjcar's cross.
9mins
Chung-Yong Lee's free kick comes of a Spurs head and goes out for a corner.
7mins
Tom Huddlestone hooks the ball away after nearly giving possession away with Matt Taylor lurking.
5mins
Aaron Lennon fires the ball across the area after a great diagonal run.
3mins
Ricardo Gardner shoots home after Spurs fail to clear fully from a long throw.
0mins
Referee Mike Jones gets what should be a cracking clash underway.
0mins
Jermain Defoe, who has been struggling with a hand injury, starts on the bench.
0mins
Peter Crouch starts upfront with Robbie Keane for Spurs.
0mins
Chung-Yong Lee, who scored against Birmingham last week, starts the game, Ivan Klasnic dropping to the bench.
0mins
Johan Elmander misses out for Bolton with a hamstring problem.
Match Preview
High-flying Tottenham Hotspur face a tricky trip to the north west to face Gary Megson's Bolton Wanderers on Saturday.
Harry Redknapp's in-form outfit will fancy their chances against the Trotters after picking up 15 points from a possible 21 so far this term. Only defeats against Manchester United and Chelsea have blotted their excellent start to the campaign.
Bolton on the the other hand sit in 13th place on seven points and are without a win at their Reebok Stadium home.
Spurs striker Robbie Keane blasted four past the hapless Burnley last weekend as his side demolished Owen Coyle's beleaguered troops 5-0 and he, alongside fellow striker Jermain Defoe, will be looking to be amongst the goals yet again.
The White Hart Lane outfit sit poised in fourth place behind leaders Manchester United, Chelsea and Liverpool.
Bolton should take heart from their scrappy 2-1 win at Birmingham City last time out and Megson will know the importance of home wins if his side are to avoid a relegation dogfight.
The visitors have injury concerns ahead of the clash with Defoe (wrist) and fellow striker Roman Pavlyuchenko (calf) causing Redknapp to sweat and he is definitely without Giovani Dos Santos (ankle), Jonathan Woodgate (groin), Ledley King (hamstring) and Luka Modric (broken leg).
Joey O'Brien and Sean Davis are both on the sidelines with knee injuries and boss Megson has no other injury problems.
In the corresponding fixture last season the Trotters edged out the Londoners 3-2 in a thrilling clash.
Sebastien Puygrenier opened the scoring on his debut for Bolton before Kevin Davies doubled the hosts' advantage midway through the second half to seemingly kill off the contest.
Darren Bent had other ideas however and hit a quickfire double to level matters, before Davies intervened with just three minutes remaining to secure all three points.
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Match Report
Vedran Corluka's late equaliser helped Spurs to snatch a welcome point away to on-song Bolton Wanderers.
The Croatian defender netted with 17 minutes to go as Harry Redknapp's side stretched their recent unbeaten run to three games.
And it's now 12 goals in their last three outings for Spurs as they weathered a barrage of pressure on the visit to the Reebok Stadium.
But Redknapp knew before kick-off his side faced a tough test against a side had gone four games unbeaten in the Premier League.
Ricardo Gardener gave the hosts a welcome fourth minute lead with a sweet strike, only for another Croatian, Niko Kranjcar, to bag his first goal of the season to level matters in the 34th minute.
But Kevin Davies looked to have secured maximum points for Gary Megson's side when he headed the Trotters back into the lead in the 69th minute.
However, just four minutes later defender Corluka pounced to spare the visitors blushes and made sure honours were even at the final whistle.
And it was Spurs who had the better chances in the last quarter of the came as they nearly came away from their trip to Lancashire with full points.
Megson's men had the perfect start when Chung-Yong Lee delivered a delightful cross for Gardner and the midfielder fired into the root of the net.
Tamir Cohen then went close to doubling the home side's advantage, but his right-foot shot was straight at visiting keeper Carlo Cudicini.
Gardner tried his luck from 30 yards midway through the half, but his effort flew well wide.
Kranjcar then had a shot blocked at the other end after a solid saving tackle from Zat Knight.
But in the 34th minute Kranjcar rifled a right-foot shot into the bottom left-hand corner after a lovely pass from Peter Crouch.
Cohen had a shot over the bar as the hosts looked to restore their lead, before in the second half Davies forced a smart stop from Cudicini.
Crouch fired wide close to the hour mark and Jermaine Jenas wasted a good chance, before Davies headed Cohen's cross beyond Cudicini to make it 2-1.
However, Corluka popped up four minutes to restore parity once again and the Spurs pushed hard for a winner.
Matthew Taylor had a shot tipped round the post by Cudicini, while moments earlier Crouch had a header saved by Jussi Jaaskelainen.
Crouch also forced a good save from the keeper in the last minute of the game, but both sides had to settle for a point each.
Bolton Wanderers Team
Tottenham Hotspur Team
Bolton Wanderers | Tottenham Hotspur |
Corners
| 5 | 6 |
Fouls
| 15 | 16 |
Goal attempts
| 12 | 17 |
Shots off target
| 3 | 7 |
Offsides
| 1 | 2 |
93mins
Jermain Defoe chipped cross is headed back to his keeper by Jlloyd Samuel.