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  • Kick-off: 16:00
  • Venue: White Hart Lane
  • Attendance: 36070
  • Referee: Poll, G

Live Commentary

90mins

FULL TIME: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2-1 CHELSEA: It's all over and Spurs have picked up their first-ever Premiership win over Chelsea. Spurs just did enough to stun Mourinho's men who had Terry sent off.

90mins

There are four minutes of injury time.

87mins

Robben hits the post with a sublime effort from 20 yards out.

86mins

Keane is replaced by Jermain Defoe.

84mins

Lampard has scooped a shot over from close range but he gets the corner.

83mins

Spurs look to have broken their 16-year jinx but they still have seven minutes to hold on.

80mins

The game is set up for a grandstand finish and Robinson has just clawed Kalou's latest effort away from his goal.

78mins

King is the latest player to be booked.

75mins

Berbatov flashes wide from 10 yards out as Spurs look for the killer third goal.

73mins

Terry's dismissal is a blow for Chelsea who were starting to get on top and threatening the Spurs goal.

72mins

Terry is sent off for tangling with King after the free-kick. His second yellow looks harsh.

71mins

Benoit Assou-Ekotto has just brought down Kalou and it's a free-kick in a dangerous position.

69mins

Chelsea have survived a goalmouth scramble and look to have switched to a back three.

68mins

Boulahrouz, on as a sub himself at half time, is taken off for Salomon Kalou.

67mins

Ballack picks up a yellow card.

65mins

Chelsea's players seem to have lost a bit of composure and are starting to concede a few niggly fouls. Jose Mourinho sends Joe Cole out to warm up.

64mins

Berbatov has just spurned a great chance after Keane skinned Boulahrouz for a second time.

63mins

Shaun Wright-Phillips is on for Chelsea's scorer Makelele.

63mins

Terry brings down Berbatov on the halfway line.

61mins

Spurs have some defending to do but hold firm as Chelsea come at them.

59mins

Lennon is running amok and has just won a corner which is well cleared by Lampard.

56mins

Spurs are trying to turn the screw and a third goal would really put the cat among the pigeons.

55mins

Ghaly is the latest player to be booked for catching Essien.

52mins

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 2-1 CHELSEA (LENNON): LENNON fires Spurs into the lead for the first time after great work from Keane down the left and the crowd is in full voice now.

51mins

Spurs are trying to get back into the game but it's easier said than done against the reigning Premiership champions.

50mins

The tempo is just the same as the breathless first half but it's all Chelsea at the moment.

48mins

Drogba has just gone down in the box but the referee is not interested and waves play on.

46mins

Khalid Boulahrouz is on for Ferreira.

46mins

Chelsea get the second period underway and they've made a change.

46mins

HALF TIME: TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1-1 CHELSEA: There's nothing between the two sides at the break and it's been a lively first half. Spurs responded well to falling behind and got a deserved equaliser with a great header from Dawson.

45mins

Ashley Cole is booked for the same offence as Makelele.

45mins

Makelele is booked for failing to retreat far enough for a free-kick.

45mins

Spurs win a free-kick after a foul by Michael Ballack and Dawson goes close with another header but his effort is deflected for a corner.

44mins

Dawson has had treatment on a knee injury but is alright to carry on.

41mins

The first half has been played at a terrific pace and Chelsea might struggle in the second half after a tough game in Barcelona in midweek.

38mins

Keane heads a Lennon cross onto the top of the net after the Ireland international ghosted in past Ferreira.

37mins

Aaron Lennon is starting to get into the game after a slow start. The linesman then thwarts Robben on the break with an offside decision against him.

34mins

Drogba sees an improvised scissors kick fly wide but he did well under pressure from Dawson.

33mins

Terry had to leave the pitch but Chelsea stand firm from another corner.

30mins

Berbatov wins a corner after his shot is deflected wide. The atmosphere is absolutely electric. John Terry has now gone down with a knee problem.

28mins

Spurs have taken great heart from their equaliser and the tackles are starting to fly in from Chelsea.

25mins

Paulo Ferreira is booked by the referee for unsporting behaviour.

25mins

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 1-1 CHELSEA (DAWSON): MICHAEL DAWSON heads home Jermaine Jenas' free-kick to level the scores. It's the second of two great goals so far.

22mins

Spurs have held firm as Chelsea look to overwhelm them but it could be a long afternoon for Martin Jol's men.

17mins

Michael Dawson sees yellow for a blatant handball.

15mins

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0-1 CHELSEA: CLAUDE MAKELELE drills home a 20-yarder to give Chelsea a one-goal lead at White Hart Lane.

13mins

Robben wastes a chance when he springs the offside trap with Ledley King getting a good tackle in.

13mins

Chelsea look to have weathered an early onslaught from Spurs and are getting into their stride.

10mins

Michael Essien slips a couple of tackles but his shot is deflected for a throw. Chelsea are getting on top and Essien has another shot blocked.

9mins

Pascal Chimbonda has gone down under a crude challenge from Frank Lampard and needs treatment on his knee.

8mins

Robben has fired well over from 25 yards when he could have kept the pressure on the Spurs back four.

5mins

It's end-to-end stuff with the game starting at a high tempo at the Lane.

3mins

Hossam Ghaly has fired off the first shot of the game but Hilario makes a comfortable save at full stretch.

2mins

It's a lively opening with both sets of players seeing plenty of the ball.

1mins

Spurs get the game underway looking to end a run of 28 league games without taking three points off their London rivals.

0mins

Andriy Shevchenko is still sidelined for Chelsea so Arjen Robben will occupy an advanced role alongside Didier Drogba. Spurs partner Dimitar Berbatov and Robbie Keane in attack.

0mins

Tottenham are looking for their first league win over Chelsea since 1990. Spurs have never tasted victory against the Blues in the Premiership so there is big pressure on their misfiring strikers.

Match Report

Aaron Lennon's superb match-winner handed Tottenham their first victory over Chelsea since 1990 and stopped Jose Mourinho's side going back to the top of the Premiership.

England skipper John Terry was brandished the red card in the second half for two bookable offences, but the Tottenham fans celebrated as if their own side had won the title at White Hart Lane.

The Spurs fans had never seen their side record a win over Chelsea in the Premiership and finally managed to end 16-years of hurt over their west London rivals.

Despite Claude Makelele firing Chelsea into the lead, Tottenham hit back with a header from Michael Dawson and then saw Lennon produce a magical piece of skill for a well-taken second goal to give them a bonfire night to remember.

Tottenham almost made an early breakthrough after just three minutes when Hossam Ghaly burst through unmarked and saw his low shot produce a fine save from Hilario diving low to his right.

However, it was the Premiership champions who broke the deadlock on 14 minutes. Arjen Robben beat the offside trap and raced into the penalty area, but was denied by a superb sliding block by Ledley King.

From the resulting corner the ball fell to Makelele on the edge of the box and he curled in a superb right-foot shot which sailed past Paul Robinson into the bottom right-hand corner.

Robinson then made two fine saves within the space of 60 seconds to keep his side in the game.

The England keeper first denied Michael Ballack's long-range shot and then had to be at his very best again to beat away Frank Lampard's fizzing shot.

And Chelsea were made to pay for those missed opportunities when Dawson brought the home side level on 25 minutes.

Jermaine Jenas planted a sweet free-kick into the penalty box and Dawson rose the highest to flick the ball past Hilario into the corner of the net for his first goal for the club.

Bulgaria international Dimitar Berbatov could have increased Tottenham's lead on the half hour mark when he weaved his way into the penalty area, but saw his low drive turned around the post by Hilario.

After stealing all the headlines for Chelsea in the Champions League against Barcelona , Didier Drogba almost capped off a dream week on 34 minutes when he was picked out in the box by Ricardo Carvalho, but his spectacular over-head kick flew inches past the post.

Robbie Keane got back among the goals for Spurs in their impressive UEFA Cup victory over Club Brugge and should have added to his tally on 38 minutes.

Lennon was causing all kinds of problems for Paulo Ferreira down the left-hand side and crossed in for Keane who found himself completely unmarked in the box, but flashed his header over the bar.

But Keane made up for his miss when he played a major role in helping to set up Tottenham's crucial match-winner on 52 minutes.

The Republic of Ireland skipper raced down the left before crossing in for Lennon whose first touch took him past Cole and he made no mistake striking the ball into the corner of the net.

The game erupted into controversy on 74 minutes when Terry was shown the red card by referee Graham Poll.

Terry was involved in an off-the-ball incident with King which sparked a melee between both sets of players, before Terry was shown his second yellow card of the game.

Despite being reduced to ten-men, Chelsea had three golden opportunities to snatch a late equaliser.

Substitute Salomon Kalou saw his curling shot beaten away by Robinson on 80 minutes, while Lampard looked certain to get his name on the scoresheet four minutes later, but his shot was blocked superbly by King.

Mourinho must have known it was not going to be his day when Robben saw his curling shot cannon back off the post three minutes from time.

Tottenham Hotspur

Chelsea

Corners

710

Fouls

1515

Goal attempts

817

Shots off target

56

Offsides

12

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