FULL TIME: SPURS 3-1 STOKE. The Potters improved after the interval but they never really threatened to get back in the game as Spurs claimed three big points near the foot of the table.
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There are going to be three minutes of added time.
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Substitution
A double change for Spurs as Tom Huddlestone and Fraizer Campbell replace Pavlyuchenko and Lennon.
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Harry Redknapp is disappointed with the way his side have failed to really put the game to bed after such a fine first half display and he is on the touchline ranting and raving.
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Almost a nervous ending! Richard Cresswell rises highest to meet Etherington's corner but he heads it over Cudicini's cross bar.
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Superb block! Defoe wriggles his way out of a penalty box scramble to let loose a shot that Sorenson does superbly to parry away at the near post.
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You get the feeling that Spurs have seen out the danger period now as Stoke really needed to find their second goal much sooner than this and Harry Redknapp's men are starting to look more comfortable again.
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Delap throws two missiles into the box, one after another, but this time Spurs and Michael Dawson in particular, get a head to the ball and flick it away from danger.
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Beattie and Fuller are starting to prove to be a handful for the Spurs defence as the Potters widemen launch cross after cross into the penalty area.
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Yellow Card
Glenn Whelan is the latest to see his name go in the referee's notebook.
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Lennon almost ends the argument and he probably should have! The winger ducks inside a couple of tackles and it opens up in front of him but his shot is scuffed in the end and Sorenson is relieved to gather.
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Shawcross almost for 3-2! Delap launches another bomb in towards Cudicini and co and the big defender is yet again first to the ball but yet again he can't find the target.
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Yellow Card
Richard Cresswell collects a yellow card for a strikers tackle on Assou-Ekotto.
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A state of unease is now around the Lane as Stoke start to impose themselves on the game and they look so much tighter at the back after the changes at the interval.
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It's unbelievable how quickly an atmosphere can change! Moments ago the home fans were in party mode but Beattie's strike has given them reason to fear now.
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Goal
SPURS 3-1 STOKE. Game on? Etherington's diagonal ball is smashed into the bottom corner superbly by Beattie and suddenly Stoke believe. What effect will it have on Spurs?
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Luka Modric is delivering the type of performance he was bought by previous manager Juande Ramos for and Harry Redknapp is the lucky recipient. The dimunuitive Croatian is roaming all over the place and causing no end of problems.
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So close! Beattie powers a long-range free-kick towards the top corner and it flashes just wide of the post with Cudicini well beaten - that would have made things interesting.
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Yellow Card
Jonathan Woodgate is the third name in the book as he fouls Cresswell.
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Substitution
Stoke have played all their cards now as Ricardo Fuller replaces Amdy Faye.
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Spurs are still well on top of the game and Stoke still can't get themselves on the ball as the hosts toy with their prey.
Second half
The second period is underway and it could well be a case of damage limitation for the Potters.
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Substitution
Tony Pulis is ringing the changes at the break as Abdoulaye Faye and Andy Wilkinson are replaced by Ibrahima Sonko and Andy Griffin.
Half time
HALF TIME: SPURS 3-0 STOKE. Spurs have been wonderful as they produce a performance to really change the mood at the Lane as their fans are now enjoying the evening. Stoke have been awful.
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Delap launches a throw into the box and Shawcross - who has been their only threat tonight - meets it once more to glance just wide of the far post again.
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Aaron Lennon had disappeared out of this game for a while but he bursts back onto the scene with a blistering run past three defenders but Wilkinson gets himself in the way of the shot - yet again.
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Yellow Card
Suddenly the cards are appearing as Danny Higginbotham becomes the second recipient after a foul on Bentley.
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Yellow Card
David Bentley collects a yellow card for a late challenge on Etherington.
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The Stoke players must be waiting for the half-time whistle with feelings of relief and dread as the Spurs onslaught will be put to one side but Tony Pulis will be breathing fire.
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It is all too easy for the hosts as they settle into their own rhythm and tempo and Stoke can simply not get hold of the ball.
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Great defending from Wilkinson but you feel it is already far too late as he throws his body in the way of shots from Modric and then the follow-up strike from Defoe for good measure.
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It's an onslaught tonight and Stoke are in tatters! Bentley is in space again on the right hand side to bend a superb ball towards Lennon at the far post but Cresswell is back there to divert it out for a corner.
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The atmosphere is very different now inside the Lane as the home fans enjoy the stunning performance their side is giving them tonight.
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Goal
SPURS 3-0 STOKE. Game over! This could end up as a cricket score now as Spurs are flying! Stoke fail to clear a corner and Modric loops the ball back in where Dawson is unmarked to power his header home.
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Goal
SPURS 2-0 STOKE. Stoke are in real trouble now! Modric shows his class to combine expertly with Pavlyuchenko to get Defoe in and he smashes into the back of the net.
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Spurs are using Bentley as a real outlet tonight and again he has lost his defender to find room for a cross and this time he finds Pavlyuchenko who heads wide.
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Delap's rocket is delivered and Spurs don't deal with it well as Shawcross is again free to meet it and his glancing header loops onto the roof of the net.
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David Bentley has been taking his fair share of grief lately for his perceived poor performances but he looks up for it today and is starting to whip some inviting crosses in the direction of Pavlyuchenko and Defoe.
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Vedran Corluka is on the burst as he flies forward on the overlap to get to the byline and ping the ball across towards Defoe but Shawcross is alive to the striker's run to cut it out.
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Both sides are really up for this but that goal has certainly given Spurs' confidence a lift and they are beginning to pass the ball around nicely.
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Goal
SPURS 1-0 STOKE. Superb start capped by a superb goal! Aaron Lennon cuts in off the wing and inside Wilkinson to blast a superb shot beyond Sorenson and into the corner.
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Stoke so close! Etherington whips in a superb corner and Ryan Shawcross is there to meet it to power a header at goal but DIdier Zokora is in the right place at the right time to clear off the line.
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Early chance for Modric as he takes control of a clever ball from Lennon to drive across the penalty area and curl a left-footed shot just a yard wide of the post.
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Kickoff
Mike Riley is in charge of this big game at the bottom and he gets us underway in North London.
Stoke are yet to win on the road this season but with Spurs defensive troubles, mainly through injury, they could look to exploit the weakness through the long throw of Rory Delap.
Awaiting Kickoff
Spurs reached the Carling Cup Final in the last week but it has been a torrid time for them of late but speculation linking fans favourite Robbie Keane with a return to the Lane has lifted the fans spirits.
Awaiting Kickoff
Welcome to White Hart Lane where two struggling sides battle to steer themselves clear of trouble as Spurs entertain Stoke.
Tottenham Hotspur
Stoke City
Full time
FULL TIME: SPURS 3-1 STOKE. The Potters improved after the interval but they never really threatened to get back in the game as Spurs claimed three big points near the foot of the table.
There are going to be three minutes of added time.
Substitution
A double change for Spurs as Tom Huddlestone and Fraizer Campbell replace Pavlyuchenko and Lennon.
Harry Redknapp is disappointed with the way his side have failed to really put the game to bed after such a fine first half display and he is on the touchline ranting and raving.
Almost a nervous ending! Richard Cresswell rises highest to meet Etherington's corner but he heads it over Cudicini's cross bar.
Superb block! Defoe wriggles his way out of a penalty box scramble to let loose a shot that Sorenson does superbly to parry away at the near post.
You get the feeling that Spurs have seen out the danger period now as Stoke really needed to find their second goal much sooner than this and Harry Redknapp's men are starting to look more comfortable again.
Delap throws two missiles into the box, one after another, but this time Spurs and Michael Dawson in particular, get a head to the ball and flick it away from danger.
Beattie and Fuller are starting to prove to be a handful for the Spurs defence as the Potters widemen launch cross after cross into the penalty area.
Yellow Card
Glenn Whelan is the latest to see his name go in the referee's notebook.
Lennon almost ends the argument and he probably should have! The winger ducks inside a couple of tackles and it opens up in front of him but his shot is scuffed in the end and Sorenson is relieved to gather.
Shawcross almost for 3-2! Delap launches another bomb in towards Cudicini and co and the big defender is yet again first to the ball but yet again he can't find the target.
Yellow Card
Richard Cresswell collects a yellow card for a strikers tackle on Assou-Ekotto.
A state of unease is now around the Lane as Stoke start to impose themselves on the game and they look so much tighter at the back after the changes at the interval.
It's unbelievable how quickly an atmosphere can change! Moments ago the home fans were in party mode but Beattie's strike has given them reason to fear now.
Goal
SPURS 3-1 STOKE. Game on? Etherington's diagonal ball is smashed into the bottom corner superbly by Beattie and suddenly Stoke believe. What effect will it have on Spurs?
Luka Modric is delivering the type of performance he was bought by previous manager Juande Ramos for and Harry Redknapp is the lucky recipient. The dimunuitive Croatian is roaming all over the place and causing no end of problems.
So close! Beattie powers a long-range free-kick towards the top corner and it flashes just wide of the post with Cudicini well beaten - that would have made things interesting.
Yellow Card
Jonathan Woodgate is the third name in the book as he fouls Cresswell.
Substitution
Stoke have played all their cards now as Ricardo Fuller replaces Amdy Faye.
Spurs are still well on top of the game and Stoke still can't get themselves on the ball as the hosts toy with their prey.
Second half
The second period is underway and it could well be a case of damage limitation for the Potters.
Substitution
Tony Pulis is ringing the changes at the break as Abdoulaye Faye and Andy Wilkinson are replaced by Ibrahima Sonko and Andy Griffin.
Half time
HALF TIME: SPURS 3-0 STOKE. Spurs have been wonderful as they produce a performance to really change the mood at the Lane as their fans are now enjoying the evening. Stoke have been awful.
Delap launches a throw into the box and Shawcross - who has been their only threat tonight - meets it once more to glance just wide of the far post again.
Aaron Lennon had disappeared out of this game for a while but he bursts back onto the scene with a blistering run past three defenders but Wilkinson gets himself in the way of the shot - yet again.
Yellow Card
Suddenly the cards are appearing as Danny Higginbotham becomes the second recipient after a foul on Bentley.
Yellow Card
David Bentley collects a yellow card for a late challenge on Etherington.
The Stoke players must be waiting for the half-time whistle with feelings of relief and dread as the Spurs onslaught will be put to one side but Tony Pulis will be breathing fire.
It is all too easy for the hosts as they settle into their own rhythm and tempo and Stoke can simply not get hold of the ball.
Great defending from Wilkinson but you feel it is already far too late as he throws his body in the way of shots from Modric and then the follow-up strike from Defoe for good measure.
It's an onslaught tonight and Stoke are in tatters! Bentley is in space again on the right hand side to bend a superb ball towards Lennon at the far post but Cresswell is back there to divert it out for a corner.
The atmosphere is very different now inside the Lane as the home fans enjoy the stunning performance their side is giving them tonight.
Goal
SPURS 3-0 STOKE. Game over! This could end up as a cricket score now as Spurs are flying! Stoke fail to clear a corner and Modric loops the ball back in where Dawson is unmarked to power his header home.
Goal
SPURS 2-0 STOKE. Stoke are in real trouble now! Modric shows his class to combine expertly with Pavlyuchenko to get Defoe in and he smashes into the back of the net.
Spurs are using Bentley as a real outlet tonight and again he has lost his defender to find room for a cross and this time he finds Pavlyuchenko who heads wide.
Delap's rocket is delivered and Spurs don't deal with it well as Shawcross is again free to meet it and his glancing header loops onto the roof of the net.
David Bentley has been taking his fair share of grief lately for his perceived poor performances but he looks up for it today and is starting to whip some inviting crosses in the direction of Pavlyuchenko and Defoe.
Vedran Corluka is on the burst as he flies forward on the overlap to get to the byline and ping the ball across towards Defoe but Shawcross is alive to the striker's run to cut it out.
Both sides are really up for this but that goal has certainly given Spurs' confidence a lift and they are beginning to pass the ball around nicely.
Goal
SPURS 1-0 STOKE. Superb start capped by a superb goal! Aaron Lennon cuts in off the wing and inside Wilkinson to blast a superb shot beyond Sorenson and into the corner.
Stoke so close! Etherington whips in a superb corner and Ryan Shawcross is there to meet it to power a header at goal but DIdier Zokora is in the right place at the right time to clear off the line.
Early chance for Modric as he takes control of a clever ball from Lennon to drive across the penalty area and curl a left-footed shot just a yard wide of the post.
Kickoff
Mike Riley is in charge of this big game at the bottom and he gets us underway in North London.
Awaiting Kickoff
Stoke: Sorensen, Wilkinson, Shawcross, Abdoulaye Faye, Higginbotham, Delap, Amdy Faye, Whelan, Etherington, Cresswell, Beattie
Awaiting Kickoff
Tottenham: Cudicini, Corluka, Dawson, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Zokora, Modric, Bentley, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe
Awaiting Kickoff
Stoke are yet to win on the road this season but with Spurs defensive troubles, mainly through injury, they could look to exploit the weakness through the long throw of Rory Delap.
Awaiting Kickoff
Spurs reached the Carling Cup Final in the last week but it has been a torrid time for them of late but speculation linking fans favourite Robbie Keane with a return to the Lane has lifted the fans spirits.
Awaiting Kickoff
Welcome to White Hart Lane where two struggling sides battle to steer themselves clear of trouble as Spurs entertain Stoke.