Live Commentary

94mins

It's all over at The Valley, Spurs complete a magnificent second-half comeback to take all three points in this thrilling London derby.

93mins

Paul Robinson makes a fine save in the dying minutes of this fantastic game.

91mins

Danny Murphy has lost his temper and kicks out at Edgar Davids but escapes with just a booking.

90mins

There will be four minutes of injury time added.

86mins

Danny Murphy puts a fantastic cross into the box but Shaun Bartlett scuffs his shot at the far post.

85mins

Jonathan Spector has been brought on for Radostin Kishishev.

82mins

Michael Dawson comes on to replace the injured Ahmed Hossam Mido.

80mins

Jermain Defoe releases Robbie Keane inside the penalty area and he lashes his shot past Andersen.

77mins

Bryan Hughes comes on to replace Jerome Thomas.

75mins

Edgar Davids slices the resulting free kick wide of the Charlton goal.

74mins

Radostin Kishishev pulls down Jermain Defoe rather cynically and becomes the fourth player of the afternoon to be booked.

70mins

Darren Bent is replaced by Shaun Bartlett after a clash of heads with Paul Stalteri.

67mins

Danny Murphy splits the Spurs defence with a lovely ball but Luke Young flashes the ball wide from 7 yards out.

64mins

Spurs are back on level terms after a slick Spurs move results in a neat finish through the legs of Stephan Andersen by Mido.

63mins

Robbie Keane comes on to replace Jermaine Jenas

61mins

Danny Murphy plays a ball in behind Stephen Kelly but Paul Robinson rushes out to clear the danger.

59mins

Danny Murphy releases Dennis Rommedahl who lays the ball off for Alexei Smertin to hit a long range effort wide.

58mins

Teemu Tainio comes on to replace Miguel Pedro Mendes.

55mins

Ahmed Hossam Mido volleys towards goal but gets it all wrong and the ball flies towards the clouds above The Valley.

53mins

Miguel Pedro Mendes is booked for a foul on Dennis Rommedahl.

51mins

Pedro Mendes' free kick into the area is steered towards goal by Ledley King's outstretched boot.

48mins

Terrible defending by Spurs allows Darren Bent to beautifully chip the helpless Paul Robinson.

46mins

The second half is underway as Phil Dowd sounds his whistle.

45mins

Charlton have had all the possession in the first half but as of yet have failed to completely kill off Spurs' hopes.

44mins

Aaron Lennon plays the ball into Jermain Defoe who twists and turns before hitting his shot but it is well blocked by Luke Young.

38mins

Jermain Defoe loses his cool and barges Talal El Karkouri to the ground to earn himself a booking.

36mins

Alexei Smertin goes round Paul Robinson and squares the ball to Darren Bent who somehow fails to score into an empty net.

35mins

Miguel Pedro Mendes sends a free kick into the area but Jermaine Jenas's header goes harmlessly wide.

30mins

Luke Young is booked rather harshly and becomes the first name in the referee's note book.

29mins

Chris Perry manages to overt the danger after a neat one-two between Jermain Defoe and Edgar Davids.

25mins

Danny Murphy plays the ball through to Darren Bent who bursts through the defence and finshes well past Paul Robinson.

22mins

A good passage of play by Charlton results in a tame shot on goal by Alexei Smertin.

20mins

Stephen Kelly crosses right footed towards Mido but his header lacks power and is easily gathered by Stephan Andersen.

16mins

Good work from Paul Stalteri down the right hand side results in an effort from Miguel Pedro Mendes that is easily saved by Stephan Andersen.

13mins

Miguel Pedro Mendes sends in a corner which bounces around in the area before Ledley King shoots just wide of Stephan Andersen's goal.

11mins

Charlton produce their best move so far but the ball just runs away from Radostin Kishishev.

9mins

Aaron Lennon uses his blistering pace and puts in a fantastic cross but Mido fails to take full advantage.

5mins

Jerome Thomas goes down in the area after a challenge by Ledley King but the referee waves away Charlton's penalty claims.

4mins

Charlton have started brightly and have not allowed Spurs to settle in the opening minutes.

0mins

Phil Dowd blows his whistle and we are underway at The Valley.

Match Report

With the hard work and application which has marked their season to date, Charlton could be forgiven for feeling a little offended at the sense of unreality which hangs onto their second place in the Premiership.

With five wins from six outings, Alan Curbishley's men occupied their lofty position on merit, but not even their most die-hard fans can honestly claim to have expected such a start to the campaign. Deep down, most of them waited for the day it all began to unravel, and on a rain-swept October afternoon, it did just that.

Having taken full advantage of a reasonably comfortable start to the season fixture-wise, the club long heralded as getting it right off the pitch has been coming up with all the right answers on the pitch as well. With Darren Bent and Luke Young both attracting the attention of Sven Goran Eriksson, and talk of Danny Murphy earning an international recall, things had been going well in SE7.

Spurs may have set about their season's work with less of a fanfare, despite a string of close-season signings, but starting the day fourth in the Premiership and just three points behind the home side told the story of a side who are also in impressive form. With Arsenal faltering and large amounts of money invested, the pressure is on manager Martin Jol from both fans and board, for reasons both emotional and financial.

Charlton claimed the lead a bright and bustling opening well deserved just 25 minutes in, and once more, as so often already this season, it was Bent who took the plaudits.

Young's throughball from the right-back berth was neat and precise, but having travelled all of 50 yards, the absence of a Tottenham defender from anywhere close to a striker at the top of his form was bewildering. Bent took the ball on a pace, allowed Paul Robinson to move from his line, and then slipped the ball neatly beyond him and into the back of the net.

Fifteen minutes later and the lead should have been doubled, as Alexei Smertin rounded Robinson before pulling the ball back to Bent, who from six yards produced just about his first miscue of the season, sliding the ball beyond the far post as the goal beckoned.

The goal may well, given Tottenham's lack of attacking achievement through the half, have made the game safe for Charlton, but with half-time arriving and the margin still at a single goal, The Valley remained understandably tense.

The nerves lasted just three minutes into the second half, before re-appearing equally suddenly.

Charlton struck first, as Bent collected Talal El Karkouri's throughball, stepped inside his marker, and teased a perfectly weighted, lofted shot beyond Robinson and into the back of the net.

The lead remained at two goals for just three minutes however, as Mido glanced on a header in the Charlton area and Ledley King, knowing little about it, stuck a foot out and diverted the ball into the Charlton net, with Stephan Andersen stranded.

Having been down and out for much of the contest, Spurs suddenly rediscovered their fighting spirit, and utterly against the run of play conjured an equaliser 13 minutes later.

Substitute Teemu Tainio slipped a reverse pass into the path of Mido, and from an acute angle he powered a drive between the legs of Andersen to bring parity back to proceedings.

As the game swung from end to end, Young was almost an unlikely hero for the home side, before sliding a shot past the near post. But an incident earlier in the move, which led to Bent being substituted with a head injury, was of more immediate concern to the Charlton bench.

Shaun Bartlett came on to replace Bent, but the action which finally undid Charlton came to pass with just ten minutes remaining.

Chris Powell lost possession on the edge of the Tottenham area, the counter attack ran through Aaron Lennon and Defoe before Robbie Keane applied a devastating killer blow, thumping the ball home from 20 yards to fire his side to the most unlikely of wins.

For Spurs, an extraordinary escape. For Charlton, a bitter pill to swallow, and a huge disappointment to deal with.


Man of the Match - Darren Bent

Despite being forced off early with a head injury, Charlton's on-fire striker showed the watching England manager exactly what it is that he offers a side, with a brilliant display of finishing.

Corners

Fouls

Goal attempts

Shots off target

Offsides