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Full-Time: TOTTENHAM 4-1 BURNLEY.
Stoppage time being played.
Jordan lifts an attempted cross high over the Spurs bar, that sums up the second half for the visitors.
Campbell does well on the left, but his ball into the area is cleared by Carlisle.
Paterson jogs off and Ade Akinbiyi takes the goalscorer's place.
Zokora fires over after Jensen wanders off his line to try and deny Lennon.
Duff's evening gets even worse as he is booked for a late challenge on Pavlyuchenko.
Spurs are now content to knock the ball around and try to eat up time, they have a massive advantage to take north for the second leg.
Blake is replaced by Jay Rodriguez.
Just over 15 minutes to go and the Clarets must be praying for the final whistle.
Vedran Corluka is brought down inches outside the area as Spurs go looking for another.
The holders of the competition are eyeing a return to Wembley now.
Jordan is booked for a bit of backchat.
Spurs are rampant now and the travelling fans are looking forlorn.
TOTTENHAM 4-1 BURNLEY, unbelievable, O'Hara's inswinging free-kick from the right is headed into his own net by Michael DUFF.
The Russian finished that with a lot of class, he has scored in every round of the competition so far.
TOTTENHAM 3-1 BURNLEY, PAVLYUCHENKO increases the lead by drifting away from Carlisle and firing a left-foot drive low into the far corner of Jensen's net.
A mess in the Spurs area almost sees the visitors grab an equaliser, but the ball ends up in the hands of Gomes.
Burnley still seem a little shell-shocked by events since the restart.
Campbell fires in a shot from nearly 30 yards, this time Jensen is right behind it.
Blake tries a right-foot curler from 25 yards, but it drifts narrowly wide of the far post with Gomes stranded.
Spurs now look full of running and full of confidence, what a difference a goal or two makes.
Burnley's good work from the first half has all gone to pot, but this would still be a good score to take back to Turf Moor for the second leg.
What can you say, an inspired change by Redknapp and a dream start for O'Hara.
TOTTENHAM 2-1 BURNLEY, Luka Modric and Pavlyuchenko create an opening and O'HARA's low drive creeps under Jensen and into the back of the net.
O'Hara fires a shot over from ten yards, he has made an instant impact.
Burnley need to regroup and a Graham Alexander free-kick finds Clarke Carlisle, but his header lacks power.
What a start to the second half for the home side, that's got the home fans going.
TOTTENHAM 1-1 BURNLEY, an O'Hara corner from the right is headed home at the far post by the unmarked Michael DAWSON.
Harry Redknapp has brought on Jamie O'Hara for the ineffectual Bentley.
Spurs get the second half underway.
Half-Time: TOTTENHAM 0-1 BURNLEY.
Clarets boss Owen Coyle is out barking instructions to his side, he should be happy with the game thus far.
Lennon finds space on the right, but yet again his ball in is sloppy and fails to find a team-mate.
Eagles is to the fore again and Paterson's low cross is gathered by Gomes at his near post.
The play has become bitty and scrappy after a good opening 20 minutes or so.
McCann appears to have run off his knock, but the injuries have knocked Burnley out of their stride a bit.
Chris McCann is now down injured for the visitors, their evening is starting to turn sour.
Burnley are forced to make a change with Gudjonsson limping off and Kevin McDonald taking his place.
Spurs have come back into the game in the last few minutes and have at least forged a clear opening.
Jensen saves Burnley with an excellent save, after Woodgate headed down a corner and Pavlyuchenko turned the ball goalwards.
That was a good chance and it could have been 2-0 if Blake had been a bit more precise.
Eagles again causes problems and his ball in from the right is headed narrowly wide of the far post by Blake.
Gomes is off his line quickly to gather a loose ball, with Paterson hovering in the danger zone again.
Joey Gudjonsson brings down Didier Zokora in midfield but escapes a caution.
Twenty minutes in and it's all gone perfectly for the Championship side so far.
Spurs will be aware that Burnley have disposed of both Chelsea and Arsenal in previous rounds.
The visitors have deserved some reward for a positive start to the game, they are clearly not overawed by the occasion.
TOTTENHAM 0-1 BURNLEY, Eagles makes an excellent burst down the right and plays in a superb ball to the far post for PATERSON to slot home unmarked from close range.
David Bentley has the first effort on goal and his low 25-yarder forces Brian Jensen into a smart save.
Spurs have just started to find a bit of rhythm, with Aaron Lennon prominent on the right flank.
The visitors are certainly enjoying a fair share of the possession in the opening stages.
Spurs win the first corner of the game, but it comes to nothing.
Paterson threatens as he charges into the area, but Jonathan Woodgate covers well and Heurelho Gomes collects the loose ball.
Still no shots on either goal so far, but the play has been open and progressive.
Chris Eagles has the first shot of the game, it drifts well wide from 20 yards out.
A bright and lively opening to the game, Burnley haven't come to sit back and defend.
The Clarets get the game underway at White Hart Lane.
Fraizer Campbell partners Roman Pavlyuchenko in the home attack, while the visitors look to Martin Paterson and Robbie Blake for goals.
Tottenham Hotspur play host to Burnley in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final.
Holders Tottenham Hotspur cruised to victory in the Carling Cup semi-final first leg as they recorded an impressive 4-1 win at White Hart Lane against Burnley. Jermain Defoe received a standing ovation from the Spurs fans when he was paraded on the pitch just before kick-off after completing a £15million move from Portsmouth. The Tottenham players were clearly boosted by his arrival and despite falling behind to an early goal from Martin Paterson, strikes from Michael Dawson, Jamie O'Hara, Roman Pavlyuchenko and own goal from Michael Duff ensured Spurs have one foot in the final at Wembley on March 1. Defoe will be able to play in the second leg at Turf Moor and Harry Redknapp must fancy his chances of picking up his second major trophy inside the space of 12 months after steering Portsmouth to FA Cup success last season. After knocking out Fulham, Chelsea and Arsenal on route to the semi-finals, Burnley looked like they were going to cause another major upset when they opened the scoring after 14 minutes. The impressive Chris Eagles cut inside Gareth Bale and crossed for Paterson, who was unmarked at the far post and he had the easy task of knocking the ball into an empty net. Tottenham finally woke up and almost snatched an equaliser on 25 minutes. Jonathan Woodgate flicked the ball in to Pavlyuchenko, who saw his close-range shot produce a stunning save from Brian Jensen diving away to his right. The Spurs players were booed off the pitch at half-time and Redknapp was determined to change things around by bringing on O'Hara for the ineffective David Bentley. The move paid off as Tottenham grabbed an equaliser just a minute into the second half when Dawson rose above Clarke Carlisle to head the ball into the corner of the net. Tottenham looked a completely different team and took the lead on 52 minutes. Pavlyuchenko's ball was flicked on by Luka Modric and O'Hara saw his shot slip through the hands of Jensen in the Burnley goal. Burnley tried everything to get themselves back into the game and had a golden chance on 64 minutes when Robbie Blake's cross was cleared off the line by Bale. Burnley were made to pay just 60 seconds later when Tottenham added a third. Bale picked out Pavlyuchenko, who cut inside Carlisle and drilled the ball into the corner of the net. The Russian international has now scored in every round of the Carling Cup this season. Tottenham looked to have put the tie beyond Burnley when they added a fourth on 67 minutes. O'Hara's free-kick was headed into his own net by Michael Duff to ensure a memorable night for both Defoe and the Tottenham supporters.
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