Spurs are playing for the corners now as they look to work a tired looking City side around the pitch.

There will be four minutes of added time.

Ireland has perhaps looked the most likely to cause major problems to the Spurs backline and he does well again here but the shot is quite tame in the end.

Horrible miss! Petrov delivers a delicious ball into the box where Adebayor has escaped his marker but from the edge of the six yard box he lifts high over the bar.

Martin Petrov tests Gomes with a free-kick that he bends round the wll but it was straight at the keeper who parries easily.

Peter Crouch, what are you doing? With three in support and just Toure to beat he decides to try to be Ronaldo and gets it horribly wrong and his team-mates are not at all happy.

Well done Sylvinho! WIth Lennon threatening to get to the byline again the Brazilian slides in perfectly to block the cross and win the goal kick.

As we enter the final ten minutes its important to remember that City have lost just once in the league this season - to Manchester United away - and they want to keep that record.

CIty are perhaps enjoying their best spell of the match but they can't find the right pass and Spurs break with Lennon but Crouch fouls Richards going for the cross.

Wonderful from Stephen Ireland as he dinks the ball between two defenders but Bassong manages to get himself to the ball to concede a corner before Ireland could fire at goal.

Carlos Tevez is a lucky boy as he aims a stamping mid-air kick in the direction of Bassong but referee Wiley has not seen it.

Clever work from Tevez and Ireland but the shot that follows from Adebayor just about sums up the striker's night as he flashes well over.

And counter attack Spurs do here with Kranjcar who feeds Lennon but he is snuffed out by Barry and De Jong before Crouch is given offside.

City are starting to make more of an impact now as Spurs begin to sit a bit deeper and try to play on the counter.

Good start from Santa Cruz as he does more with his first few touches than Robinho managed in an hour.

Mark Hughes looks busy on the bench and Roque Santa Cruz appears to be readying himself.

In all fairness that goal is just about what both sides deserve. City have been poor since the break while Spurs have pushed for the second and been rewarded.

Still Spurs look most likely to create a chance with Defoe continuing to be frustrated while Lennon continues to run Sylvinho ragged.

Emmanuel Adebayor has been very wasteful with possession tonight as he simply has not been able to keep hold of it and bring others into the game.

Spurs straight back on the attack as Defoe and Crouch link up to set up Kranjcar but his shot is sliced horribly.

There will be one minute of added time as Huddlestone slices wildly over.

And again Lennon skins Sylvinho on the right hand side - this is turning into a torrid evening for the Brazilian.

Another half chance for Spurs as Bassong and Corluka go for the same header and neither makes enough contact.

The tails are up for the home side and City really need half time.

Could it be two? No but City have Shay Given to thank as he races from his line to stop Crouch before he could get his shot off.

Spurs probably deserve the lead having taken control of the game in an attacking sense and it comes as no surprise that Lennon is the creator.

The Spurs penalty box has been pretty inactive since the opening exchanges as City struggle to make their possession pay.

Great move from Spurs as Palacios feeds Lennon into the channel and his cross it a little behind Defoe who can't turn far enough to get his shot on target.

Spurs seem to be operating a bit of a shoot on sight policy tonight as Huddlestone tries again from range but the ball was never sitting right and its well wide.

Sylvinho is surely getting close to a booking as he handles as Lennon tries to flick round him and go.

A bit of a lull in proceedings as a procession of free-kicks are awarded for minor offences.

Lennon is too quick for Sylvinho again and produces a clever cutback for Huddlestone but he loops his effort over the bar. Poor!

FIrst save of the game as Robinho tries his luck from long range and stings the palms of Gomes.

Superb defending from Dawson but City were almost in as Robinho looked to steer Adebayor in behind but Dawson stretched out a long leg to intercept in the nick of time.

The hosts are beginning to grab the game by the scruff of the neck a little and City's passing has become a little disjointed.

Aaron Lennon versus Sylvinho is a mismatch when the winger gets to turn and run at the full back and he almost creates a chance for Crouch.

Defoe has been caught offside about six times so far but City are playing an unhealthily high line and he will get it right eventually.

Carlos Tevez is seeing plenty of the ball 'in the hole' behind Adebayor and Spurs need to start closing him down a little as he looks dangerous.

Jermain Defoe struggled to get into the game against Wolves on Saturday and Spurs' leading scorer looks a little off-colour so far tonight too.

Niko Kranjcar goes close to opening the scoring as Spurs sweep forward with Lennon but the Croatian sees his narrowly past the post.

The game has started at a great pace with both sides looking set to attack at will so we could be in for a cracker tonight.

Great chance for Spurs as Crouch arrives at the far post to met Kranjcar's corner and the England man is livid to not win another corner as the ball is clearly diverted over by Richards.

Good work from Tevez on the edge of the box to evade Dawson but the Argentine drags his shot a fraction wide.

Oh and for anyone wondering what reception ex-Arsenal players Adebayor, Toure and Sylvinho would get.....a lot of booing is the answer.

Good start for the visitors as City take control of the early possession here but no chances in the opening moments.