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Full Time: Tottenham 9-1 Wigan. The scoreline says it all folks, Tottenham dominate from start to finish and Defoe and Lennon in particular stand out amongst a fine team performance. Wigan were tormented by Defoe who netted five!
TOTTENHAM 9-1 WIGAN. Niko KRANJCAR wanders into the box with ease, gets his head up, turns and thumps the ball into the top left hand corner to put the cherry, on the incing, on the top of the cake.
Four minutes of injury time to be played. Just how many will Spurs get? We want nine the crowd shout!
TOTTENHAM 8-1 WIGAN. This is getting embarrassing for Wigan. David BENTLEY steps up to bend a free-kick up and over the wall from twenty-five yards and pick out the top corner and give Kirkland no chance!
TOTTENHAM 7-1 WIGAN. Erik Edman is caught in possession on the edge of his box by DEFOE who races in to steer the ball beyond Kirkland and score his fifth of the game.
Mario Melchiot makes way for Won-Hee Cho.
Jermaine Jenas replaces Wilson Palacios in the midfield.
Defoe gets in behind the Wigan defence again but Emerson Boyce comes across to make an excellent saving challenge as Defoe shaped to shoot.
Sebastien Bassong comes on to replace Benoit Assou-Ekotto.
Jason Scotland turns the ball left into the path of Scharner who looks to arrow a shot towards the far corner but Gomes makes a smart save to deny Wigan a second goal.
David Bentley enters the action, not a bad time to come on. Lennon makes way after a fine performance.
Rodallega plays a one-two with Scharner and then looks to shoot from a central position but Dawson comes across to make a brave block with his chest.
It's party time for Spurs. Niko Kranjcar tries his luck from long range and almost finds the top corner but his dipping strike goes just over the crossbar.
TOTTENHAM 6-1 WIGAN. Corluka slides a neat through ball behind Edman and DEFOE latches onto it and smashes the ball beyond Kirkland and in off the post. Wigan are hit for six at White Hart Lane.
Jordi Gomez comes on in the first change of the game in place of Hendry Thomas who is just a caution away from a one-match ban.
TOTTENHAM 5-1 WIGAN. Peter Crouch picks up the ball on the edge of the box and he slides it to LENNON who drifts in off the right flank and breaks into the box before driving the ball low across Kirkland to make it five. Lennon has deserved that goal
Peter Crouch meets a Defoe cross at the back post and tries to steer the ball into the corner but Kirkland makes a fine save down to his right.
Four goals in nine minutes. Just as Wigan thought they had given themselves a glimmer of hope, it was quickly snatched away by Defoe.
TOTTENHAM 4-1 WIGAN. Corluka feeds Lennon down the right hand side and he races to the byline and crosses for DEFOE on the six yard box and he volleys home and completes his second half hat-trick.
TOTTENHAM 3-1 WIGAN. Hugo Rodallega turns from the byline onto his left foot and crosses for SCHARNER who chests it down at the back post and slams the ball into the roof of the net.
Peter Crouch rises to meet a deep corner at the back post but his header is turned behind by Bramble. Another corner comes in but Boyce is able to clear the danger.
TOTTENHAM 3-0 WIGAN. Wilson Palacios finds Defoe in the right hand channel between Boyce and Edman and DEFOE fires a shot across Kirkland into the bottom left corner. Spurs are out of sight now.
TOTTENHAM 2-0 WIGAN. Spurs go two in-front! Aaron Lennon is allowed time to get his head up and cross from the right hand side and fizzes the ball between the keeper and defence and it finds DEFOE at the back post who tucks it home from close range.
Spurs break dangerously through Aaron Lennon and the winger clips the ball towards the back post from the byline but Defoe can only head over the bar as he leaned back to meet the cross.
The second period is underway.
Halftime: Tottenham 1-0 Wigan. The first half comes to a close and Crouch's header gives Spurs the advantage at the break. Wigan have played their way back into this game since going behind early but the Tottenham attack have always looked a threat.
Defoe turns Bramble on the left edge of the box and strikes for the far corner but Kirkland denies him with a fabulous save, high and to his left. A fine effort from Defoe.
Jason Scotland wins a free-kick on the edge of the box as he skipped past Palacios. Rodallega will fancy this, so will N'Zogbia - N'Zogbia drills it in but Gomes makes a good save down to his right.
Niko Kranjcar becomes the first player to be cautioned.
N'Zogbia turns onto his left-foot on the edge of the box and whips a dipping shot towards the far corner but it is fractionally too high and glances off the crossbar and goes over. Best effort so far for Wigan.
Hendry Thomas intercepts in midfield and passes to Scotland who has peeled away into the gap between midfield and defence. Scotland turns and threads the ball into Rodallega but Dawson reacts in time and closes down the striker quickly.
Great play from Spurs. Assou-Ekotto steals the ball from N'Zogbia and makes yards towards the Wigan penalty area before playing in Defoe who shoots instinctively but it canons back off the crossbar. That was close!
A Wigan free-kick forces an error from Gomes and the ball breaks for Scotland who turns and shoots for the corner but Gomes redeems himself with a fine save, diving to his left.
Wigan have a free-kick inside the Spurs half after Diame was tripped by Palacios. They opt to take it quickly and in the end they force a corner on the left. Rodallega delivers to the front post but Huddlestone stands up and clears with ease.
Spurs work a short corner across the box and Kranjcar slips it into the path of Huddlestone who storms forward and hits a fierce drive towards the bottom corner but it turns just wide of the upright.
Scharner slides the ball into Rodallega who turns onto his right foot and strikes for goal from outside the box but it's way off target.
Wilson Palacios, the former Wigan man, strikes a crisp, right-footed shot that seems destined for the top corner from range but Kirkland scrambles across his goal and makes a fine save.
Mohamed Diame drills a shot from long range as the ball sits up nicely for him. The shot takes a slight touch off the leg of Palacios and that directs it a fraction wide of the post. Gomes was getting nowhere near that if it had been on target.
Wigan have had a poor start here and they need to string a few passes together and try to play their way into this game. Kranjcar whips a ball towards the back post but Kirklan stretches out an arm and tips it away from Crouch.
Tottenham are dominating! The ball is angled towards Crouch and he gets his head to it and the ball falls for Lennon at the back post. He takes his time and pulls the trigger but Kirkland makes a good reaction stop to deny Spurs their second.
TOTTENHAM 1-0 WIGAN. Aaron Lennon finds room on the right hand side and whips a dipping cross into the box. Bramble can't reach it and it bounces to CROUCH who stoops to head the ball home at the back post.
Referee Peter Walton shows his intent to let the game flow as he plays advantage for Wigan after a late challenge from Palacios on Thomas in the middle of the park.
Palacios picks the ball up on the right hand side of the box, he checks back onto his left side and clips the ball towards the front post and finds Crouch but he gets too much on the header and misses the target. A lively start for Spurs.
Erik Edman looks to get tight to Lennon this time but the pacey winger turns him and Edman is forced to bring him down and concede a free-kick. Huddlestone delivers towards the box but Edman clears for a throw.
Aaron Lennon receives the ball from Kranjcar and Lennon runs at Erik Edman. The full-back gives him too much space and Lennon takes him on, beats him and squares for Crouch but he places the shot wide of the mark. A good chance for the striker.
Today's match referee is Peter Walton, and after checking that everything is ready, he gets the game underway. Spurs kick off.
Roberto Martinez starts with an attacking formation including both Rodallega and Scotland leading the line. Diame and Hendry Thomas feature in midfield and the trusty defensive pairing of Boyce and Bramble remain ever present.
Harry Redknapp starts with Crouch and Defoe upfront, resting Robbie Keane after his heartbreaking and demanding week with Ireland. Kranjcar will start from the left with a central midfield full of muscle in Huddlestone and Palacios.
Wigan: Kirkland, Melchiot, Bramble, Boyce, Edman, Thomas, Diame, N'Zogbia, Scharner, Rodallega, Scotland
Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Huddlestone, Palacios, Kranjcar, Defoe, Crouch
Hello and welcome to White Hart Lane, home of Tottenham Hotspur who today face the challenge of an indifferent Wigan side who have already beaten Chelsea this season.
Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to continue their fine early season form when they welcome Wigan Athletic to White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon. The north London outfit have bolted to fourth in the Premier League table and manager Harry Redknapp is beginning to see his side shine. Opposite number Roberto Martinez will be hoping his men can leave the capital with a point, but the young Spanish manager knows it will be tough for his troops. Wigan could do with dropping their Jekyll and Hyde performances that must frustrate everybody connected to the DW Stadium club. After beating Chelsea 2-0 at the end of September, they then lost in disappointing fashion at lowly Hull City. Soon after they grabbed an excellent 3-1 success at Burnley but then lost 4-0 at rock-bottom Portsmouth. Martinez will be calling for consistency but against a Spurs squad with Jermain Defoe, Robbie Keane and Peter Crouch amongst an embarrassment of attacking riches, they could find it a bridge too far. Wigan currently sit in 13th place in the table, four points ahead of the relegation zone and they could face Wilson Palacios, the gritty Honduras central midfielder, who was at Wigan for a year before joining Spurs in January. The hosts will be without goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini following his motorcycle crash last week. Sebastien Bassong (hamstring) is likely to miss out and team-mates Aaron Lennon and Giovani Dos Santos (both hamstring) could make the squad just in time. Luka Modric (broken leg) is still progressing but the game will come too soon for the classy Croatia international. Wigan are without just one player in Maynor Figueroa (knee ligament), who isn't expected to return until Christmas. At the start of last season, with Juande Ramos and Steve Bruce in the respective hot-seats, the two huffed and puffed but played out a dour goalless draw.
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Jermain Defoe netted the second fastest hat-trick in Premier League history as Tottenham Hotspur recorded their biggest ever-victory in the top-flight, routing Wigan Athletic 9-1 at White Hart Lane. Aaron Lennon may have turned in a star performance for the home side, but it was Defoe who stole all the headlines with five goals, showing Fabio Capello why he must be selected in the England squad for the World Cup finals next summer. It took just seven minutes for Defoe to get his three goals - only Robbie Fowler has done better when he set the record for Liverpool back in 1994 against Arsenal. Tottenham have not finished in the top four since 1990, but after producing one of their best ever performances in the Premier League, Harry Redknapp can start dreaming of seeing his side compete against the big teams in Europe once again. Lennon wasted no time making an immediate impact on his return to the side when he played a crucial role in the opening goal on eight minutes. The winger found space down the right hand side and his cross caused all kinds of problems for Titus Bramble who produced a shocking piece of defending in his attempts to clear the ball. Peter Crouch found himself completely unmarked inside the box and he made no mistake heading home from close range. The woodwork prevented Defoe grabbing a second for Tottenham on 33 minutes when he burst clear into the box and saw his powerful shot superbly tipped onto the bar by Chris Kirkland. Defoe doubled Tottenham's lead on 51 minutes. Lennon was involved in the heart of the action once again when his cross picked out the England forward who got in front of Bramble and smashed the ball into the roof of the net. The Tottenham striker added his second of the game on 54 minutes when he skipped past Emmerson Boyce and made no mistake firing a low shot past Kirkland into the corner of the net. Wigan pulled back a controversial goal on 57 minutes when Hugo Rodallega's cross picked out Paul Scharner who clearly handled the ball inside the box, but the linesman somehow allowed play to continue as the Austrian midfielder hit the ball into the back of the net. Tottenham put the game beyond Wigan when Defoe completed his hat-trick on 58 minutes. It was no surprise that Lennon was the provider once again as his cross fell perfectly for Defoe, who fired a volley into the corner of the net. Lennon got his just rewards when he capped a man-of-the-match display with Tottenham's fifth goal on 64 minutes when his low shot flew past Kirkland. The madness continued at the Lane when Defoe grabbed another goal on 69 minutes and it was to get even better for the home side when Defoe added his fifth of the game on 87 minutes. Substitute David Bentley made it eight on 88 minutes with a curling free-kick from the edge of the box, with the aid of a touch from Kirkland, before Niko Kranjcar completed the rout in stoppage time.
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