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  • Bednar (83), Beattie (90)
  • Date:2008-12-28
  • Kick-off:14:00
  • Venue:The Hawthorns
  • Attendance:26344
  • Referee:Tanner, S

Live Commentary

90mins

Full time: WEST BROM 2-0 TOTTENHAM.

90mins

WEST BROM 2-0 TOTTENHAM. A brilliant breakaway attack from West Brom results in BEATTIE beating Gomes after being set up by James Morrison.

90mins

Everyone is up for Spurs, Bale throws a long one into the box, O'Hara gets a shot in but Carsson stops easily surely the last attack for Spurs.

90mins

There are four minutes of added time to be played, plenty of drama as Spurs chase an equaliser.

88mins

West Brom have a free-kick which Bednar takes but Gomes pulls off a fine save to deny West Brom a second.

88mins

Jermaine JENAS booked for Spurs.

87mins

Fraizer Campbell replaces Didier Zokora for Spurs.

84mins

Beattie has a go from 25 yards but it's just wide of the Spurs goal.

83mins

WEST BROM 1-0 TOTTENHAM. Roman BEDNAR puts in a commanding header and beats Gomes from close range.

81mins

Its another West Brom corner, Spurs look tired and I can see the Baggies nicking this if they can get a decent chance.

80mins

West Brom win a corner but Gomes punches clear

79mins

Craig Beattie replaces Iglesias Borja Valero for West Brom

75mins

Darren Bent runs forward with no support for Spurs, he carries the ball a good 40-yards but falls on the edge of the box.

74mins

Gareth Bale replaces Luka Modric for Spurs.

73mins

James Morrison takes a shot from range but it flies way over the bar.

72mins

Zuiverloon is replaced by Carl Hoefkens for West Brom.

71mins

Carsson puts the ball out of play with Zuiverloon down injured.

69mins

Jamie O'Hara replaces David Bentley for Spurs.

67mins

West Brom could be a goal ahead, Zuiverloon's shot beat Gomes and it looked like Luke Moore was going to get a simple tap in but Dawson managed to volley clear.

66mins

Chris Brunt is replaced by Graham Dorrans for West Brom.

64mins

Bednar wins a corner, Brunt takes and Gomes makes his first mistake and flaps at it but the referee gives Spurs a free kick for a foul on Woodgate.

58mins

Bentley has a direct shot from the free kick but it's comfortable for Carsson and he saves easily.

58mins

Bad foul by Gianni ZUIVERLOON who is booked for his foul on Bentley, Spurs have a free kick on the edge of the West Brom box.

57mins

Carsson gathers Corluka's cross, Spurs only had Bent in an advanced position and the ball was no where near him.

54mins

Chris Brunt has a go from 25-yards but it flies over the Spurs bar.

53mins

It's been a frantic few moments here, Bentley had an effort for Spurs then West Brom went straight up the other end and Valero smashed an effort just wide.

52mins

Bednar's header is blocked on the line and West Brom call handball against Dawson but it's not given.

50mins

Gomes makes another great save to deny Zuiverloon, he's been in great form today the Spurs keeper.

49mins

Bentley wins a corner for Spurs but it comes to nothing.

48mins

Brunt swings the corner and Spurs struggle to defend but they're let off when the referee awards a free kick to them.

47mins

Valero wins a free kick right on the edge of the box, Brunt takes and whips it round the wall but Gomes makes a great stop to give West Brom a corner.

46mins

The second half is underway at The Hawthorns.

45mins

Half-time: WEST BROM 0-0 TOTTENHAM.

45mins

Could have been a Spurs penalty there as jenas is pushed by Olsson but the ref gives a corner, Bentley takes and Bent gets a head on it but Zuiverloon clears.

45mins

Spurs free-kick as Bent gets brought down, halfway inside the Baggies half - Bentley takes but West Brom clear.

44mins

Chris BRUNT is the latest player to be shown a yellow card for a late challenge on Aaron Lennon.

43mins

Cech wins a corner for the Baggies after his long range attempt is blocked, Spurs don't seem to have been too afected by that red-card and they're still the stronger side.

40mins

David Bentley takes a decent shot but it goes well wide, I think that might have taken a deflection but the referee awards the Baggies a goal kick.

37mins

Olsson heads Greening's corner goalwards but Gomes catches, Spurs are up against it now.

35mins

Benoit ASSOU-EKOTTO is sent off for Spurs, his foot was just over the balll on his challenege on Zuiverloon, harsh decision.

33mins

Olsson scythes down Bent and is lucky not to get booked, referee Mr S Tanner didn't even call a foul, very poor decision.

30mins

Bent gets caught offside, its been a good spell from Spurs but they haven't really looked like scoring yet.

28mins

Corner for Spurs as lennon's shot is blocked. Bentley takes but West Brom clear.

27mins

Scrappy period of play, Modric comes away with the ball and James MORRISON takes down the Croatian and receives a yellow card.

23mins

Jonas Olson manages to meet Brunt's cross but his effort goes over the bar, decent move from the Baggies though.

21mins

Bent has a shot on target for Spurs but he has to take it on his weaker left foot and Carsson gathers easily.

18mins

Woodgate does well to head clear a cross from Chris Brunt, not the best spectacle so far this game and at the moment its probably West Brom who've been the better side.

14mins

Valero takes the free kick, Gomes makes a decent stop to palm it too safety and Assou-Ekotto clears for Spurs.

14mins

Good movement from Bent to get away from Zuiverloon but he wastes his cross, West Brom break and Michael DAWSON takes Luke Moore down on the edge of the area and is booked for his troubles.

10mins

Quick move from Spurs as Bentley and Lennon break but Lennon's ball is poor and possesion is wasted.

9mins

James Morrison plays a ball across the six-yard box for West Brom but theres no one there to bury it, nice move from Albion.

7mins

Bent's back on the pitch, the game is yet to get going so far.

6mins

Break in play as Darren Bent is down injured, he's hobbled off to get some treatment at the side of the field.

4mins

Good work from Bentley for Spurs, West Brom were advancing through Brunt and Bednar but Bentley tracked back and cleared the danger.

2mins

Tentative start from both sides, Tottenham have pressed but not created opportunities and West Brom have lumped it clear twice.

0mins

It's underway at the Hawthorns.

0mins

About 5 minutes to kick off for this crunch relegation battle, no sign of Pavlyuchenko for Spurs - he isn't even on the bench.

0mins

TOTTENHAM: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson, Woodgate, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Zokora, Jenas, Bentley, Modric, Bent

0mins

WEST BROM: Carsson, Zuiverloon, Olsson, Barnett, Cech, Morrison, Greening, Brunt, Valero, Bednar, Moore

Match Preview

Manager Tony Mowbray has thrown down the gauntlet to his beleaguered West Bromwich Albion side ahead of Sunday's visit of Tottenham Hotspur.

Losing 2-0 at Chelsea on Boxing Day has left the Baggies two points adrift at the foot of the table and a further five adrift of safety.

But despite winning just four league games since returning to the top-flight in the summer, the Baggies boss still believes survival is a genuine possibility.

"We've had a tough run of fixtures," he said.

"I look at the fixtures remaining - particularly the home ones - and see more than enough, if we're right on the day, to get us the victories to get over 40 points.

"Whether that's going to be enough, I don't know. Having said that, it's easy saying it, we've actually got to produce."

Mowbray's plans for the visit of Spurs have been upset by the loss of defender Abdoulaye Meite.

The towering centre-half limped out of the defeat at Stamford Bridge with a hamstring injury which could keep him out of action until February.

Leon Barnett is likely to step up into the starting line-up to deputise, while Paul Robinson is suspended following his accumulation of yellow cards.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has admitted he is desperate to bolster his striking options after seeing his resurgent side held to a goalless draw by Fulham on Boxing Day.

Spurs remained 16th in the table after Darren Bent and then substitutes Fraizer Campbell and Roman Pavlyuchenko all failed to find a breakthrough against the Cottagers.

Redknapp, who has admitted his interest in West Ham's Craig Bellamy, said: "We're short in certain areas to make the difference.

"We made an offer and it got turned down so I don't know where we go from there."

Captain Ledley King is likely to drop out of the starting line-up with his long-running knee troubles, but his absence will be offset by the return to full-fitness of Jonathan Woodgate following a back injury.


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Match Report

Roman Bednar and Craig Beattie combined to keep West Bromwich Albion's survival hopes alive with a win that dragged ten-man Tottenham Hotspur firmly into the thick of the relegation fight.

Bednar headed home a Marek Cech cross in the 83rd minute before Beattie struck in stoppage time to earn Albion a second successive home win.

It was no more than Albion deserved as they had dominated proceedings only to be frustrated by goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes.

Tottenham had to play for 55 minutes with ten-men after Benoit Assou-Ekotto had been sent for a lunge on Gianni Zuiverloon.

But Albion were unable to make that extra manpower pay thanks to the heroics of Gomes before Bednar and Beattie finally found a way past the Brazilian.

Tottenham have now won just one of their last four games and the initial success enjoyed by Harry Redknapp when he took charge at White Hart Lane is fading into the distance.

Tottenham were fortunate to get to half-time with the only damage being the loss of Assou-Ekotto.

Albion dominated the opening skirmishes without being able to turn that pressure into goals.

James Morrison shot wide after a mazy run from Cech before Gomes came to Tottenham's rescue.

After Michael Dawson had fouled Luke Moore on the edge of the area in the 13th minute, Borja Valero whipped in a free-kick that Gomes did well to tip away.

Despite the best efforts of Darren Bent who tested Albion goalkeeper Scott Carson in the 22nd minute, Tottenham struggled to really carry a threat.

Their cause was not helped when Assou-Ekotto saw red after 35 minutes following a rash challenge on Zuiverloon.

Referee Steve Tanner had no hesitation in immediately reaching for the red card when the former Lens defender made a studs-up challenge on the Dutch Under-21 international.

Albion almost made their extra manpower pay off straight away when Jonas Olsson headed a Jonathan Greening corner goalwards only to see Gomes pick out the ball just under is bar.

Gomes continued his heroics immediately after the re-start by spectacularly tipping a Chris Brunt free-kick over the bar.

He then denied Zuiverloon as Tottenham were rocking in the face of an Albion assault.

Dawson cut out a goalbound drive from Zuiverloon before Gomes again came to Tottenham's aid by tipping a deflected 75th minute drive from Graham Dorrans over the bar.

Albion looked set to have to accept a share of the spoils before Tottenham's resistance was finally broken.

The impressive Cech lifted in a right-wing cross and Bednar escaped the attentions of Dawson to head home from eight yards.

Tottenham had to chase the game after that and Albion exploited the space they left in stoppage time.

Cech picked out Morrison and he ended his run into the area by picking out the unmarked Beattie, who made no mistake from six yards.

West Bromwich Albion

Tottenham Hotspur

Corners

84

Fouls

1312

Goal attempts

174

Shots off target

61

Offsides

01

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