Tottenham Hotspur vs Birmingham City

1. 95'

   Time is up! McLeish has his first win, Juande Ramos has his first defeat. That Larsson goal was worthy of winning any game. Berbatov gave it away cheaply and that was that. Until next time...

2. 94'

   Goalkeeper Robinson went up for the corner, got his head to the ball but if flew over!

3. 93'

   Corner for Spurs after Chimbonda surged down the right.

4. 92'

   Goal! Larsson! He tried one from distance earlier and got it wrong, but got that one very, very right. What a goal! McLeish gets the dream start! Spurs 2-3 Birmingham!

5. 91'

   Kapo forces Robinson into a smart save with a great right footed volley. Very close!

6. 91'

   The crowd urge Spurs forward, desperately hoping for a winner.

7. 90'

   Four minutes of injury time.

8. 89'

   What a ball that was! Kapo redeems himself, and myself, with that fierce angled cross. Forssell was a whisker away from giving McLeish a double dream start.

9. 88'

   Better from the visitors! Kapo has just laid the game on a plate for Forssell. He's hammered it across goal and Forssell hits the bar!

10. 87'

    Larsson has tried an angled 45 yard drive for glory. He didn't make it.

11. 86'

    Kapo was bound to come on and be poor, seeing as I said he was half decent. He's wasted several good chances to get a killer ball in in his five minute spell so far.

12. 85'

    Chimbonda does well to dispossess a marauding Kapo but options are looking limited for a tired Spurs now.

13. 84'

    Forssell's back heel nearly sets Jerome free but Dawson blocks. They really should be attacking Spurs here - it is a great chance for them to get an unexpected three points and boost their survival chances.

14. 83'

    It is Spurs who are spreading it around usefully and looking for the win. Sadly, Birmingham aren't despite having 11-men on the pitch.

15. 82'

    The crowd wail in unison at referee Dowd again as he awards a free-kick to Stephen Kelly. Its fair to say he won't be getting many Christmas cards from the White Hart Lane faithful.

16. 81'

    Poor ball from Kapo, who punted it long for Defoe. Wrong option, especially when his side have a man advantage.

17. 80'

    Young-Pyo-Lee has replaced Bale while Stephen Kelly makes a great challenge as the ball looped ominously in front of Defoe eight yards out.

18. 79'

    Not there, despite Berbatov winning the header.

19. 78'

    Another corner for Spurs! When will they make one count?

20. 77'

    Gary McSheffrey is off to be replaced by Olivier Kapo, who looks a decent player from what I've seen and heard.

21. 76'

    Defoe is just offside.

22. 75'

    Into the last 15 minutes and it still seems Spurs are the most likely winners. At least Birmingham now have two up top with Forssell joining Jerome.

23. 74'

    Birmingham need to get hold of the ball and spread it to expose Spurs and their lack of numbers.

24. 73'

    Spurs are charging forward despite having nine men on the field! They very nearly struck again through Berbatov. Bale is still off the field and looks like he'll be replaced.

25. 72'

    Ridgewell makes a crucial intervention! Defoe was four yards out and just about to strike when the skipper got a foot in. Important.

Leaders

TOTBIR

Total Shots

Dimitar Berbatov

7

Sebastian Larsson

2

Saves

Paul Robinson

1

Maik Taylor

4