Tottenham Hotspur vs Bolton Wanderers
Match pulse
TOTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Spurs 1-0
Tottenham Hotspur beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0 on Sunday, April 30, 2006 at White Hart Lane. Goals for Spurs: Aaron Lennon (60').
Play by play
- 92'
FULL-TIME: Bolton will feel aggrieved to have lost this, but Tottenham take the points and stay on course to clinch fourth spot.
- 90'
Bolton call for a penalty as Jussi Jaaskelainen's long clearance hits Dawson on the arm as he jumped with Davies for the header.
- 89'
The home side are doing a good job of pressing Bolton high up the field, denying them the chance to fire long balls in to their own penalty area.
- 88'
Barnard is booked for dissent; he seems to be a fiery character.
- 87'
DREADFUL! Faye gets in the way of Campo, who slices a volley well, well wide from 12 yards out. Good chance for an equaliser.
- 87'
TOTTENHAM SUB: Murphy is replaced by Davenport; a defensive change from Jol as he looks to close out this match.
- 86'
Stelios curls the corner in to the crowded penalty area, but Barnard heads clear at the near post.
- 86'
Murphy needs some treatment for cramp.
- 85'
Pedersen's first touch is to get a shot in on goal, but Stalteri's deflection takes it out for a corner.
- 84'
Gardner is booked for a mis-timed tackle on Lennon as the pair sprinted for a ball down the right touchline.
- 84'
BOLTON SUB: Pedersen replaces Speed; the veteran Welshman has been excellent this afternoon, but Pedersen gives Bolton a bit more power up front.
- 83'
OVER! Lennon and Stalteri swap passes on the right before the Canadian full-back cracks a shot over the crossbar from 16 yards out.
- 82'
Speed tracks the run of Taino and makes an important headed interception as the Spurs man almost got on the end of a through-ball down the middle.
- 81'
Can Bolton find the energy to muster up an equaliser and deny Spurs all three points? They look determined to give it a good go.
- 80'
These are a big ten minutes for both clubs...
- 79'
INVITING! Lennon skins his marker inside the penalty area, but his low cross across the face of goal is out of reach of the nearest Tottenham man.
- 78'
TOTTENHAM SUB: Defoe is replaced by Andy Reid; only Reid's second appearance in four months, as he has been out with knee problems.
- 77'
SAVE! Robinson makes a stunning save from Okocha's long-range effort - and he held the ball, too. Great stuff from the England number one.
- 76'
Replays suggest that Dawson didn't get much of the ball as he brought down the Bolton forward; Sam Allardyce was furious that his side didn't get a spot-kick.
- 75'
Davies goes down under a challenge from Dawson in the penalty area; the Bolton players cry "PENALTY!", the referee disagrees.
- 74'
Although Bolton are having much more of the ball than the home side, Tottenham are really putting pressure on the man in possession.
- 73'
Hunt is booked for a crude challenge on Murphy on the half-way line; that was a tackle borne out of frustration.
- 72'
Davies has had a really good game up front for Bolton; he has won everything in the air and has brought team-mates in to play wonderfully.
- 71'
Just twenty minutes or so to go here; if Spurs can hold on to their lead, it will be a massive three points for them.
- 70'
Bolton are turning up the pressure on the home defence; they are keeping lots of players forward and are sending good high balls in to the area.
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