Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United
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Who won: Spurs 3-2
Tottenham Hotspur beat West Ham United 3-2 on Sunday, September 15, 2002 at White Hart Lane. Goals for Spurs: Simon Davies (62'), Teddy Sheringham (71') and Anthony Gardner (89'). Goals for West Ham: Frédéric Kanouté (66') and Trevor Sinclair (77').
Play by play
- 90'
For Spurs the problems of conceding goals continues but so does their happy scoring touch. They move back up to the higher echelons of the table just behind Arsenal. For West Ham it's four out of five games lost and the wooden spoon position. A hard season ahead for Glenn Roeder.
- 90'
Cole runs hard. Iversen tackles and that's the last of it. Spurs have won 3-2 in a thrilling second-half show.
- 90'
In the last minute of added time. Free-kick to West Ham. Cole and Sinclair link to give Cisse a shooting chance. He fires over.
- 90'
Thatcher on the break. He ran it out of play. Lomas long ball is knocked back. Keller gets it and throws out. Keane makes a nuisance of himself.
- 90'
Defoe chases hard as Doherty holds the ball in the corner. Desperation from West Ham.
- 89'
The youngster, who's had a great game in defence, discovers a scoring touch. Spurs have found a real gem in Gardner.
- 89'
Ball headed out. Thatcher throw to Gardner. He runs on from the halfway line. The defence opens up for him. He shoots and a deflection off Gary Breen directs it past James. 3-2 to Spurs!
- 86'
Defoe, down in the corner, can't force a free-kick. Cisse fouls Bunjecevic. Through ball from Sheringham just evades Ziege.
- 84'
Flicked header from a long throw. Davies flashed at it but can't direct it at goal.
- 84'
Keller hits the ball long. Sheringham flicks on. Breen hacks away. Substitution time as Etherington is replaced by Iversen. For West Ham, Kanoute off for Defoe.
- 83'
Long ball from Gardner. Through ball to Keane. But a free-kick to West Ham.
- 82'
Cole broke through from the halfway line. He outpaces the entire defence but drifted far too wide. Corner ball but he had a chance to cut in.
- 80'
A pensive Glenn Hoddle dishes out the orders from the dug-out.
- 80'
Doherty's ball is hit too hard for Keane. Spurs have died off since the equaliser.
- 78'
Long throw from Lomas. Kanoute can't beat Thatcher.
- 78'
Carrick to come on now. Defoe, now the goal has been scored, will be put his tracksuit back on. Di Canio slopes off. Carrick will add ballast to the midfield.
- 76'
Breathless stuff in this half after a terrible first period.
- 76'
Lovely chip from Di Canio from the free-kick. Sinclair was brave....and knocks the ball past the onrushing Keller. 2-2! The ten men are fighting hard.
- 75'
Jermain Defoe will be brought on soon. Meanwhile, Redknapp is booked for a foul on Cisse.
- 74'
The new boy has turned the game. He gets another chance to create here. Through-ball may well have found Sheringham in his younger days. A star is born at the Lane though.
- 73'
Sinclair is wasteful. Sheringham plays in Keane. Nice skills and a lovely dink just drifts over the bar.
- 72'
Sinclair takes a free-kick quickly. Gets a chance to shoot but Doherty clears. Corner...
- 72'
Keane, in his element, runs hard at the defence, is stopped. Thatcher gets back to clear.
- 70'
And the skipper bends it past the dive of James. 2-1 to Spurs! The game has really taken off!
- 70'
Sheringham will take..........

