West Bromwich Albion vs Tottenham Hotspur
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Who won: Spurs 1-0
Tottenham Hotspur beat West Bromwich Albion 1-0 on Sunday, February 3, 2013 at The Hawthorns. Goals for Spurs: Gareth Bale (67').
Play by play
- 90'
<b>And that's the final whistle - a deserved win for Spurs in a game changed completely by Popov's sending off. Spurs are now only a point behind London rivals Chelsea.</b>
- 90'
Bale makes another good run and wins yet another Tottenham corner. That, you would think, should be that.
- 90'
A Sigurdsson pass goes astray and West Brom win a free-kick. A late chance - maybe the last one. Ben Foster is forward, and Lloris claims the cross well.
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There's a bit of blood from a cut around his mouth, but he'll be fine to continue.
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There's a crunching challenge on Bale by Reid, and the Spurs man is down.
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Goal-kick for West Brom, and you feel they will be sending everything long now.
- 90'
There will be four minutes of added time as Ridgewell challenges Bale well.
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A Sigurdsson cross deflects and West Brom whack clear. Fortune chases, but Tottenham win that one back.
- 90'
We are into the final minute of normal time at The Hawthorns.
- 89'
At the other end, Bale - who else - takes over and wins a 16th corner of the afternoon for Spurs.
- 89'
Another long ball forward for the Baggies, and again Lloris is there.
- 88'
A long ball from West Brom is claimed by Lloris as Olsson and Vertonghen tussle.
- 87'
The substitute takes the corner and Bale gets his head to it but can only steer the ball over the crossbar.
- 86'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Sigurdsson is on and Aaron Lennon off for Tottenham.
- 86'
The Welshman wins his team another corner.
- 85'
Still it's with Tottenham, though, and Bale has it on the right.
- 84'
And Spurs play the ball all the way back to Lloris. Then Holtby plays a fine pass out to Lennon on the left, who gets into the area and has a shot blocked.
- 83'
Spurs are readying substitute Sigurdsson to come on, it would seem.
- 83'
Spurs clear, and they can break with Bale. He then slows play down and feeds possession to Holtby.
- 82'
Free-kick for West Brom out wide on their right. This will be going into the area.
- 81'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Fortune and Rosenberg on, Yacob and Dorrans off.
- 81'
Bale is on the left - his cross is too strong, though. Two more changes coming up for West Brom...
- 80'
Brunt does well and feeds Long. He has a sight of goal from the edge of the area, but it's a scuffer and no problem for Lloris.
- 80'
Long chases a ball forward with Dawson, and the Tottenham man does well to usher it back to Lloris.
- 79'
Again, Spurs pass it around. West Brom win it back but Yacob wastes the situation, playing an aimless pass when he had options on.
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