Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
Match pulse
TOTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
Who won: Spurs 3-0
Tottenham Hotspur beat Manchester City 3-0 on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at White Hart Lane. Goals for Spurs: Niko Kranjcar (37', 90'+3') and Jermain Defoe (54').
Play by play
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Spurs were on top for the vast majority of the match and City never really looked like coming back into the match. It's only the second league defeat of the season for the visitors, but they have now won just two of their last ten games.
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It's all over and Tottenham beat City 3-0.
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Bale comes on in place of Assou-Ekotto.
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Assou-Ekotto receives medical attention and is led from the field.
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Tevez fouls Assou-Ekotto and picks up a yellow card. He tried to block the clearance but there may have been a bit of frustration in the challenge.
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Kranjcar scores an excellent solo effort as he plays the ball around Adebayor before poking home through Given's legs as Onuoha just fails to close him down.
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GOAL FOR SPURS!
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Spurs bring on Jenas for Defoe.
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Palacios looks to break through but, when the ball comes to Crouch, he heads to the corner to eat up time.
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Four minutes of added time.
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Adebayor looks to go through and seems to pass to Petrov, but there's a communcation breakdown and Adebayor shows his frustration.
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Ireland creates some space for an effort, but his shot is comfortably gathered by Gomes.
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Crouch attempts another ambitious effort as the ball bounces up, but he puts it well wide.
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Adebayor has a great chance to pull a goal back as the ball comes over the top, but he puts it over the bar on the half-volley.
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Petrov fires a free-kick on target but Gomes saves. A decent enough effort, but unlikely to get beyond the keeper.
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Crouch looks to make something happen as Spurs break away on the counter, but he holds onto possession too long and is denied on the edge of the area.
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Petrov swings in a cross from the left but it's over Tevez.
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Crouch sees a long-range effort deflected away off Onuoha.
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Ireland plays a ball over the top and Santa Cruz believes Dawson handballed.
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Sylvinho wins a battle with Lennon as City win a goal kick.
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Huddlestone plays a good ball for Defoe, but his pass into the centre comes to nothing.
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The corner comes to Ireland, whose shot is deflected away for another corner.
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Toure wins a corner as the ball comes off Bassong.
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Spurs are in control at the moment.
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