Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester City
Match pulse
TOTAttacking pressure by 5 minutes
| Team | 1H | 2H | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| TOT | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MNC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final score
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City drew 0-0 on Saturday, August 14, 2010 at White Hart Lane.
Play by play
- 94'
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- 94'
<b>FULL TIME </b> And that is that. The second half was a touch disappointing but that is not a bad start for either side really. We are still awaiting the first goal of the season.
- 91'
Huddlestone picks out Bale with a lovely floated pass and the winger tries to pick out Keane at the back post with a header back across goal. Hart grabs the ball though.
- 90'
We will have four minutes of injury time.
- 90'
Pavlyuchenko controls well with his chest and fires a shot wide, but he is flagged offside.
- 88'
Luka Modric has a shot deflected wide for a corner, and from the set-piece, Pavlyuchenko fires a shot high and wide. The pressure is mounting.
- 86'
Now Vicent Kompany produces a critical tackle to prevent Pavlyuchenko collecting a Bale cross and firing home. Excellent from the Belgian.
- 84'
A huge chance for Spurs! De Jong prevents Keane from tapping home at the back post from a Pavlyuchenko cross but the ball drops for Bale, who has to score. Somehow he skews his effort wide of the post though.
- 83'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Here is Adebayor, who scored eight in nine against Spurs for Arsenal, and he replaces Tevez.
- 81'
Adebayor is being readied on the sidelines by Man City. Too little, too late?
- 81'
Bale slaloms past Micah Richards but his drive into the box has halted. He has probably been Tottenham's best player today.
- 79'
Giovani looks bright already, charging down a clearance from Hart. Can he open up this game?
- 77'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Giovani dos Santos, star of the World Cup, replaces Lennon. This man has a real point to prove having failed to impress so far at Spurs.
- 77'
Lennon drives down the right wing, drifts inside and turns onto his left, before curling in a shot that Hart saves.
- 75'
This game looks to be heating back up, will we avoid the first 0-0 draw of the new season?
- 72'
Spurs break from a poor City corner and Modric slips the ball to Pavlyuchenko, who sees his shot saved by Hart. The 'keeper then denies the Russian striker again 30 seconds later.
- 71'
Johnson is quickly into the action as he cuts inside and squares for Tevez who sees his shot deflected wide by King.
- 68'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Spurs bring on Roman Pavlyuchenko and Robbie Keane for Defoe and Crouch. That's the whole frontline switched then.
- 68'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/subs.gif"> Johnson, who played 90 minutes for England in midweek, replaces Wright-Phillips.
- 67'
This game certainly needs an injection of class, as it has fizzled out somewhat. Here come the changes.
- 64'
Adam Johnson is being readied on the sidelines. That will inject a bit of impetus for City, surely SWP will be coming off.
- 62'
De Jong takes aim from range and sees his effort blocked, while Yaya flicks another ball over the top of the defence and Richards gets his head to it.
- 60'
<img src="http://soccernet-assets.espn.go.com/design05/gp10/i/yellow_card.jpg" height="15"> Pablo Zabaleta halts Aaron Lennon in full flight and it was a decision he had to take, as the winger would have easily outpaced him.
- 58'
Despite their lack of historical success in the Premier League, City are going to be judged by exalted standards this season, their substantial outlay over the past 12 months dictates that. A such, this hasn't been a great day for Mancini, though they have improved in this second half.
- 56'
It must be said, City are a bit perplexing at the moment. Tevez keeps popping up on the right wing which means SWP, all 3ft of him, is playing through the centre. It's not working in all honesty.
Leaders
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