TOTTENHAM 3, Wanderers 1
WANDERERS
4-3-3/4-5-1
JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 7
Super saves denied Carr and Sheringham but he was left stranded for all three goals
ANTHONY BARNESS ... 6
Honest to goodness defending but collectively the defenders had to carry the can
GUDNI BERGSSON ... 6
So desperately wanted to bid farewell to his old club with a positive result
MIKE WHITLOW ... 7
Some outstanding stuff first half - nobody worked harder to draw the Spurs sting
SIMON CHARLTON ... 6
Like the others at the back, could not be faulted first half but the first two goals were in his zone
KEVIN NOLAN ... 6
Conjured up a touch of magic to tee-up Djorkaeff for the equaliser
IVAN CAMPO ... 7
Got stuck in and showed good touches too with his range of passing
GARETH FARRELLY ... 6
Energy and endeavour in midfield but his being caught in possession led to Spurs' third
YOURI DJORKAEFF ... 6
Claimed his third goal of the season with a finish to match the quality of Nolan's pass
MICHAEL RICKETTS ... 6
Unnerved the Spurs defenders but missed a couple of chances to end his goal drought
RICARDO GARDNER ... 8
His return added pace, penetration and energy to the attack which has been in short supply
Subs: Jay Jay Okocha for Djorkaeff 74 mins, Dean Holdsworth for Campo 76 mins. Not used: Per Frandsen, Chris Armstrong, Kevin Poole.
SPURS
4-4-2
KASEY KELLER ... 6
STEPHEN CARR ... 7
CHRIS PERRY ... 6
DEAN RICHARDS ... 7
GORAN BUNJEVCEVIC ... 6
SIMON DAVIES ... 8
STEFFEN FREUND ... 7
JAMIE REDKNAPP ... 7
MATTHEW ETHERINGTON ... 6
ROBBIE KEANE ... 9
TEDDY SHERINGHAM ... 7
Subs: Gus Poyet (6) for Etherington 70 mins. Not used: Gary Doherty,
Steffen Iversen, Milenko Acimovic, Lars Hirschfeld.
Referee: Paul Durkin (Dorset).
Attendance: 35,909.
Goals: Spurs - Keane 58 & 73 mins, Davied 89 mins; Wanderers - Djorkaeff 62 mins.
Shots/headers on target: Spurs 6, Wanderers 2.
Corners: Spurs 5, Wanderers 2.
Offsides: Spurs 5, Wanderers 2.
Fouls committed: Spurs 9, Wanderers 12.
Booking: Wanderers - Nolan 45 mins (foul on Etherington).
MAN OF THE MATCH
ROBBIE KEANE - The striker was a menace from the start with his high energy and direct running then, just when Spurs appeared to be getting frustrated, he pounced twice - ruthlessly punishing Wanderers for some less than convincing defending. He will punish a lot more defences before the season is out.
MOAN OF THE MATCH
THE Wanderers' defence, so resolute in the first half, simply did not learn their lesson. Punished for some sloppy marking by Keane's first and seeing Nolan and Djorkaeff conjure up an equaliser, they should not have been caught out a second time.
MAGIC MOMENT
GARDNER lit the fuse with a determined burst from midfield, Nolan provided the ammunition with a delicately-weighted chip and Djorkaeff's finish did the damage, leaving Keller stranded and Wanderers impressively back on terms.
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