SPURS 0, Wanderers 0

WANDERERS

4-5-1

JUSSI JAASKELAINEN ... 8

His save from Ziege was world class

BRUNO N'GOTTY ... 7

A good all-round performance

GUDNI BERGSSON ... 7

So close to a big point on his "old patch"

MIKE WHITLOW ... 7

So desperately unlucky on the first Spurs goal

SIMON CHARLTON ... 7

Had a great tussle with Davies

RICARDO GARDNER ... 8

Did the job at both ends. High on energy.

GARETH FARRELLY ... 7

A busy performance in high quality midfield company

PER FRANDSEN ... 7

Played with disciplione in the Warhurst role

KEVIN NOLAN ... 8

So close to the winner his performance deserved

ROD WALLACE ... 8

One miss, one hit; his best 90 minutes yet

MICHAEL RICKETTS ...8

A quality goal and a quality assist for the Wallace strike

Subs: Dean Holdsworth for Ricketts 74 mins, Jermaine Johnson for Gardner 86 mins, Bo Hansen for Farrelly 86 mins. Not used: Nicky Southall, Kevin Poole.

SPURS 3-5-2

Sullivan; Perry, King, Richards; Davies, Poyet, Freund, Anderton, Ziege; Sheringham, Rebrov. Subs: Ferdinand for Freund (h-t), Bunjevcevic for Perry (h-t), Leonhardsen 86 mins. Not used: Thatcher, Beasant. Referee: Paul Durkin (Dorset).

Attendance: 32,971.

Goals: Spurs - Poyet 46 mins, Ferdinand 48 mins, Sheringham 85 mins; Wanderers - Ricketts 8 mins, Wallace 56 mins.

Shots/headers on target: Spurs 6,Wanderers 6.

Corners: Spurs 6, Wanderers 7.

Offsides: Spurs 5, Wanderers 6.

Fouls committed: Spurs 8, Wanderers 11.

Bookings: Spurs - ; Wanderers - Nolan 32 mins (foul on Freund), Ricketts 41 mins (foul on Ziege).

Man of the Match

MICHAEL RICKETTS

SVEN Goran Eriksson saw the highest scoring Englishman in the Premiership score one of his best. As he celebrates his 23rd birthday today, the Reebok Rocket now has 12 to his credit and the world at his feet.

Moan of the Match

SHERINGHAM was the Spurs' hero but, as far as Wanderers were concerned, he was the villain for getting away with a tug on Ricketts' arm, escaping penalty appeals just seconds before Ferdinand's goal.

Magic Moment

NO wonder Jussi Jaaskelainen is the subject of intense transfer speculation when he can makes saves of the quality that kept out Ziege's first half free kick!

KICK BY KICK

4 mins: Bergsson gives Wanderers a scare with a backpass that beats Jaaskelainen and bobbles dangerously across the face of goal for a cormer.

GOAL!

8 mins: Nolan smartly backheels N'Gotty's pass, Ricketts collects it, checks onto his left and drills a low shot out of Sullivan's reach.

12 mins: Bergsson fouls Poyet, Ziege curls in the free kick and Spurs are celebrating until Jaaskelainen launches himself to his right to make a stunning save.

25 mins: Jaaskelainen is there again, saving at his near post from Poyet after the Uruguyan works a one-two with Sheringham.

34 mins: Farrelly and Frandsen work through the heart of Spurs defence to set up Wallace, who brings a good save out of Sullivan.

36 mins: King's shot is deflected narrowly wide off Charlton's heel.

Half-time:

Spurs 0 Wanderers 1

GOAL!

46 mins: How unlucky! Ferdinand's header comes back off the post then rebounds off Whitlow onto the crossbar, leaving Poyet to head in.

GOAL!

48 mins: Ricketts appeals for a penalty at one end only for Spurs to work their magic at the other, Ferdinand starting and finishing a slick-interpassing move featuring Rebrov and Davies.

GOAL!

56 mins: Ricketts works the ball into space and Wallace darts in from the left, fending off King to his a low left-footer which Sullivan covers but can't keep out.

66 mins: Wanderers have a good penalty shout turned down as Poyet climbs all over Nolan challenging for Farrelly's long throw.

75 mins: Farrelly takes a return pass from Wallace, crosses and sees Nolan get there, only to head wide of the post.

80 mins: Holdsworth is through on his own but pays a price for hesitation as Richards gets back to make the tackle.

GOAL!

85 mins: Sheringham does what he does best, ghosting in to get a glancing header to Ziege's free kick.

Full-time:

Spurs 3 Wanderers 2