Match Report
| Tottenham Hotspur | Tottenham Hotspur |  |  | Blackpool | Blackpool | ||||||||||||||||
| Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | Computer Player | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ben Bishop | B. Bishop |  | 67 | G |  | 1 | | G | 57 | | James Merson | J. Merson | |||||||||
| Stephen Allman | S. Allman | | 65 | D |  | 2 |  | D | 66 | | Mick Gerrard | M. Gerrard | |||||||||
| Anthony Tiler | A. Tiler | | 62 | D | | 3 | | D | 59 |  | Richard James | R. James | |||||||||
| Oscar Vermeulen | O. Vermeulen |  | 60 | D | | 4 | | D | 54 |  | Vincenzo Viviani | V. Viviani | |||||||||
| Joe Hendrie | J. Hendrie | | 59 | D | | 5 | | D | 53 | | Luke Rufus | L. Rufus | |||||||||
| Wataru Kaneko | W. Kaneko |  | 71 | M | | 6 | | M | 78 |  | Joao Carvalho | J. Carvalho | |||||||||
| Mads Schmeichel | M. Schmeichel |  | 71 | M | | 7 | | M | 77 | | Samuel Santos | S. Santos | |||||||||
| Marc Marsden | M. Marsden | | 69 | M | | 8 | | M | 66 | | Chris Draper | C. Draper | |||||||||
| Jason Byrne | J. Byrne | | 77 | A | | 9 | | A | 75 | | Harry Lawrence | H. Lawrence | |||||||||
| Jacob Smith | J. Smith | | 72 | A | | 10 | | A | 73 | | Robert Atherton | R. Atherton | |||||||||
| Luke Redknapp | L. Redknapp | | 64 | A | | 11 | | A | 68 | | Anthony McManaman | A. McManaman | |||||||||
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Match Report
There are a few clouds overhead here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Blackpool. A crowd of 15,331 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Blackpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
Both Tottenham Hotspur and Blackpool are lined up in a 4-3-3 formation.
0.00
0-0Blackpool kick off and get the first half underway!
2.48
0-0Luke Rufus flicks the ball to his team mate, Samuel Santos. Samuel Santos makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman tries a spectacular long range effort but somehow Ben Bishop manages to keep it out.
3.40
Mads Schmeichel flicks the ball to his team mate, Jacob Smith. Jacob Smith tries a spectacular long range effort but it is tipped over by James Merson.
4.52
0-0Oscar Vermeulen makes a probing pass to Marc Marsden. Marc Marsden controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Jacob Smith. Jacob Smith knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Mick Gerrard.
10.07
Joao Carvalho knocks the ball forward to Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence shoots from distance. Magnificent save by Ben Bishop!
15.33
Oscar Vermeulen flicks the ball to his team mate, Marc Marsden. Marc Marsden kicks a strong pass forward to Jacob Smith. Jacob Smith knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.36
Stephen Allman threads the ball through to Mads Schmeichel. Mads Schmeichel passes the ball forward to Jason Byrne. Jason Byrne controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It curls slightly but James Merson manages to gather it comfortably.
21.03
1-0Mads Schmeichel takes it forward alone. Mads Schmeichel whips in a cross ball towards Jacob Smith. Jacob Smith heads the ball goalwards. What a cracker!! James Merson had no chance!! Goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
24.53
Samuel Santos chips the ball to his team mate, Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence goes all the way! Harry Lawrence shows great control and tries a shot on goal. The ball flies into the top corner - goal!!
33.14
1-1Samuel Santos passes the ball forward to Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence shoots from 25 yards but connects badly, narrowly missing the linesman!
34.49
Wataru Kaneko kicks a strong pass forward to Luke Redknapp. Luke Redknapp sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal but he balloons it over the crossbar!
36.39
Oscar Vermeulen sweeps the ball long. Jason Byrne shoots from 20 yards but it curls horrendously wide!
40.07
Chris Draper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Oscar Vermeulen.
44.08
Oscar Vermeulen makes a probing pass to Wataru Kaneko. Wataru Kaneko deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Jason Byrne. Jason Byrne knocks in a poor cross ball which is cleared easily by Richard James.
45.00
Chris Draper kicks a strong pass forward to Robert Atherton. Robert Atherton goes all the way! Robert Atherton makes some space for himself and shoots at goal. It's there!! Ben Bishop has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
45.00
The whistle blows and the first half comes to an end!
45.00
Tottenham Hotspur start the second half!
48.14
Mads Schmeichel chips the ball to his team mate, Jason Byrne. Jason Byrne shoots from 20 yards. Magnificent save by James Merson!
53.43
Chris Draper kicks a strong pass forward to Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman controls the ball perfectly and tries a long range shot on goal. It's there!! Ben Bishop has to pick the ball from the back of the net!
57.40
Wataru Kaneko passes the ball forward to Jacob Smith. Jacob Smith shoots from outside the area but it is miles over!
63.03
Wataru Kaneko passes the ball forward to Jacob Smith. Jacob Smith shoots from long range but James Merson is on top of it.
66.13
Luke Rufus advances with the ball. Luke Rufus knocks the ball forward to Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Oscar Vermeulen.
72.39
1-3Luke Rufus surges forward with the ball. Luke Rufus chips the ball to his team mate, Anthony McManaman. Anthony McManaman deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Harry Lawrence but the linesman indicates offside!
79.02
1-3The play is deadlocked with neither team giving up possession lightly.
81.51
Vincenzo Viviani chips the ball to his team mate, Joao Carvalho. Joao Carvalho flicks the ball to his team mate, Harry Lawrence. Harry Lawrence threads the ball through to Robert Atherton. Robert Atherton tries a spectacular strike but connects badly and the ball goes wide!
90.00
Full-time is reached with the referee blowing his whistle!
Match Statistics
Goals
1
3
Shots on Target
5
5
Shots off Target
3
2
Offsides
0
1
Fouls
0
0
Yellow Cards
0
0
Red Cards
0
0
Possession
52.7%
47.3%
Play Area
32.4%
39.2%
28.4%
Scorers