Tottenham Hotspur 2 Manchester City 1Harry Redknapp's Spurs continue their strong finish to the season with a 2-1 home win against Manchester City.
With both teams locking horns over the Europa League spot (7th in the Premier League), it was Tottenham Hotspur who had the better of the first half, with Modric and Defoe starting brightly pushing Man City on to the back foot.
It was Defoe who clinched the opener to get the White Hart Lane faithful going. Luca Modric passed the ball out to Tommy Huddlestone who crossed in to Jermain Defoe who skillfully flicked the ball into the net with his back heel.
Man City turned everything on it's head in the second half when they took the game to Tottenham with good performances from Benjani and Ireland but it was subsitute Bojinov who picked up on a loose ball clearance from Corluka who neatly volleyed the equaliser in the 65th minute.
Harry would have been scratching his head a little bit in the second half, the lily whites just couldn't get going. Jermaine Jenas felt ill during the match so Zokora replaced him and then the teams started to really have a go at each other, real end to end stuff.
Then Spurs were awarded a slightly dubious penalty in the 85th minute. Defoe put a cross into on-loan striker Fraizer Campbell who appeared to have Micah Richards climbing on the back of him. There was an awkward pause when the penalty was awarded and the Man City players expressed their distaste to the decision. Captain Robbie Keane made no mistake for Spurs, coolly slotting home his spot kick.
Great win for Spurs, they're now on 51 points which just demonstrates that Levy's decision to cut his losses and get a traditional English management structure in at Tottenham i.e. the Harry factor was a correct one. Fulham and Everton both won also so the race will go to the fnal day.
With both teams locking horns over the Europa League spot (7th in the Premier League), it was Tottenham Hotspur who had the better of the first half, with Modric and Defoe starting brightly pushing Man City on to the back foot.
It was Defoe who clinched the opener to get the White Hart Lane faithful going. Luca Modric passed the ball out to Tommy Huddlestone who crossed in to Jermain Defoe who skillfully flicked the ball into the net with his back heel.
Man City turned everything on it's head in the second half when they took the game to Tottenham with good performances from Benjani and Ireland but it was subsitute Bojinov who picked up on a loose ball clearance from Corluka who neatly volleyed the equaliser in the 65th minute.
Harry would have been scratching his head a little bit in the second half, the lily whites just couldn't get going. Jermaine Jenas felt ill during the match so Zokora replaced him and then the teams started to really have a go at each other, real end to end stuff.
Then Spurs were awarded a slightly dubious penalty in the 85th minute. Defoe put a cross into on-loan striker Fraizer Campbell who appeared to have Micah Richards climbing on the back of him. There was an awkward pause when the penalty was awarded and the Man City players expressed their distaste to the decision. Captain Robbie Keane made no mistake for Spurs, coolly slotting home his spot kick.
Great win for Spurs, they're now on 51 points which just demonstrates that Levy's decision to cut his losses and get a traditional English management structure in at Tottenham i.e. the Harry factor was a correct one. Fulham and Everton both won also so the race will go to the fnal day.
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