Monday, December 28, 2009
Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Westham United: Lifted to fourth
uk.eurosport.com
Tottenham Hotspur lifted themselves to fourth in the Premier League with a 2-0 win over West Ham United at White Hart Lane.
Luka Modric set the North Londoners on their way with a goal on his first start since returning from a broken leg that has kept him out since August, while West Ham suffered a double blow when losing both Scott Parker and Herita Ilunga to hamstring strains early in the first half.
The home side passed up a host of chances, and West Ham were beginning to enjoy a good spell of pressure themselves in the second half, though that was cut short when Hammers old boy Jermain Defoe smashed in Spurs' second after a quick break with 10 minutes to go.
Though well marshalled in Tottenham's Boxing Day draw at Fulham, Aaron Lennon showed he was back to his best in the early stages, twice showing Ilunga a clean pair of heels as the home side took control.
Parker latched onto a neat ball from Guillermo Franco before firing wide in West Ham's best movement of the half, though moments later Lennon got free again, and this time West Ham were made to pay. Defoe sent Lennon racing clear down the right flank, and though his pull-back was deflected clear of crouch by James Tomkins, Modric came racing in from the left to fire home.
West Ham lost the services of Parker and Ilunga in quick succession, and save for a rather tame Jack Collison effort midway through the half, created no real chances.
Source: uk.eurosport.com
uk.eurosport.com
Luka Modric set the North Londoners on their way with a goal on his first start since returning from a broken leg that has kept him out since August, while West Ham suffered a double blow when losing both Scott Parker and Herita Ilunga to hamstring strains early in the first half.
The home side passed up a host of chances, and West Ham were beginning to enjoy a good spell of pressure themselves in the second half, though that was cut short when Hammers old boy Jermain Defoe smashed in Spurs' second after a quick break with 10 minutes to go.
Though well marshalled in Tottenham's Boxing Day draw at Fulham, Aaron Lennon showed he was back to his best in the early stages, twice showing Ilunga a clean pair of heels as the home side took control.
Parker latched onto a neat ball from Guillermo Franco before firing wide in West Ham's best movement of the half, though moments later Lennon got free again, and this time West Ham were made to pay. Defoe sent Lennon racing clear down the right flank, and though his pull-back was deflected clear of crouch by James Tomkins, Modric came racing in from the left to fire home.
West Ham lost the services of Parker and Ilunga in quick succession, and save for a rather tame Jack Collison effort midway through the half, created no real chances.
Source: uk.eurosport.com
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