Intresting fact

I wish it would hurry upVis, i kept having this recurring thought that we are going to fcuk it up mate. Our whole season is to go tits up at the final hurdle!! Panicing big style

more ammo for me to use on my mates lol cheers viz

VisionarySound wrote:Probably loads know this but I have just discovered it. In 1974 Spurs beat England 1-0 at The Lane. Nice lil factoid. Our team can beat an International team. Roll on Wembley on Sunday . . . . . . . .

You have any more info on the game, Vis as I cant find nothing about it ?

Tottenham have doubts over defenders Ledley King (thigh), Vedran Corluka (ankle) and Michael Dawson (Achilles) as well as Tom Huddlestone (ankle).
Aaron Lennon and Jermaine Jenas (both groin) are out and Kyle Walker and Younes Kaboul are cup-tied.
Portsmouth could welcome back Nadir Belhadj, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Papa Bouba Diop from injury.
Keeper David James, who sat out the goalless draw against Blackburn with a calf strain, has returned to training.
The sides go into the tie at opposite ends of the Premier League table, with Tottenham chasing fourth spot and Champions League qualification, while Portsmouth are at the foot of the Premier League and all-but relegated.


But Spurs manager Harry Redknapp insists that league form will count for nothing as he prepares to face his former employers in Sunday's Wembley semi-final.
"We're fighting on two fronts and I would take either of them - if we do then what a fantastic season we've had," said Redknapp.
"If we achieve none we've still moved forward a million percent. If we could win them both it would be incredible.
"It's a massive week but it's better than being stuck at the bottom in a relegation battle.
"Portsmouth will be a hard game, they'll have four or five who will come back and they'll make a difference.
"We were lucky to beat them down there and I saw them beat Liverpool at home.
"They are very dangerous and they have players who can cause you problems. And I have a lot of respect for their manager."
For Pompey manager Avram Grant, the FA Cup has proved a welcome distraction from the problems the financially troubled club have had both on the pitch and off it.
"I am disappointed about many things this season which have happened off the pitch," said Grant.
"It has, though, been easy for us to concentrate in the cup because we knew nobody could take points from us.
"To be in the last four with such good clubs in this season is a big achievement, but we also want to do well.
"I agree it is a big achievement to be in last four, but it would be bigger if we can get to the final."
BIG-MATCH FACTS
The tie in context
• Cash strapped Portsmouth are aiming to win the FA Cup for the second time in three seasons.
• Tottenham is the most successful club still alive in the FA Cup, having won the competition eight times.
• These clubs are clashing in the second semi-final at Wembley, for the right to return on Saturday, 15 May for the end-of-season showpiece.
• The winners of this semi-final will receive £900,000 and the losers £450,000, excluding broadcast fees. The winners of the FA Cup will receive another £1,800,000, and the runners-up £900,000.
Head-to-head
• This is the 47th competitive meeting of these clubs; Tottenham have the edge with 19 wins to Portsmouth's 11.
• The Londoners have done the league double over Portsmouth this season.
Portsmouth 1-2 Tottenham (Prem Lge, 17 Oct)
Tottenham 2-0 Portsmouth (Prem Lge, 27 Mar)
• Tottenham are unbeaten in three against Portsmouth (W2, D1), since Pompey's 2-0 home win in the Premier League on 28 September 2008.
FA Cup records and best performances
• Tottenham have a 100% FA Cup record against Portsmouth, having won three of three.
• The most recent of those three victories was in the fifth round at Fratton Park nine years ago.
The clubs
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR
Current form
• Sunderland ended Tottenham's nine-match undefeated run in league and cup with a 3-1 win at the Stadium of Light last Saturday.
FA Cup form
• This is Tottenham's 18th appearance in the semi-finals, and their first since in nine years.
• The Londoners are aiming to oust a top-flight club for the third round in a row, following Bolton and Fulham.
• Spurs have qualified for the final on nine occasions. They won their most recent in 1991, by beating Nottingham Forest 2-1 after extra time in the Wembley showpiece.
• Their last match on Wembley turf was a goalless draw with Manchester United in last season's Carling Cup final (1 March 2009), which the Red Devils won on penalties.
The Manager
• Harry Redknapp famously led Portsmouth to FA Cup victory in the season before last.
• His only other cup triumph as a manager was with West Ham, when they lifted the Intertoto Cup in 1999.
The Players
• Jeramin Defoe is Tottenham's top scorer in this FA Cup run. His five goals includes a hat-trick against Leeds.
• Defoe, Nigel Crouch and Niko Kranjcar could all play against their former club.
• David Bentley could make his 200th club career start.
• Tom Huddlestone is on the verge of his 150th appearance in Tottenham colours.
PORTSMOUTH
Current form
• Won one and lost four of their last six matches.
• Not scored in their last three.
FA Cup form
• The 1939 and 2008 winners are facing fellow league opposition for the second time in this cup run, having dismissed Birmingham in the quarter-finals. They also ousted Sunderland in round four.
• Pompey are appearing in their seventh semi-final, and hoping to qualify for a fifth appearance in the end-of-season showpiece.
The Manager
• Avram Grant won the Israeli domestic cup on several occasions as coach of Hapoel Petah Tikva, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Maccabi Haifa.
The Players
• Portsmouth's 11 goals in this cup run have been shared between eight players, excluding one own goal. Frederic Piquionne and John Utaka are the only players to have scored twice.
• Kevin Boeteng, Michael Brown and Ricardo Rocha are all former Tottenham players.
Match officials
Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)
Assistant referees: Peter Kirkup and David Richardson
Fourth official: Stuart Attwell

Portsmouth (4-1-2-1-2): James; Finnan, Rocha, Mokeana, Mullins; Basinas; Brown, Hughes; Utaka; Kanu, Piquionne.


Tottenham (4-4-2): Gomes; Walker, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto; Bentley, Palacios, Modric, Bale; Defoe, Pavlyuchenko.


Referee: Alan Wiley (all competitions). Matches: 33. R: 5. Y: 108.

Routes
Portsmouth: 3rd rd Coventry (h) D 1-1; 3rd rd replay Coventry (a) W 2-1 aet; 4th rd Sunderland (h) W 2-1; 5th rd Southampton (a) W 4-1; 6th rd Birmingham (h) W 2-0.

Tottenham: 3rd rd Peterborough (h) W 4-0; 4th rd Leeds (h) D 2-2; 4th rd replay Leeds (a) W 3-1; 5th rd Bolton (a) D 1-1; 5th rd replay Bolton (h) W 4-0; 6th rd Fulham (a) D 0-0; 6th rd replay Fulham (h) W 3-1.

Tale of the Game

The links between these teams are huge. Harry Redknapp leads Tottenham two years after taking Portsmouth to the FA Cup semi-final win over WBA and final victory over Cardiff. In addition, his bench will include Kevin Bond and Joe Jordan, his coaches at Fratton Park.
And on the playing side, Spurs have former Portsmouth players Jermain Defoe, Peter Crouch and Niko Kranjcar but another Younes Kaboul is cup-tied, having played for the opposition against Coventry and Sunderland in rounds three and four.
And Portsmouth have ex-Spurs players Michael Brown, Kevin-Prince Boateng and Ricardo Rocha but Jamie O'Hara, on loan from Spurs, will not be allowed to play.
In two Premier League meetings this season, Spurs have won both but in the game at Fratton Park, which Spurs won 2-1 in October, they had Defoe sent-off. And the return at Spurs last month saw Portsmouth finish with 10 men after suffering a succession of injuries.
Hermann Hreidarsson and Danny Webber both left on stretchers and are out for the rest of the season but David James, a Spurs target earlier in the season, should feature after he also failed to finish that game.
Defoe should start after coming on at Sunderland in Saturday's 3-1 defeat, while Aaron Lennon was back in training but this game may have come too soon Spurs also check Michael Dawson.
Portsmouth's injury list is worse, with Papa Bouba Diop and Hassan Yebda still out and Nadir Belhadj, Tommy Smith and Tal Ben Haim all undergoing tests.
Stat of the Game: Spurs are in their 18th FA Cup semi-final but first since 2001.
Betting Tip: Tottenham by a goal. Try 2-1 at 15-2.
What they are saying:
Redknapp: “It's another big week, but its better being stuck at the bottom in a relegation battle. It's a great week to look forward to and it's enjoyable. We've had one defeat in 10 and are certainly playing well, the lads are bright and those who are fit have trained well this week."
Avram Grant: "The players need to understand on the big occasions, they need to perform. It will be an event for us, but if want to be in the final, we will have to beat a very good team.
"It is not easy to play against Tottenham, but we want to make sure it will not be easy to play against us, like it has been in the last few league games."