Match Thread Vs Stoke City

Well people after the disapointment o tonight and the bare bones of the squad this will be tricky to say the least. Crouch had better bag a hat-trick to make up for being such a cock against Real. A Stoke win would destroy statistics . . . . .


At Tottenham Hotspur (37)

Results Total %

Tottenham Hotspur 27 (72.97%)

Stoke City 2 (5.41%)

Draws 8 (21.62%)

Goals Total Av.pg

Tottenham Hotspur 80 (2.16pg)

Stoke City 31 (0.84pg)

Record Scores

Highest Aggregate 7 Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 3 Stoke City 1972/1973

Highest Tottenham Hotspur score: 6 Stoke City 1 - 6 Tottenham Hotspur 1951/1952

Highest Stoke City score: 5 Stoke 5 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur 1895/1896

Match-by-match

Season Date Home Score Away Competition

2010/2011 Sat 21 Aug Stoke City 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League

2009/2010 Sat 20 Mar Stoke City 1 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League

2009/2010 Sat 24 Oct Tottenham Hotspur 0 - 1 Stoke City Premier League

2008/2009 Tue 27 Jan Tottenham Hotspur 3 - 1 Stoke City Premier League

2008/2009 Sun 19 Oct Stoke City 2 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur Premier League

Had to paste these guy's as we ain't played 'em much in the Premier . . . . . . .




1984/1985 Sat 02 Mar Stoke City 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur First Division
1984/1985 Sat 27 Oct Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 0 Stoke City First Division
1983/1984 Sat 03 Mar Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Stoke City First Division
1983/1984 Sat 05 Nov Stoke City 1 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur First Division
1982/1983 Sat 14 May Tottenham Hotspur 4 - 1 Stoke City First Division
1982/1983 Sat 11 Dec Stoke City 2 - 0 Tottenham Hotspur First Division
1981/1982 Sat 27 Feb Stoke City 0 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur First Division
1981/1982 Sat 10 Oct Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 0 Stoke City First Division
1980/1981 Wed 11 Mar Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 2 Stoke City First Division
1980/1981 Sat 04 Oct Stoke City 2 - 3 Tottenham Hotspur First Division
1979/1980 Sat 29 Dec Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Stoke City First Division
1979/1980 Sat 25 Aug Stoke City 3 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur First Division

gomez
duno lol daws bassong ekotto
lennon hudd sandro kranker
crouch defoe


i assume charlie and bale or injurid now.

save pav for wed

TEAM NEWS
Tottenham's Aaron Lennon faces a late fitness test following the virus that caused him to pull out of the clash with Real Madrid just before kick-off.

Croatian pair Vedran Corluka and Niko Kranjcar are also doubts.

Stoke have been rocked by the news that defender Danny Higginbotham is set to be out for up to six months with a ruptured cruciate knee ligament.

John Carew is expected to be fit and Jermaine Pennant should be available despite picking up a knock in training.



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Tottenham

Doubtful: Corluka (ankle), Gallas (knee), Lennon (illness), Kranjcar (foot)

Injured: Hutton & Palacios (knee), Woodgate (calf), King & Pienaar (both groin)

Stoke

Doubtful: Carew (back)

Injured: Higginbotham (knee), Sidibe (Achilles)


MATCH PREVIEW
With Tottenham's Champions League dream lying in tatters following their mauling at the hands of Real Madrid, manager Harry Redknapp must get a positive response out of his team if his side are to have a chance of playing in Europe's premier club competition again next season.

They have lost significant ground in the race for fourth place after a string of disappointing draws against teams near the foot of the table. Central to this barren run has been the indifferent form of Rafael van der Vaart, and Gareth Bale's injury problems.

They are both in the running for the PFA Footballer of the Year award, but solely on the evidence of their form before Christmas. Tottenham have scored just 15 goals in their 16 games of 2011, with the previously unstoppable van der Vaart and Bale contributing just three goals between them in that period.

Stoke will fancy their chances of recording their second successive victory at White Hart Lane following a shock 1-0 win last season. They need the points, given that they are just six points above the drop zone despite sitting in mid-table.

It will be the Potters' second trip to north London this week after manager Tony Pulis revealed that he took his squad down to Wembley so his players could familiarise themselves with the stadium ahead of their FA Cup semi-final with Bolton next Sunday.


MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head

• This the clubs' sixth meeting in the Premier League. Tottenham have three wins to Stoke's two.

• Stoke won at White Hart Lane last season for the first time since 1975.

• The club's have met 78 times. Tottenham have won 39 times, Stoke 22 and there have been 17 draws.

Tottenham

• Tottenham have recouped 21 points from losing positions this season, which is more than any other top-flight side.

• Harry Redknapp's team have lost just one of their last nine league games, but have drawn their last three.

• Spurs have lost just one of their last 25 league matches at White Hart Lane.

• Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has scored 99 Premier league goals.

Stoke

• The Potters have lost their last six away league games but are unbeaten at home in 2011.

• They have failed to score in five of their last nine league outings.

• In 14 Premier League matches in London the Potters have never drawn a match, winning three and losing 11.

• Stoke have scored a higher percentage of second-half goals than any other team (76%).


LEADING GOALSCORERS


Tottenham

Van der Vaart: 12 goals (10 league);
Bale & Pavlyuchenko: 11 goals (7 league)



Stoke

Walters: 9 goals (5 league); Huth: 8 goals (6 league)


MATCH OFFICIALS
Referee: Kevin Friend

Assistant referees: Dave Bryan & Patrick Keane

Fourth official: Phil Crossley


LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS
Tottenham (D0-0 v Wigan, a): Gomes; Corluka, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Van der Vaart (Lennon 68), Sandro, Jenas, Modric (Kranjcar 85), Pavlyuchenko, Defoe (Crouch 57). Subs not used: Cudicini, Huddlestone, Rose, Pienaar.

Stoke (D1-1 v Chelsea, h): Begovic; Wilson, Shawcross, Huth, Higginbotham (Collins 90), Pennant (Fuller 90), Delap, Whelan (Whitehead 85), Etherington, Jones, Walters. Subs not used: Nash, Pugh, Diao, Wilkinson.

10 minutes to kick off , big game and two posters on here ....?


Theres a few hiding online too ....



Its no fun here anymore , no light hearted participation in anything....



oh well ....


http://www.myp2p.eu/broadcast.php?matchid=110865&part=sports



COYS!!!!!!!

sop://broker.sopcast.com:3912/6816


This one is stable at the mo & English . . . . .

nice shot Bale ...should be takinf taking shots

Stoke fans in good voice ...good song

GOAL at last !!!!!


Well done PAV and Crouch

2-0

na na na na na Luka Modric

3-2 ..some good goals Vis



Sopcast 6816 is an excellent picture

lol vis ....

Ehtrington picked the ball up on the halfway line , went past Charlie I think then Hudd and slid it in good goal


Crouch then heads in after a dozen passes from Spurs players from a cross by Hudd


Then we had Loughts Kenwyne Jone with a 25 yard top corner thundrbolt..


5 first half goals to leave us all wondering if this game is at WHL...

VisionarySound wrote:Had to go to 6816 as can't retrive the link I had. Thanx for posting it Arnie . . . . .

no worries ....COYS!!

We need a 4th, getting a bit squeaky bum time . . . .

Peter Crouch went from midweek villain to weekend hero with two goals as Tottenham beat a spirited Stoke to boost their pursuit of the top four.

Crouch was sent off in Tuesday's 4-0 loss at Real Madrid, but he headed Spurs into a 10th minute lead here.

Luka Modric's angled drive doubled the lead, but Matthew Etherington's superb solo goal narrowed the deficit.

Crouch headed his second before Kenwyne Jones' strike kept Stoke in the game, but further goals eluded both sides.

The victory is the perfect riposte for Spurs following their quarter-final first-leg loss to Real Madrid, which has - barring the most unlikely of second-leg turnarounds - ended their involvement in this season's Champions League.

This first Premier League win in five games for the north London club narrows the gap between them and fourth-placed Manchester City to three points and improved their chances of a second successive campaign in Europe's premier club competition.

The victory was fitting reward for a largely dominant home performance, but this was not without its flaws, which twice allowed the visitors to gain a foot-hold back into the game.

With 20 minutes gone it all seemed to be going according to plan as Harry Redknapp's side were rewarded for their fluency with a two-goal lead.

Crouch, who Redknapp publicly backed after his sending off in the Bernabeu, was perfectly placed to head in strike-partner Roman Pavlyuchenko's cross following a short corner.

Shortly after, the home side doubled their lead and again Russian Pavlyuchenko was involved, holding up the ball before laying off to the onrushing Modric, who skipped past Huth and fired in low between Stoke keeper Asmir Begovic's legs.

However, Spurs comfort would not last long as Stoke hit back in style.

Former Tottenham left-winger Etherington collected on the halfway line, clipped the ball past Michael Dawson and drove on towards the box. After holding off the attention of Tom Huddlestone, he slotted home superbly past Heurelho Gomes from an angle.

It was a goal Spurs' Players' Player of the Year nominee Gareth Bale would have been proud of.

Credit to the home side, who did not alter their attacking approach and they were rewarded for this just after the half hour when Crouch climbed at the back post to head home Huddlestone's cross.

The first half still had one further moment of magic though and it was the visitors who provided it, with a little help from the home side.

Bale dwelt on the ball, allowing Wilkinson to prod through to Jones. The striker turned and fired an unstoppable shot into the top corner of the net from 25 yards.

The away side should have been level early in the second half, but somehow Jon Walters conspired to hit a post from two yards with the goal at his mercy.

Granted the cross from Jones was delivered with pace and Gomes got the slightest of touches, but the striker should still have scored.

Jones continued to be a threat for Stoke, heading one effort wide of goal and forcing Gomes to tip over with a 25-yard drive.

The home side created chances of their own though to kill the game and thought they had done so when Begovic dropped the ball under pressure from Younes Kaboul and Pavlyuchenko hooked in.

However, referee Kevin Friend ruled that the Stoke keeper had been fouled.

Despite late Stoke pressure, Tottenham held on for what was a vital victory.

Corluka in angry clash with Spurs fans during thrilling victory over Stoke

A week after Wayne Rooney’s foul-mouthed outburst on live television halted the FA’s
Respect campaign in its tracks, Spurs defender Vedran Corluka was involved in a furious bust-up with his own fans at White Hart Lane.

The Croatian had to be dragged away from the confrontation by assistant manager Kevin Bond at the final whistle.
He said: ‘I told one supporter he was an idiot. He was moaning during the match when he should have been supporting the team. I told him to support instead of criticising. But Kevin did not calm me down, I didn’t need calming down.’
Bond insisted that there was never any danger of Corluka repeating Eric Cantona’s infamous kung-fu kick on a Crystal Palace fan in January 1995. ‘I don’t think he has that in him,' he said.

‘I think he was going to take a pop at the fan in Croatian. He will thank me later for calming him down.’

Spurs manager Harry Redknapp said: ‘I don’t know why any of our fans would want to
have a go at any of our players.’

Stoke substitute Ricardo Fuller was involved in a similar incident with Spurs fans during the second half.