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Preview: Tottenham v Birmingham

by Kevin on August 29, 2009

in Premier League

Could we make it 4 wins out of 4? It’s already the best start to a premier league season ever, and even more impressive when compared to our disastrous start to last season, but could Birmingham City bring us crashing down back to reality?

Team news – and current form – suggests an unchanged line-up from the 11 that started away to West Ham. This is dependant on Assou-Ekotto passing a late fitness test. Or, is Harry thinking of giving Pavlyuchenko a game in order to prove he is in his plans this season. This seams unlikely considering the form of the Defoe-Keane partnership thus far.

With an eye on other matches, our title contenders – excuse me for [click to continue reading…]

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West Ham 1 v 2 Tottenham: 3 Wins Out of Three

by Kevin on August 24, 2009

in Premier League

Tottenham Hotspur: Top of the Table

Tottenham Hotspur: Top of the Table

I wasn’t alive in 1960, in fact neither was my mother, but that’s the last time Spurs won the first 3 games of the season. 2009 and we have done it again – maximum points from 3 matches, and sitting pretty at the top of the table.

Yesterday was certainly a tougher task than the 5-1 demolition of Hull midweek. It was made harder when the impressive looking Carlton Cole opened the scoring for the Hammers with a 22-yard spectacular after the break. Just 5 minutes later though, he turned from hero to villain (or villain to hero for us Spurs fans!) when his awful attempted backpass served as the perfect throughball for Defoe to equalise.

I only caught some of the match, but from what I did see Spurs were confident and controlled – but not necessarily in control. West Ham were not easy to [click to continue reading…]

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