Spurs 2 Birmingham 1

In this game we saw the best and worst of Spurs but still we managed to keep our 100% record intact. The game began very much as you would expect with Spurs very muh in control. There was a chance for Robbie Keane which was blocked enough to allow the ball to fall harmlessley to Hart. Huddlestone drove the ball into the box that was just inches away from a Defoe tap in. Modric then took the ball outwide and tricked his way past the Birmingham defence which was again inches away from Defoe and Lennon had another shot blocked. Birmingham had their chances as well with larsson lashing the ball wide. Huddlestone then played in Defoe who didn't see Keane to his left and put his shot wide. Spurs kept pressing with Defoe surging forward but unable to get bast the Birmigham defensive wall and Modric attempting to curl the ball in which went just wide.

Ledley King suffered a groin injury during a Birmingham attack and was replaced by Hutton at half time and when Modric was kicked in the calf by Lee Bowyer, Peter Crouch came on. Lee Carsley had an early chance in the second half to put Birmingham in front from a Birmingham corner. As Spurs were making attempts at gaining a foothold in the second half Kenae crossed the ball in for Defoe who completely fluffed his chance. This was quickly followed by a McFadden dive in the box with no punishment. A wonderful cross from hutton resulted in a header fro Crouch which forced a save from hart. The effet of bringing Crouch on was coming to the fore with Johnson cleaing off the line from a Crouch header, Crouch was soon to have a header to come off the crossbar, followed by a header cleared off the line which many believ ahd crossed the line. The breakthrough finanly came when a foul on Lennon left Huddlestone to take a free kick which Crouch duly rose to head into the back of the net. Barely only a few minutes later A terrible mix up between Hutton and Cuddicini allows Bowyer to equalise. From this point on Birmingham were very much the better side.

Tottenham then replaced the very ordinary Defoe with Pavyluchenko who came on to warm applause. I felt that Birmingham were very cynical throughout the game. Carr's foul on Lennon summed it up for me. Birmingham seemed to target certain players, Modric and Lennon in particluar and there was some obvious time wasting with an injury time substitution and what apeared an eternity for Larsson to leave the field. Five minutes into stopppage time and a Carr slip allows Pavyluchenko to slide the ball across to Lennon who fires in for the winner.

This was a result that Spurs deserved but some poor defending put the three points in jeopardy. I think that Harry needs to get another defender in to cover King's absence at the moment. Dawson and Woodgate don't look like returning in the near future and Corluka has looked poor at centre back.

Still I will take the three points. Roll on United.