Tottenham 0-0 Hull

[Biggs]

16th Jan 2010 - KO 15:00 - White Hart Lane

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[Lowestoft Yid]

16th?

[YidJoe24]

3-0 spurs, Defoe to get 2. 

[SomersetYiddo]

Another complete route would be nice. 5-0 Spurs, also would be good to keep a clean sheet especially against Hull. We need the run of clean sheets to continue. Defoe 2, Krancjar 2 and Modric 1.

[WexfordSpur]

Another complete route would be nice. 5-0 Spurs, also would be good to keep a clean sheet especially against Hull. We need the run of clean sheets to continue. Defoe 2, Krancjar 2 and Modric 1.

Hope you are not all taking this for granted, remember Stoke, remember Wolves..................I am hoping for 2-0, a clean sheet would be nice, but Hull are no mugs, so lets not treat them as such.

[YidJoe24]

My thoughts exactley Wex, am I'm sure they are the thoughts of Harry Redknapp aswell.

[Chelmsford_yid]

Tottenham's Alan Hutton joins fellow groin injury victims Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Alan Hutton, Aaron Lennon and Jonathan Woodgate on the sidelines.

Ledley King is also out so Sebastien Bassong will play at centre-back.

Hull's Jimmy Bullard is not yet ready for a first-team return but Dean Marney and Paul McShane are back in the squad.

Jozy Altidore has been given compassionate leave to track down relatives caught up in the earthquake that has struck Haiti.



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Tottenham

Suspended: None Doubtful: Pavlyuchenko (groin)

Injured: Cudicini (broken wrists), Assou-Ekotto, Hutton, Lennon & Woodgate (all groin), King (knee)

Hull City

Suspended: None Doubtful: None

Injured/unavailable: Altidore (compassionate leave), Ashbee & Bullard (both knee), Cousin & Olofinjana (Africa Cup of Nations)

After only one game so far in January, Tottenham face a testing five matches in 14 days that will go a long way to shape what has been an highly-impressive campaign so far.

Spurs' free-scoring season was kick-started with a clinical 5-1 demolition of Hull at the KC stadium in August.

But whilst they have despatched most teams at the bottom of the table with consummate ease, home defeats to Stoke and Wolves have given teams a sliver of hope when they travel to White Hart Lane.

And the Tigers of course will not have forgotten their stunning 1-0 win at Tottenham early last season, but much has changed for both clubs since then.

Phil Brown's side were third in the table and had already won at St James' Park and the Emirates, but since that match in October 2008 they have won just twice away from home, while Spurs who were bottom of the league, have propelled themselves up the table and are now firmly in the hunt for a Champions League spot.

Manager Harry Redknapp should be able to bask in his achievements and celebrate what will be his 500th game in charge as a Premier League manager, but charges of tax evasion have left a cloud lingering over the former West Ham, Portsmouth and Southampton boss.

[paul62ok]

Hoping to see Mod and Krank really work well together - if we can give them plenty of the ball, dont think Hull will be able to handle them.

[Chelmsford_yid]

Tottenham 0-0 Hull City

Goalkeeper Boaz Myhill was the hero for Hull as Tottenham's Champions League ambitions were dealt another blow.

The Wales international denied Wilson Palacios and Robbie Keane just before half-time with a brilliant double stop.

Luka Modric's effort was also pushed wide after the break before Keane was again thwarted from close range.

But Myhill saved the best until last, brilliantly tipping over Peter Crouch's powerful header from Niko Kranjcar's free-kick as Hull held on for a point.

Myhill was rightly congratulated by his team-mates at the final whistle with the home players no doubt wondering what else they could have done.

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp will at least be glad to have the focus back on football after being charged with tax evasion earlier in the week, a saga that surely will not have helped his side's preparation for the match.

Another clean sheet does equal the hosts' Premier League record of five in a row but their manager will be more concerned with a failure to convert chances at the other end.

Hull, meanwhile, will be delighted with a point after a battling display although the Tigers are still very much in trouble at the wrong end of the table.

Spurs won 5-1 at the KC Stadium in August in an exhibition of free-flowing football but it was obvious from the outset that this match would be somewhat less fluent.

Keane, restored to the starting line-up at the expense of Crouch, failed to connect with a long ball from Sebastien Bassong but neither side were able to get going in any way early on.

Hull's game plan was clear from the outset, with 10 men often lining up behind the ball and Phil Brown's side taking as much time as possible with every set piece.

The visitors were indebted to Myhill for a brilliant double save midway through the half.

A stinging shot from Palacios was well parried but the follow-up to deny Keane was truly outstanding.

The Wales international came to Hull's rescue once more with half-time approaching, pulling off a fine stop to deny Jermain Defoe after a exceptional through-ball from the impressive Modric.

Spurs started the second half in a much more positive fashion and again saw Myhill pull off a fantastic double save.

Modric was first denied with a deflected shot from the edge of the area before Keane once again saw his follow-up pushed wide.

Hull should have taken the lead at the other end when Stephen Hunt set Nick Barmby in space but the former Spurs player could only fire into the side netting.

Michael Dawson pulled off a last-ditch tackle to deny Hunt as the second half progressed but a goal always seemed much more likely at the other end.

Myhill was putting in the performance of his life though and when the keeper pulled off yet another great save from Modric's left-footed strike it seemed a stalemate was inevitable.

The goalkeeper had already wrapped up the man-of-the-match award long before he tipped over substitute Crouch's header late, with the striker seeing another effort beaten away at the near post in the dying stages.

Spurs continued to push forward until the end but it was well and truly Myhill's day.

Redknapp can at least be satisfied after reaching an impressive personal landmark. The match was his 500th game in charge of a Premier League club - a feat only matched by Arsene Wenger and Sir Alex Ferguson.

[CountPuchi]

Hull played a boring game but regardless our team created chances after chances. Its football and its sad we didnt win but they didnt deserve to lose either since their keeper kept alot of Goal Bound shots out! For god sakes we could have been 4 - 0 !!! Respect Myhill for what he has done to prevent us from scoring. Awesome keeper for the day and my man of the match!

[Biggs]

Im gutted, i hate these type of games, games that we should win if we want to get in the top 4.... espically when Liverpool and Man city drop points

[CountPuchi]

Im gutted too biggs. But atleast we are back on 4th with them mancs losing!!

[goods7]

We could have won in this game. Anyway, there are still many games left. So, let's focus on next games.

[SomersetYiddo]

Since Villa drew and Man City lost it makes me feel better but i mean for f**k sake these games really piss me off wolves, stoke and now hull have all got points from us at home!!!!! If we had won we would be a win better than Citeh but at lease Villa drew becuase there not level on points.Just when you on a high with spurs you always seem to get put back down to earth soon enough!