Fulham 1-3 Tottenham
November 6, 2011 4:00 PM GMT
Craven Cottage — London
England - Premier League
Jermain Defoe seals admired abroad win as in-form Spurs authority off active home fightback,Win sees Spurs move into fifth in Premier League whilst Fulham bead to aural one point of assignment area as active Cottagers' abatement abbreviate in advancing aback from deficit.
Tottenham were fabricated to dig in for the achievement over London rivals Fulham as first-half goals from Gareth Bale and Aaron Lennon, and addition in additional bisected abeyance time from Jermain Defoe, closed a 3-1 achievement for visitors.
Spurs ashen no time in accepting their noses in advanced as a accelerated run on the appropriate from full-back Kyle Walker continued the Fulham defence. The 21-year-old’s canyon to Aaron Lennon was burst to the far column until Mark Schwarzer deflected the brawl advanced to his right. The crisis was still present as Bale put the brawl aback into the breadth alone for Baird to accelerate the brawl into his own net.
With the visitors in the lead, Fulham had to accomplish the play, and an abrupt amount in the anatomy of Emmanuel Adebayor came to the accomplishment for Tottenham. From a free-kick on the right, the striker fabricated a brace of headers to advice out his defenders and advance the advantage.
Bobby Zamora had an befalling to get his ancillary aback into the bold anon afore half-time, but his free-kick from the larboard of the Tottenham box sailed aerial over the bar.
A marvellous moment of teamwork amid the leash of Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Bale and Lennon produced the additional ambition for Tottenham in the abeyance time of the aboriginal half. The three confused the brawl with affluence with quick casual and brittle running, which sprung the accompaniment to accelerate in the additional ambition of the game.
Whatever Martin Jol told his ancillary in the bathrobe at bisected time absolutely did the ambush as the home ancillary came aerial out of the blocks and showed absolute purpose and energy, which Tottenham struggled to cope with. Shots were aerial in for Fulham, with Duff and Zamora both testing the defence.
This abiding burden paid off from a corner, aback a Ledley King advance ricocheted off the aback of Younes Kaboul and above Friedel, with the big apostle alive little about it.
The openings kept advancing for the hosts and Baird about fabricated apology for his captivation in the aboriginal ambition with a burst accomplishment at ambition which appropriate Freidel to cull off addition chic save.
Clint Dempsey would accept been blame himself afterwards 74 account as he bankrupt through the average of the defence and bore bottomward on ambition alone to see his attempt agape advanced by King whose accelerate was a acute intervention.
The final moments of the bold summed up Fulham's afternoon perfectly. Two ambition band scrambles in quick succesion kept anybody on the bend of their seats, but ablaze absorption for Friedel and a huge allotment of luck kept the Cottagers out.
And, as to aberration the knife, Tottenham's abutting advance dead the bold with Defoe volleying in from a cantankerous to accord the visitors all three points.
Fulham would booty abundant pride from their additional bisected affectation but questions would be asked why it took until they were two goals bottomward until the started to play.