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Tuesday, January 1, 2013
 Full Time
Tottenham Hotspur
3
 
1
Reading
 0-1P. Pogrebnyak  4'
M. Dawson  9' 1-1 
E. Adebayor  51' 2-1 
C. Dempsey  79' 3-1 
HT: 1-1
White Hart Lane (Attendance: 36,180)
Referee: Howard Webb
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Tottenham Hotspur vs. Reading
Minute Commentary
90' READING JUST MISS OUT
Reading leave White Hart Lane upset that they didn`t run Spurs closer as they missed three gilt-edged chances and conceded some soft goals. Pavel Pogrebnyak grabbed the opening goal after he reacted quickest to Ian Harte's free kick that hit the bar. However, the away side then gifted Michael Dawson the equaliser when they fell asleep at a corner. Worse was to come in the second half when Reading dropped off and allowed Aaron Lennon time to pick out Emmanuel Adebayor, who finished well. Pavel Pogrebnyak, Jimmy Kebe and Alex Pearce then all passed up chances to equalise before Clint Dempsey scored via a horrible deflection to confirm the three points for Spurs.
90' FULL TIME
Howard Webb brings the game to an end.
90' GREAT RUN
More fine play from Spurs as they release Kyle Walker down the right. The full back stumbles a little but still delivers a cross and somehow it is cleared by Reading.
90' STUNNING SAVE
It's all Spurs now. Reading invite Scott Parker onto them and the midfielder hits a great shot, but Adam Federici flings himself across the goal to claw the ball away from the top corner.
88' SPURS SUBSTITUTION
Emmanuel Adebayor is replaced by Jake Livermore.
87' GREEDY!
It's a big chance for Spurs as the ball is drifted towards the head of Emmanuel Adebayor, who looks sure to score until Clint Dempsey sneaks in front of him and delivers a terrible header.
84' NOT DEFOE'S DAY
Another chance for Jermain Defoe, but Adam Federici does well to stand up and block. Chris Gunter is there to clear the rebound.
83' READING GUTTED
The away side must really feel that they should be level rather than two goals down as they have matched Spurs for much of this game and even had three of the game's better chances.
79' GOOAALL!!
Spurs have sealed this game completely against the run of play. Clint Dempsey gets some space and hits a shot. Mikele Leigertwood gets back to block, but only succeeds in deflecting the ball over Adam Federici and into the net.
76' KEBE!
A massive chance for Reading as Jimmy Kebe escapes down the right. The away fans think they have an equaliser but Kyle Naughton got back to block.
76' SPURS SUBSTITUTION
Clint Dempsey comes on for Gylfi Sigurdsson.
72' GREAT CHANCE
Pavel Pogrebnyak rolls Jan Vertonghen and sprints towards goal. Hugo Lloris saves the first shot, but punches it straight back to the striker. Pogrebnyak heads towards an empty net, but the ball goes agonisingly wide.
71' WORTH A GO!
Kyle Naughton escapes down the left and he wastes no time in sending a shot in towards Adam Federici's goal, but the defender's technique let him down and the ball drifts over.
69' SPURS SUBSTITUTION
Moussa Dembele is replaced by Scott Parker.
66' JUST WIDE
Ian Harte gets sucked into the centre of the pitch and Spurs try to take immediate advantage by releasing Aaron Lennon. The winger finds Jermain Defoe, but the striker scruffs his shot wide of the post.
62' EASY SAVE
A hopeful long shot from Spurs is straight down the throat of Adam Federici and he holds the ball well.
59' READING SUBSTITUTION
Brian McDermott has seen enough and decides to make a change. Hal Robson-Kanu comes on for Jem Karacan.
56' BIG CHANCE
Aaron Lennon races through and has a shot blocked. Emmanuel Adebayor gets to the loose ball and lays another chance on for the winger, but this time the shot is deflected wide.
54' FREE KICK
Andre Villas-Boas is furious with the referee as he has given Reading a controversial free kick.
51' GOOAALL!!
Aaron Lennon does well to get to the byline and cross for Emmanuel Adebayor. The big striker jumps well and powers the header past Adam Federici.
50' SPURS DOMINATING
The home side are once again controlling the game and Reading are dropping far too deep.
47' GREAT SAVE
Danger for Reading as Emmanuel Adebayor finds Jermain Defoe and tries to curl the ball into the far corner, but Adam Federici dives and catches the ball.
45' SECOND HALF
Spurs get us back under way.
45' LEVEL AT WHITE HART LANE
The game got off to a blistering start with two goals in the opening ten minutes. Reading open the scoring when Ian Harte's free kick was touched onto the bar by Hugo Lloris, but Pavel Pogrebnyak had followed in and he buried the rebound into the back of the net. Spurs would not be behind for long as Michael Dawson caught the Reading defence sleeping from a corner and was able to glance a header home. However, since those goals the game has quietened down with the home side making most of the running but struggling to create a clear cut chance.
45' HALF TIME
The referee brings the first half to a close.
45' GOOD SAVE
Sandro is given way too much time and he hits a swirling shot. Adam Federici panics and can only parry. Thankfully for the keeper, Ian Harte is following in and he clears.
41' GREAT SAVE
Jermain Defoe turns on the edge of the box and hits a low shot, which Adam Federici does well to stretch to save and bring into his body. Good goalkeeping.
37' JUST WIDE
Better from Spurs as Jermain Defoe spins the defence and hits a shot that flashes just past the post. Can Reading hold on until half time?
34' READING SOLID
Spurs are beginning to look a little bit frustrated as Reading continue to defend well.
30' OFFSIDE
Reading finally get their passing going and fashion a chance for Jimmy Kebe to get in behind the Spurs defence, but the winger makes his run too soon and is caught offside.
27' SPURS POSSESSION
Reading have noticably dropped off their pressing and they are now happy to sit all their players behind the ball. Spurs are knocking the ball about well, but are focusing too many attacks down the middle.
24' GREAT TACKLE
Ian Harte looks like he is in trouble as Aaron Lennon looks to jink past him, but the defender slides in well to win the ball.
21' SO CLOSE
Moussa Dembele squeezes past Jem Karacan. The midfielder hits a curling shot, but the slice on the ball just eases it the wrong side of the post.
18' PRESSING GAME
Both side's are playing at a high tempo and are quick to close the opposition down. It is making it a frantic game with the ball changing hands often.
15' OFFSIDE
Poor play from Danny Guthrie on the far side as he runs into an offside position and brings a promising Reading attack to an end.
12' OVER THE WIDE
Jermain Defoe shows his confidence and rolls the defender. The striker doesn`t even have to look up as he instantly smashes a shot at goal, but it is high and wide.
10' GOOAALL!!
From a corner, Michael Dawson makes a run to the front post, gets to the ball before the defender and glances the ball home for the equaliser. What a start!
8' TOO HARD
Ian Harte gets frustrated as Emmanuel Adebayor holds the defender off with his body strength and eventually the left back goes through the striker to hand Spurs a free kick.
4' GOOAALL!!
Pavel Pogrebnyak does well to burst past two defenders and he is brought down 25 yards out. Ian Harte hits the bar with the free kick and Pavel Pogrebnyak gets on to the rebound. The big striker turns the ball home.
0' KICK OFF
Reading kick off and we are under way.
0' SPURS TEAM NEWS
Spurs are forced into a reshuffle due to Gareth Bale's one-match suspension. Gylfi Sigurdsson comes into the side for the winger whilst Jan Vertonghen comes in at centre back for Steven Caulker.
0' READING TEAM NEWS
With Reading finding form in their last two games, Brian McDermott sensibly names an unchanged side for the visit to Spurs.
0' SPURS LOOKING UP
All is well at Spurs at the moment. Three wins in their last four games has seen them to climb into the top four. The central midfield partnership between Moussa Dembélé and Sandro is blossoming. And today they face a struggling Reading side, where a win will put pressure on Chelsea in third.
0' READING NEED TO STAND FIRM
The win against West Ham saw Reading end a run of seven games without a win, but if they are to climb out of trouble they need to follow it up with a resolute performance against Spurs. With two consecutive clean sheets, Brian McDermott finally seems to have sorted his defence out and they will need to be at their best today.
0' CAN READING UPSET SPURS?
The critics of Andre Villas-Boas are looking a little silly right now as Spurs make good on their challenge for a Champions League spot. and a win against struggling Reading today could see them jump into third. However, Brian McDermott will hope to use some of that confidence from his side's victory over West Ham at the weekend to get a good performance from his side and they may just trouble a Spurs side missing Gareth Bale.
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Team Stats
Tottenham Hotspur Reading
3 Goals 1
3 Assists 0
32 Shots 7
11 Shots on Goal 3
2 Saves 8
0 Penalties Scored 0
0 Penalty Kicks 0
24 Crosses 7
12 Corner Kicks 3
2 Offside 4
9 Fouls Committed 10
0 Cautions/Yellow Cards 0
0 Red Cards 0
63% Ball Possession 37%
Tottenham Hotspur
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
25Hugo Lloris 90 - 0 0 1 1
5Jan Vertonghen 90 0 0 0 - -
7Aaron Lennon 90 0 0 0 - -
10Emmanuel Adebayor 88 1 0 0 - -
16Kyle Naughton 90 0 0 0 - -
18Jermain Defoe 90 0 0 0 - -
19Moussa Dembele 70 0 0 0 - -
20Michael Dawson 90 1 0 0 - -
22Gylfi Sigurdsson 76 0 0 0 - -
28Kyle Walker 90 0 0 0 - -
30Sandro 90 0 0 0 - -
Substitutes
2Clint Dempsey 14 1 0 0 - -
8Scott Parker 20 0 0 0 - -
29Jake Livermore 2 0 0 0 - -

Reading
No. Player MinP G YC RC GA Svs
1Adam Federici 90 - 0 0 3 8
2Chris Gunter 90 0 0 0 - -
4Jem Karacan 57 0 0 0 - -
5Alex Pearce 90 0 0 0 - -
6Adrian Mariappa 90 0 0 0 - -
7Pavel Pogrebnyak 84 1 0 0 - -
8Mikele Leigertwood 90 0 0 0 - -
11Jobi McAnuff 73 0 0 0 - -
14Jimmy Kebe 90 0 0 0 - -
20Danny Guthrie 90 0 0 0 - -
23Ian Harte 90 0 0 0 - -
Substitutes
9Adam Le Fondre 17 0 0 0 - -
10Noel Hunt 6 0 0 0 - -
19Hal Robson-Kanu 33 0 0 0 - -
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Tottenham Hotspur vs. Reading
Minute Event
90' Game Over  Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Reading
90' Half Over  Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 Reading
90' Goal Kick  Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Cross  Danny Guthrie (Reading)
90' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
90' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
90' Corner Kick  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Cross  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Corner Kick  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Shot  Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Offside  Adam Le Fondre (Reading)
90' Shot on Goal  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Corner Kick  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Shot on Goal  Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur)
90' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
89' Throw-In  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
89' Throw-In  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
88' Substitution  Jake Livermore (on). Adebayor (off). (Tottenham Hotspur)
87' Foul  Pearce fouled by Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur)
87' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
87' Foul  Adebayor fouled by Chris Gunter (Reading)
86' Offside  Jimmy Kebe (Reading)
85' Foul  Guthrie fouled by Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur)
85' Cross  Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur)
85' Corner Kick  Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur)
84' Shot on Goal  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
84' Substitution  Noel Hunt (on). Pogrebnyak (off). (Reading)
83' Cross  Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur)
83' Corner Kick  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
83' Shot  Scott Parker (Tottenham Hotspur)
83' Corner Kick  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
82' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
81' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
80' Foul  Dawson fouled by Adam Le Fondre (Reading)
79' Goal  Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur)
79' Shot on Goal  Clint Dempsey (Tottenham Hotspur)
78' Foul  Sandro fouled by Mikele Leigertwood (Reading)
78' Throw-In  Ian Harte (Reading)
78' Corner Kick  Ian Harte (Reading)
77' Shot on Goal  Alex Pearce (Reading)
77' Corner Kick  Danny Guthrie (Reading)
76' Corner Kick  Ian Harte (Reading)
76' Shot  Danny Guthrie (Reading)
76' Throw-In  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
76' Substitution  Clint Dempsey (on). Sigurdsson (off). (Tottenham Hotspur)
74' Throw-In  Ian Harte (Reading)
74' Cross  Ian Harte (Reading)
73' Goal Kick  Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
73' Substitution  Adam Le Fondre (on). McAnuff (off). (Reading)
72' Shot  Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading)
72' Shot on Goal  Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading)
72' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
71' Shot  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
71' Foul  Vertonghen fouled by Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading)
70' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
70' Shot  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
70' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
70' Substitution  Scott Parker (on). Dembele (off). (Tottenham Hotspur)
69' Cross  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
67' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
66' Shot  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
66' Throw-In  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
65' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
65' Shot  Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)
64' Throw-In  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
64' Corner Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
63' Cross  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
63' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
62' Foul  Guthrie fouled by Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
62' Shot on Goal  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
60' Cross  Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading)
60' Cross  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
59' Corner Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
57' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
57' Substitution  Hal Robson-Kanu (on). Karacan (off). (Reading)
57' Corner Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
56' Shot  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
56' Cross  Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)
56' Shot  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
56' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
55' Shot  Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
55' Foul  Adebayor fouled by Alex Pearce (Reading)
54' Foul  Leigertwood fouled by Moussa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur)
53' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
52' Cross  Jobi McAnuff (Reading)
51' Goal  Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur). Assist by Lennon
51' Shot on Goal  Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)
51' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
50' Goal Kick  Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
48' Goal Kick  Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
47' Shot on Goal  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
47' Cross  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
47' Cross  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
47' Cross  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
46' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
46' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
46' Cross  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
46' Start Half 
45' Half Over  Tottenham Hotspur 1-1 Reading
45' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
45' Shot  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
45' Shot on Goal  Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
45' Foul  Sandro fouled by Mikele Leigertwood (Reading)
44' Throw-In  Ian Harte (Reading)
43' Shot  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
43' Goal Kick  Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
42' Shot  Jobi McAnuff (Reading)
42' Cross  Jimmy Kebe (Reading)
42' Shot on Goal  Moussa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur)
41' Shot on Goal  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
40' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
40' Cross  Jan Vertonghen (Tottenham Hotspur)
39' Foul  Gunter fouled by Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
38' Cross  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
38' Shot  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
37' Foul  Sandro fouled by Danny Guthrie (Reading)
37' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
37' Shot  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
36' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
36' Cross  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
35' Foul  Defoe fouled by Chris Gunter (Reading)
34' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
34' Shot  Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
34' Throw-In  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
33' Shot  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
32' Cross  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
30' Offside  Jimmy Kebe (Reading)
29' Foul  Leigertwood fouled by Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
28' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
27' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
26' Foul  Vertonghen fouled by Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading)
26' Foul  Karacan fouled by Moussa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur)
25' Cross  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
25' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
25' Shot  Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
24' Shot  Sandro (Tottenham Hotspur)
24' Corner Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
23' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
23' Cross  Danny Guthrie (Reading)
22' Foul  McAnuff fouled by Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
22' Throw-In  Kyle Naughton (Tottenham Hotspur)
21' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
21' Shot  Moussa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur)
20' Cross  Ian Harte (Reading)
20' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
20' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
16' Throw-In  Kyle Walker (Tottenham Hotspur)
15' Throw-In  Michael Dawson (Tottenham Hotspur)
15' Throw-In  Ian Harte (Reading)
15' Cross  Michael Dawson (Tottenham Hotspur)
15' Offside  Danny Guthrie (Reading)
14' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
14' Throw-In  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
13' Corner Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
13' Shot  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
12' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
12' Shot  Jermain Defoe (Tottenham Hotspur)
9' Goal  Michael Dawson (Tottenham Hotspur). Assist by Sigurdsson
9' Shot on Goal  Michael Dawson (Tottenham Hotspur)
9' Corner Kick  Gylfi Sigurdsson (Tottenham Hotspur)
9' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
8' Foul  Adebayor fouled by Ian Harte (Reading)
8' Goal Kick  Adam Federici (Reading)
7' Shot  Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)
7' Cross  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
7' Throw-In  Chris Gunter (Reading)
6' Offside  Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)
4' Goal  Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading)
4' Shot on Goal  Pavel Pogrebnyak (Reading)
4' Shot  Ian Harte (Reading)
4' Free Kick  Ian Harte (Reading)
3' Foul  Pogrebnyak fouled by Moussa Dembele (Tottenham Hotspur)
2' Offside  Aaron Lennon (Tottenham Hotspur)
2' Throw-In  Emmanuel Adebayor (Tottenham Hotspur)
1' Goal Kick  Hugo Lloris (Tottenham Hotspur)
1' Start Half 
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