Tottenham Hotspur v Bolton Wanderers

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White Hart Lane, London N17 - The World Famous Home of the Spurs
Saturday 1st May 2010, Kick-Off 15:00
Premier League, Match 36 (37 for Bolton)










Tottenham Hotspur: 4th in Premier League, 64 points from 105
Bolton Wanderers: 14th in Premier League, 36 points from 108

Referee:
Assistant referees:
Fourth official:


COMMENT:

Tottenham Hotspur host Bolton Wanderers in their last home match at White Hart Lane in season 2009-10 knowing that nothing but the maximum three points will be acceptable as the race to secure fourth place enters the final straight. Spurs lost their last League game to Manchester United 3-1 with Ledley King scoring his 10th Premier League goal in his career from a Gareth Bale corner. United were rightly awarded two penalties, which Ryan Giggs tucked away, and in between Luis Nani scored a fine solo goal. The match marked a welcome return for Aaron Lennon, who played his first game of 2010 for Spurs.

Last time out Bolton, who are still not secure of their Premier League place next season, were 2-0 up at home to relegated Portsmouth through a first half brace from Aruna Dindane but allowed Pompey to level the match 2-2 in the second half. This will be the fourth meeting between the two clubs this season with the reverse fixture at Bolton last October finishing in a 2-2 draw with Croatians Niko Kranjcar and Luka Modric scoring for Spurs. The clubs were drawn together in the fifth round of the FA Cup where Jermain Defoe scored Tottenham's goal in a 1-1 draw at the Reebok Stadium.

The replay at White Hart Lane was a comfortable win for Spurs with Roman Pavlyuchenko scoring twice and Bolton adding to Tottenham's scoresheet with own goals from goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen after a Wilson Palacios cross and defender Andrew O'Brien who turned a Gareth Bale cross into his own net.

Bolton have the edge in Premier League meetings with eight wins to Spurs' seven, with six games drawn. Tottenham have the better overall record in the 99 matches played so far between the clubs with 43 wins to the Trotter's 36 with 20 games drawn. Spurs on loan attacker Eidur Gudjohnsen started his English career with Bolton Wanderers and Bolton's current squad includes former Tottenham midfielder Sean Davis.

TEAM NEWS:

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MATCH FACTS:

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LAST MATCH LINE-UPS:

Tottenham Hotspur (L 1-3 Manchester United A)

Gomes, Assou-Ekotto, Dawson, King, Bale, Bentley (Lennon 66), Huddlestone, Palacios, Modric, Pavlyuchenko (Crouch 75), Defoe (Gudjohnsen 55)

Substitutes: Alnwick, Kaboul, Bassong, Jenas

Goal: King 70

Bolton Wanderers (D 2-2 Portsmouth H)

Jaaskelainen, Robinson, Cahill, Knight, Steinsson, Muamba, Taylor, Wilshere (Davies 81), Weiss (Lee 70), Davies, Klasnic (Elmander 75)

Substitutes: Al Habsi, Samuel, Ricketts, Cohen

Yellow Card: Muamba

Goals: Klasnic 26, Davies 28

MARK LAWRENSON'S PREDICTION (BBC):

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PREVIOUS MEETINGS:

Saturday afternoon's match will be the 100th meeting between Tottenham Hotspur and Bolton Wanderers.

Here are the results of the previous 99 matches with Spurs' score shown first:

30-Apr-1898 Friendly - H D 2 - 2 Joyce, Crump
18-Nov-1899 Friendly - H W 4 - 0 Rule, Pratt, Cameron (2)
19-Sep-1908 Division 2 25,000 H W 2 - 1 Minter, Middlemiss
23-Jan-09 Division 2 24,000 A W 1 - 0 Steel R
11-Dec-09 Division 1 20,000 H D 1 - 1 Minter
23-Apr-10 Division 1 3,000 A W 2 - 0 Humphreys (2)
16-Dec-11 Division 1 20,000 A L 0 - 1
20-Apr-12 Division 1 18,000 H W 1 - 0 Minter
09-Nov-12 Division 1 23,000 H L 0 - 1
15-Mar-13 Division 1 25,000 A L 0 - 2
01-Jan-14 Division 1 30,000 A L 0 - 3
10-Apr-14 Division 1 39,020 H W 3 - 0 Joyce, Cantrell, Bliss
28-Nov-14 Division 1 8,000 A L 2 - 4 Clay (pen), Cantrell
03-Apr-15 Division 1 11,000 H W 4 - 2 Cantrell, Bliss (3)
18-Dec-20 Division 1 33,000 H W 5 - 2 Seed, Cantrell, Bliss (2), Dimmock
01-Jan-21 Division 1 45,000 A L 0 - 1
29-Aug-21 Division 1 31,771 H L 1 - 2 Thompson
05-Sep-21 Division 1 40,000 A L 0 - 1
17-Feb-23 Division 1 30,000 H L 0 - 1
11-Apr-23 Division 1 15,000 A W 2 - 0 Cantrell, Dimmock
22-Sep-23 Division 1 35,012 H D 0 - 0
29-Sep-23 Division 1 25,000 A L 1 - 3 Lindsay
30-Aug-24 Division 1 42,000 H W 3 - 0 Clay (pen), Lindsay, Hargreaves
27-Dec-24 Division 1 18,000 A L 0 - 3
31-Jan-25 F.A. Cup 2 52,635 H D 1 - 1 Seed
04-Feb-25 F.A. Cup 2 Replay 51,774 A W 1 - 0 Seed
21-Nov-25 Division 1 26,792 H L 2 - 3 Osborne, Elkes
03-Apr-26 Division 1 31,364 A D 1 - 1 Osborne
30-Oct-26 Division 1 29,999 H W 1 - 0 Handley
19-Mar-27 Division 1 17,762 A D 2 - 2 Sanders, Dimmock
26-Dec-27 Division 1 25,229 A L 1 - 4 Elkes
06-Feb-28 Division 1 18,183 H L 1 - 2 Armstrong
16-Feb-35 F.A. Cup 5 70,347 H D 1 - 1 Evans W
20-Feb-35 F.A. Cup 5 Replay 47,453 A D 1 - 1 Hunt GS
25-Feb-35 F.A. Cup 5 2nd Replay 26,692 VP L 0 - 2
10-Jan-48 F.A. Cup 3 37,075 A W 2 - 0 (a.e.t) Duquemin (2)
23-Aug-50 Division 1 21,745 A W 4 - 1 Walters, Murphy, Duquemin, Medley
28-Aug-50 Division 1 44,246 H W 4 - 2 og, Duquemin (2), Baily
08-Sep-51 Division 1 61,838 H W 2 - 1 Bennett, Edwards og
05-Jan-52 Division 1 46,354 A D 1 - 1 Harmer
15-Nov-52 Division 1 31,442 H D 1 - 1 Bennett
04-Apr-53 Division 1 40,185 A W 3 - 2 McClellan, Stokes, Duquemin
03-Oct-53 Division 1 39,842 A L 0 - 2
03-Mar-54 Division 1 16,720 H W 3 - 2 Walters, Stokes, Dunmore
25-Dec-54 Division 1 25,978 A W 2 - 1 Dunmore, Robb
27-Dec-54 Division 1 41,063 H W 2 - 0 Baily, Brooks
08-Oct-55 Division 1 35,237 H L 0 - 3
21-Mar-56 Division 1 10,942 A L 2 - 3 Smith R, Robb
01-Sep-56 Division 1 30,889 A L 0 - 1
29-Dec-56 Division 1 42,030 H W 4 - 0 Dyson, Harmer (pen), Smith R, Robb
19-Oct-57 Division 1 20,381 A L 2 - 3 Smith R, Robb
12-Mar-58 Division 1 22,978 H W 4 - 1 Brooks, Smith R (3)
08-Nov-58 Division 1 39,820 H D 1 - 1 Smith R
28-Mar-59 Division 1 21,384 A L 1 - 4 Clayton
07-Nov-59 Division 1 41,909 H L 0 - 2
26-Mar-60 Division 1 31,106 A L 1 - 2 Mackay
07-Sep-60 Division 1 41,565 A W 2 - 1 White, Allen
14-Sep-60 Division 1 43,559 H W 3 - 1 Blanchflower (pen), Smith R (2)
09-Oct-61 Division 1 24,726 A W 2 - 1 Allen, Clayton
24-Feb-62 Division 1 36,470 H D 2 - 2 Smith R, Greaves
08-Dec-62 Division 1 20,737 A L 0 - 1
27-Apr-63 Division 1 40,965 H W 4 - 1 Marchi, Greaves, White, Smith R
07-Dec-63 Division 1 18,394 A W 3 - 1 Greaves, Dyson, Farrimond og
18-Apr-64 Division 1 32,507 H W 1 - 0 Greaves
26-Nov-77 Division 2 34,260 A L 0 - 1
07-Jan-78 F.A. Cup 3 43,731 H D 2 - 2 Hoddle, Duncan
10-Jan-78 F.A. Cup 3 Replay 31,314 A L 1 - 2 (a.e.t) Taylor (pen)
08-Apr-78 Division 2 50,097 H W 1 - 0 McAllister
28-Oct-78 Division 1 37,337 H W 2 - 0 Pratt, Lee
08-May-79 Division 1 17,879 A W 3 - 1 Holmes, Falco, Villa
10-Nov-79 Division 1 33,155 H W 2 - 0 Yorath, Hoddle (pen)
22-Mar-80 Division 1 14,474 A L 1 - 2 Jones
23-Dec-95 FA Prem 30,702 H D 2 - 2 Sheringham, Armstrong
20-Mar-96 FA Prem 17,829 A W 3 - 2 Howells, Fox, Armstrong
27-Nov-96 League Cup 4 18,621 A L 1 - 6 Sheringham
23-Sep-97 FA Prem 23,433 A D 1 - 1 Armstrong
01-Mar-98 FA Prem 29,032 H W 1 - 0 Neilsen
03-Dec-2001 FA Prem 32,971 H W 3 - 2 Poyet, Ferdinand, Sheringham
11-Dec-01 League Cup 5 28,340 H W 6 - 0 Davies, Ferdinand (3), Barness og, Iversen
05-Feb-02 F.A. Cup 4 27,093 H W 4 - 0 Anderton (pen), Iversen, Etherington, Barness og
20-Apr-02 FA Prem 25,817 A D 1 - 1 Iversen
20-Oct-02 FA Prem 35,909 H W 3 - 1 Keane (2), Davies
24-Mar-03 FA Prem 23,084 A L 0 - 1
01-Nov-03 FA Prem 35,191 H L 0 - 1
17-Apr-04 FA Prem 26,440 A L 0 - 2
23-Oct-04 FA Prem 36,025 H L 1 - 2 Keane
27-Oct-04 League Cup 3 18,037 A W 4 - 3 (a.e.t, 2-2) Defoe (2), Bunjevcevic, Brown
01-Feb-05 FA Prem 24,780 A L 1 - 3 Defoe
05-Nov-05 FA Prem 26,634 A L 0 - 1
29-Apr-06 FA Prem 36,179 H W 1 - 0 Lennon
19-Aug-06 FA Prem 22,899 A L 0 - 2
24-Feb-07 FA Prem 35,747 H W 4 - 1 Keane (2), Jenas, Lennon
23-Sep-07 FA Prem 20,308 A D 1 - 1 Keane
26-Apr-08 FA Prem 36,176 H D 1 - 1 Malbranque
26-Oct-08 FA Prem 35,507 H W 2 - 0 Pavlyuchenko, Bent (pen)
31-Jan-09 FA Prem 21,575 A L 2 - 3 Bent (2)
03-Oct-09 FA Prem 21,303 A D 2 - 2 Corluka, Kranjcar
14-Feb-10 F.A. Cup 5 13,596 A D 1 - 1 Defoe
24-Feb-10 F.A. Cup 5 Replay 31,436 H W 4 - 0 Pavlyuchenko (2), Jaaskelainen og, O'Brien og
01-May-10 FA Prem H

Full match preview, including match report & images from Tottenham's last meeting with Bolton, available here:

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[woody]

nothing less than a win is acceptable here, city and villa play each other and liverpool host chelsea so we could take a huge step towards 4th next saturday and if we don't grab it we won't finish 4th, simples, we don't deserve CL football if we can beat arsenal and chelsea at home and not beat bolton

team:

gomes, kaboul, bassong, dawson (c), assou-ekotto, lennon, palacios, modric, bale, gudjohnsen, defoe

subs:

alnwick, k walker, dervite, huddlestone, bentley, pavlyuchenko, crouch

give ledders a rest for the vital game at the wastelands on wednesday, we can't afford to lose him, and if we can't beat bolton without him we should be in the bottom half of the table, we need azza fit for this, it is key, they will stick 3 on bale and that will mess up our game big time, so having azza on the other side will distract them a bit, eidur in to replace pav who doesn't look sharp, eidur is a clever player and will open them up more than pav would imo, we need palacios to hassle and harry in there to stop bolton trying to bully us, we need some attacking flair in the middle so luka should play in there

prediction: 2-0 spurs - dawson and defoe

[P UNIT 1980]

I will as always settle for a cracking peformance. With that comes the result.

[Enfield_spurs]

Was a tough place to go in the reverse fixture, but at the lane we should walk over this lot. The good news for us now is that Bolton are pretty much safe and wont be fighting too hard.

Prediction:

Spurs 4-0 Bolton

Lets send a message to city that we will take something at eastlands and take 4th spot, bunch of mercinaries.

[Spurs_Vienna]

I think Bentley should start and Harry gives Lennon 20-30 Minutes. As Woody said, we must win this game and hope for a good result at City - Villa. Villa just scored a goal against Birmingham so they already have 64 points.

My team:

Gomes; Kaboul, Dawson, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto; Bentley, Modric, Palacios (let's gice Hudd a break), Bale; Defoe, Gudjohnsen

Hope we score a few goals to get some confidence for the big game against City..

[Seajay]

Yep, defo another must win game - they all are now!
COYS

[Nidzumi]

With Villa breathing down our necks and City not far behind this is a must win. Anything less and we've messed up our season.

[Siberian Dreamer]

I hate Bolton and I hate Kevin Davies. Please let this be a comforable win.

[rudi]

It'll be another arse-clenching 2-1 win. Put a monkey on it...

[orlandospursfan]

The first 3 out of 9 points this Saturday. We can do this.

[steelktm]

A win would be perfect. in my mind a win would pretty much knock out the bindippers, and then our game against City will determine if we clear room over Villa or City. i don't care if we look like monkeys humping a doorknob for 93 minutes and get the winner in the 94th for a 1-0 win. i just want 3 points from this game.

[0rkrist]

This is the situation where Harry has to perform. Use his mojo to brainwash the players to keep their minds on Bolton game!

[Tottenham-ManU]

spurs we need this winn come on

[ctw01]

3pts lads lets go and get em!

[lennon1981]

3 POINTS PLEASE. thats all that matters

I would go.

Gomes, Kaboul, Daws, Bassong, A. Ekotto, Bentley(Lennon getting a half) Hudd, Modric, Bale, Pav, Defoe.

Bolton at home is not a game we really need Palacios.... its a game I expect to attack attack attack with not much coming the other way. Save him and King for the wednesday and give lennon 45 mins so he is up to pace and ready to start against City.