Portsmouth Vs Tottenham Hotspurs: Spurs woeful run continues with 2-0 defeat

September 29, 2008

After being on the receiving end of 10 goals in the previous two games that they played against Manchester City and Chelsea, Portsmouth defeated a hopeless Tottenham Hotspurs 2-0 to get back to winning ways.

Former Spurs forward Jermaine Defoe and England International Peter Crouch scored for the home side at Fratton Park, as Juande Ramos’ Spurs continued to stay at the bottom of the Barclays Premier League table.

With Spurs fans continuing to chant ‘You don’t know what you are doing’ in protest against Ramos’ decision to bring in Darren Bent in the final stages of the game when it was all lost, it was another dismal performance from the away side.

Defoe was on a mission in the game and could have scored during the first two minutes when he directed a Crouch’s through pass into the net only to be disallowed by an offside flag.

Former Spurs man finally scored in the 34th minute through a penalty given for a handball off Jermaine Jenas. After striking it past keeper Gomes, Defoe decided not to celebrate, as Milton End of Fratton Park had its share of the fans, which cheered for him in the past.

Former Liverpool star, Crouch scored the second goal through a header after Gomes parried a Traore shot in the way of the tall lanky.

Though Pompey came out victorious 2-0, it was tarnished by the exit of Frenchman Lassana Diarra. He got his second yellow card of the game just two minutes from time after tackling fellow countrymen Assou-Ekotto.

Meanwhile at JJB Stadium, Manchester City tasted a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Wigan Athletic. A controversial decision coming from referee Steve Bernett resulted in a Wigan penalty, which proved to be the deciding factor in the game.

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