Tottenham twice came back from behind in an exciting, open game at Stamford Bridge.
Rafael Benitez selected Fernando Torres upfront, and David Luiz as a deep-lying midfielder, so Branislav Ivanovic partnered Gary Cahill in the centre.
Andre Villas-Boas was without Mousa Dembele, so Scott Parker played alongside Tom Huddlestone. Upfront, Emmanuel Adebayor got the nod over...
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Manchester City dominated the first half, but some clever substitutions from Andre Villas-Boas meant Tottenham had a storming final 20 minutes.
Villas-Boas was able to select Gareth Bale from the start, although Aaron Lennon is still unavailable. Emmanuel Adebayor was favoured over Jermain Defoe.
Roberto Mancini was without David Silva and Sergio Aguero wasn’t 100% fit,...
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Gareth Bale scored twice in a match that started slowly, but turned into an exciting contest.
Andre Villas-Boas handed a first start to Lewis Holtby – Jermain Defoe was injured, so Clint Dempsey played upfront.
Alan Pardew named an unchanged XI from the side that beat Chelsea 3-2 last weekend.
This was a relatively unexciting game tactically,...
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Tottenham finally managed a last-minute equaliser, after constant pressure throughout the majority of the game.
Andre Villas-Boas used Scott Parker in the holding midfielder role, in place of the injured Sandro, who is expected to be out for the rest of the season. With Emmanuel Adebayor at the Africa Cup of Nations, Clint Dempsey played...
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Harry Redknapp and his successor at Tottenham, Andre Villas-Boas, settled for a point apiece.
Redknapp reverted to the system he used in the surprise 1-0 win at Chelsea, although Shaun Wright-Phillips started rather than Junior Hoilett, and Park Ji-Sung played in the centre of midfield instead of Esteban Granero.
Villas-Boas went for his 4-4-2, the same...
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