Match Report


Tottenham HotspurTottenham Hotspur     Derby CountyDerby County
Darren HicksonDarren Hickson Andy Moyes Andy Moyes
Matías FrancoM. Franco79
G
1
G
79Johan LárussonJ. Lárusson
John ClaphamJ. Clapham72
D
2
D
77Daniel ValenteD. Valente
Cesar MoutinhoC. Moutinho74
D
3
D
74Garry MatteoG. Matteo
Alun CooperA. Cooper76
D
4
D
77Ricardo AntunesR. Antunes
Modeste SongM. Song77
M
5
D
78Harvey CookeH. Cooke
Gilles TolleyG. Tolley78
M
captain6
M
80Jose RomanJ. Roman
Dave WijngaardenD. Wijngaarden80
M
7
M
81Jesper SørensenJ. Sørensen
Martin KaiserM. Kaiser76
M
8
M
83Jose OliveiraJ. Oliveira
David EhioguD. Ehiogu75
A
9
M
82Patricio CaballeroP. Caballero
Carlos Dario RamosC. Ramos81
A
10captain
A
74Eduardo HidalgoE. Hidalgo
Simón FigueroaS. Figueroa76
A
11
A
76Lennart SachsL. Sachs
 
Peter WrightP. Wright76
M
12
M
79Roberto CamposR. Campos
Duncan HibbsD. Hibbs73
A
13
M
75Jannick CantonaJ. Cantona
Stefan VöllerS. Völler75
A
14
A
84David GrenD. Gren

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Match Report
It's a beautiful clear and sunny day here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium where Tottenham Hotspur play host to Derby County. A crowd of 20,373 fill this 21,000 capacity stadium.
The pitch is in good condition.
Tottenham Hotspur are playing in a 3-4-3 formation while Derby County appear to be shaped for 4-4-2.
Today's match is refereed by Tony Goodwin.


0.00
Derby County start the match!
3.51
Jesper Sørensen comes in with a late challenge on Dave Wijngaarden. The referee calls over Jesper Sørensen and shows him a yellow card! Dave Wijngaarden grimaces as he struggles to run off the knock.
6.43
Alun Cooper kicks a strong pass forward to Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa shoots from 20 yards. The ball swerves in the air but the keeper is more than a match for it. Good save!
8.21
Gilles Tolley flicks a high pass forward. Martin Kaiser controls it well on his chest. Martin Kaiser knocks in a cross ball towards Simón Figueroa. Daniel Valente barges into Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa appeals for a penalty! The referee hasn't seen anything wrong!!
14.53
Jesper Sørensen threads a neat ball through to Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo plays a one-two with Lennart Sachs and rushes in on goal... Eduardo Hidalgo shows great control and tries a shot on goal. Magnificent save by Matías Franco!
15.45
Modeste Song darts forward. Modeste Song knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
20.09
Simón Figueroa controls the ball well before passing to his team mate, Carlos Dario Ramos. Carlos Dario Ramos knocks in a cross ball towards Simón Figueroa. Garry Matteo comes in with a late challenge on Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa appeals for a penalty! The referee just ignores him!!
22.13
John Clapham deftly passes the ball to his team mate, Martin Kaiser. Martin Kaiser sees David Ehiogu in space ahead and quickly passes the ball. David Ehiogu runs straight at the defence! David Ehiogu side-steps and rifles a shot at goal. What a cracker!! Johan Lárusson had no chance!! Goal for Tottenham Hotspur!
26.10
Cesar Moutinho barges into Jose Oliveira. The referee reaches into his pocket ... it's a yellow card! Jose Oliveira stretches but gets up unharmed.
27.27
Jesper Sørensen chips the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Alun Cooper.
30.13
Carlos Dario Ramos surges forward with the ball. Carlos Dario Ramos whips in a cross ball towards David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu outjumps his marker and heads the ball goalward. It's a goal!! What a beauty!
33.41
Dave Wijngaarden makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Simón Figueroa. Simón Figueroa knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
39.47
Dave Wijngaarden knocks the ball forward to David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu shoots from distance. Johan Lárusson easily gets down and covers it.
42.43
John Clapham flicks a high pass forward to Dave Wijngaarden who brings the ball under control. Dave Wijngaarden flicks the ball to his team mate, David Ehiogu. David Ehiogu skips past Ricardo Antunes! David Ehiogu looks for support before firing off a hurried shot at goal. Magnificent save by Johan Lárusson!
45.00
Jose Oliveira knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo edges inside the box! John Clapham clumsily knocks into Eduardo Hidalgo. That's got to be a penalty! No, the referee isn't even looking in that direction!!
45.00
The referee whistles the end of the first half!

Both teams emerge for the second half. Tottenham Hotspur appear unchanged since the first half. Derby County also appear unchanged since the first half. The Derby County players look more motivated than they were before.

45.00
The whistle blows and Tottenham Hotspur kick off!
54.43
Lennart Sachs comes in with a very late challenge on David Ehiogu. Lennart Sachs is shown the red card!! David Ehiogu hobbles a bit, but should be okay.
55.03
Gilles Tolley makes a beautiful solo run. Gilles Tolley finds some space and shoots from distance. It's miles wide!
59.59
Garry Matteo takes a quick throw-in. Daniel Valente darts forward. Daniel Valente flicks a high pass forward to Eduardo Hidalgo who brings the ball under control. Eduardo Hidalgo shoots from 20 yards but it goes wide for a goal kick.
60.45
Tottenham Hotspur have made a substitution with Stefan Völler replacing Simón Figueroa .Derby County have made 2 substitutions with Jannick Cantona replacing Jose Oliveira and David Gren replacing Patricio Caballero and appear to have rearranged themselves into a 4-3-3 formation.
63.14
Alun Cooper makes a beautiful pass to the feet of Dave Wijngaarden. Dave Wijngaarden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared by the defence.
66.35
Alun Cooper flicks the ball to his team mate, Stefan Völler. Stefan Völler whips in a cross ball towards Gilles Tolley. Gilles Tolley connects with a diving header. The ball clips the outside of the post and goes out!
71.18
Dave Wijngaarden brings the ball forward. Dave Wijngaarden knocks in a cross ball which is cleared easily by the defence.
73.13
Jannick Cantona surges forward with the ball. Jannick Cantona shoots from distance but somehow Matías Franco manages to keep it out.
77.43
Tottenham Hotspur have made 2 substitutions with Peter Wright replacing Modeste Song and Duncan Hibbs replacing David Ehiogu .
79.04
Martin Kaiser flicks a high ball forward to Gilles Tolley who takes it down. Gilles Tolley knocks in a cross ball but it is headed clear by Jannick Cantona.
83.31
Tottenham Hotspur are in full control of this game.
87.33
Jose Roman knocks the ball to his team mate, Eduardo Hidalgo. Eduardo Hidalgo sees the keeper off his line and tries a speculative shot on goal. Matías Franco gathers the ball up comfortably. Excellent keeping!
90.00
The referee blows for full-time

Match Statistics
 

Tottenham Hotspur

Derby County
Goals
2
0
Shots on Target
5
3
Shots off Target
2
1
Offsides
0
0
Fouls
1
2
Yellow Cards
1
1
Red Cards
0
1

Possession
68.5%
31.5%
Play Area
20.5%
50.7%
28.8%

Scorers
David Ehiogu 22, 30

Man of the Match
The man of the match was awarded to David Ehiogu of Tottenham Hotspur

Match Ratings
1.Matías Franco (GK)
6
2.John Clapham (DEF)
6
3.Cesar Moutinho (DEF)yellow card
5
4.Alun Cooper (DEF)
6
5.Modeste Song (MID)
6
6.Gilles Tolley (MID)
6
7.Dave Wijngaarden (MID)
6
8.Martin Kaiser (MID)
7
9.David Ehiogu (ATT)goal scoredgoal scored
9
10.Carlos Dario Ramos (ATT)
7
11.Simón Figueroa (ATT)
6
 
12.Peter Wright (MID)
6
13.Duncan Hibbs (ATT)
6
14.Stefan Völler (ATT)
6

1.Johan Lárusson (GK)
6
2.Daniel Valente (DEF)
6
3.Garry Matteo (DEF)
6
4.Ricardo Antunes (DEF)
6
5.Harvey Cooke (DEF)
6
6.Jose Roman (MID)
6
7.Jesper Sørensen (MID)yellow card
5
8.Jose Oliveira (MID)
6
9.Patricio Caballero (MID)
6
10.Eduardo Hidalgo (ATT)
6
11.Lennart Sachs (ATT)red card
3
 
12.Roberto Campos (MID)
0
13.Jannick Cantona (MID)
6
14.David Gren (ATT)
6