Tottenham Hotspur: September 2009 Archives

Modric making good progress

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has revealed Croatian international Luka Modric could be fit in time to face Portsmouth on October 17.

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Cahill sale ruled out

Bolton boss Gary Megson says he has no intention of selling Gary Cahill in January following reports linking him with Tottenham.

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Youngster moves on

Peterborough United have signed young Tottenham midfielder Danny Rose on loan until January.

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Rivals eye defender swoop

Sunderland are being linked with a January swoop for Tottenham defender Alan Hutton after failing with a late summer bid.

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Defender linked with £20m switch

Tottenham are keen on Bolton defender Gary Cahill but would have to fork out £20m to have any chance of landing the player.

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Winger snubs Spurs rumours

Bordeaux winger Geraldo Wendel has played down talk of a move to Tottenham and insists he is happy in France.

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Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Burnley

Four goals from Robbie Keane helped Tottenham to a 5-0 win over Burnley at White Hart Lane.

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FT:Tottenham 5-0 Burnley:Keane's the hero with a five-goal haul.Burnley were slightly unfortunate to catch Spurs on top form.

GOAL:Tottenham 5-0 Burnley: (86mins)Keane tucks the ball under Jensen for his fourth.

GOAL:Tottenham 4-0 Burnley: (78mins)Keane wraps up his hat-trick with a cool finish.

GOAL:Tottenham 3-0 Burnley: (74mins)Lennon cuts it back for Keane to sweep home his second

HT:Tottenham 2-0 Burnley:Spurs lead at the break but Fletcher's disallowed goal was crucial.

GOAL:Tottenham 2-0 Burnley: (32mins)Jenas' shot takes a wicked deflection to wrong-foot Jensen.

GOAL:Tottenham 1-0 Burnley: (18mins)Keane sends Jensen the wrong way from the penalty spot.

LINE UP: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Bikey, Jordan, Alexander, Steven Fletcher, Elliott, Gudjonsson, Blake, Nugent

LINE UP: Cudicini, Corluka, Huddlestone, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Jenas, Palacios, Kranjcar, Keane, Defoe

New boys delight Harry

Harry Redknapp has hailed his new signings and says they are more responsible than him for Tottenham's start to the season.

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Harry facing tough choice

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has to decide whether to start with Peter Crouch against Burnley after the striker bagged a hat-trick.

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Striker pushes claims for Burnley start

Peter Crouch has pleaded with boss Harry Redknapp to start him against Burnley after scoring his first hat-trick in two years.

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Strikers press start claims

Harry Redknapp has revealed he is relishing having so many strike options available to him after Spurs' 5-1 romp at Preston in midweek.

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FT:Preston 1-5 Tottenham:An exhilarating encounter between these two sides with the scoreline not doing battling Preston justice

GOAL:Preston 1-5 Tottenham: Crouch scored with a spectacular backheel volley on 90mins

GOAL:Preston 1-4 Tottenham: Robbie Keane scored with a clinical finish on 87mins

GOAL:Preston 1-3 Sprs: Chris Brown pulled a thoroughly deserved goal back for Preston on 83mins

GOAL:Preston 0-3 Tottenham: Peter Crouch's goal on 77mins should secure victory for Spurs

HT:Preston 0-2 Tottenham:An exciting, end to end half full of good chances for both sides

GOAL:Pton 0-2 Sprs:Preston are unlucky to be 2 goals down after Jermaine Defoe scored on 37mins

GOAL:Preston 0-1 Spurs:(14mins) Peter Crouch scored from a volley to hand Spurs a deserved lead

LINE UP: Gomes, Hutton, Bale, Dawson, Bentley, Huddlestone, Jenas, Palacios, Crouch, Giovani, Defoe

LINE UP: Lonergan, Hart, Mawene, Chilvers, Jones, Nolan, Shumulikoski, Carter, Wallace, Parkin, Elliott

Duo get chance to shine

David Bentley and Giovani dos Santos are set to start when Tottenham take on Preston in the Carling Cup.

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Midfielder linked with switch

Deportivo La Coruna have confirmed their interest in Giovani Dos Santos and hope to agree a deal with Tottenham.

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Obiang coy on Spurs link

Sampdoria's Spanish youngster Pedro Mba Obiang claims he knows nothing of reports linking him with a switch to Spurs.

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Injury setback for Spurs star

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has admitted it may be some time before Jonathan Woodgate returns to first team action.

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King exit the difference - Harry

Harry Redknapp has blasted Howard Webb for not awarding Spurs a penalty but says the turning point was the loss of Ledley King.

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Double blow for Redknapp

Tottenham are facing an injury crisis at the back after Ledley King and Sebastien Bassong picked up injuries against Chelsea.

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Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham Hotspur

Goals from Ashley Cole, Michael Ballack and Didier Drogba handed Chelsea a 3-0 win against London rivals Tottenham at Stamford Bridge.

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FT:Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham:Cole, Ballack and Drogba score the goals to maintain Chelsea's 100% start and put them top of the table.

GOAL:Chelsea 3-0 Tottenham: (63mins) Didier Drogba outpaces Corluka and finishes past Cudicini.

GOAL:Chelsea 2-0 Tottenham: (58mins) Lampard's pull-back is bundled in by Michael Ballack.

HT:Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham: Cole's header hands Chelsea the lead at the break after a lively half

GOAL:Chelsea 1-0 Tottenham: (32mins) Ashley Cole stoops to head Drogba's cross past Cudicini.

LINE UP: Cudicini, Corluka, King, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Jenas, Huddlestone, Palacios, Defoe, Keane.

LINE UP: Cech, Bosingwa, Carvalho, Terry, Ashley Cole, Ballack, Essien, Lampard, Malouda, Anelka, Drogba.

Redknapp targets ex-Gunners star

Former Arsenal favourite Patrick Vieira has revealed he turned down the chance to join Tottenham in the summer from Inter Milan.

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Tottenham star set to face Chelsea

Tottenham could welcome back Heurelho Gomes for the game against Chelsea on Sunday while Niko Kranjcar could make his first start.

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Spurs chief takes a swipe at pretenders

Harry Redknap believes Chelsea still have a long way to go before they can be considered a big club like Manchester United.

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Levy eyes top player boost

Chairman Daniel Levy insists Spurs' new training ground will help "attract top players" to the club.

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Terry wary of Spurs clash

Chelsea skipper John Terry believes Tottenham will give the Blues a tough test when they visit Stamford Bridge on Sunday.

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Keeper boost for Harry

Heurelho Gomes has recovered from his groin injury and could return when Tottenham take on Chelsea this weekend.

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Celtic Keane to strike Spurs deal

Tottenham striker Robbie Keane is being linked with a surprise £7million switch to Scottish giants Celtic in January.

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We can make top-four grade - Crouch

Peter Crouch is looking for Tottenham to end Chelsea's winning run next week and prove they are capable of competing with the big four.

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Tottenham Hotspur 1-3 Manchester United

A stirring comeback from 10-man Manchester United inflicted a first defeat of the season on an unlucky Spurs side.

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FT:Tottenham 1-3 Man Utd:A composed performance from United inspired an impressive comeback after Spurs started the game brightly

GOAL:Spurs 1-3 Man U:(78mins) A goal on the counter attack from Rooney furthered United's lead

HT:Spurs 1-2 Man Utd:A thrilling half full of chances with United making an impressive comeback

GOAL:Spurs 1-2 Man Utd: Anderson scored a great goal on 41mins to hand United a deserved lead

GOAL:Tottenham 1-1 Man Utd: A brilliant free kick from Giggs on 25mins drew United level

GOAL:Spurs 1-0 ManUtd:Defoe scored on 1min with an overhead kick with the game's first attack

LINE UP: Foster, Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, O'Shea, Anderson, Giggs, Scholes, Fletcher, Berbatov, Rooney

LINE UP: Cudicini, Bassong, Corluka, King, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Lennon, Palacios, Keane, Crouch, Defoe

Spurs duo picked up awards

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp is August's Premier League Manager of the Month while Jermain Defoe has picked up the Player award.

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Keeper change for Spurs?

Jermaine Jenas is in the Spurs squad for the first time this season and Heurelho Gomes is also back for the visit of Manchester United.

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Winger inspired after Spurs run

Aaron Lennon said he tried to continue the style of play he's adopted at Spurs in his man-of-match performance for England.

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Harry facing anxious injury wait

Tottenham look set to be without Sebastien Bassong for the clash with Manchester United after he missed Cameroon's match on Wednesday.

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Keeper vows to fight

New goalkeeper Jimmy Walker says he is not at Tottenham to make the numbers up and wants the number one jersey.

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Harry fails with striker move

Tottenham and Blackburn both failed with late bids to try and bring Brazilian striker Ronaldo to England, according to reports.

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Becks on Harry's radar again

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp is again being linked with a move for David Beckham who will be available on loan in January.

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Bassong adds to Spurs' woes

Sebastien Bassong became Tottenham's latest defensive injury casualty when he limped out of Cameroon's clash with Gabon on Sunday.

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Villa man hails JD impact

Aston Villa's Emile Heskey says he would not complain if Tottenham's in-form striker Jermain Defoe was picked ahead of him for England.

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Late Dutch bid fails

Tottenham are reported to have failed with a late bid to sign Ruud van Nistelrooy from Real Madrid.

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Harry brings in keeper

Tottenham have landed goalkeeper Jimmy Walker on a free transfer as doubts surround the fitness of Heurelho Gomes.

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Alnwick future uncertain

Spurs are reportedly preparing to recall Ben Alnwick from his loan spell at Norwich to act as cover for the injured Heurelho Gomes.

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Lennon buzzing at Spurs

Aaron Lennon has admitted confidence is "sky high" at Spurs following their brilliant start to the season.

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Striker was close to exit

Roman Pavlyuchenko was priced out of a move to Spartak Moscow because of Spurs' £17.6m price-tag, according to the Russian club.

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Midfielder snubs rivals

Niko Kranjcar has confirmed he turned down Everton to join Tottenham on a four-year deal on transfer deadline day.

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Redknapp on James interest

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has revealed he was never interested in re-signing David James of Portsmouth.

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Hughes 'rejected' swap deal

Mark Hughes rejected a swap deal involving Martin Petrov and David Bentley, according to the Manchester City forward's agent.

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Midfielder deal done

Tottenham have completed the signing of Niko Kranjcar from Portsmouth for a fee in the region of £2.5million.

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Shock swap deal on

Sunderland and Tottenham are locked in talks over a late swap deal involving Alan Hutton and Anton Ferdinand.

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Pompey react to Spurs-James links

David James trained today and is unlikely to join Tottenham on transfer deadline day because Portsmouth have not received any offers.

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Loan switch rejected

Manchester City manager Mark Hughes will not be making a transfer deadline day move for winger David Bentley of Tottenham.

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Bentley swap on cards

Tottenham winger David Bentley is wanted by Manchester City in a deal that could see Martin Petrov move the other way.

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Harry lines up triple deal

Tottenham are hoping to sign Portsmouth goalkeeper David James for £5million while Martin Petrov could arrive from Man City.

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Modric making good progress

Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has revealed Croatian international Luka Modric could be fit in time to face Portsmouth on October 17.

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Cahill sale ruled out

Bolton boss Gary Megson says he has no intention of selling Gary Cahill in January following reports linking him with Tottenham.

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Youngster moves on

Peterborough United have signed young Tottenham midfielder Danny Rose on loan until January.

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Rivals eye defender swoop

Sunderland are being linked with a January swoop for Tottenham defender Alan Hutton after failing with a late summer bid.

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Defender linked with £20m switch

Tottenham are keen on Bolton defender Gary Cahill but would have to fork out £20m to have any chance of landing the player.

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Winger snubs Spurs rumours

Bordeaux winger Geraldo Wendel has played down talk of a move to Tottenham and insists he is happy in France.

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Tottenham Hotspur 5-0 Burnley

Four goals from Robbie Keane helped Tottenham to a 5-0 win over Burnley at White Hart Lane.

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FT:Tottenham 5-0 Burnley:Keane's the hero with a five-goal haul.Burnley were slightly unfortunate to catch Spurs on top form.

GOAL:Tottenham 5-0 Burnley: (86mins)Keane tucks the ball under Jensen for his fourth.

GOAL:Tottenham 4-0 Burnley: (78mins)Keane wraps up his hat-trick with a cool finish.

GOAL:Tottenham 3-0 Burnley: (74mins)Lennon cuts it back for Keane to sweep home his second

HT:Tottenham 2-0 Burnley:Spurs lead at the break but Fletcher's disallowed goal was crucial.

GOAL:Tottenham 2-0 Burnley: (32mins)Jenas' shot takes a wicked deflection to wrong-foot Jensen.

GOAL:Tottenham 1-0 Burnley: (18mins)Keane sends Jensen the wrong way from the penalty spot.

LINE UP: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Bikey, Jordan, Alexander, Steven Fletcher, Elliott, Gudjonsson, Blake, Nugent

LINE UP: Cudicini, Corluka, Huddlestone, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Jenas, Palacios, Kranjcar, Keane, Defoe

New boys delight Harry

Harry Redknapp has hailed his new signings and says they are more responsible than him for Tottenham's start to the season.

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Harry facing tough choice

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp has to decide whether to start with Peter Crouch against Burnley after the striker bagged a hat-trick.

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Striker pushes claims for Burnley start

Peter Crouch has pleaded with boss Harry Redknapp to start him against Burnley after scoring his first hat-trick in two years.

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Strikers press start claims

Harry Redknapp has revealed he is relishing having so many strike options available to him after Spurs' 5-1 romp at Preston in midweek.

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FT:Preston 1-5 Tottenham:An exhilarating encounter between these two sides with the scoreline not doing battling Preston justice

GOAL:Preston 1-5 Tottenham: Crouch scored with a spectacular backheel volley on 90mins

GOAL:Preston 1-4 Tottenham: Robbie Keane scored with a clinical finish on 87mins

GOAL:Preston 1-3 Sprs: Chris Brown pulled a thoroughly deserved goal back for Preston on 83mins

GOAL:Preston 0-3 Tottenham: Peter Crouch's goal on 77mins should secure victory for Spurs

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