Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Fulham: result and report
Premier League · Wednesday 26 December 2007
Result
Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Fulham
Premier League · Wednesday 26 December 2007, 13:00 UTC · half-time 2-0
Tottenham Hotspur 5-1 Fulham: match report
Tottenham Hotspur won against Fulham 5-1 in the Premier League on Wednesday 26 December 2007. It was 2-0 at half-time.
Robbie Keane opened the scoring in the 27th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Robbie Keane (27'), T. Huddlestone (45'), Robbie Keane (62'), T. Huddlestone (70') and Jermain Defoe (90'). Fulham scored through Clint Dempsey (60').
Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received no yellow cards; Fulham received 4 yellow cards and 1 red card.
Going into the game Tottenham Hotspur were 13th on 18 points from 18 and Fulham 17th on 14 points from 18. Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 11th with 46 points, and Fulham 17th with 36.
Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 4-4-2 and Fulham in a 4-4-2.
Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 4 draws and 4 for Fulham.
Going into the match Tottenham Hotspur's last five read L-W-W-L-D and Fulham's D-L-L-L-D.
Key events
- 21'Yellow card · Chris Baird
- 27'Goal · Robbie Keane
- 45'Goal · T. Huddlestone
- 60'Goal · Clint Dempsey
- 62'Goal · Robbie Keane
- 68'Yellow card · Moritz Volz
- 70'Goal · T. Huddlestone
- 80'Yellow card · Alexei Smertin
- 84'Yellow card · Simon Davies
- 87'Second yellow · Moritz Volz
- 90'Goal · Jermain Defoe
Head-to-head
Team news
Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)
Paul Robinson, Pascal Chimbonda, Young-Pyo Lee, Younès Kaboul, Ledley King, Steed Malbranque, Tom Huddlestone, Dimitar Berbatov, R. Keane, Jamie O'Hara, Aaron Lennon
Fulham expected line-up (4-4-2)
Tony Warner, Carlos Bocanegra, Paul Konchesky, Chris Baird, Zat Knight, Simon Davies, Steven Davis, Alexei Smertin, Hameur Bouazza, Brian McBride