West Ham United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 23 August 2009

Result

West Ham United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur

Premier League · Sunday 23 August 2009, 12:30 UTC · half-time 0-0

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West Ham United 1-2 Tottenham Hotspur: match report

West Ham United were beaten by Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 23 August 2009. It was 0-0 at half-time.

Carlton Cole opened the scoring in the 49th minute. West Ham United's goal came from Carlton Cole (49'). Tottenham Hotspur scored through Jermain Defoe (54') and Aaron Lennon (79').

Discipline: West Ham United received 2 yellow cards; Tottenham Hotspur received 1 yellow card.

West Ham United went on to finish that season 17th with 35 points, and Tottenham Hotspur 4th with 70.

West Ham United lined up in a 4-3-3 and Tottenham Hotspur in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 2 West Ham United wins, 2 draws and 6 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 30'Yellow card · Luis JiménezWest Ham United
  • 49'Goal · Carlton ColeWest Ham United · 1-0
  • 54'Goal · Jermain DefoeTottenham Hotspur · 1-1
  • 64'Yellow card · T. HuddlestoneTottenham Hotspur
  • 79'Goal · Aaron LennonTottenham Hotspur · 1-2
  • 90'Yellow card · Julien FaubertWest Ham United

Head-to-head

10 meetings: West Ham United 2, draws 2, Tottenham Hotspur 6.

Team news

West Ham United line-up (4-3-3)

Robert Green, Matthew Upson, Jonathan Spector, James Collins, Luis Jiménez, Julien Faubert, Carlton Cole, Junior Stanislas, Scott Parker, Mark Noble, Jack Collison

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)

Carlo Cudicini, Sebastien Bassong, Vedran Ćorluka, Ledley King, Benoît Assou-Ekotto, Tom Huddlestone, Wilson Palacios, Luka Modrić, Aaron Lennon, R. Keane, Jermain Defoe