4-4 v Aston Villa - 1 October 2007 - Home

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Spurs 4

Aston Villa

Aston Villa

4

  • Laursen
    22'
    33'
  • Agbonlahor
    40'
  • Gardner
    59'
Details
Match Number

6652

Opposition
Aston villa

Aston Villa

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2007/08

Date

1st October 2007

Kick Off

20:00

Venue

White Hart Lane

Attendance

36,094

Referee

Mike Dean

League Position

18th

Opposition League Position

9th

Opposition Form

LDWWWL

Weather at Kick Off

12.7° - Overcast

Facts & Milestones
  • 6617th overall match (3135 wins, 1450 draws, 2019 losses)

  • 5094th competitive match (2264 wins, 1194 draws, 1636 losses)

  • team

    153rd match vs Aston Villa (60 wins, 36 draws, 57 losses)

  • competition

    590th Premier League match (213 wins, 155 draws, 222 losses)

  • 6088th match in England (2833 wins, 1369 draws, 1873 losses)

  • 2717th match at White Hart Lane (1587 wins, 584 draws, 546 losses)

  • 6th consecutive match with a goal scored

Report

Younes Kaboul completed an amazing comeback by Tottenham as they fought back from 4-1 down to hold Aston Villa.

Dimitar Berbatov nodded Spurs in front but Martin Laursen levelled after Paul Robinson's error, then made it 2-1 when he deflected in Zat Knight's header.

Gabriel Agbonlahor drilled home a third and Craig Gardner's low free-kick made it 4-1 before Pascal Chimbonda replied after Jermain Defoe had hit the post.

Robbie Keane's penalty made it 4-3 before Kaboul's last-gasp leveller.

Tottenham remain in the bottom three of the Premier League but their under-fire boss Martin Jol can take heart from the way his side responded when facing almost certain defeat.

But while the manner in which the home side earned their point will ease the pressure on Jol, he will know he must solve the defensive problems which meant they had to work so hard to get something from this game.

Spurs had celebrated their 125th anniversary with a parade of legends before kick-off but the party did not continue for long once the game was underway.

True, Jol's side were looking dangerous going forward but Tottenham's continuing difficulty in dealing with Villa's attacks meant that, just two minutes after Berbatov rose to nod the home side ahead, the visitors were level.

Robinson inexplicably dropped Gareth Barry's corner and the ball bounced kindly for Laursen, who smashed his shot into the unguarded net.

Villa's second goal was almost as embarrassing for the Tottenham defence, a quick free-kick catching them unawares and, from another Barry cross, Knight headed the ball against Laursen, through Robinson's legs and into the net.

Things got even worse for Spurs before the break when Gabriel Agbonlahor latched on to a clearance from Villa keeper Scott Carson, held off Michael Dawson and fired into the bottom corner.

And when Robinson failed to keep out Craig Gardner's low free-kick early in the second half, things looked ominous for Spurs and for Jol.

But Tottenham never gave up and, with Defoe brought off the bench, they belatedly began to threaten again.

The England striker hit the post before Chimbonda netted from the rebound to give his side hope, then Robbie Keane brought the score back to 4-3 from the spot after Marlon Harewood clumsily fouled substitute Darren Bent.

It still looked like Villa would hold on but Kaboul had other ideas, slamming home in stoppage time after Villa failed to clear a corner.

Timeline
KO

Nigel Reo-Coker

10'

Craig Gardner

13'

Martin Laursen

22'

Martin Laursen

33'

Gabriel Agbonlahor

40'
HT

Craig Gardner

59'

Scott Carson

85'
FT
Location
League Table
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Arsenal
7 6 1 0 16 4 12 19
2
Manchester united
8 5 2 1 7 2 5 17
3
Manchester city
8 5 1 2 11 6 5 16
4
Liverpool
7 4 3 0 12 2 10 15
5
Everton
8 4 1 3 10 8 2 13
6
Portsmouth
8 3 3 2 15 12 3 12
7
Blackburn rovers
7 3 3 1 7 5 2 12
8
Chelsea
8 3 3 2 7 8 -1 12
9
Newcastle united
7 3 2 2 10 8 2 11
10
Aston villa
6 3 1 2 7 4 3 10
11
West ham united
7 3 1 3 9 7 2 10
12
Wigan athletic
8 2 2 4 8 8 0 8
13
Birmingham city
8 2 2 4 7 10 -3 8
14
Middlesbrough
8 2 2 4 9 13 -4 8
15
Sunderland
8 2 2 4 8 13 -5 8
16
Fulham
8 1 4 3 12 14 -2 7
17
Reading
8 2 1 5 9 18 -9 7
18
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
7 1 2 4 10 12 -2 5
19
Bolton wanderers
8 1 2 5 9 13 -4 5
20
Derby county
8 1 2 5 5 21 -16 5
# Team PL W D L GF GA GD PTS
1
Arsenal
7 6 1 0 16 4 12 19
2
Manchester united
8 5 2 1 7 2 5 17
3
Manchester city
8 5 1 2 11 6 5 16
4
Liverpool
7 4 3 0 12 2 10 15
5
Everton
8 4 1 3 10 8 2 13
6
Portsmouth
8 3 3 2 15 12 3 12
7
Blackburn rovers
7 3 3 1 7 5 2 12
8
Chelsea
8 3 3 2 7 8 -1 12
9
Aston villa
7 3 2 2 11 8 3 11
10
Newcastle united
7 3 2 2 10 8 2 11
11
West ham united
7 3 1 3 9 7 2 10
12
Wigan athletic
8 2 2 4 8 8 0 8
13
Birmingham city
8 2 2 4 7 10 -3 8
14
Middlesbrough
8 2 2 4 9 13 -4 8
15
Sunderland
8 2 2 4 8 13 -5 8
16
Fulham
8 1 4 3 12 14 -2 7
17
Reading
8 2 1 5 9 18 -9 7
18
Tottenham Hotspur Badge Tottenham Hotspur
8 1 3 4 14 16 -2 6
19
Bolton wanderers
8 1 2 5 9 13 -4 5
20
Derby county
8 1 2 5 5 21 -16 5
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