1-1 v Bolton Wanderers - 23 September 2007 - Away

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Bolton Wanderers

Bolton Wanderers

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  • Campo
    38'
Details
Match Number

6650

Opposition
Bolton wanderers

Bolton Wanderers

Competition
Premier League

Premier League

Season

2007/08

Date

23rd September 2007

Kick Off

15:00

Venue

Reebok Stadium

Attendance

20,308

Referee

Andre Marriner

League Position

18th

Opposition League Position

19th

Opposition Form

LLLLWL

Weather at Kick Off

17.1° - Overcast

Facts & Milestones
  • 6615th overall match (3134 wins, 1449 draws, 2019 losses)

  • 5092nd competitive match (2263 wins, 1193 draws, 1636 losses)

  • team

    93rd match vs Bolton Wanderers (41 wins, 17 draws, 35 losses)

  • competition

    589th Premier League match (213 wins, 154 draws, 222 losses)

  • 6086th match in England (2832 wins, 1368 draws, 1873 losses)

  • 9th match at Reebok Stadium (1 win, 3 draws, 5 losses)

  • Michael Dawson
    Michael Dawson: 100th appearance
Report

Bolton and Spurs remained locked in the Premier League drop zone after they cancelled each other out at the Reebok.

Robbie Keane fired Spurs in front on 34 minutes, crashing home after Jussi Jaaskelainen saved from Jermaine Jenas.

But the home side were level within five minutes as Ivan Campo marked his first start of the season by heading home El Hadji Diouf's free-kick.

Spurs came closest to a winner when Keane's late drive was brilliantly saved by the alert Jaaskelainen.

Both sides were in European action in midweek but both started this game in desperate need of Premier League points.

A tense opening half an hour highlighted the position these two sides find themselves in, though the tedium was broken by a rare moment of inspiration when Keane teed up Dimitar Berbatov for an acrobatic volley which was beaten away by Jaaskelainen.

But the game finally burst to life on 34 minutes as Keane continued his remarkable scoring streak against Bolton.

Didier Zokora created the opening with a clever chipped pass over the static Bolton back line and Jenas forced a fine stop from Jaaskelainen with a stinging snap shot.

But Bolton failed to clear their lines and Keane followed up with a fierce drive that Jaskelainen got a hand to but could not keep out.

It was Keane's sixth goal for Spurs against Bolton and his eighth in total having struck twice for Wolves against the Trotters.

Five minutes later, though, Keane spurned a chance to tee up strike partner Berbatov for a simple second and Bolton issued swift punishment with a clinical free-kick.

El Hadji Diouf was fouled by Ricardo Rocha and Diouf whipped over a deep free-kick which invited Campo to climb highest and crash a header beyond the reach of Paul Robinson.

The England keeper had earlier been hurt in a collision with his own defender as Rocha was forced to slide in and hack clear as Nicolas Anelka closed in on a Kevin Davies flick-on.

Robinson seemed unaffected by the crunching collision, but he was hardly tested by the home side's attack.

Another coming together in the Spurs defence then had Bolton screaming for a penalty early in the second half, Michael Dawson lucky to escape unpunished after appearing to shove Davies as they waited for a hanging cross in the penalty area.

Ten minutes later, an identical clash involving the same two players 10 yards outside the penalty area was punished by referee Andre Marriner, though Anelka's consequent free-kick straight at Robinson was far less significant than an earlier penalty award might have been.

Twice more Davies found himself floored in the area by some industrial marking from Dawson, who was riding his luck.

So too was the Bolton defence, with Tainio's low drive producing a smart save from Jaaskelainen and Steed Malbranque sending a dipping volley just over the crossbar.

And, in a nervous finish for the home side, Jaaskelainen was forced to fly at full stretch to keep out a rasping drive from the lively Keane.

The Spurs striker then saw a poked effort in a goalmouth scramble bobble just wide as Bolton hung on desperately to their point.

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