Tottenham Hotspur 0–0 Wigan Athletic on 21 September 2008

Tottenham remain bottom of the Premier League table after they were held to a goalless draw at home by Wigan.

After a largely incident-free and forgettable first half, the second-half introduction of Aaron Lennon and Fraizer Campbell lifted the home side.

With 17 minutes to go Lennon had their best chance, an off-target half-volley from Campbell's knock-down.

Olivier Kapo and Emile Heskey had late chances to snatch victory for Wigan but they seemed happy to take a point.

The first half was a lacklustre affair, which ended with both teams leaving the field to a chorus of boos.
Tottenham had marginally the better of things, but rarely applied any real pressure to Chris Kirkland's goal.

The best opportunity of the period was Paul Scharner's half-volley from a Heskey knock-back, which was pushed behind for a corner.

Campbell replaced Roman Pavlyuchenko at half-time as Tottenham boss Juande Ramos looked to shake up his side, and the introduction of the on-loan Manchester United striker at least gave the home side more purpose in attack.

Ramos soon followed this change with the introduction of Lennon for David Bentley, and almost instantly there were strong penalty shouts when Maynor Figueroa appeared to bring down Lennon in the box.

The home side had more purpose with the two substitutes on, but Wigan's well-organised defence ensured they struggled to create any genuine opportunities.

The fact Tottenham had to wait until the 73rd minute for their first meaningful chance, Lennon's off-target half-volley, summed up a frustrating afternoon.

Kapo, Heskey and Henri Camara all tried their luck from long range as Wigan attempted to catch the Spurs defence off guard with a late winner.

If any of their efforts had been on target, they could well have won it, and the chorus of boos which accompanied the Tottenham players off the pitch at the final whistle could have been even louder.

Tottenham manager Juande Ramos on rumours he wants to return to Spain and also his verdict on the match:
"It is not true at all that I want to go home. I am delighted to be in London and at Spurs and am having a marvellous experience.

"We need time. Some players came in only just before the close of the transfer window and there have been big changes.

"The crowd gave their reaction at the end and maybe it was just but I don't think it is anything personal.

"We must still all work together and change the situation but it is a big pressure on the players at the moment."