Spurs settle for a point at Wolves
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March 8, 2011, Tuesday
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FIFTH-PLACE Tottenham conceded a late goal to settle for a 3-3 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the English Premier League on Sunday.
Steven Fletcher's late header earned Wolves a deserved draw against Spurs, whose England striker Jermain Defoe scored twice for his first goals of the season.
Tottenham drew level on points with fourth-place Chelsea, which was to play Blackpool late yesterday.
Fletcher's goal, when he rose to meet Matt Jarvis' cross three minutes from time, denied Spurs a win that would have lifted them above Chelsea, dealing them a blow in their bid to qualify for the Champions League for a second straight season.
"It's a blow," Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said. "It looked like we got three points and I hoped we'd won. I thought we deserved to win - we got three fantastic goals, amazing strikes - and had chances to kill it off."
Defoe canceled out Kevin Doyle's opening goal in the 20th minute with two sensational long-range strikes in the space of five minutes to end his drought this season. They were his first goals since April last year.
Doyle equalized from the penalty spot in the 40th for his second of the game, but Roman Pavlyuchenko put Spurs back in front before Fletcher's late strike.
Redknapp could at least celebrate the return to action of star winger Gareth Bale, who came on as a substitute for the final 20 minutes having missed the last six weeks with a back injury.
The point kept Wolves second from bottom, but the central England team is now two from safety and on current form looks too good to go down.
Steven Fletcher's late header earned Wolves a deserved draw against Spurs, whose England striker Jermain Defoe scored twice for his first goals of the season.
Tottenham drew level on points with fourth-place Chelsea, which was to play Blackpool late yesterday.
Fletcher's goal, when he rose to meet Matt Jarvis' cross three minutes from time, denied Spurs a win that would have lifted them above Chelsea, dealing them a blow in their bid to qualify for the Champions League for a second straight season.
"It's a blow," Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp said. "It looked like we got three points and I hoped we'd won. I thought we deserved to win - we got three fantastic goals, amazing strikes - and had chances to kill it off."
Defoe canceled out Kevin Doyle's opening goal in the 20th minute with two sensational long-range strikes in the space of five minutes to end his drought this season. They were his first goals since April last year.
Doyle equalized from the penalty spot in the 40th for his second of the game, but Roman Pavlyuchenko put Spurs back in front before Fletcher's late strike.
Redknapp could at least celebrate the return to action of star winger Gareth Bale, who came on as a substitute for the final 20 minutes having missed the last six weeks with a back injury.
The point kept Wolves second from bottom, but the central England team is now two from safety and on current form looks too good to go down.
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