Tottenham v Fulham

Tottenham suffered their first defeat in 13 games as they lost 3-2 to Liverpool at Anfield , it was two late errors that allowed Liverpool back into the game after Tottenham went 2-1 up just after half time . Andre Villas-Boas said it was hard to take after getting in front ..."We lost control of the game when things looked to be going our way, which was more down to a couple of mistakes we did rather than to Liverpool's merit - although they worked very hard."



Fulham had to settle for a 2-2 draw with Sunderland at Craven Cottage , manager Martin Jol was unhappy about the penalty that gave Sunderland a foot back into the game .."in hindsight we controlled the first half. Of course the penalty situation changed the course of the game. After that Sunderland smelt blood and had their confidence back. But I still feel it wasn't a penalty kick. If you give that, you have to give four or five in every game."

Spurs should beat Fulham at home very comfortably and return back to winning ways again.
It will be a chance for Martin Jol to show that they were wrong to sack him and of course Dimitar Berbatov will be up for it also

My prediction - Tottenham 3-1 Fulham

Absolutely must win game or else the doubt will set in and we will crumble.

3-0 spurs

Well after watching the last couple of games, we seem to be losing concentration at key moments in defence, and the players will be knackered after playing that greuller in Italy. I'd still fancy us to win, though I'm thinking it will be close. 2-1 to Tottenham, another nail biter! AVB needs to sit down with the troops to get the team back on the straight and narrow path.

Tottenham will be back to their winning ways as long as they keep themselves away from errors. Lennon might come back from his hamstring injury to partner a well rested Gareth Bale in the flank. 2-0 for Spurs.

crumble ...? it would be lovely to see Spurs lose two league games in a row , but , I think Tottenham are a lot stronger now and at White Hart Lane should be able to beat a Fulham side whose results have been very erratic this season .

Did you know that Tottenham have won their last six Barclays Premier League games in a row against Fulham, this after winning only five of the previous 17.

Any more comments or predictions?

Arsenal are closing in. This one's a must win for AVB.

Tottenham:
Lloris; Naughton, Caulker, Dawson, Vertonghen; Sigurdsson, Dembele, Parker, Assou-Ekotto; Adebayor, Bale

Subs - Friedel,Defoe,Dempsey,Holtby,Walker,Livermore,Carroll

Fulham:
Schwarzer; Riether, Senderos, Hangeland, Riise; Dejagah, Sidwell, Karagounis, Duff; Ruiz; Berbatov.

Subs - Hughes,Petric,Richardson,Emanuelson,Rodallega,Enoh,Etheridge

HT

Spurs 0-0 Fulham

FT

Tottenham 0-1 Fulham
0-1 Berbatov 52'

Any comments on todays result?

Full time...Spurs 0-1 Fulham

Spurs imploding once again...

And their former player Berbatov scoring the winner against them too!

Even better

Definitely

The European effort certainly took its toll on this match but regardless, we shouldnt be losing this match.

A classic end of season Tottenham bottle job.

Poor display today, too many key players off colour, and my fears about the greuller in Europe proved to be founded. The team looked jaded and Bale should have been taken off at half time as the boy was clearly not 100% after pulling up with the Achille's. I also think we really missed those telling runs usually provided by Lennon. Anyway, no excuses, Fulham came and done an efficient job, the goal they scored was excellent.
I'm not having a "wobble" in terms of my confidence about this team staying strong until the end of the season, and I'm not bothered about what has happened in the past. That was then, this is now. COYS!

And so the Tottenham self-destruct mode begins...

Great result for the Gooners.

I admire your enthusiasm Pickles but many times bitten, permanently shy as far as i'm concerned.

We definitely missed the pace of Lennon, no doubt about it.

The positive thing is that the players have a two week rest, internationals excepted, to charge on once more.

To be honest Jo I had just come back from an ear full of negativity from a fellow Spurs fan when I wrote that. Of course I understand the negative 'knee jerk' vibes from fans when things are going wrong (no time for the w*nkers walking out early today though) but I get very bored listening to Spurs fans throwing in the towel before the fight is through. This is a different era, with a different manager and different players. If we, as supporters, have any influence on the mentality of the team then it must surely be to show that we are 100% behind them. I sometimes think there is a self fulfilling prophecy going on here....