WIGAN, England – The outcome was so embarrassing that Wigan's players want to refund the cost of tickets to their fans. Wigan was routed 9-1 by Tottenham on Sunday, matching a league record for most goals scored by a team in a game. Jermain Defoe had five of Tottenham's eight goals in the second half at White Hart Lane . "We feel that as a group of players we badly let down our supporters
LONDON – Jermain Defoe scored five goals, including a seven-minute hat trick, to match a Premier League record in powering Tottenham to a 9-1 rout of Wigan on Sunday. Defoe equaled the mark set by Newcastle's Alan Shearer in 1999 and Manchester United's Andy Cole in 1995. "It did cross my mind whether I was going to get another (hat trick)," Defoe said. "I had another good chance
Jermain Defoe put on an outstanding display for Tottenham Hotspur to ravage Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane, according to his manager. Harry Redknapp saw his troops record their biggest top-flight win with a 9-1 thrashing of a sorry Wigan side in north London this afternoon. Goals from Peter Crouch, Defoe, Aaron Lennon, Niko Kranjcar and David Bentley gave Spurs victory in a very one-sided game....
There was only one main highlight of week 12 and that was the unthinkable 9-1 Tottenham-Wigan match. Jermain Defoe scored five goals in a match where Wigan was torn apart by a second half Spurs blitz. He now joins Andy Cole and Alan Shearer in the illustrious ranks of goalscorers who scored five goals in a Premier League match. Aaron Lennon again showed that he could be England's most potent attacking...
• Seven-minute hat-trick in eight-goal second half • 'He is an amazing finisher,' says Spurs' manager Harry Redknapp proclaimed Jermain Defoe as the "best finisher" in the English game after seeing the striker become only the third player, after Alan Shearer and Andy Cole, to score five times in a Premier League game as Tottenham Hotspur inflicted a humiliating 9-1 defeat on Wigan...
I'd been struggling with the damn internet connection all day, when I finally managed to log on to the BBC sport's "Sunday's football as it happens" section. 1 - 0 was the score at White Hart Lane at half time, nothing unusual about that I thought. What a mistake. Tottenham came out firing in the second half, and the next time I checked, a mere half-an-hour later, the scorline was 7 - 1....
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Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson made one of his few mistakes in not snapping up striker Fernando Torres, according to former marksman Andy Cole. United were apparently looking at Torres with a view to signing him but decided to pass on the player who, of course, has gone on to succeed at Liverpool. "I know Manchester United watched him closely, but decided that given the likely fee...
Manchester United legend Andy Cole says manager Sir Alex Ferguson will regret not signing Liverpool striker Fernando Torres when he was available from Atletico Madrid . read more
WIGAN, England – The outcome was so embarrassing that Wigan's players want to refund the cost of tickets to their fans. Wigan was routed 9-1 by Tottenham on Sunday, matching a league record for most goals scored by a team in a game. Jermain Defoe had five of Tottenham's eight goals in the second half at White Hart Lane . "We feel that as a group of players we badly let down our supporters yesterday,...
LONDON – Jermain Defoe scored five goals, including a seven-minute hat trick, to match a Premier League record in powering Tottenham to a 9-1 rout of Wigan on Sunday. Defoe equaled the mark set by Newcastle's Alan Shearer in 1999 and Manchester United's Andy Cole in 1995. "It did cross my mind whether I was going to get another (hat trick)," Defoe said. "I had another good chance but you can't complain...