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Tottenham Hotspur vs Everton. Carabao Cup Fourth Round.

White Hart LaneAttendance35,843.

Tottenham Hotspur 2

  • T Huddlestone (31st minute)
  • R Keane (57th minute)

Everton 0

    Spurs ease past Toffees

    Image: Huddlestone: Opened the scoring

    Spurs are through to the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup thanks to goals from Tom Huddlestone and Robbie Keane.

    Huddlestone and Keane net as Spurs progress

    Tom Huddlestone and Robbie Keane were both on target as Spurs booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Carling Cup at Everton's expense Huddlestone thumped the ball home at the back post just after the half hour mark to give Spurs a thoroughly deserved lead from David Bentley's teasing right-wing cross. Everton came close to levelling matters straight after half-time, but Heurelho Gomes parried Tim Cahill's goal-bound shot after the Australian ace worked space for himself in Spurs' box. The home side doubled their advantage in bizarre circumstances on 57 minutes when Keane drove the ball into the roof of the net following a goalmouth scramble after Tim Howard saved his initial penalty kick.

    First chance

    Roman Pavlyuchenko had their first clear-cut chance when Keane charged down Lucas Neill's clearance - but the Russian blasted wide after racing through. He went wide again shortly after when he got on the end of Alan Hutton's low cross, with the full-back taking advantage of Bentley's dummy after Wilson Palacios had spread the ball wide. Keane got closer on the half-hour mark. Sylvain Distin twice made a total mess of clearing Benoit Assou-Ekotto's ball over the top and Keane poked the ball onto the post. But Spurs were ahead in the 31st minute, seconds after they were defending a corner. Keane shifted the ball to Bentley on the right, his cross was missed by Pavlyuchenko but Huddlestone thumped the ball home with a left-footed volley. Everton, after taking Saha off for Jo, were almost level immediately after the restart when Tim Cahill made a yard of room for himself and unleashed a drive towards the top corner that Gomes parried. The Brazilian also saved from Jo after Marouane Fellaini sent him through.
    Last-ditch tackle
    Keane then had two opportunities, first when he unselfishly squared for Pavlyuchenko and then when he raced through and was denied by Tony Hibbert's last-ditch tackle. He eventually added the second in the 57th minute following up his own penalty, finishing off the total chaos that ensued when Howard saved his spot-kick. The American then denied Bentley and Keane again, Bale had a stab before the Spurs skipper smashed into the top corner. Everton believed they were still in the game and Fellaini forced Gomes into another save, this time with a low drive. John Heitinga's tackle denied Keane a second goal, while Hutton almost tarnished a fine performance with a risky backpass - but Gomes saved him from embarrassment.

    Tottenham Hotspur Team Statistics Everton
    2 Goals 0
    1 1st Half Goals 0
    7 Shots on Target 4
    9 Shots off Target 2
    2 Blocked Shots 3
    6 Corners 7
    9 Fouls 14
    3 Offsides 2
    0 Yellow Cards 3
    0 Red Cards 0
    50.3 Possession 49.7

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