Kasey to start as Spurs hope to continue to improve on its current 11th-place position while trying to drive another nail into Leicester's relegation nightmare. Kickoff's at 8 a.m. PT/11 a.m. ET (3 a.m. Melbourne time for me here). TV-wise, the game's on PPV in the pubs and in your homes (I presume)-- but since I have the night off from work, and I've got the game on live over here on Fox Sports 2, I'll do a PbP. If anyone else has any live webcast info, feel free to post it here... Will do the news update this evening here, prior to me taking a nap to get rested for the game.
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Kasey starts. Lineups, per sportinglife/com's matchtracker... TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 13. Kasey Keller 2. Steve Carr 3. Mauricio Taricco 12. Gary Doherty 36. Dean Richards 6. Michael Brown 26. Ledley King 29. Simon Davies 32. Johnnie Jackson 10. Robbie Keane 18. Jermain Defoe Subs 24. Robert Burch (GK) 7. Darren Anderton 9. Frederic Kanoute 11. Stephane Dalmat 14. Gustavo Poyet LEICESTER CITY 1. Ian Walker 4. Gerry Taggart 33. Ben Thatcher 44. Nikos Dabizas 8. Lilian Nalis 27. Steve Guppy 21. Riccardo Scimeca 13. Steffen Freund 9. Les Ferdinand 10. James Scowcroft 22. Paul Dickov Subs 16. Danny Coyne (GK) 3. Frank Sinclair 38. Marcus Bent 11. Jordan Stewart 14. Callum Davidson
Chris, no free webcasts that I'm aware of. The clubs' official sites have live ones, but only as part of their annual pay-subscription packages. 5th min. -- Keller goes down to save well from Dickov, who came in one-v-one against the American 'keeper.
6th min. -- Spurs take an early 1-0 lead, as Michael Brown is credited with the foal from a medium-to-long-range free kick, but it appears that Ian Walker has committed another clanger in Leicester's nets. Really misjudged the flight of that ball, to let it bounce in front of and over him.
8th min. -- Leicester are level, via an own goal. Didn't see who had the last touch, but an advancing Keller nearly got his hands to it. 1-1.
Thanks for the tip, Chris; I stand corrected. I've got the game on live satellite TV here, but I've bookmarked that site for future reference on these threads. 13th min. -- Spurs go back on top, Defoe scores, beating two defenders and beating Walker low inside the lefthand post. 2-1 to Tottenham.
Defoe scored the goal I believe. Gonna be very hard to get him out of the starting lineup if he scores every game. Chris Walker
17th min. -- Keane forces a save from Walker after a flowing run down the right. Walker gave away a short rebound, but covered up before Davies could reach it.
He did, and his form is keeping Kanoute-- who had been playing very well before leaving on African Cup of Nations duty-- on the bench. I know I said it was Kanoute before I edited it, but bear in mind that it's still overnight here. These 3 a.m. kickoffs feel weird to me.
22nd min. -- Keane's first touch let him down in front of goal, but Spurs get a corner, which comes to nothing (with Les Ferdinand coming back to head it out). 23rd min. -- Corner to the Foxes, Docherty heads the danger clear for the home side.
No worries, Chris. I admit that I'm prone to the odd mistake. True, though, that Defoe has been somewhat of a revelation at White Hart Lane.
26th min. -- The Foxes' defence under siege again, indirect free kick given inside the box after Taggart was adjudged to have played a backpass into Walker's hands. Or Walker had picked up the sliding backpass... 3-1, Spurs-- Robbie Keane scores after Jackson's initial shot had been blocked by the Leicester defence but could not clear from it. Keane made no mistake with the rebound, beating Walker low to the far post from the right.
30th min. -- Freund strikes wide to the left of Keller's net, a half-chance if that for the visitors.
Do you guys think Kanoute will ever get his place back? and who do you sit down to put him on? Tough when Keane and Defoe are scoring machines.