Saturday 10 September 2005 15:00 FA Barclays Premier League
"Tottenham Hotspur"	0 - 0	"Liverpool"
	(0-0)
GOAL
Team: Paul Robinson, Young-Pyo Lee, Anthony Gardner, Ledley King, Paul Stalteri, Edgar Davids, Aaron Lennon, Michael Carrick, Jermaine Jenas, Jermaine Defoe, Gregorz Rasiak. Subs: Michael Brown, Radek Cerny, Robbie Keane, Noureddine Naybet, Andy Reid.		Team: 25. Jose Reina, 6. John Arne Riise, 28. Stephen Warnock, 3. Steve Finnan, 23. Jamie Carragher, 4. Sami Hyypia, 8. Steven Gerrard (c), 16. Dietmar Hamann, 10. Luis Garcia, 15. Peter Crouch, 9. Djibril Cisse. Subs: 20. Scott Carson, 17. Josemi Rey, 21. Djimi Traore, 14. Xabi Alonso, 22. Mohamed Sissoko.
SUBSTITUTIONS
Lennon (Keane 82), Rasiak (Brown 82)		Hamann (Sissoko 46), Warnock (Alonso 69), Crouch (Traore 77)
OFFICIALS & BOOKINGS
Referee: Howard Webb (S Yorkshire)
Booked: Davids 77		Booked: Hyypia 60
VENUE		MANAGERS
White Hart Lane (capacity: ) Attendance: 36,148		Jacques Santini (Tottenham H) Rafael Benitez (Liverpool)

  Price:

  By David Prior at White Hart Lane, Daily Post

  By Chris Bascombe at White Hart Lane, Liverpool Echo

  Official Match Analysis

           Tottenham's Young-Pyo Lee and Liverpool's Sanz Luis Garcia



                Tottenham's Paul Stalteri and Liverpool's Peter Crouch



                Tottenham's Ledley King and Liverpool's Djibril Cisse

  GREAT GAME BUT NO GOALS

  Those leaving White Hart Lane today will still be wondering how this breathtaking Premiership clash between Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur finished 0-0.

  When you see the highlights of the game you'll see exactly what I mean, but Rafa Benitez and Liverpool players will return to Anfield content that this was another excellent away performance.

  That they failed to win the game will serve as a frustration to the Reds, but they played well against a Spurs side that wont lose many games at home this season.

  The first half of this game was packed with excitement, but it had nothing on a second half that saw two disallowed goals and countless near misses.

  The best chances of the first half fell to Defoe and Cisse and Grzegorz Rasiak should have done better with a header that he could only loop onto the bar.

  Liverpool though will have gone in at half time satisfied that they were well in the game.

  The second half started at cut-throat speed and only the superb intervention of Jamie Carragher prevented Jenas from bursting right through. And not to be out done, Liverpool went straight down the other end and created an excellent chance.

  Steve Finnan's sharp pass undid the Tottenham defence and sent Cisse clear on the right and as his pull back headed for Garcia a goal looked inevitable, but Garcia was denied by a brilliant goal line clearance.

  That chance signalled a period of Liverpool dominance when both Cisse and Riise would test England goalkeeper Robinson.

  Robinson was in fine form, but there was nothing he could do when John Arne Riise unleashed a fierce left foot volley soon after. Riise's technique was flawless, but it was the crossbar he nearly broke and not the back of the net with Robinson beaten.

  As in keeping with the pattern of the game, Tottenham attacked and Rasiak scored what he thought was a debut goal only to see it ruled out because the cross had gone out on it's way to him.

 Liverpool felt Tottenham's pain just minutes later when this time Crouch saw his headed goal ruled out by referee Webb.

  There were nervous moments when Defoe appeared to be clear with just a minute to go, but he was stopped by an offside flag.

  Make no mistake this was a good point and the Reds can be happy as well as maybe a little disappointed they haven't won.

  Teams

  Tottenham Hotspur (4-4-2): Robinson, Lee, Gardner, King, Stalteri, Davids, Lennon, Carrick, Jenas, Defoe, Rasiak. Subs - Brown, Cerny, Keane, Naybet, Reid.

  Liverpool (4-4-2): Reina, Warnock, Carragher, Hyypia, Finnan, Riise, Gerrard, Hamann, Garcia, Cisse, Crouch. Subs - Alonso, Carson, Josemi, Sissoko, Traore.

  Referee: H Webb

  Conditions:

  Attendance: 36,148

  Liverpoolfc.tv Man-of-the-Match: Jamie Carragher

  Breakdown

14:30 GMT : Match Starts
1 min : Gerrard's free kick into the area is well cleared by Gardner under pressure
5 mins : Cisse shoots wide of the right hand post when well placed on the edge of the box
6 mins : Defoe bursts through the Liverpool defence and drives a shot just over Reina's goal
10 mins : Defoe shoots from the right hand side and just misses the far post by inches. Great effort
14 mins : Reina loses the ball in the area but Lennon can't take advantage and Warnock clears the danger
15 mins : Garcia lashes the ball goalwards on the volley but Lee makes a good interception
21 mins : Cisse gets into space on the wing and can't quite pick out Crouch with his low ball into the box
27 mins : Garcia volleys into the side netting when well placed, although the flag goes up for offside anyway
33 mins : Brilliant defending from Carragher to deny Defoe as the Spurs frontman looks set to create a chance inside the area
33 mins : Gerrard curls a free kick into the area which Crouch can only head over the bar
35 mins : Cisse goes for goal from an acute angle, leaving Crouch frustrated in the middle as the cross fails to come in
40 mins : Reina saves from Davids' free kick and Rasiak heads the rebound just over when he should have scored
45 mins : One extra minute to be played
14:47 GMT : Half Time Reached
15:04 GMT : Second Half Begins
46 mins : Spurs get the second half underway
46 mins : Substitution: Momo Sissoko for Dietmar Hamann:
46 mins : Great burst forward by Jenas but Carragher did well to intercept and clear the danger for Liverpool
48 mins : Crouch and Garcia have half chances in the Spurs area but Lee defends well for his side and Robinson makes a comfortable save
49 mins : Great chance for Liverpool as Cisse crosses from the right to Garcia who's first time shot is cleared off the line by King. We've started the second half well
51 mins : Robinson makes a brilliant save from Cisse after Crouch had set the chance up for him with a headed knockdown on the edge of the area. Well worked and good effort
56 mins : Riise rattles the Spurs woodwork and the ball bounces down over the line, but play goes on and the goal doesn't stand. Unlucky for the Reds.
57 mins : Reina makes a fine save from Davids' drive and Defoe turns the rebound into the side netting under pressure from Carragher
62 mins : Rasiak heads the ball into the net but the goal is ruled out for an infringement in the area
68 mins : Crouch heads in from Gerrard's corner but the linesman says the ball went out of play before curling back in to Crouch
69 mins : Substitution: Xabi Alonso for Stephen Warnock:
76 mins : Booking: Edgar Davids:
76 mins : Substitution: Djimi Traore for Peter Crouch:
80 mins : Gerrard's corner into the area is well defended by Carrick who is able to set up a quick Spurs attack
80 mins : Substitution: Michael Brown for Aaron Lennon:
81 mins : Substitution: Robbie Keane for Gregorz Rasiak:
86 mins : Alonso fires a free kick into the area but Tottenham again clear the danger
15:52 GMT : Match Over.

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  Tottenham manager Martin Jol:

  "It is always difficult and I think the three players making their debuts came through well.

  "Liverpool is a difficult team to beat. They don't give away a lot but we still had three chances.

  "I thought we did a terrific job. We showed we wanted to win. There are a lot of positives."

  Liverpool boss Rafeal Benitez:

  "It was an exciting game. It was two teams trying to win.

  "For me the most important thing is that we have a clean sheet and we have to continue to work hard in attack.

  "The problem is if you do not create opportunities but we have done. The question now is just to have a bit of luck."