FULL TIME: TOTTENHAM 3 ROVERS 1 - Rovers put in a good display against the Champions League chasers, but lax defending at important times, and some baffling decisions by Howard Webb proved costly.

90+3 MINS: Bale lashes towards the near post, Brown saves, Bale backheels back into the danger area but Andrews is on hand to clear.

90 MINS: Three additional minutes.

90 MINS: Unbelievable, Dawson clatters into the back of Kalinic who gets up, turns and lashes in a stunning strike. Webb blows for a free-kick to the home side.

89 MINS: Luka Modric is replaced by Eidur Gudjohnsen.

88 MINS: Almost a hat-trick for Pavlyunchenko as Brown can't collect, he tries to lob the ball forward but Samba clears with an acrobatic kick.

85 MINS: Samba fouls Pavlyuchenko down on the left. Free-kick fired in by Bale, Pavlyunchenko miscontrols, but the ball comes back into the area, and the Russian isn't marked and has the easy task of scoring. Tottenham 3 Rovers 1

84 MINS: More pressure from Rovers, but Pedersen's looping header is saved.

82 MINS: Defoe makes way, Crouch comes on.

80 MINS GOAL! Pedersen hits his second corner kick, Samba rises very well to heads home. Tottenham 2 Rovers 1

79 MINS: Pedersen with a corner into the area, pushed behind for a second kick.

76 MINS: Di Santo almost breaks through but is thwarted by a well-timed tackle from Palacios.

74 MINS: Franco Di Santo comes on for Gael Givet.

73 MINS: Bale is down again in the area Webb urges him to get up.

71 MINS: Di Santo will be on shortly.

69 MINS: Olsson with a centre, Nzonzi heads wide. He wants a corner but is disappointed.

68 MINS: Gareth Bale goes down under not much of a challenge from Salgado. Howard Webb points for a goal kick. No card for Bale though.

64 MINS: brilliant ball from Palacios, Modric fires wide at the near post.

62 MINS: Andrews comes on, Brett Emerton makes way.

60 MINS: Keith Andrews will be on shortly

58 MINS: David Dunn blasts a free-kick towards goal, Dawson stops it with his head.

57 MINS: Incidentally, word from the dressing room at half time was that Paul Robinson has suffered a calf injury.

55 MINS: Spurs double their lead as Modric finds Defoe upfield, he takes an age to pick out Pavlyunchenko, the Russian shoots and it squirms under Brown and into the back of the net. Tottenham 2 Rovers 0

54 MINS: Pedersen curls it around the wall, it comes off a Spurs head for a corner. Pedersen takes but Spurs clear.

53 MINS: Dunn looks for Kalinic with a through ball, Niko is brought down by Bassong as he controls the ball. Rovers have a free-kick to the right of the area. Pedersen to take.

49 MINS: Dunn plays in Kalinic but Bassong gets there in time to concede a corner. Pedersen with the corner but Gomes claims well among the bodies.

47 MINS: Nzonzi well up to head on a Brown clearance, but the ball runs quickly through to Gomes.

46 MINS: No changes from either side at the break as Tottenham get the second half underway.

HALF TIME: Tottenham 1 Rovers 0 - Bitter blow for Rovers conceding on the stroke of half time after an even first 45.

45+1 MINS: Corner comes in from the left by Kranjcar, Defoe taps it in from a yard out. Tottenham 1 Rovers 0

45+1 MINS: Nzonzi tackles Kranjcar and concedes a corner.

45 MINS: Two additional minutes to be played.

41 MINS: Kalinic really doesn't do much wrong in tussling with Dawson, but the linesman on the far side flags in Spurs' favour.

37 MINS: Defoe finds space to shoot, Brown is down to his left to save.

35 MINS: A whipped ball in from the left, Givet almost diverts it, Brown dives to tip it around the post.

33 MINS: Assou-Ekotto with a ball over the top, Defoe is flagged offside.

30 MINS: Bale again has the beating of Salgado, takes it past the Spaniard but puts his effort well across goal.

26 MINS: Robinson gets a great applause as he makes his way off the pitch, he can't put any weight on his left ankle. Jason Brown on to replace.

24 MINS: Robinson can't continue, Jason Brown will be on shortly.

22 MINS: Brown continues to warm up, Robinson continues in goal.

21 MINS: Lively game, at one end Pedersen sees a cross clawed away, the ball is worked quickly up the other end but Rovers clear their lines.

20 MINS: Bale charges down the left once again, pulls the ball back to Pavlyuchenko, but he lashes the ball wide.

20 MINS: Dunn goes down in the area under a challenge from Corluka but Howard Webb waves away his claims.

19 MINS: Right-sided duo Salgado and Emerton pop-up on the left, Emerton is fouled but Rovers' free-kick comes to nothing.

18 MINS: Hand signals would suggest that Robinson might need to come off. Jason Brown has gone down the tunnel.

17 MINS: Goalkeeping coach Bobby Mimms has made his way around the pitch to have a word with Paul Robinson.

17 MINS: Not sure if there's anything in it but Jason Brown has just gone out to warm up.

16 MINS: Assou-Ekotto charges into the area, Samba slides and tackles well but the Tottenham defender gets to the ball and finds Pavlyuchenko, but he puts the ball well wide on the half volley.

15 MINS: Dunn back doing defensive work to clear away a Defoe centre.

14 MINS: Kranjcar takes, Samba clears away.

13 MINS: Olsson blocks a Corluka centre for a Tottenham corner.

13 MINS: Pedersen with a long throw into the area, Samba can't touch, it bounces down and up but Gomes claims above his head.

12 MINS: Defoe cuts in from the right and shoots near post, Robinson makes a comfortable save.

11 MINS: Lovely passing play by Rovers, Chimbonda down the left pulls it back for Olsson but his shot is saved.

10 MINS: Marvellous crossfield pass for Bale who takes it down well, but Robinson is out quick to claim.

9 MINS: Palacios fouls Pedersen, Rovers have a free-kick 35 yards out - I think, I don't have the greatest of views here as I'm really low down. Pedersen strikes it, straight into the wall.

8 MINS: Pavlyuchenko shoots well wide, Olsson back on the pitch.

7 MINS: Olsson on the sidelines as Rovers are a man light temporarily.

6 MINS: Corluka catches Olsson with his elbow. The Rovers bench, who I'm right behind, are furious. Rovers have a free-kick, Corluka gets a talking to and Olsson receives treatment.

5 MINS: Pedersen fires the ball in with pace, Samba just fails to connect as the ball flashes wide.

4 MINS: Dunn finds Kalinic upfield, he looks to cut inside and is brought down by Bassong. Free-kick to Rovers to the right of the area.

3 MINS: Kranjcar into the centre, Robinson punches away, David Dunn breaks upfield at pace, shoots but Gomes saves and Tottenham clear.

2 MINS: Bale crosses from the left, Givet heads away. Bale gets the ball again and wins a corner off Salgado.

1 MINS: Early corder for Rovers, Salgado winning it. Pedersen into the centre but Gomes rises high to claim.

0 MINS: Rovers get the game underway.

Sam Allardyce has made three changes from the side that faced Liverpool a fortnight ago.

Into the starting eleven come David Dunn, Brett Emerton and Pascal Chimbonda with Junior Hoilett, Keith Andrews, and El-Hadji Diouf dropping to the substitutes bench.

Yildiray Basturk is named in the 18-man squad for the first time.

TOTTENHAM: Gomes, Corluka, Dawson (c), Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Kranjcar, Palacios, Modric, Bale, Pavlyuchenko, Defoe.

Subs not used: Alnwick (GK), Kaboul, Crouch, Gudjohnsen, Rose, Walker, Livermore.

ROVERS: Robinson (sub Brown 26 mins), Salgado, Samba (c), Givet (sub Di Santo 74 mins), Chimbonda, Emerton (sub Andrews 62 mins), Dunn, Nzonzi, Pedersen, Olsson, Kalinić.

Subs not used: Roberts, Diouf, Basturk, Hoilett.

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