adminLIVERPOOL. — Tottenham Hotspur and Everton prevented each other from climbing to second place in the Premier League table after an open-ended 0-0 draw at Goodison Park last night. Tottenham had the better of the first half, with Everton creating more clear-cut chances in the second, while each team had a penalty claim rejected either side of half-time.
A head injury to Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris, who managed to complete the game, yielded nine minutes of stoppage time, but neither side was able to land a knock-out punch.
“The result is fair and with a bit more luck, we could have gone ahead in the first half,” said Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas, who revealed that Lloris had momentarily lost consciousness.
“It was a good point in the end. We could have gone second but, considering Everton’s aspirations, it was important to get a point.”
The point was enough to take Tottenham into the top four.
Tottenham is now level on points with Chelsea and Liverpool and five points below leaders Arsenal, while Everton remain in seventh place, albeit only a point behind Spurs.
Bidding for a third consecutive league victory, Tottenham attacked the game vigorously on a bright autumnal afternoon in Liverpool and held their hosts on the back foot for much of the first half. — AFP.
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