adminLONDON. — Tim Sherwood suffered a frustrating start to his reign as Tottenham’s new manager after a 1-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion at White Hart Lane yesterday.
It was not what Sherwood, who was handed a surprise 18-month contract following a short caretaker spell, would have envisaged.
But he could have no complaints as Jonas Olsson cancelled out Christian Eriksen’s free-kick opener to drop Tottenham down to eighth in the Premier League.
After being named as permanent boss on Monday, Sherwood, a former Spurs and Blackburn midfielder, vowed he would go on the attack and he was true to his word.
He maintained faith in his two-pronged attack, which had already served him well in his caretaker reign, and there was no sign of any holding midfielder that had been a trademark during his predecessor Andre Villas-Boas’ tenure.
Fulham’s battle to stave off relegation received a Boxing Day boost with a battling come from behind 2-1 win at Norwich yesterday.
Gary Hooper put Norwich into the early lead before Pajtim Kasami levelled with former Tottenham central midfielder Scott Parker grabbing a stylish late winner. The result, only Fulham’s second win in the last 10 matches, moved Fulham up a place to third from bottom, on 16 points, with Norwich hovering above the drop zone on 19 points. Everton’s hopes of making further ground on the Champions League contenders were thwarted, however, as they crashed to a 1-0 defeat at home to bottom club Sunderland.
Ki Sung-yueng scored the game’s only goal from the penalty spot in the 25th minute, after Everton goalkeeper Tim Howard was sent off for a foul on the South Korea international.
It was Sunderland’s first away win since April and left Gus Poyet’s men three points from safety.
Southampton, meanwhile, ended a run of six games without victory by winning 3-0 at Cardiff City through a Jay Rodriguez brace and a Rickie Lambert strike. — Mailonline/AFP.
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