Spurs - 2 Charlton Athletic - 2:English Premiership: A stirring recovery by Spurs, in which they came from 2-0 behind in the final quarter to within a whisker of winning, was marred by Christian Ziege's second red card in four days.
Ziege, dismissed from Monday's match at Manchester City, was booked for a 56th-minute foul on Kevin Lisbie and received his second yellow card from Andy D'Urso in injury-time for a challenge on Scott Parker that looked innocuous. Ziege stands to miss three games with no provision for a formal appeal. But last night his manager Glenn Hoddle urged the referee to consult his video recorder.
Hoddle's double substitution on the hour, when he brought on Steffen Iversen and Les Ferdinand, proved visionary. From then on Spurs dominated the game. That switch, and the weak effort by Lisbie just beforehand when he might have put Charlton three up, was the pivotal point of the match.
Charlton have not lost in the Premiership at White Hart Lane, are unbeaten in seven games and will be disappointed this was not their fourth victory in that period. Jason Euell gave Charlton the lead from Lisbie's cross and added a second, again with a Lisbie assist, four minutes after half-time.
Spurs had an indifferent first half and an uplifting second. Robbie Keane, however, was admirable throughout. He seemed to be both centre forward and left winger and it was appropriate he brought his side back into this match with a volley after Iversen had nodded down Ziege's long ball. Iversen nodded Spurs level in the 87th minute and they would have won but for Richard Rufus's overhead goalline clearance. It was a fair result but Ziege does not think anything is fair at the moment.
Guardian Service
TOTTENHAM: Keller, Perry, King, Bunjevcevic, Carr, Freund (Iversen 61), Anderton (Davies 45), Poyet, Ziege, Sheringham (Ferdinand 61), Keane. Subs Not Used: Sullivan, Taricco. Sent Off: Ziege (90). Booked: Freund, Ziege. Goals: Keane 68, Iversen 87.
CHARLTON: Kiely, Young, Powell, Rufus, Fish (Konchesky 74), Parker, Jensen (Kishishev 81), Rowett, Lisbie, Euell, Bartlett (Fortune 89). Subs Not Used: Johansson, Roberts. Booked: Rufus. Goals: Euell 14, 49.
Referee: A D'Urso (Essex).
