Redknapp enjoys return to Portsmouth

Premier League roundup: Harry Redknapp enjoyed his much-heralded return to Fratton Park after watching his Tottenham side gain…

Premier League roundup:Harry Redknapp enjoyed his much-heralded return to Fratton Park after watching his Tottenham side gain a 2-1 win over bottom-of-the-table Portsmouth.

But there were mixed fortunes for ex-Portsmouth striker Jermain Defoe, who scored the goal that puts Spurs 2-0 up but was sent off in the second half for violent conduct.

Ledley King broke the deadlock with his first goal of 2009 after 29 minutes and Defoe, one of three ex-Portsmouth players in the Spurs line-up, added a second on the stroke of half-time.

Former Spurs midfielder Kevin Prince Boateng pulled a goal back for Pompey after 59 minutes and Defoe was then shown a red card by referee Phil Dowd after reacting to a challenge from Aaron Mokoena and stamping on his opponent.

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Portsmouth midfielder Michael Brown, another man playing against his old club, was also sent off a second bookable offence three minutes into injury time.

Kevin Doyle looked to have earned Wolves a 1-0 win against Everton at Goodison Park with a goal after 76 minutes but a last-gasp equaliser from Diniyar Bilyaletdinov left the scores tied.

Jamie Beattie scored twice to help Stoke climb to ninth in the table thanks to a 2-1 win over West Ham at the Britannia Stadium.

Beattie put his side ahead with a penalty after 11 minutes and, after Matthew Upson had equalised after 34 minutes, struck for the winner on 69 minutes.