Dimitar Berbatov scored four times as Tottenham defeated Reading 6-4 in an
incredible encounter at White Hart Lane.
Tottenham began the game where they
had left off against Fulham on Boxing Day and took the lead after just seven
minutes through Berbatov, only for Kalifa Cisse to equalise on 16 minutes after
a howler by Paul Robinson.
The real drama was to come in the second half,
and is started in the 53rd minute when Ivar Ingimarsson headed Reading back in
front.
Juande Ramos reacted to the setback by replacing Ledley King with
Jermain Defoe, and from that moment on there was barely a second that passed by
without incident as seven more goals were scored in the space of 20 minutes.
Berbatov capitalised on a dreadful clearance from Graeme Murty to bring
Tottenham level at 2-2, before Dave Kitson glanced in Nicky Shorey's corner.
Berbatov showed good strength to complete his hat-trick, but Kitson struck
again on the break to put Reading 4-3 ahead.
Steed Malbranque equalised
again for Tottenham and Keane then won a penalty after being tripped by Sonko.
Keane's spot-kick was saved by Hahnemann but Defoe headed in the rebound,
and Berbatov made the points safe seven minutes from time with another powerful
strike.
More to follow.
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