Steve Harper (7.5) - Made some important saves today. Probably deserved a clean sheet with his performance.
Danny Simpson (6.5) - Allowed Lennon to cut in onto his right foot which was poor on his side and it ultimately led to their goal. Did not have a bad game though overall.
Mike Williamson (7) - He was very solid in the air, even beating Peter Crouch at times. Formed a good partnership with Coloccini but should have done better for their goal.Fabricio Coloccini (8.5) - Another classy performance by the Argentine centre half on his 29th Birthday. Took his goal very well as he took it down on his chest before hammering it home. Did not give Defoe too many chances too.
Jose Enrique (6.5) - A rather uncharacteristically quiet game from Enrique. Only made a few runs going forward although he was relatively solid in defence. Got beat by Lennon once in the first half which almost led to a goal. He still had some of his usual good moments though.Joey Barton (8) - Another good display from Joey. Played some very good through balls and worked hard for the team. Could see he was running on empty towards the end but it was a sign of all his commitment during the match.
Kevin Nolan (7) - Put in a good shift considering he had a throat infection. Made one superb interception when Spurs looked like scoring and led from the front with his off the ball pressing.
Danny Guthrie (7.5) - I thought he had a very good game. Did some defensive work while majority of his passes were spot on including a superb assist. 24 of his 30 passes were successful and considering the amount of long passes he played that was very impressive. Its a pity he had to go off injured towards the end.
Jonas Gutierrez (8.5) - I think this was one of his best games in a toon shirt. He gave Spurs all sorts of problems and not only that he put in some excellent crosses which deserved to lead to a goal. Did some good defensive work too to top off his impressive display.
Leon Best (6.5) - Worked hard for the team and was unlucky too hit the crossbar but the introduction of Ranger showed that Best needs to do better to keep hold of his place.
Shola Ameobi (7) - Guilty of again missing some great chances. Should have been on the score sheet today. Did win quite a bit in the air though and held the ball up nicely which helped us in the second half in particular.
Substitutes
Peter Lovenkrands (6.5) - Looked lively when coming on but should have done better when through on goal.
Nile Ranger (7) - Made quite an impact despite only being on for a few minutes. Deserves more minutes if today was anything to go by.
James Perch (6.5) - Put in some tackles whilst filling in for Guthrie in midfield.
Man of the Match - Fabricio Coloccini
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