FULL MATCH UPDATE BETWEEN SPURS 2-2 UNITED 90+3 minRooneys corner is fumbled by Lloris but United cant stab it home with almost all 22 players piled into the area. 90 minWalkers corner takes a deflection and heads goalwards. Luckily for United theres a man on the line. THREE MINUTES added on. 89 minYELLOW! Vidic is forced into tugging down Defoe after the Englishman got wrong side of the Serbian. 88 minNeat stuff from United as Hernandez skips away from a couple of challenges in the area before his low cross is cut off by a white shirt. 85 minSPURS SUB: AVBs last throw of the dice is to bring on Sigurdsson in place of Chadli. Can either side find a winner in the last five minutes? 84 minUNITED SUBS: Wingers Ashley Young and Nani are the duo who come on in place of Valencia and Kagawa. 82 minVertonghen does well to win a corner but it comes to nothing with Spurs looking quite blunt in attack at the moment. Moyes about to make a double change... 80 minYELLOW! Jones is the next name in the book and that means he will have to sit out Uniteds next game at home to Everton. 79 minCHANCE! Walker has had a topsy-turvy game but just shown how good he can be going forward with a low cross that was inches away from the outstretched boot of Townsend at the back post. 1.34pmSome breaking Premier League news from elsewhere as Liverpool striker Daniel Sturridge is ruled out for up to eight weeks. 77 minYELLOW! Evra becomes the first United name in the book for bringing down Townsend. 75 min 73 minUNITED SUB: Moyes indeed does send on Hernandez, with Welbeck the man to depart. 72 minSPURS SUB: It is Soldado who makes way. Hell struggle to sleep tonight after that first-half miss. Stinker. 71 minDefoe is about to come on for Spurs. Will AVB go for two strikes or take off Soldado? 70 minSANDROOOOOOOOOOO! Heres a shot of the Brazilian celebrating his stunning goal: 69 minSuperb stuff from Welbeck as he keeps the ball in and drives into the area. Hes got little support in the box and fails to find a teammate. Let-off for Spurs. 67 minWhat will Moyes do with his first sub? Will he bring on Hernandez and go for the win or opt for the physical presence of Fellaini to break up Spurs attacks? 65 minSPURS SUB: Villas-Boas is the first to blink as he brings off the impressive Lennon for Townsend. Its met with boos by the home fans and rightly so, Lennon has had the beating of Evra all afternoon. 63 minWith around half an hour to go now, its so hard to call this game. The momentum is certainly with United and theyve just gone quite close again as Rooney failed to turn home Evras fierce low cross. 62 minUnited have a free kick of their own and its a good shooting position for Rooney, now looking for his hat-trick. Its not a great effort though as he hits it into the wall. 60 minSpurs win a free kick to the left of the area that Walker viciously curls into the six-yard box. Excellent United defending to clear though. 57 minThe United number 10 smashes it down the middle to score his and Uniteds second. Spurs really have shot themselves in the foot today by conceding two cheap goals soon after going in front twice. 57 minGOAL! SPURS 2-2 UNITED (ROONEY, PEN.) 57 minLloris is booked for tripping Welbeck, who just beat him to Rooneys through-ball. Rooney to take... 56 minPENALTY TO MANCHESTER UNITED! 54 minSurely this is goal of the weekend!! Sandro is known for his prowess at the defensive end but hes just delivered a truly unstoppable dipping 25-yarder that left De Gea rooted to the spot. 54 minGOAL! SPURS 2-1 UNITED (SANDRO) 49 minHeres a shot from Getty of Rooney stretching out his right leg to poke United level after Walkers skewed clearance: 46 minRooneys delivery comes to nothing as Spurs scramble it away at the second attempt. 46 minKICKOFF! The second half begins with neither manager making a half-time change. United, like Spurs did in the first half, win an early corner. HALF-TIME: SPURS 1-1 UNITED 45+1 minThe fourth official indicates a single minute of additional time. 43 minAlthough considered by many to be a defender, Jones is often a threat when he plays in midfield like today and he almost sets up Rooney again with a cross-cum-shot that zips past the strikers reach. United will be delighted to be level if it stays like this come half time. 39 minLennon has had the beating of Evra every time so far. This time its in the area and he almost wins a penalty as the Frenchman challenges late but Lennon had already crossed so Dean cant really point to the spot. 34 minThat was Wayne Rooneys 163rd Premier League goal. It takes him level with Robbie Fowler on the all-time scorers list in fifth place. 32 minAnd out of nowhere, United equalise! Spurs are made to rue those missed opportunities as Joness cross goes over the head of Rooney but hits Walkers lazy foot and pops back perfectly for Rooney to prod home from six yards. An absolute stinker from Spurs goalscorer. 32 minGOAL! SPURS 1-1 UNITED (ROONEY) 31 minSAVE! Its all Spurs! Lennons cutting run from the right is found and his low shot is kept out by De Gea before he collects the loose ball and looks for Paulinho but crosses to no-one at the back post. 29 minCHANCE! Its a blisteringly brilliant counter-attack from Spurs but a terrible finish by Soldado as he blazes the ball high and wide after he had initially flicked cleverly for Paulinho, who drove forward before weighting his pass perfectly back to the Spaniard. That could be pivotal if United equalise before half time. 27 minWalkers doing great work at both ends of the field as he stretches to cut out Cleverleys incisive through ball before diving in again to prevent the loose ball being snapped up by a red shirt. Will United step it up a gear any time soon? 23 minThat goal for Kyle Walker was his first in the Premier League since April 2012 when he scored against Blackburn. It was also Spurss first PL goal for 298 minutes! 21 minPENALTY SHOUTS! The home side appeal for a spot kick twice in the space of a few seconds. First Soldado tumbled in the area when challenging for Walkers cross before Chadli collected the loose ball and saw his centre stopped by Valencia. The Spurs players thought that the Ecuadorian used his arm. 21 minSpurs on top now and they threaten again as Dawson shows great strength to meet a corner but his goalbound effort is blocked. 18 minThe England right-back just runs up and blasts it at goal. By no means a great free kick but it whizzes under Uniteds limp wall, giving the unsighted De Gea absolutely no chance. 18 minGOAL! SPURS 1-0 UNITED (WALKER) 17 minFree kick right on the edge as Evans trips Paulinho. Really dangerous position... 15 minCHANCE! Best opening of the match as Rooney robs Chiriches before laying in Valencia. He charges into the box where his initial cross is blocked and falls back to him before he feeds Rooney. The England international takes a touch but sees his low shot, that was surely going in, superbly blocked by Sandro. 14 minRooney curls it out for Smalling with plenty of room on the right but his cross is deflected and spins right to the near post where Lloris is alert to get down and smother. 11 minSHOT! The first shot comes in the 11th minute as Soldado wins a flick-on that finds Lennon. The zippy winger could look wide for Walker but turns inside and has room to shoot with his left foot but its a fairly tame effort that De Gea holds low to his left. 9 minI mentioned before the game that either Dembele or Paulinho would be playing a little further forward than normal today. It appears that its Dembele who has been given a freer role and he mimics Soldado in giving Evans absolutely no time on the ball. Good early energy from the home side. 8 minSoldado is really sprinting around to pressure Vidic and Evans at the back. The latter manages to win a free kick after kicking it out of play as Soldado barges into him. Bit soft. 6 minDear oh dear! Lennon is clearly fouled by Evra but Dean plays an excellent advantage that allows Paulinho to streak forward. He lays in Walker steaming down the right but the England man takes an awful touch to run it out of play. Good chance to either shoot or flash it across goal if the Sheffield lad had been more composed. 5 minLovely interplay between Kagawa and Welbeck but the former cant dig out a good cross as the ball tamely hits the side-netting. 4 minSpurs centre-back Chiriches is sporting a protective set of clear goggles. How is he going to deal with in-form Rooney today? 2 minIndependent journalist Sam Wallace on Twitter: Good news for Spurs fans: their team has already held out longer than they did against City last week. 1 minSpurs win a corner inside 30 seconds that right-back Kyle Walker jogs across the pitch to take. His delivery into the middle is superbly punched well away from danger by centurion De Gea. 0 minKICKOFF! Off we go in front of a rowdy crowd.
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