QPR

3.29

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  3.50

  Paddy Kenny

  Called into action after a very quiet start to keep Gareth Bale and Rafa van der Vaart at bay in quick succession. Faced a constant barrage after that and passed the test admirably.

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  3.50

  Clint Hill

  Dealt comfortably with Jermain Defoe and marshalled his defense well throughout the game. Spurs' lack of invention played into his hands.

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  3.00

  Taye Taiwo

  Was equal to Kyle Walker’s effective bursts down the right but offered little of such himself.

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  3.50

  Anton Ferdinand

  Though Spurs enjoyed the greater share of possession, their attacks often had little of their usual directness. The centre-half profited from another day Spurs failed to turn up at the races.

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  3.00

  Nedum Onuoha

  Was aided by Gareth Bale’s first-half ineffectiveness but that will not detract from a solid and dependable performance.

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  3.50

  Samba Diakité

  Scuffed an easy effort wide early on and otherwise found advanced positions on the ball extremely difficult to come by, unless from his direct drives through the middle.

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  3.50

  Shaun Derry

  As Tottenham’s passing machine clicked into gear, he often found himself over-ran. That said, he provided a steady head in the middle of the park that helped his side deal with being constantly under the cosh.

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  3.50

  Adel Taarabt

  With Kyle Walker often bombing on and Sandro’s covering of the right-back not always as diligent as it could have been, the winger often found himself in promising positions. Such space allowed him to drive at the Spurs defense, draw a foul and bend in the free-kick for the opener. More intent to impress than I’ve seen him this season, until stupidly getting himself sent off with 10 minutes remaining.

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  3.00

  Joey Barton

  One of his quieter games though that's not to his detriment. Marshaled a QPR team that was full of spirit and resilience.

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  3.50

  Jamie Mackie

  A jinking run and flashed finish wide of the post gave the winger a bright start yet it was one from which he never really pushed on, in a creative sense. Nevertheless put in a keen shift full of running

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  3.00

  B. Zamora

  Physicality gave Ledley King issues from the off but, though he held the ball up well on occasion, offered little in terms of goal-threat.

Substitutions

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  3.00

  A. Buzsaky

  Brought on to help see out the last 20 minutes, a task made even more difficult after Adel Taarabt's red card

Tottenham

2.71

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  3.00

  Brad Friedel

  Making his 300th consecutive Premier League appearance the goalkeeper paradoxically rather shaky. Kicking was generally amiss most of the game though should probably be given the benefit of the doubt for Taarabt’s awkwardly-pitched free-kick.

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  2.50

  William Gallas

  A couple lax moments on the ball set the tone for a performance that felt uncertain throughout.

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  3.00

  Ledley King

  Stayed on top his job yet momentary lapses in concentration sometimes awarded the opposition chances they didn't deserved. Looked ropey when being driven at by Samba Diakite.

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  3.00

  Kyle Walker

  Dynamism down the right was one of his side’s major assets, winning free-kicks in dangerous areas, but the full-back made a couple back post defensive errors that counter-balanced his attacking thrust.

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  3.00

  Benoit Assou-Ekotto

  Quickly settled in to what looked like a tough afternoon against Jamie Mackie but did not step in enough to join in the play. Looked more at ease when Gareth Bale became a permanent fixture on the left flank.

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  2.50

  Gareth Bale

  Roamed all over but struggled to provide a constant, or even flickering threat. Not a day he will remember.

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  2.50

  Scott Parker

  Saw a lot of the ball though penetration looked difficult to attain against an opposition middle three who, for spells, looked content to sit deep. Uncharacteristically lost his rag as the game drew on.

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  2.50

  Rafael van der Vaart

  Seemed unable to get on the ball in dangerous areas which forced him to drop into deeper and more fruitless positions.

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  3.00

  Luka Modric

  Initiated most of what was good about Spurs with intelligent ghosting forward and ball use.

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  2.50

  Sandro

  Was tasked with sitting deep and to the right to account for Kyle Walker’s bursts down the flank. Withdrawn for Aaron Lennon at half-time as Spurs sought to adopt more of their usual identity.

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  2.50

  Jermain Defoe

  Headed over from Paddy Kenny’s palm out with the goal gaping. Unable to offer the focal point usually given by Emmanuel Adebayor.

Substitutions

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  Aaron Lennon

  Brought on at half-time to bring balance and shape to the side but struggled to bring much to a side that looked out-of-sorts well before his introduction. Rarely got on the ball.

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  0.00

  Danny Rose

  Filled in for Benoit Assou-Ekotto in a like-for-like move.

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  2.50

  Giovani dos Santos

  Added nothing to an already dire Spurs attack