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EPL - Tottenham v. Manchester United

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Tune in at 11:00 AM ET as Tottenham takes on Manchester United. David Esposto will be liveblogging for your enjoyment.

by Adam Sarson 1/18/2013 9:00:59 PM
Happy Sunday footy fans! I'm David Esposto and welcome to theScore Live Blog's ongoing coverage of the English Premier League! With snow blanketing England, the match between Tottenham and Manchester United goes ahead after the pitch at White Hart Lane passed a pitch inspection by today's referee Chris Foy.

Can Spurs get a win against the league leaders? Or will United get the three points away from home? Tune into theScore Live Blog to find out!

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 3:57:11 PM
Here are your starting XIs, formations and available substitutions for both sides:

Tottenham (4-2-3-1): Lloris, Walker, Dawson, Caulker, Naughton, Parker, Dembele, Bale, Lennon, Dempsey, Defoe. Subs: Friedel, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Sigurdsson, Livermore, Townsend.

Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Rafael, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra; Carrick, Jones, Cleverley; Kagawa, Van Persie, Welbeck. Subs: Lindegaard, Valencia, Anderson, Rooney, Giggs, Smalling, Hernandez.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 3:58:08 PM
Predictions?

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 3:58:16 PM
go man united

by jeff 1/20/2013 3:59:06 PM
Go Man U

by irwan.rashid via email 1/20/2013 3:59:07 PM
Vidic wearing the armband for United. Dawson wearing the armband for Spurs. United clad in their traditional red kits. Spurs clad in their traditional white kits for today's match.

Spurs to kick off, attacking from right to left. United defending from left to right.

Game on!

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:00:31 PM
I hope tottenham really whoop man utd... It wld mke ma day...

by teegay003 via email 1/20/2013 4:00:42 PM
#nowatching Tottenham Hotspur vs Manchester United #BPL #GGMU Cmon Devils!

by Sears Maxwell via twitter 1/20/2013 4:01:19 PM
Kick off : Manchester United Vs Tottenham

by SamehBeckham via twitter 1/20/2013 4:01:21 PM
RT @MUFCOFFICIAL: Manchester United vs Tottenham: 1st half kicks off #united

by K á t h y คนงาม via twitter 1/20/2013 4:01:24 PM
2-1 to ManU. RVP double!

by richard_jones via email 1/20/2013 4:01:43 PM
1 mins: United on the ball now, as Vidic tries to play a ball over the top from just inside the Spurs half, but it misses its target and falls comfortably to Lloris, who clears away.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:02:31 PM
2 mins: Phil Jones gathers possession in his own half, but he's fouled by Parker. Referee Chris Foy whistles for the foul and United win a free kick in their own half.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:04:08 PM
Come on you Devils, give em hell

by GrimmReapa 1/20/2013 4:04:42 PM
United 3 - 1!!!!!

by Aileen 1/20/2013 4:04:46 PM
Cmon red army let's do dis Rvp Hat trick an da main man Rooney 2nd half contribution

by jacobs.adiel via email 1/20/2013 4:04:56 PM
5 mins: Spurs with a free kick after Defoe is fouled in the United half. It's taken and it falls to Parker out wide on the left. He crosses and its headed away.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:06:46 PM
3 - 2 to united.

by talk2frodon via email 1/20/2013 4:08:34 PM
6 mins: Dempsey latches on the ball at the edge of the area, he shoots on the volley but his shot is well blocked by Vidic. Spurs continue to apply pressure on the United defence.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:12:35 PM
Sorry everyone, having some technical difficulties on my end. Trying to sort it out as soon as possible.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:13:05 PM
It will be tough playing in icy conditions

by Jude 1/20/2013 4:13:38 PM
10 mins: Lennon does well to put the ball past Evra down the right, but the Englishman is then sent flying. Spurs win a free kick and its drifted into the area, but Vidic heads it away. Vidic has been immense already in the match.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:15:35 PM
11 mins: Parker runs at the United defence and tries to play a through ball for Defoe, but Ferdinand does well to track back and block it out. It comes back to Parker, who tries a shot from 25 yards out, but nothing doing. Home side applying early pressure, but United equal to the task.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:16:50 PM
13 mins: RVP does well to get away from his marker and latch onto a perfect cross from Phil Jones, but the header needed to be better, as its easily collected by Lloris. The Dutchman couldn't find the right pace on the header there.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:17:55 PM
14 mins: Lennon again getting into the action on the right, as United are on the back foot. Space then opens up on the edge of the area and the Englishman has a shot, but his shot is a low, skidding effort with his left foot, but De Gea does well to get down and push it away. It falls to Defoe on the rebound, but he's whistled for the offside.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:20:26 PM
17 mins: Vidic is down on the pitch with a head injury, but after a brief delay, he's back up and the match continues.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:21:03 PM
20 mins: United are on the ball now, but Spurs are doing well to hold their shape and are staying compact when United have the ball. With that being said, United are issued the first yellow card of the game following a rash challenge from Carrick.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:21:54 PM
22 mins: United caution - yellow card - Carrick for a foul on Dempsey.

Bale stands over the free kick and delivers a high, looming ball into the far post, but Carrick is there to concede the corner, from the right.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:23:30 PM
23 mins: The corner is driven into the area, but United clear. Only momentarily though, as Spurs continue to pry and maintain possession. But just as I type that, the attack ends, as De Gea collects the ball and clears.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:24:35 PM
24 mins: Parker tries to link up with Defoe again, but Vidic is well aware of it and does well to interject and win the ball back. Kagawa then does well to open Tottenham up as he finds Carrick who then plays it out wide to Welbeck on the left. Welbeck makes a run across the centre and finds Cleverley on the right.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:26:16 PM
25 mins: GOAL! United 1-0! RVP! An inch perfect cross from Cleverley on the right to the far post finds a virtually unmarked RVP who rises up and heads past a diving Lloris. For all the early pressure applied by the home side, its the guests who find the back of the net first. RVP with yet another memorable return to north London.

Tottenham 0 United 1

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:28:14 PM
RT @GoalUK: GOAL! Tottenham 0-1 Manchester United (van Persie) Who else? The Dutchman does it again, to give the visitors the lead: http ...

by manuelhectord via twitter 1/20/2013 4:28:37 PM
RT @MUFCOFFICIAL: GOAL: Manchester United 1 - 0 Tottenham: (Van Persie) #united

by putri ayu nurhayanti via twitter 1/20/2013 4:28:42 PM
27 mins: Spurs try and answer back immediately, as Defoe turns and shoots from an odd angle on the right, as he forces a save from De Gea to his near post.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:32:33 PM
30 mins: Spurs caution - yellow card - Dawson for clashing into Evra, who's stayed down on the pitch

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:33:38 PM
32 mins: Following a corner from Spurs, United clear and push up the pitch. Walker wins the ball back and plays a backpass to Lloris which nearly goes awry, but the former Lyon keeper does well to tidy things up and clear away before any real damage is done.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:36:21 PM
34 mins: Spurs continue to push forward looking for that spark, as Dembele forays into the United half. But United are shutting them down all over the pitch, nothing doing for the home side.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:37:38 PM
36 mins: Carrick tries to pick out Welbeck with a through ball, but Walker is there to interject and stop the run before it begins. Well done from the English defender.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:38:45 PM
38 mins: RVP tries to latch onto a ball down the right, but its cut short by the referee's flag as the Dutchman is whistled for the offside.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:39:29 PM
39 mins: Free kick Tottenham after Parker is fouled in the United final third. Bale delivers the free kick to the far post on the right, but United defend well. Lennon then crosses into the area from the right, but some great defensive work stifles the Spurs the attack, as Carrick clears the cross. It then comes back out to Bale but De Gea gets down and blocks well. Encouraging from Tottenham that.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:42:16 PM
42 mins: Rafael scampers down the right but his shot is blocked, as Lloris then clears away. Snow continuing to fall mercilessly.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:43:14 PM
43 mins: Welbeck with a bustling run down the left, he gets to the byline and tries to cross, but Walker is there to clean it up and head back up the pitch on the counter. He finds Lennon, who uses his pace to get beyond Evra (again).

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:44:20 PM
44 mins: United caution - yellow card - Evra for a foul on Lennon.

Spurs with a free kick, but United push up the pitch and win a corner from the left.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:45:20 PM
45 mins: RVP delivers the corner and it ping-pongs around the area, as Vidic slides around. United win their second corner in succession. Dawson heads away the second attempt from RVP, as the referee calls for two minutes of time added on at the end of the first half.

United still pressing though. Rafael tries a pass, but Spurs break down the left with Dempsey. He crosses, but Carrick blocks it and Spurs have a corner.

by David Esposto 1/20/2013 4:46:57 PM

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