FA Premier League - Saturday 22nd January 2000, from White Hart Lane

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Result
Tottenham Hotspur	0	1	Sheffield Wednesday
		Alexandersson 38
Att: 35,897

Teams
Walker	Srnicek
Carr	Nolan
Edinburgh	Hinchcliffe
Perry	Atherton
Campbell	Walker
Anderton	Alexandersson
Clemence	Jonk
Sherwood	Haslam
Ginola	Quinn
Iversen	de Bilde
Armstrong	Sibon

Subs

Subs

Korsten - Armstrong (62 mins)	Scott - Quinn (73 mins)
Nielsen - Clemence (62 mins)	Donnelly - de Bilde (88 mins)
Young - Edinburgh (62 mins)

Un-used Subs

Un-used Subs

Baardsen	Pressman
Dominguez	Cresswell
	Sonner

Match Report

Owls off bottom with first away win of season The Owls, for the first time in a long and miserable season so far, were off the bottom of the table with a 1-0 win at Tottenham Hotspur, in what was their first away win of the campaign. It's another good result for Danny Wilson and his players as a recent run of good form has given the club a glimmer of hope of escaping relegation this season. But there's no denying that this victory over a stubborn Spurs side, in 7th spot in the table before this game, will be a massive morale booster as well as three vital points. After the match Wilson handed great praise to his keeper and backline - who held tight for the full 90 minutes and, despite a few scares, kept the dangerous Spurs attack at bay. Much of the early pressure was by Spurs - as Steffen Iversen forced Pavel Srnicek into a good save with a fine header. England winger Darren Anderton missed a close ranger header as he escaped his marker in the Wednesday box. In the 5th minute Tottenham had a great chance to score as former Blackburn Rovers skipper Tim Sherwood was through the Owls backline and one on one with Srnicek, before Des Walker appeared from nowhere to deny Sherwood with a brilliantly timed sliding tackle. On 20 minutes Wednesday had their first real chance of the game - as fullback Ian Nolan found himself in a rare goal scoring position, after Wim Jonk's defence splitting pass. However the Northern Ireland man couldn't finish despite Spurs keeper Ian Walker stranded off his line. It was Nolan who was handed the task of keeping a close eye on French winger David Ginola, and he did his job well throughout the match. But just after the half hour mark Ginola suprisingly shot from distance and his effort came crashing back off the crossbar, as Srnicek managed to deny Iversen's rebound shot. Minutes later the opening goal came at the other end of the field as Wednesday took the lead. Gerald Sibon began the move with a chip over the defence, where Wim Jonk could've shot but instead decided to set up Swedish midfielder Niclas Alexandersson who made no mistake of putting away his 6th goal of the season with a powerful drive into the net. Shortly after the opening goal it could've been 2-0 to Wednesday - as Gilles de Bilde's low drive was blocked by Spurs defender Justin Edinburgh with Alexandersson waiting in the box. The chance was gone though and it was 1-0 going into the break. Half-time: Tottenham 0-1 Owls During the second period the Owls defence were forced to sustain further pressure - and there was no doubting Spurs' best chance of the half, and indeed the game as a whole, fell to Chris Armstrong. The ex-Crystal Palace man found the ball at his feet, after Stephen Carr's shot was deflected, but couldn't finish the effort as the home support began to vent their frustration. Although chances were somewhat few and far between in the second half, Wednesday did go close to extending their lead once again. Alexandersson was again in the thick of the action, this time setting up De Bilde whose shot went flying across the goal and wide of the post. With just four minutes left Tottenham might've snatched a late equaliser if it weren't for the heroics of Pavel Srnicek. Carr sent over a goal bound free-kick and Srnicek was on hand to tip the effort over the bar. Despite Carr's effort, it was Wednesday that looked more likely to score right at the end with chances falling to both Sibon and de Bilde, with neither being able to finished the chances off. The full time whistle blew and there was a small nod of satisfaction from Owls boss Danny Wilson, before he headed quickly off down the tunnel to the dressing room. He, and his players, realise they have to build on this result and continue their good form if they are to get out of the bottom three.