Keane back up front for Tottenham

Tottenham head coach Martin Jol rang the changes in this FA Cup fifth-round  replay at the City Ground with Robbie Keane and …

Tottenham head coach Martin Jol rang the changes in this FA Cup fifth-round  replay at the City Ground with Robbie Keane and Fredi Kanoute leading the line against Nottingham Forest.

Only four players - goalkeeper Paul Robinson, Simon Davies, Michael Brown and Stephen Kelly - started for the second-successive match.

Defenders Ledley King and Noureddine Naybet were both ruled out with groin injuries after the victory against Fulham at the weekend although Thimothee Atouba returned following a knee problem.

Forest midfielder James Perch and striker David Johnson were both recalled to the team in the absence of David Friio and Scott Dobie, both cup-tied.

Nottm Forest: Gerrard, Curtis, Morgan, Melville, Doig, Perch, Powell, Evans, Robertson, Johnson, Taylor. Subs: Doyle, Thompson, King, Bopp, Harris.

Tottenham: Robinson, Pamarot, Atouba, Gardner, Ziegler, Davies, Pedro Mendes, Brown, Kelly, Kanoute, Keane. Subs: Cerny, Edman, Mido, Defoe, Carrick.

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