Tottenham 2-0 Portsmouth: Tottenham head coach Juande Ramos continued with his knack of inspired substitutions as Darren Bent and Jamie O'Hara came off the bench to defeat Portsmouth.
Ramos made changes to turn the Carling Cup final around last month and he did the same in this Barclays Premier League clash at White Hart Lane.
With snow and sleet making chances difficult to come by, the game was fizzling out towards a goalless draw until Ramos made his move. Bent headed in the first 10 minutes from full-time before setting up O'Hara for the second.
Spurs responded by taking off Aaron Lennon and Michael Dawson for Bent and O'Hara with 20 minutes left.
Paul Robinson was almost caught out by Richard Hughes' quick free-kick, then he hesitated when he came to claim Glen Johnson's cross. Kanu stole the ball but Didier Zokora was back to clear.
Bent headed in 10 minutes from the end when Steed Malbranque's shot was blocked and Dimitar Berbatov's scuffed effort fell into the path of the substitute.
Bent set up the second two minutes later, raiding down the left before crossing for O'Hara.
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