CARLING CUP SEMI-FINAL SECOND LEG
Burnley 0-0 Tottenham (1945 GMT) (1-4 on agg)
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606: DEBATE
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By Jonathan Stevenson
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1952: Up the other end and Luka Modric slips in Jermain Defoe, who hits a 22-yard shot that Brian Jensen parries behind for a corner. Jonathan Woodgate heads that over the bar.
1951: That was nearly the greatest own goal of all time. The ball falls to Benoit Assou-Ekotto 40 yards from the Spurs goal and the left-back tries to pass it back to Ben Alnwick, but it ends up being a curler towards the top corner that the keeper tips behind for a corner.
1950: Chris Eagles tries to slide in Martin Paterson, but the striker is a fraction offside. Eagles will surely be Burnley's key to getting any joy from this game tonight.
1949: Not quite the ferocious start Burnley were wanting. The wet conditions are making it a bit slippery and two Clarets players slide into David Bentley, probably both fouling him in the end.
1948: "Who is Alnwick? And is it me, or does Cesar seem to have the easiest job going?"
Sam, Brighton, via text on 81111
1946: Tottenham get us under way as Burnley seek to cause one of the biggest upsets in the history of English cup football. Oh come on, it would be.
1942: The teams are out. We're about to get under way. They're probably soaked already. What a leveller.
1942: I have some golden news, miracle fans: there is a precedent of the result you long for. In the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final in 2004, AC Milan thrashed Deportivo la Coruna 4-1 at the San Siro, with Kaka - what became of him? - bagging a brace. But two weeks later, at the brilliantly-named Riazor Stadium, Deportivo smashed Milan 4-0 to power into the semis.
Report: Deportivo 4-0 AC Milan
1940: It is absolutely sheeting it down at Turf Moor. Seriously proper rain. As the risk of turning this into 'Live text - Carling Cup cliches', these conditions are a great leveller.
1940: "It's a great test for the players to stand toe-to-toe against some really top-class Premier League stars. I think Spurs have paid around £14m for a player today, they paid £15m for one last week, so it's a great challenge."
Burnley manager Owen Coyle
1939: "You can never tell in football as you know. We have to prepare properly and play properly and we'll get through. It's difficult place to come, Burnley, I've never, ever had an easy game here."
Spurs boss Harry Redknapp
1938: Spurs gaffer Harry Redknapp is going to learn something tonight whatever the result - he'll be watching their goalkeeper Ben Alnwick very closely indeed as he comes in for the injured Heurelho Gomes. "I don't know an awful lot about the lad," admitted honest Harry. Not many people do. He's 21, he's never played for Spurs before and he's played only 40 games in his fledgling career. Interesting.
1936: "Bent really should be playing in this fixture. An almost guaranteed aggregate win (sorry) in an unimportant cup (sorry) is the perfect time to allow a striker to regain some confidence after a bad miss."
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1933: Tottenham make six changes, with goalkeeper Ben Alnwick coming in for his debut and Chris Gunter, David Bentley, Tom Huddlestone, Michael Dawson and Benoit Assou-Ekotto also in the starting line-up. Burnley skipper Steven Caldwell is suspended and striker Steve Thompson is cup-tied so Wade Elliott and Robbie Blake step in.
1930: Stevo's Predo:
Burnley 2-2 Tottenham
1927: "Spurs to win 1-0, Sandra Redknapp to come on for Darren Bent and tuck away a near-post header."
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Please leave your name, people. Please.
1924: Remarkable news emanating from Germany tonight, which may or may not be true, that Man City have paid around £18m for Dutch midfielder Nigel de Jong when he reportedly had a clause in his contract that would have allowed him to leave Hamburg for £1.8m in the summer. As always with Man City, I would love, just love, to know your thoughts.
Man City complete De Jong switch
1921: BURNLEY v TOTTENHAM LINE-UPS
Burnley: Jensen, Alexander, Duff, Carlisle, Jordan, Elliott, Eagles, Gudjonsson, McCann, Blake, Paterson.
Subs: Penny, Kalvenes, McDonald, Akinbiyi, Mahon, Rodriguez, MacDonald.
Tottenham: Alnwick, Gunter, Woodgate, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto, Bentley, Zokora, Huddlestone, O'Hara, Modric, Defoe.
Subs: Cesar, Bale, Pavlyuchenko, Giovani, Campbell, Taarabt, Rocha.
Referee: Mark Halsey (Lancashire)
1917: Burnley boss Owen Coyle has set his sights reasonably low - he just wants to win the game against Spurs tonight, forget the rest of it. "You don't have to be Einstein to know Spurs are favourites," he said. "There's no doubt we're trying to climb Everest."
Einstein trying to climb Everest - is that a suitable enough analogy for Burnley's task tonight?
1914: "Any normal person can't actually think Burnley, who are on a woeful run, can see off Spurs with a three-goal deficit? It can't be possible, it just can't."
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1910: "I am around the ground now and there is a big feeling Burnley can pull it off!"
Anonymous (really?) via text on 81111
Around the ground? Blimey, either you're enormous or Turf Moor's smaller than it looks on the telly.
1907: I need you to play a big part in tonight's proceedings, because there is a small chance it could fall flat very quickly, should Spurs score. If Burnley bag twice in the first 10 minutes, however, the drama should take care of itself. Either way, bash in those texts to 81111 and get mixing with the 606 crew.
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1904: Know what I think? I think you wouldn't be here if you didn't think it could happen. I think you'd take the evening off from BBC Sport's 'Live text - Carling Cup' and spend the night doing your homework/revising for exams/catching up with friends/re-introducing yourself to your parents/watching Friends on E4*. That's what I think. It's lovely to share your company, as always.
* Delete as appropriate.
1900: "Verb 1. shock - surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off."
It can't happen, can it? A Championship outfit clawing back a three-goal deficit in the second leg of a major cup semi-final to knock out the much-fancied Premier League team? Can it?
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