Match Report
In the standings it was Tottenham Hotspur 1st on 11 points, Werder Bremen 4th on 5 — separated by 6. Tottenham Hotspur ranked just 31st in the league on five-round form despite their 1st table position. Against a league average of 1.71 goals per team per game, Tottenham Hotspur ran at 3 scored and 1.83 conceded, Werder Bremen at 1 and 2.
Werder Bremen had gone 5 games without a win. Tottenham Hotspur had banked 10 of the last 15 points on offer; Werder Bremen, 1.
The match was played at White Hart Lane (capacity 36,284). Half-time and full-time told different stories: Tottenham Hotspur led 2-0 at the break, before 1 more goal closed it at 3-0.
Goal scorers
Tottenham Hotspur: Younès Kaboul (6'), Luka Modric (45'), Peter Crouch (79')