Tottenham playmaker Luka Modric scored on his return to the starting
XI to help defeat West Ham at White Hart Lane.
Modric, with only two substitute appearances under his belt since
fracturing a fibula in August, struck 11 minutes into the Premier
League clash as he turned home Aaron Lennon's cross, with Scott
Parker then limping off for the visitors.
To make matters worse, former Hammers striker Jermain Defoe added
a second before the end.
While Gianfranco Zola's men failed to earn back-to-back wins to
boost their survival hopes, Spurs moved back into the top four and
will be boosted by Modric's return to full fitness.
Boss Harry Redknapp will also be encouraged by four successive
clean sheets as he tries to break into the Champions League places,
after the club came so close three years ago. |
