Sentence examples for given spurs from inspiring English sources

Attempting to intercept Vertonghen's pass from inside the Spurs half, Dragovic slipped and when he regained his footing, Dempsey had rounded goalkeeper Sommer and given Spurs the lead.

It is far from a straightforward situation given Spurs' understandable fears about burnout, yet FA chairman Dyke claims he has been given assurances by the player's agent.

Since Spurs have not won a home Saturday 3pm kick-off since 2011 this prompted conspiracy theories but the statistic is unsurprising given Spurs have only played four home matches at the traditional time this season.

The Gunners had Kieran Gibbs' first Barclays Premier League goal in more than three years to thank for rescuing a point after Harry Kane had given Spurs the lead in the north London derby.

Dempsey had given Spurs the lead in the first half but Mohamed Salah equalised three minutes later and Villas-Boas's team looked to be heading out of the competition when Aleksandar Dragovic gave Basel the lead soon after the interval.

Top of the Polish goalkeeper's priorities is finishing above Tottenham; a task that appears likely to run to the season's climax given Spurs lie five points ahead with a game in hand.

Two lapses in Fulham's defense gave Spurs its opener after 28 minutes.

It gives Spurs fans the chance to check out their new boy Milenko Acimevic, anyhoo.

"Hopefully on Saturday, we are going to give Spurs' back four a bigger test and see if that stands up.

The early signs were ominous for Arsenal. Louis Saha gave Spurs the lead after four minutes, scoring with a deflection off the heel of defender Thomas Vermaelen.

The goal after the half hour killed off Young Boys, who finished the game with 10 men, and gave Spurs the room to breathe.