Lethal Defoe has Wigan Calling 999
How beautfiul a wet and windy Monday can suddenly seem when you read the frontpage headlines:
“TOTT GUNS! Spurs go on rampage and score 9 while Wigan… well, they should’ve gone to Specsavers!”
Oh wait, we also had the backpage headlines too:
“Defoe high FIVE puts Spurs on cloud NINE!”
If this veritable metaphor fest wasn’t enough to raise a smile, then how about the records that were broken:
“The striker’s stunning salvo in the 9-1 win was the best haul for a player in a Premier League match for a decade.”
“It is the first time a team has scored nine in a Premier League fixture since Manchester United thrashed Ipswich 9-0 at Old Trafford in 1995.”
“Defoe is the first person to score 5 goals in one half and becomes only the third player to score five in one Premier League match after Alan Shearer and Andy Cole.”
“The first three of Defoe’s goals came in a seven-minute burst shortly after the break – the second fastest hat-trick in the history of the Premier League. The quickest remains Robbie Fowler’s for Liverpool against Arsenal in 1994.”
“Tottenham, move level on points with third-placed Arsenal after their biggest win in 32 years.”
But it’s not all about Spurs, other records were broken too:
“The Spurs result is Wigan’s record league defeat – the previous being a 6-1 reverse against Bristol Rovers in 1990.”
Anyway enjoy the updated file on this beautifuly wet and windy Monday morning. There are new names in the top 10, top 20, all over the place but let’s be honest – if you haven’t got Defoe in your team, you’ve probably gone down.
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