Tottenham Hotspur F.C. 3–4 Manchester City F.C. (2004)
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In the Fourth Round of the 2003–04 FA Cup, the tie between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City went to a replay – played at White Hart Lane, London, on the evening of 4 February 2004 – after the original match 10 days earlier finished in a 1–1 draw.
Event | 2003–04 FA Cup fourth round replay | ||||||
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Date | 4 February 2004 (2004-02-04) | ||||||
Venue | White Hart Lane, London | ||||||
Referee | Rob Styles (Hampshire) | ||||||
Attendance | 30,400 | ||||||
Weather | Dry |
Spurs took a convincing 3–0 lead into the half-time interval after goals from Ledley King, Robbie Keane and a Christian Ziege free kick. Having already seen their star striker, Nicolas Anelka, limp off with an injury in the 27th minute of the game, the situation was made even worse for City just before the half-time interval when key central midfielder Joey Barton was dismissed by the referee for dissent as both teams and the match officials were leaving the pitch at the end of the first half. However, after the break, goals from Sylvain Distin, Paul Bosvelt, Shaun Wright-Phillips plus an injury-time strike from Jon Macken sealed a victory described by one journalistic source as "as great a comeback as English football has ever known".[1]
In footballing circles, it is frequently referred to as one of the greatest comebacks of FA Cup history.[2][3][4]