Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Birmingham City: result and report

Premier League · Monday 26 December 2005

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Birmingham City

Premier League · Monday 26 December 2005, 13:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 Birmingham City: match report

Tottenham Hotspur won against Birmingham City 2-0 in the Premier League on Monday 26 December 2005. The half-time score was 0-0.

Robbie Keane opened the scoring in the 58th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goals came from Robbie Keane (58', penalty) and Jermain Defoe (90'). Birmingham City did not score.

Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards; Birmingham City received no yellow cards.

Going into the game Tottenham Hotspur were 4th on 31 points from 17 and Birmingham City 19th on 12 points from 16. Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 5th with 65 points, and Birmingham City 18th with 34.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 3 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 2 draws and 1 for Birmingham City.

Going into the match Tottenham Hotspur's last five read D-W-W-W-D and Birmingham City's L-W-L-W-L.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 41'Yellow card · Paul StalteriTottenham Hotspur
  • 51'Yellow card · Michael CarrickTottenham Hotspur
  • 58'Penalty goal · Robbie KeaneTottenham Hotspur · 1-0
  • 68'Yellow card · Noé PamarotTottenham Hotspur
  • 90'Goal · Jermain DefoeTottenham Hotspur · 2-0
  • 90'Yellow card · Edgar DavidsTottenham Hotspur

Head-to-head

6 meetings: Tottenham Hotspur 3, draws 2, Birmingham City 1.

Team news

Tottenham Hotspur line-up

Paul Robinson, Paul Stalteri, Young-Pyo Lee, Michael Dawson, Ledley King, Michael Carrick, Jermaine Jenas, Edgar Davids, R. Keane, Mido, Aaron Lennon

Birmingham City line-up

Maik Taylor, Martin Taylor, Kenny Cunningham, Matthew Upson, Mustafa Izzet, Jermaine Pennant, Neil Kilkenny, Julian Gray, Stan Lazaridis, Emile Heskey, Jirí Jarosík