Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: result and report

Premier League · Sunday 28 October 2007

Result

Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Blackburn Rovers

Premier League · Sunday 28 October 2007, 15:00 UTC · half-time 0-0

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Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 Blackburn Rovers: match report

Tottenham Hotspur lost to Blackburn Rovers 1-2 in the Premier League on Sunday 28 October 2007. The half-time score was 0-0.

Robbie Keane opened the scoring in the 49th minute. Tottenham Hotspur's goal came from Robbie Keane (49', penalty). Blackburn Rovers scored through Benni McCarthy (60') and Christopher Samba (90+3').

Discipline: Tottenham Hotspur received 4 yellow cards; Blackburn Rovers received 3 yellow cards.

Going into the game Tottenham Hotspur were 18th on 7 points from 10 and Blackburn Rovers 7th on 18 points from 9. Tottenham Hotspur went on to finish that season 11th with 46 points, and Blackburn Rovers 7th with 58.

Tottenham Hotspur lined up in a 4-4-2 and Blackburn Rovers in a 4-4-2.

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 4 Tottenham Hotspur wins, 4 draws and 2 for Blackburn Rovers.

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

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 44'Yellow card · David DunnBlackburn Rovers
  • 49'Penalty goal · Robbie KeaneTottenham Hotspur · 1-0
  • 60'Goal · Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers · 1-1
  • 62'Yellow card · T. HuddlestoneTottenham Hotspur
  • 70'Yellow card · Benni McCarthyBlackburn Rovers
  • 81'Yellow card · R. Santa CruzBlackburn Rovers
  • 82'Yellow card · Didier ZokoraTottenham Hotspur
  • 90+2'Yellow card · Young-Pyo LeeTottenham Hotspur
  • 90+3'Goal · Christopher SambaBlackburn Rovers · 1-2
  • 90+4'Yellow card · Jermain DefoeTottenham Hotspur

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Tottenham Hotspur 4, draws 4, Blackburn Rovers 2.

Team news

Tottenham Hotspur line-up (4-4-2)

Radek Cerný, Pascal Chimbonda, Young-Pyo Lee, Younès Kaboul, Michael Dawson, Didier Zokora, Steed Malbranque, Tom Huddlestone, Dimitar Berbatov, R. Keane, Aaron Lennon

Blackburn Rovers line-up (4-4-2)

Andre Ooijer, Stephen Warnock, Christopher Samba, Tugay Kerimoglu, Brett Emerton, Robbie Savage, Daniel Bentley, Roque Santa Cruz, Brad Friedel, B. McCarthy, David Dunn