Spurs still in spot of bother as Bolton draw

TOTTENHAM can only pray that their unnecessary replay with Bolton does not go the distance and end up being decided on spot kicks at White Hart Lane.

With Jermain Defoe, who has missed six of his last 10 penalties, now relieved of that responsibility, Tom Huddlestone wasted the opportunity to put Spurs into the last eight yesterday, with a flat spot-kick that was saved by Jussi Jaaskelainen.

It was the fourth miss in their last five attempts and the only man to have managed to score for Tottenham from the spot this season, Robbie Keane, who converted in the 5-0 win over Burnley and the 4-0 FA Cup victory over Peterborough, is now north of the border at Celtic.