Premiership: Derby/Tottenham scoreless

Latest score:

Tottenham 0

Derby 0

There is still no score in the Tottenham/Derby match.

John Gregory made his bow as Derby manager today, knowing victory was vital in his side’s battle to beat the drop.

The former Aston Villa boss faces a daunting task as they went into the match six points adrift of safety with only 14 games left.

One of Gregory’s first tasks was to sign Warren Barton from Newcastle and the 32-year-old full-back went straight into starting line-up.

Striker Fabrizio Ravanelli, with 10 goals to his credit this season, retained the captain’s armband.

Tottenham were looking to get back on track after losing at home to Newcastle in midweek and have won only one of their last seven Barclaycard Premiership games.

They were again without Les Ferdinand, who has a neck injury, while Darren Anderton had to settle for a place on the bench.

Teams:

Derby: Oakes, Barton, Riggott, Higginbotham, Zavagno, Valakari, Ducrocq, Powell, Morris, Christie, Ravanelli. Subs: O’Neil, Burton, Kinkladze, Boertien, Grant.

Tottenham: Sullivan, Davies, Perry, Richards, King, Taricco, Sherwood, Poyet, Leonhardsen, Sheringham, Iversen. Subs: Anderton, Rebrov, Etherington, Thelwell, Kelly. Referee: U Rennie (Sheffield)