Birmingham City 1, Tottenham 1: Full Time Report
Liam Ridgewell scored an injury-time equaliser to salvage a point for Birmingham and put a dent in Tottenham's Champions League hopes.
Jermain Defoe had looked to have put Spurs on course for a double over Blues and condemn them to a second defeat in four days.
But Ridgewell popped up in the dying seconds to rescue a share of the spoils for the home side.
The visitors were the better side for long periods with David Bentley impressing on the right wing and full-back Gareth Bale getting forward on the opposite flank to good effect.
And the poor finishing of City striker Christian Benitez highlighted why Alex McLeish is in the market for a striker with Spurs' Roman Pavlyuchenko remaining top of his wish list.
But Birmingham this season have had that never-say-die quality about their performances - and it surfaced again.
Blues leading scorer Lee Bowyer had a good chance to open the scoring after four minutes.
James McFadden linked up well with Benitez before playing the ball into the path of the midfielder 15 yards out.
But Bowyer did not make a full contact with his low drive and Heurelho Gomes was able to save away to his right.
A mistake by Bowyer almost proved costly after his loose pass was seized onto by Bentley.
His shot was blocked by Liam Ridgewell but the rebound fell invitingly to Luka Modric who would have been disappointed to screw his shot past the far post.
McLeish seemed unhappy with the way his side had started judging by the verbal volley he aimed at his players who were guilty of some casual and sloppy play.
