Premier League 2012, Week 36: Spurs Move Back Into Champions League Positions

The second half started at a subdued tempo, although this was mainly down to the away side’s ineptitude. Long and aimless balls played up the field, or generally failing to string more than a couple of passes together inside their own half (where Spurs had them pinned) didn’t make for a particularly exciting second period.

Spurs enjoyed long spells of possession during this time, however they failed to really capitalize on it, taking to 59 minutes to come anywhere near the goal when Rafael Van Der Vaart fired well wide from distance.

The game kicks off at 4pm UK time at White Hart Lane, shown live on Sky Sports 1, while US viewers will find it screened on Fox Soccer Channel at 11am Eastern.

More buildup from the Spurs side of things can be found at our Tottenham Hotspur Blog, Cartilage Free Captain.

The score was 6-0 after Ramires, on as a substitute, crossed low into the area, the ball bobbled only as far as Malouda eight yards out who finished easily to put the icing on the cake for the home side.

Away from that one goal though, the day belonged to Chelsea who were dominant from the first minute to the last. The future looks bleak for Queens Park Rangers though, who might now have to rely on results from others to gain a second season in the Premier League.

Handshake fans will be left disappointed as the pre-match routine has been abandoned on the advice of The FA to avoid further controversy between John Terry and Anton Ferdinand,

The game kicks off at 1:30pm local time at Stamford Bridge, Live on Sky Sports. For US viewers it’s 8:30am Eastern, live on Fox Soccer Channel.