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Goals in each half by Emmanuel Adebayor and Jermain Defoe secured a fourth-placed finish in the Premier League for Tottenham Hotspur, which will enable the club to take part in next season's Champions League provided Chelsea do not take that slot instead by winning the final next Saturday. Chants from the White Hart Lane crowd of "There's only one Bayern Munich…" heralded the beginning of a torturous week-long wait for Harry Redknapp's team.

Tottenham came into the match knowing that victory would require their squad passing a depth test, as the lack of regular left-backs forced a rejig. Gareth Bale slotted into the position previously occupied by Benoît Assou-Ekotto or Danny Rose while Luka Modric shifted to left-midfield and the 22-year-old Jake Livermore was introduced to midfield to make his first start since the home defeat by Norwich City last month.

If the White Hart Lane faithful feared a repeat of such a shock, their nerves were quickly soothed. Ninety-six seconds after kick-off Rafael van der Vaart dissected a static visiting defence with a low pass to Emmanuel Adebyor, who steered the ball into the bottom corner from 12 yards.

With Fulham sluggish, Spurs were rampant and Mark Schwarzer had to make a close-range save from Bale as the home side looked like entering Europe with a swagger. News that Arsenal were trailing at West Bromwich Albion, meaning Tottenham could have been spared having to depend on Bayern next Saturday, seemed to put an extra spring in Tottenham's step. It certainly cranked up the decibels in a festive White Hart Lane.

Spurs should have extended their lead in the 33rd minute when Aaron Lennon darted behind the visiting defence and pulled the ball back to Adebayor, who teed up Van der Vaart. The Dutchman fired wide from 10 yards. The more prolonged Tottenham's profligacy, the greater the risk of them being pegged back, a recurring problem over the past two seasons. A reminder of the danger came in the 35th minute when Brad Friedel was called into action for the first time to prevent Fulham from scoring on the counter-attack and he plunged to his left to turn away a shot from the edge of the area by Jon Arne Riise. The American soon had to reprise that save to stop the excellent Moussa Dembélé from equalising.

Worryingly for both Tottenham and England, Kyle Walker hobbled off with an injured left foot early in the second half but Fulham had sagged back into slothfulness. Tottenham should have doubled their lead within moments of the resumption, as first Sandro headed a Lennon cross straight at Schwarzer from five yards and then Adebayor shot at the goalkeeper after being put clean through.

Dembélé offered Fulham's first threat of the second period, flashing a low shot just inches wide on the hour. In an attempt to increase Spurs' margin of comfort Redknapp introduced Defoe for Van der Vaart, whose influence had waned badly after a promising start. Dividends were delivered quickly, as within two minutes the England striker made it 2-0, poking into the net from eight yards after a Lennon shot was deflected into his path. Arsenal's comeback at The Hawthorns, however, meant that third place was beyond Spurs, who will now feel little solidarity with their fellow Londoners in Munich next week. Read More

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