Tottenham Hotspur remain unbeaten at home under Harry Redknapp as they beat 10-man Blackburn Rovers 1-0 thanks to a Roman Pavlyuchenko goal.
The game began brightly with both sides settling early on but it was Spurs who took the lead after just 10 minutes.
Aaron Lennon dispossessed Martin Olsson on the halfway line and reached the by-line before cutting the ball back to Pavlyuchenko who fired home.
Blackburn could have equalised when Benni McCarthy volleyed over but their task was made twice as hard when Olsson was sent off for two yellow cards as he was twice penalised for bringing down the lively Lennon in the 39th minute.
Pavlyuchenko could have doubled the lead shortly after his goal when his header hit the post from David Bentley's free-kick. Ryan Nelsen then cleared off the line when Ledley King steered the rebound on target.
Heurelho Gomes rushing out of his goal almost offered Rovers a way back into the game with Brett Emerton lobbing the ball over the Brazilian but Jonathan Woodgate beat Benni McCarthy to the loose ball and headed clear.
McCarthy also stabbed over from a promising position when Spurs defenders expected an offside flag as the visitors tried to fight their way back.
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