Tottenham Hotspur defeated hosts Birmingham Hotspur 2-0 in the Premiership round-18 match that took place on Monday. Robbie Keane opened the score for Tottenham in the 58th minute from a penalty-shot before substitute Jermaine Defoe with a great finish in the dying minutes of the match. The Spurs come in fourth place in the league standings with a tally of 34 points, 15 points behind leaders Chelsea. Keane gave Tottenham the lead from a penalty-shot after being felled in the Birmingham box by Matthew Upson before Defoe finished the ball to secure his side's victory. The intense thriller also witnessed Birmingham's Turkish player Muzzy Izzet receive his marching orders after a failed bid to clinch a spot-kick.