TOTTENHAM striker Jermain Defoe scored five times as Wigan caved in with an abject second-half display at White Hart Lane on Sunday. Paul Scharner hit Wigan's consolation as Aaron Lennon, Peter Crouch, David Bentley and Niko Kranjcar completed the ... Read Full Story
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