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23/11/2009 7:56:01

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A second-half Jermain Defoe-inspired blitz has led Tottenham to a 9-1 thrashing of Wigan in English football's Premier League.

Defoe's scored five of Tottenham's eight second-half goals to move Spurs up to fourth on the league ladder.

Elsewhere, Blackburn's broken their road duck with a two-nil win over Bolton and Stoke City's downed bottom of the table Portsmouth one-nil.

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