Match Report: Tottenham 2 Liverpool 1 Tottenham maintained their winning start in 2004 with a hard-fought 2-1 victory over Liverpool at White Hart Lane. Spurs were without top scorer Freddie Kanoute, who had left for African Cup of Nations duty, but Robbie Keane and Helder Postiga netted for a valuable three points. The Reds started the brighter and Michael Owen fired just wide of Kasey Keller's upright after a flick-on from Emile Heskey. The home side hit back straight away, with Helder Postiga's 20-yard drive bringing the best out of Liverpool keeper Paul Jones. The game was flowing from side to side and Igor Biscan was next to test out the Spurs defence, with his header from Harry Kewell's corner deflecting off a defender and into the grateful arms of Keller. However, the Croatian defender turned villain two minutes later when he brought down Robbie Keane in the box, leaving referee Uriah Rennie with no option but to point to the spot. The Irishman dusted himself off to slot home the penalty for his third goal in as many games. Liverpool hit back with a succession of corners, but were unable to make any inroads as Spurs took the one-goal lead into the break. The visitors continued the pressure at the start of the second half, but instead it was the Tottenham fans celebrating the next goal, with Postiga netting his first league goal for the club. Biscan was again to blame, with the Portuguese ace losing his marker to slot home substitute Johnnie Jackson's pinpoint pass. Liverpool again fought back and after shooting way over from a freekick, Harry Kewell made amends when he halved the deficit in style. The Australian winger picked up the ball just inside the opposition half and turned two defenders before beating Keller at his near post in the 75th minute. The game was turning scrappy, but Spurs almost secured the points with five minutes to go. Bobby Zamora fought well for the ball on the edge of Liverpool's area, but neither Simon Davies nor Keane could get onto the end of his cross. The Reds felt they should have had a penalty of their own with a minute to go after Gary Docherty handled from Owen's flick, but this time Rennie was unmoved. source: ITV football