Tottenham 9-1 Wigan

Jermain Defoe scored five second-half goals as Tottenham humiliated Wigan to record their highest top-flight win.

Peter Crouch headed Spurs ahead, while Defoe scored from six yards after the break and then from a tight angle.

An unmarked Paul Scharner replied but Defoe notched from eight yards and Aaron Lennon scored with a low strike.

It is the first time a team has scored nine in a Premier League fixture since Manchester United thrashed Ipswich 9-0 at Old Trafford in 1995.

I was looking for more - Defoe

Defoe becomes only the third player to score five in one Premier League match after Alan Shearer and Andy Cole - and his exploits cannot have harmed his England prospects.

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