Tottenham 1-1 Middlesbrough

Apr 13 2008

RELIEVED Gareth Southgate praised his side's battling spirit and insisted their second-half display got them out of jail.

The Boro boss was pleased with the attitude shown after Stewart Downing's late strike cancelled out Jon Grounds' own goal.

He said: "We responded brilliantly after the break and were more positive.

"We asked more questions of Tottenham and I'm glad that we got out of jail."

A sublime piece of skill from Dimitar Berbatov led to the opener in 27 minutes.

The Bulgarian flicked the ball up and his volleyed cross to Aaron Lennon struck Grounds' knee and flashed into the net.

It was tough luck but Middlesbrough's leveller was just as fortunate.

Downing had a crack in 69 minutes and the 25-yarder took a deflection off Jermaine Jenas' head before bulging the net.