The striker should have doubled Tottenham's lead but his six-yard effort was unintentionally deflected onto the post by Emanuel Pogatetz's arm.

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But Jamie Carragher's drive from the edge of the box flew in off Boro's Emmanuel Pogatetz to give Liverpool an equaliser 16 minutes later.

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Pogatetz, 27, was handed his first call-up in 10 months when coach Dietmar Constantini selected him for Wednesday's squad to face Denmark.

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Moments later, Emanuel Pogatetz powered another header towards the top right-hand corner, only for Niemi to claw the ball away at full stretch.

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Both sides had chances in a frantic final few minutes, with Sheffield United having strong penalty appeals waved away when Emanuel Pogatetz appeared to handle.

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Their main highlight of the opening half was Emanuel Pogatetz returning to action after his lengthy lay-off, coming on for Andrew Taylor in the 30th minute.

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Arca was guilty of an even worse miss midway through the half, planting a free header wide of the post from a Pogatetz cross, before Viduka finally struck.

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The game was always close to boiling over, and Lukas Podolski went down after an off-the-ball clash with Rene Aufhauser, then went eyeball to eyeball with Emanuel Pogatetz.

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However, it has been injuries, to the knee and cheekbone, that have largely kept Pogatetz out of contention for the national team since Constantini's appointment in March 2009.

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