Fulham 0 Tottenham 0: Gomes overcomes the scene of his nightmare display to save Spurs

Gomes pulled off good saves from Bobby Zamora, Damien Duff, Brede Hangeland and Zoltan Gera in a goalless draw at Craven Cottage.

Redknapp almost sold the Brazilian following a string of blunders that reached a nadir with an own goal at Craven Cottage in November 2008.

"Gomes looks different to the goalkeeper who came here in 2008 when I first arrived," said Redknapp.

"He had a terrible time here then but he's a different lad now, full of confidence, who looks what he is – a top keeper."

Spurs played some eye-catching football but with little end result and Fulham goalkeeper Mark Schwarzer was only really troubled twice.

The Cottagers went on the rampage in a lively second half but could not produce the goal their superiority deserved and now face a replay at White Hart Lane on March 24.

"We kept possession well, though we didn't create enough chances," said Redknapp.

"Of course we'll be the happier side. Before we came here we would have taken the draw. This is a difficult place to come.

"Fulham are a difficult team to beat – they just knocked (UEFA Cup) holders Shakhtar Donetsk out of the Europa League. That tells you all you need to know about them. They're well managed and coached and are not easy to play against.

"A replay gives us a good chance at home."

Fulham manager Roy Hodgson, who was presented with his manager of the month award for February before the game, felt the stalemate was a fair outcome.

"I'm only the more disappointed because it was a home game and the advantage now passes over to Tottenham because they will be at home for the replay," he said.

"We're pretty evenly matched and I'm disappointed we couldn't get the goal that would have put us through. We were close at the end but, on the basis of the play, 0-0 was a fair result."