Robbie Keane scored twice but was sent off as Tottenham beat Bolton.

The skipper blasted Spurs ahead after 11 minutes and then his 19th-minute shot was parried by Jussi Jaaskelainen to allow Jermaine Jenas to tap in.

Spurs went 3-0 up when Keane converted Pascal Chimbonda's 22nd-minute cross but he was sent off for keeping Ivan Campo's header out with his hand.

Keane experienced 25 minutes of football he is not likely to forget in a hurry.

He lit the blue touch-paper under a combustible first half by firing Spurs ahead.

Bolton were looking for a foul when Berbatov bumped Abdoulaye Faye off the ball as Paul Robinson pumped a free-kick forward. But the Bulgarian snaffled up the loose ball to feed Keane, whose rasping shot cannoned in off the inside of the near post.

But Keane had a hand as Spurs doubled their lead. Bolton's defenders backed off and the Republic of Ireland striker needed no second invitation to let fly.

The shot proved too hot for Jaaskelainen to hold and Jenas was on hand to dine off the scraps.

Bolton's defenders were struggling to combat the movement of Keane and Berbatov and some of Spurs' football was irresistible.

Their third goal was a picture-book as Chimbonda took a return pass from Teemu Tainio and galloped to the dead-ball line where Keane darted to the near post to tuck home the low cross.

Keane's afternoon came to an abrupt end as Spurs' stately procession to the three points suddenly struck a speed bump

Referee Poll was sharp-eyed enough to spot Keane's hand snake out to block Campo's goalbound header and the penalty award was doubled up as the Spurs captain was red-carded for denying a goalscoring opportunity.