| TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR v SOUTHAMPTON Thread |
| Venue | White Hart Lane |
| Date | 04/05/2013 KO 15:00 |
| Competition | Premier League |
| Live Article | http://www.ja606.co.uk/articles/viewLiveArticle/205402 |
| Stream |
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| Match Preview |
| Tottenham welcome Southampton to White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon looking to move back into the top-four of the Premier League table.Spurs currently sit fifth but are just two points behind north London rivals Arsenal with a game in hand and three adrift of Chelsea – who they still have to play at Stamford Bridge next week – so anything but victory over the Saints will be a huge blow to their Champions League ambitions.Andre Villas-Boas men dropped two valuable points last week when they needed a late own goal to snatch a point at Wigan, but the Portuguese coach will be hoping to build on their superb 3-1 win over Man City the last time out at White Hart Lane.Welsh winger Gareth Bale should be heading into the game full of confidence after scooping a hat-trick of awards this week, being named the Football Writers’ Player of the Year, PFA Player and PFA Young Player of the Year.Southampton are almost assured of their top flight status for another season, despite losing 3-0 to West Brom last weekend.Mauricio Pochettino’s side currently sit 13th in the table and need just one more point to reach that all-important 40 point marker, so the south coast club will be desperate to get something from the game and secure Premier League football for another year. |
| TOTTENHAM Team News |
| Tottenham will give a fitness test to Mousa Dembele (hamstring) before deciding whether to include the midfielder in the squad. Striker Emmanuel Adebayor (knee) and midfielder Jake Livermore (hamstring) are available they sat out the 2-2 draw at Wigan last week. Midfielder Sandro (knee) and defensive duo Younes Kaboul (thigh) and William Gallas (calf) are unavailable. |
| SOUTHAMPTON Team News |
| Gaston Ramirez and Danny Fox will both miss Southampton's trip. The duo serve the first of their three-match bans at White Hart Lane, having both been sent off in last weekend's heavy home defeat to West Brom. There is some good news, though, as Luke Shaw looks set to feature after an ankle injury. |
| Line Ups |
| THFC team: Lloris; Walker, Dawson, Vertonghen, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Dembele, Huddlestone, Dempsey; Bale, Defoe. #THFC |
| THFC subs: Friedel, Caulker, Naughton, Carroll, Holtby, Sigurdsson, Adebayor. |
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| HENGYS Predicted Score |
| 2-1 |
| SKY | BET |
| Home | Win | Draw | Win | Away |
| Tottenham | 4/9 | 100/30 | 6/1 | southampton |
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