Tottenham Hotspur welcome West Bromwich Albion to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in the first of four Super Sunday matches.
Victory could send Tottenham as high as sixth whereas West Brom will stay 19th no matter the result, although a win would move the Baggies to within eight points of safety.
Team News
Tottenham have no fresh injury concerns to report after Thursday’s defeat to Chelsea.
Dele Alli (undisclosed) and Harry Kane (ankle) won’t be risked here as they near full fitness, whilst Sergio Reguilon (muscle) and Giovani Lo Celso (thigh) remain absent.
West Brom have no fresh injury concerns and could welcome Grady Diangana back from a hamstring injury, which has kept the midfielder out of their last four matches.
Stat Attack
- Tottenham have lost just one of their last eight meetings against West Brom (W3, D4, L1).
- West Brom are visiting the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the very first time, but have avoided defeat in four of last five visits including three draws which all ended 1-1 (W1, D3, L1).
- No Premier League player this season has been fouled more times than Spurs’ Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, who has been fouled on 42 occasions in 21 appearances.
- Baggies’ Sam Johnstone has made more saves in the Premier League this season than any other goalkeeper, producing 89 saves in 21 appearances.
- No Tottenham midfielder has had more shots on target this season in Premier League than Tanguy Ndombele, who has put six shots on target.
Prediction
Tottenham come into this game off the back of two disappointing defeats and seriously look like a team lacking in ideas and passion, which is a real worry when coming into this game where they should be favourites.
West Brom’s biggest weakness in an overall solid performance at Sheffield United on Tuesday was their man-marking, which ultimately cost them despite taking their attacking opportunities well when were able to get forward and troubled Aaron Ramsdale.
Another positive in the Baggies’ favour is that they are creating more goals as evidenced by scoring in five of their last six matches in all competitions, and I can see them getting a win here if they can score first otherwise this will be a draw.
Prediction: Tottenham 0-1 WBA
Result: Tottenham 2-0 WBA
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