Spurs will host lowly-placed Swansea city at White Hart Lane on Saturday. Despite Swansea sitting just one point ahead of bottom of the table Sunderland, they will fancy their chances against Spurs who have struggled of late. The Lilywhites have won just one of their last ten games in all competitions. They saw their unbeaten run in the Premier League being brought to an end by Chelsea last week as they lost 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Swansea, themselves, were in terrible form until the last game but their result last weekend was a pleasant one for the fans. The Swans were involved in a 9-game thriller and finished on the winning side. The game ended 5-4 in favour of the Swans and will be remembered for a long time as one of the most thrilling matches Premier League history.
Swansea will be keen to build on their solid comeback win the last weekend and Spurs’ recent form will be encouraging for them. On the other hand, Spurs have already crashed out of the Champions League and are seven points behind the top of the table Chelsea. Things have to improve really soon if Spurs want to get back in the title race. They have the same total of points (24) they had at this stage last season and should not panic and start backing their own ability.
Team news
Spurs
Danny Rose is set to return at left back, having served a one-game suspension for accumulating five bookings. Erik Lamela is out with a hip injury. Toby Alderweireld is back to training but might not be risked. Ben Davies will also miss with an ankle injury.
Swansea
Only Ki Sung-Yeung is missing though injury for the Swans. Apart from that, Bob Bradley has a clean bill of health.
Predicted lineups
Spurs (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Rose; Wanyama, Dembele; Eriksen, Alli, Son; Kane.
Swansea (4-3-3): Fabianski; Naughton, Fernandez, Amat, Taylor; Cork, Fulton, Fer; Barrow, Sigurdsson, Routledge.
Key players
Spurs- Harry Kane
Harry Kane has been pretty impressive since his comeback from injury having scored four goals in four games. He could not make much of an impact against Chelsea last week and will be looking to get back to scoring ways this weekend.
Swansea- Gylfi Sigurdsson
The Icelandic international will be up against his former club on Saturday and will be keen to impress. The attacking midfielder has been playing as a number nine of late and has been pretty impressive despite his team struggling. The 27-year-old has four goals and four assists to his name this season and will be a big threat to his former employers.
Odds
Spurs to win: 9/25
Draw: 17/4
Swansea to win: 17/2
