Tottenham Hotspur will travel to Swansea in a bid to push Chelsea for the Premier League title. Tottenham’s slender hope of getting a hand on the Premier League trophy has somehow brightened after Chelsea’s loss to Crystal Palace. Spurs put in two goals past Burnley to cut the gap to three points with the League leaders.
Swansea have renewed their hopes of revival under Paul Clement and have shown the intent after his arrival. But they have failed to hold on to their form in the remaining games. The Swans are now winless in the last three games and have a very tough task against the in-form Spurs.
The Wales club have leaked 63 goals which is the worst in this season. They have registered only five clean sheets so far and with a team like Spurs who have all the ammunition to heap more misery on them, they need to be a bit defensive.
Apart from Liverpool, Spurs are the only team who took full points in the last weekend among the top six. The absence of Harry Kane hasn’t affected the Lilywhites too much as they are unbeaten in the last four matches and will be hoping to make it five on a trot against a struggling Swansea.
Team News And Predicted Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur
Mauricio Pochettino will put Victor Wanyama through a late fitness test to judge his availability. If he somehow fails, Eric Dier will take his place in the defensive midfield. Danny Rose and Erik Lamela are long time absentees and will miss the match. Harry Kane continues to recuperate from his injury and either Son Heung-Min or Vincent Janssen will replace him.
Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Davies; Dembele, Dier; Eriksen, Alli, Son, Janssen
Swansea City
Fernando Llorente has an outside chance of playing in the match and if he doesn’t play Clement will stick with Jordan Ayew. There are a few more injury concerns for the club. Angel Rangel, Nathan Dyer and Leo Britton have to sit out from this match for carrying injuries while Wayne Routledge might not feature for personal reasons.
Fabianski; Naughton, Fernandez, Mawson, Olsson; Carroll, Cork; Fer, Narsingh, Ayew, Sigurdsson
Key Players
Tottenham Hotspur
Dele Alli
Dele Alli has transformed into a seasoned campaigner and his emergence is one of the reasons behind Spurs’ marauding form.The England international is capable of penetrating any defence in the Premier League and will try to shift his gear according to the need of the match.
Swansea City
Gylfi Sigurdsson
The Icelandic player has been a kind of saviour for the Swans in this season. Much of the Swansea attack has been influenced by his offensive tactics.
