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09.04. (Sat) 16:00 Tottenham Hotspur - Stoke City


DID YOU KNOW?

* The last four times Stoke have played Spurs, they have scored one goal and one goal only.

* Comeback kings Tottenham have recouped more points (21) from losing positions than any other Premier League side.

* They have only lost one of their last nine league games but Spurs have drawn the last three on the bounce.

* Spurs have failed to capitalise on their relatively easy run of Premeir League games, the last four being against the bottom four and recording three draws and a loss.

* Spurs have gone four games, in all competitions, without netting.

* Harry Redknapp's side have only lost one of their last 25 Premier League home games.

* Stoke are on a terrible away game run, failing to score in the last five and losing the last six.

* Tony Pulis' side have never drawn in London in the Premier League, winning three and losing 11 of their 14 trips.

* Stoke's 76 per cent of second-half goals is the highest in the league.

* Stoke have just 10 away points this season, the second worse in the league

LAST MEETING

August 21, 2010: Stoke 1-2 Tottenham

An entertaining first half saw a Ricardo Fuller goal sandwiched in the middle of a Gareth Bale brace, earning the visiting side all three points.

PROBABLE LINE-UPS

Tottenham: Gomes; Corluka, Gallas, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Huddlestone, Modric, Bale; Van der Vaart; Defoe.

Stoke: Begovic; Wilson, Shawcross, Huth, Pugh; Pennant, Whelan, Delap, Etherington; Jones, Walters.

Prediction
Stoke's away form is certainly cause for concern but I think Spurs will still be dazed and confused from their midweek tonking. Both teams are finding scoring goals a problem and though I think the home side will see it as two points lost, they may have to be happy with a hard earned draw.

Tottenham 1-1 Stoke