The international break has been a bitter sweet experience for Spurs fans. It was great to see Defoe get goals against Bulgaria and also Dawson getting an international cap. But both players also ended up injured from the matches and are sidelined for at least 6 – 8 weeks. So what’s the outlook for this weekend’s Premier League encounter?
With injuries in several positions, the following players should debut for Spurs this weekend. Gomes is still out and Cudicini is doubtful so Croatian Stipe Pletikosa could start. With awesome Dawson out, Gallas will take his place while Rafael van der Vaart is sure to start in midfield. Up front, we probably will play Keane and Pavlyuchenko as Crouch is carrying a back injury as well.
From a stats viewpoint, a match between West Brom and Spurs has ended in a draw only 9 times out of the last 57 encounters. Yet, with an eye on our first Champions League group match the following week, and the injuries we have, a draw could very well happen. Nevertheless, we must bounce back from the disappointing loss to Wigan and earn wins from matches such as these.
COYS!!!
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