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Premier League In Focus – Stoke vs Tottenham Preview
When? Saturday 7th April, 15:00 (UK)
Where? Bet365 Stadium
What channel is it on? Stoke vs Tottenham will not be televised live in the UK
Are tickets still available?
Stoke & Tottenham - https://www.ticketbis.net/stoke-city-v-tottenham-tickets/ev332848
Where can I stream the match? N/A
HEAD-TO-HEAD
Last five meetings: Tottenham W4, D1
Premier League meetings: Stoke W5, Tottenham W11, D3
All-time meetings: Stoke W26, Tottenham W47, D20
STOKE
Predicted line-up: Butland; Johnson, Shawcross, Martins-Indi, Pieters; Cameron; Bauer, Allen, N'Diaye, Shaqiri; Diouf
Unavailable: Grant (Injured), Choupo-Moting (Injured), Adam (Suspended), Afellay (Out of favour), Stafylidis (Injured)
Doubtful: Zouma (Injured), Wimmer (Injured)
TOTTENHAM
Predicted line-up: Lloris; Aurier, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose; Dembele, Dier; Eriksen, Alli, Son; Kane
Unavailable: Winks (Injured)
Doubtful:
PREDICTION
Paul Lambert was aggrieved at the penalty decision that saw Arsenal go in front last Sunday at the Emirates, and from there his side capitulated and ended up on the losing end of a 3-0 scoreline, a result that arguably flattered Arsenal.
This time it is a Tottenham side who are fresh off a huge victory over Chelsea last Sunday, one that sees them go eight points clear of their arch rivals in the race for the top four. The task now for Mauricio Pochettino is to make sure his players don’t consider that the job is already done.
Playing Stoke has led to some very happy memories as of late, with Tottenham scoring 17 goals in the last four meetings that the two sides have had and with Harry Kane already returning from injury, there is every chance that tally will be added to on Saturday on the way to earning maximum points.
MEMORABLE MEETING
April 2016 saw Tottenham travel to what was then called the Britannia Stadium and earn a win that kept their hopes of winning a first Premier League title alive. Mauricio Pochettino’s men ran rampant that evening as they scored four unanswered goals on their way to victory.
Both Dele Alli and Harry Kane were at the double, although this would be the last win that Tottenham recorded that season as just two points from their last twelve not only saw them fail to catch Leicester, but they also handed second place to Arsenal on the final day of the campaign.
