Evening Standard
·1 de diciembre de 2024
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Spurs have a poor recent record against their London rivals
Spurs welcome the Cottagers to N17 this afternoon in a London derby they are under pressure to win. After a stunning 4-0 thumping of champions Manchester City last weekend, manager Ange Postecoglou will know his players must back it up with victory to end their two-game winless run in the Premier League in front of their own fans.
It will again be a makeshift defence from Spurs, who are without first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario, and first-choice centre-back pairing Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, while James Maddison will be hoping for another start after his two goals against City was followed by a benching against Roma in the Europa League.
Fulham have won two of their last three meetings with Tottenham, of which both were among the worst performances by Spurs under Postecoglou. Marco Silva will have to make do without Joachim Andersen in a blow to his defence. Follow the game LIVE below with our dedicated match blog, featuring expert insight and analysis from Dan Kilpatrick at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.