Tottenham travel to the Britannia Stadium to face Stoke on Monday night, hoping to cut Leicester’s lead at the top of the Premier League to just five points.
The reverse fixture between the two sides took place at White Hart Lane in August, with Spurs letting a two goal lead courtesy of goals from Dier and Chadli slip to eventually draw 2-2.
Last time out, Spurs comprehensively beat Manchester United 3-0 at White Hart Lane, with Alli, Alderweireld and Lamela all scoring within seven minutes of each other to give Spurs a deserved three points.
Mauricio Pochettino knows his side cannot afford any more mistakes, as the Lilywhites hunt down their first league title since 1961.
Spurs head into the game with Harry Kane fully fit, with the England striker having recovered from a dead leg he suffered in training, whilst Clinton N’Jie is also available having made a full recovery from the knee injury that has ruled him out since December. The only player unavailable for selection is Nabil Bentaleb, who is currently sidelined with a knee injury picked up in a reserve game.
Stoke head into the game off the back of a heavy defeat at Anfield, in which they were comfortably beaten 4-1 by Jurgen Klopp’s team. Stoke have once again been inconsistent this season, as despite victories against the likes of Manchester City and Manchester United, they currently find themselves in ninth place having suffered numerous heavy defeats throughout the season.
The team news for Mark Hughes’ side is that Marko Arnautovic and Glenn Whelan should be available, whilst Erik Pieters is suspended and his replacement Marc Muneisa is a doubt due to injury.
What the manager’s have to say
Mark Hughes
There are five games to go and we want to finish in the right manner.
Three at home, two away – we have a great opportunity to achieve things.
It is Monday night under the lights at the Britannia. We are really looking forward to that. (BBC)
Mauricio Pochettino
It is a healthy competition between teams that want to win and achieve big things and it is good in football.
We got 3-0 against United and the belief again for all the week to prepare for Stoke. (BBC)
Prediction: Stoke City 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur
