Tottenham host Bournemouth in what feels like crunch time for Ange Postecoglou’s side. An embarrassing 1-0 defeat to AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League midweek has left them with a small mountain to climb if they want to win the last remaining trophy available to them this season, but their crisis of confidence has come at the worst time with the high-flying Cherries making the trip to north London this Saturday.
Andoni Iraola’s team are seventh, just four points off the top four, while Spurs are 13th and another ten points off the pace. The hosts suffered another setback on Thursday when Dominic Solanke, the striker they signed from Bournemouth last summer, came off injured after only just making his return from a seven-week absence for a knee issue.
Bournemouth lost their last Premier League outing, a 2-1 defeat to Brighton, but will be buoyed by a penalty shootout victory over Wolves in the FA Cup last weekend, leaving them with as much a chance of silverware at the end of the season as their opponents on Sunday.
Tottenham vs Bournemouth LIVE: Latest Premier League updates
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Tottenham host Bournemouth in Premier League with kick-off at 2pm GMT
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Ange Postecoglou's side bid to bounce back from Europa League defeat to AZ
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Andoni Iraola's side enter the game fresh after a shoot-out win over Wolves in FA Cup
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What is the Bournemouth team news?
11:10 , Flo Clifford
Ilya Zabarnyi is serving the third and final game of his three-match suspension for his red card against Wolves in their recent Premier League loss, while the likes of Enes Unal and Marcos Senesi will continue to watch from the sidelines.
One possibility is Ryan Christie, who is suffering from “something chronic”, according to Iraola.
“He is dealing with some pain and I think it's a situation that we will have to manage day by day,” the manager continued.
What is the Tottenham team news?
11:05 , Flo Clifford
The big question mark for Spurs is over ex-Bournemouth striker Dominic Solanke, who returned from seven weeks out with a knee injury against AZ Alkmaar only to limp off with another issue. Ange Postecoglou described it was a “knock” in his pre-match conference so he could be available for the visit of his former club.
Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven were both on the bench and could feature this time out, while Ben Davies has returned to training but is still a doubt.
Good morning
11:00 , Flo Clifford
Welcome to live coverage of Tottenham Hotspur v Bournemouth.
Spurs host Andoni Iraola’s side as they look to bounce back from their midweek Europa League defeat to AZ Alkmaar. The visitors will hope to convert their FA Cup penalty shootout success against Wolves last time out into more sterling Premier League form, following a couple of damaging defeats to Brighton and Wolves again.
We’ll have all the build-up and team news before kick-off at 2pm.
