Tottenham vs. Blackburn: Match Preview
The weekend will see two teams battle for points, as one surges for the title, the other fends off the threat of relegation. Tottenham Hotspur take on Blackburn this Saturday at home at White Hart Lane.
Sam Allardyce’s side will attempt to drive themselves further up the tables from their current 12th position, just below Stoke City, with 34 points.
Their most recent fixtures have seen a satisfactory performance from the squad; succeeding against Bolton wanderers (3-0) and Hull City (1-0), a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Liverpool and only 5 goals conceded in the past 5 games.
Allardyce made this comment on the team’s recent form, “It is not so much about cracking the away form as cracking the results. I think the form has been good on occasions,”
The 3-0 crushing at the hands of Pulis’ Stoke City won’t be fresh on the player’s minds but it could definitely play a part in how they conduct their game.
Over the past 10 meetings between these two teams both have managed 2 successes over the other side but the score sheet is dominated by the 6 draws that have occurred in these fixtures.
The most recent of these meetings took place in late December of last year with Spurs walking away with a 2-0 victory over Allardyce’s side.
Harry Redknapp will not be assuming that this fixture will be easy, despite this recent result and despite the fact that his team will be operating at home. At 4th place in the tables, Spurs are shooting for the title but with a mammoth 22 points between them and the top three he has a sincerely ambitious task at hand.
The Spur’s injury list is cause for concern, as Jenas, Lennon, Cudicini, Bentley, Huddlestone, King and Woodgate will all miss the game due to their various physical afflictions.
Redknapp mentioned this on the future of Aaron Lennon, "So long as he gets back and gets enough match action for Tottenham to take us where we want to go, then the World Cup will follow…..But, first and foremost, we have to get him back playing for Tottenham."
Due to Tottenham’s fierce and ambitious attitude, coupled with their impressive operation on the pitch this season the odds stand, in favour of Spurs, at 4/9 with Bet365.
All odds correct at time of writing and are subject to change
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