Tottenham team opened their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 defeat
against Ligue 1 outfit Monaco, then Spurs picked up a narrow 1-0 win
away at CSKA Moscow and a valuable point from a goal-less draw at
Leverkusen a fortnight ago. Pochettino's men are not enjoying a positive
period - their winless streak extended to five games on Saturday when
they could only manage a 1-1 draw against a Leicester side who had lost
all of their away days in the English Premier League this season.
Harry
Kane is nearing a return to action now but he's not expected to
feature. Vincent Jannsen and Son Heung-Min are in contention to start as
lone striker while Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen and Moussa Sissoko look
sure to play as offensive midfielders. Erik Lamela is out through
injury while Toby Alderweireld will miss out in defense.Eric Dier is
likely to partner Vertonghen as centre back. As consequence, Mousa
Dembelè will start in midfield.
After four matches without a win in all competitions, Leverkusen
managed a 2-1 victory at Wolfsburg on Saturday but they still sit 10th
in the Bundesliga standings. Their form on the travels has been poor so
far with a W2 D2 L3 record this year. In Champions League, Leverkusen
sit third in the Group E, one point behind Tottenham and two behind
AS Monaco.
Roger Schmidt is sweating on the fitness of Omer Toprak
and Jonathan Tah but the duo is expected to recover in time for the
kick-off. Stefan Kiessling and Chicharito Hernandez are likely to lead
the line in a 4-4-2 starting system. Karim Bellarabi and Joel Pohjanpalo
are both ruled while Vladlen Yurchenko is a major doubt.
Tottenham last 5 matches:
15/10/16 West Brom 1 – 1 Tottenham
18/10/16 Bayer Leverkusen 0 – 0 Tottenham
22/10/16 Bournemouth 0 – 0 Tottenham
25/10/16 Liverpool 2 – 1 Tottenham
29/10/16 Tottenham 1 – 1 Leicester City
Bayer Leverkusen last 5 matches:
15/10/16 Werder Bremen 2 – 1 Leverkusen
18/10/16 Bayer Leverkusen 0 – 0 Tottenham
22/10/16 Bayer Leverkusen 0 – 3 Hoffenheim
25/10/16 Sportfreunde Lotte P 2 – 2 Leverkusen
29/10/16 Wolfsburg 1 – 2 Bayer Leverkusen
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