Red-hot Spurs will push for all three points against a largely unfancied Wigan Athletic at White Hart Lane on Saturday afternoon. Redknapp lifted a large burden from his shoulders this week after a 4-0 home win against Young Boys Berne cemented Tottenham's place in the Champions League group stages.
Peter Crouch scored a hat-trick and will be available for this match, though Jermaine Defoe and goalkeeper Gomes are struggling with minor ailments.
Wigan's nightmarish start in the EPL has caused many to wonder how they've stayed at the top for so long. Roberto Martinez will take heart from the 3-0 midweek defeat of Hartlepool United in the Carling Cup, but the team's 4-0 and 6-0 home defeats at the hands of Blackpool and Chelsea raise questions on how long his reign will be.
English Premier League, Round 3: Tottenham Hotspur vs. Wigan Athletic
Date: 28 August, 2010 - 16:00 CET
Venue: White Hart Lane - London
Referee: Phil Dowd
Tottenham:
Goalkeeper: Cudicini
Defenders: Dawson, Corluka, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto
Midfielders: Lennon, Huddlestone, Palacios, Bale
Forwards: Keane, Crouch
Manager: Harry Redknapp
Injured: Gomes, Defoe, Pavlyuchenko
Booked: -
Wigan:
Keeper: Kirkland
Defenders: Stam, Gohouri, Figueroa, Alcaraz
Midfielders: McCarthy, Thomas, Diame, N'Zogbia
Forwards: Rodallega, Boselli
Manager: Roberto Martinez
Injured: -
Booked: -
Weather Forecast/Conditions
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Overall: Clear
Temperature: 14°
Chance/Precipitation: 0%
Humidity: 51%
Last meeting: 21.02.2010 Wigan - Tottenham 0:3
Wins Tottenham: 6
Wins Wigan: 1
Draws: 4
When these teams met last November, Tottenham crushed Wigan 9-1. Spurs are fresh off a 4-0 Champions League win that surely boosted confidence throughout the squad. As they are at home, and Wigan are in poor form and away, I believe Tottenham will take all 3 points here convincingly.
Tip: Tottenham -1.5 (Asian Handicap)
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