- Sep 20, 2005
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Off we go again on another rollercoaster ride in the league as we take on Citeh. A good chance to work the midweek disappointment out of our system...
Team News
Us: Gareth Bale and Assou-Ekotto are fit to play again! No, just kidding they're both still fucked. Let's hope we returned from Eindhoven with nothing but injured pride. I'd expect Ledders to have his normal game off with Daws making a return. It will be interesting to see if Ramos uses the remaining 10 league games as a chance to start other squad players.
Them: physioroom is reporting only Onuoha (hamstringping) and Richards (kneecrook) as out, but the papers have others like Richard Dunne as doubtful. Martin Petrov is suspended.
Form/Runes
We go into the Citeh game on a run of WLWDDW with only the away loss at Brum spoiling the sequence. 11 points from a possible 18 is near-CL form but we've failed to maintain it for long enough to mount a serious challenge this season. Away from home we're LWDLLL going back to the loss at Cashburden Grave last December.
Citeh can 'boast' a form record of LDLWLD which hardly matches their sparkling form earlier in the season. At home it looks like DLLDWD which is pretty shocking when you think they won their first nine home games. But our 2-0 win there in the Carling Cup quarter final proved to be the turning point. Let's hope we can do it again.
Our record at Maine Road/Eastlands in the league is 14 wins, 30 losses and 14 draws. In the Premier League only it's quite astonishing. Just look at these stats: SEVEN wins for us, two draws and only two defeats! In fact Citeh have only beaten us twice in 21 Premier League gamers! COYS!
Adjudication
Run for the hills! It's Mark Clattenburg! Yes, the Clangermeister takes charge as he did for our 1-3 home loss to the Goons, the 2-2 FA Cup draw with Reading and the 1-1 draw with Man U. So no wins with him so far this season. In 28 games he's waved 98 yellow and 9 red cards, so expect 3.5 bookings on Sunday.
Fergie recently raged against 'away refs' at Old Trafford spluttering "We never get Clattenburg at home". We wish. Who failed to see Pedro Mendes' goal for us at OT in 2004 Fergie? Mickey Mouse? Actually - yes. For the record, it was also Clattenburg in charge when Man U beat us 0-4 at WHL last season.
Predictions
Lawro: I think Tottenham will have had a lot taken out of them by the two hours or so they played in Eindhoven in midweek, and this is far from an easy trip. Meanwhile, although Man City are stuttering to a certain extent their home form still remains fairly good, so I'll go for a narrow home win. Verdict: 1-0
This week's guest predictor is Basil Fawlty: Football you say? Torquay playing? So I can expect to see Pele and Maradona striding majestically across the pitch? Excellent. Sybil answer that phone! Never mind I'll do it myself. Just don't mention the Carling Cup. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it. Manuel - come here so I can hit you. 3-1 Spurs.
Stats & Facts
TOTTENHAM has conceded more goals from corners (10) and headers (13) than any other Prem team.
TOTTENHAM has scored a goal in the 90th minute in 4 of their last 6 games.
TOTTENHAM has the fourth worst away defence (22 goals conceded) but the top home attack (37 goals scored) in the Premier League.
With 53 scored and 45 conceded TOTTENHAM is likely to be the first club to see 100 league goals in their games this season.
MAN CITY has score more than two goals in a league game only ONCE this season. Pansies. And they haven't scored in over FIVE HOURS.
DESPITE trawling their own site, Sky Sports, BBC and The Guardian, I can find NO OTHER INTERESTING STATS about MANCHESTER CITY.
DIDIER ZOKORA will make his 50th league appearance - and still remains one goal short of his first goal for Tottenham (if you don't count his penalty on Wednesday).
Come On You Spurs!
Team News
Us: Gareth Bale and Assou-Ekotto are fit to play again! No, just kidding they're both still fucked. Let's hope we returned from Eindhoven with nothing but injured pride. I'd expect Ledders to have his normal game off with Daws making a return. It will be interesting to see if Ramos uses the remaining 10 league games as a chance to start other squad players.
Them: physioroom is reporting only Onuoha (hamstringping) and Richards (kneecrook) as out, but the papers have others like Richard Dunne as doubtful. Martin Petrov is suspended.
Form/Runes
We go into the Citeh game on a run of WLWDDW with only the away loss at Brum spoiling the sequence. 11 points from a possible 18 is near-CL form but we've failed to maintain it for long enough to mount a serious challenge this season. Away from home we're LWDLLL going back to the loss at Cashburden Grave last December.
Citeh can 'boast' a form record of LDLWLD which hardly matches their sparkling form earlier in the season. At home it looks like DLLDWD which is pretty shocking when you think they won their first nine home games. But our 2-0 win there in the Carling Cup quarter final proved to be the turning point. Let's hope we can do it again.
Our record at Maine Road/Eastlands in the league is 14 wins, 30 losses and 14 draws. In the Premier League only it's quite astonishing. Just look at these stats: SEVEN wins for us, two draws and only two defeats! In fact Citeh have only beaten us twice in 21 Premier League gamers! COYS!
Adjudication
Run for the hills! It's Mark Clattenburg! Yes, the Clangermeister takes charge as he did for our 1-3 home loss to the Goons, the 2-2 FA Cup draw with Reading and the 1-1 draw with Man U. So no wins with him so far this season. In 28 games he's waved 98 yellow and 9 red cards, so expect 3.5 bookings on Sunday.
Fergie recently raged against 'away refs' at Old Trafford spluttering "We never get Clattenburg at home". We wish. Who failed to see Pedro Mendes' goal for us at OT in 2004 Fergie? Mickey Mouse? Actually - yes. For the record, it was also Clattenburg in charge when Man U beat us 0-4 at WHL last season.
Predictions
Lawro: I think Tottenham will have had a lot taken out of them by the two hours or so they played in Eindhoven in midweek, and this is far from an easy trip. Meanwhile, although Man City are stuttering to a certain extent their home form still remains fairly good, so I'll go for a narrow home win. Verdict: 1-0
This week's guest predictor is Basil Fawlty: Football you say? Torquay playing? So I can expect to see Pele and Maradona striding majestically across the pitch? Excellent. Sybil answer that phone! Never mind I'll do it myself. Just don't mention the Carling Cup. I mentioned it once but I think I got away with it. Manuel - come here so I can hit you. 3-1 Spurs.
Stats & Facts
TOTTENHAM has conceded more goals from corners (10) and headers (13) than any other Prem team.
TOTTENHAM has scored a goal in the 90th minute in 4 of their last 6 games.
TOTTENHAM has the fourth worst away defence (22 goals conceded) but the top home attack (37 goals scored) in the Premier League.
With 53 scored and 45 conceded TOTTENHAM is likely to be the first club to see 100 league goals in their games this season.
MAN CITY has score more than two goals in a league game only ONCE this season. Pansies. And they haven't scored in over FIVE HOURS.
DESPITE trawling their own site, Sky Sports, BBC and The Guardian, I can find NO OTHER INTERESTING STATS about MANCHESTER CITY.
DIDIER ZOKORA will make his 50th league appearance - and still remains one goal short of his first goal for Tottenham (if you don't count his penalty on Wednesday).
Come On You Spurs!