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SPURS Steed 1 - 1 Bolton Stelios
Well after being woken up at 2am this to the sound of Spurs texting me that we have signed Luka Modric. For those of us lucky enough to be there today let hope the signing of Modric makes the player we currently have realise what they have to compete with next season and it give them kick up the arse to give a performance worthy of our great shirt. Oh did I mention we signed Luka Modric :grin: :dance:
The Official Site Team News:
It's good news on the injury front for Juande Ramos as he prepares the team for Bolton at the Lane on Saturday.
The three players on the missing list at Wigan last weekend - Paul Robinson, Pascal Chimbonda and Jonathan Woodgate - are all back in full training.
Goalkeeper Robbo has in fact missed our last three matches with an ankle sprain while Pascal and Woody were sidelined with calf and ankle problems respectively.
Ledley King (knee), Gareth Bale (foot) and Benoit Assou-Ekotto remain out for the rest of the season.
Skysports.com Preview:
Bolton's brave battle to beat the drop in the Premier League sees them travel to Tottenham looking for a third consecutive victory.
Back-to-back wins against West Ham and Middlesbrough have lifted Gary Megson's side out of the bottom three and they now have their fate in their own hands.
But with Saturday's trip to White Hart Lane followed by a home meeting with Sunderland and then a clash with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge on the final day of the season, their run-in will prove a real test.
The Trotters are just one point above third from bottom Birmingham, and are only ahead of Reading by virtue of their superior goal difference, so there is no margin for error.
Spurs' season has been slowly fizzling out ever since they lifted the Carling Cup at the end of February to secure a place in next season's Uefa Cup.
Since that triumph over Chelsea at Wembley, Juande Ramos' side have crashed out of Europe on penalties against PSV Eindhoven and have failed to secure back-to-back victories in the Premier League.
Their last three matches have all ended as 1-1 draws, but Spurs have scored more goals at home than any other side in the Premier League, tallying 45 in 17 fixtures.
Team news
Bolton striker Kevin Davies serves the second game of his two-match ban, but remains a doubt for a remainder of the season after breaking his hand.
Grzegorz Rasiak sustained a cut eye in the victory over Boro at the Riverside, but is expected to be fit to tackle his former club.
Midfielder Joey O'Brien is available again after three weeks out with a hamstring injury, but may have to settle for a place on the bench.
Spurs goalkeeper Paul Robinson will be hoping to return after proving his fitness in training following an ankle problem.
Jonathan Woodgate (ankle) and Pascal Chimbonda (calf) could feature but Ledley King (knee), Gareth Bale (foot) and Benoit Assou-Ekotto are out for the season.
BBC Match Squads (take with a pinch of salt):
Tottenham Squad (from): Robinson, Cerny, Forecast, Hutton, Chimbonda, Woodgate, Dawson, Zokora, O'Hara, Lennon, Huddlestone, Jenas, Malbranque, Keane, Bent, Berbatov, Tainio, Gilberto, Rocha, Lee, Kaboul, Boateng, Taarabt, Gunter.
Bolton Squad (from): Al Habsi, Steinsson, Andrew O'Brien, Cahill, Samuel, Nolan, Cohen Campo, McCann, Taylor, Rasiak, Diouf, Guthrie, Giannakopoulos, Fojut, Joey O'Brien, Alonso, Helguson, Walker.
Interesting Stats:
Us
Lost one of six; 1-4, home to Newcastle on 30 March.
Gained three points from a winless four games, since beating Portsmouth 2-0 at home on 22 March, their only victory in seven.
Won nine, drawn eight and lost seven of 24 under Ramos.
Scored in each of the last 11 since the goalless draw with Everton at Goodison Park on 30 January; netted one goal in each of the last four.
One of two to have scored in every home game this term (the other is Arsenal), and the highest home goalscorers in the division, with 45.
The run-in is:-
Reading (a)
Liverpool (h)
Them
Claimed six points out of six, after banking just one from the previous 24 available.
Not won in excess of two successive matches, since ending 2006 with five on the spin.
On the longest current run in the highest league without a score draw of 23; the 1-1 stalemate at West Ham on 4 November being the most recent.
The only club not to have had a player sent off in this division this season.
The run-in is:-
Sunderland (h)
Chelsea (a)
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Right, that's enough fuel for this fixture, kick off is at 15:00 GMT - check [thread=30314]Geez's Media Coverage Thread[/thread] for watching and listening options.
COME ON YOU SPURS!
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