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Tottenham Vs QPR
Barclays Premier League
Venue: White Hart Lane Date: Sunday, 30 October Kick-off: 1600 GMT Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles
Venue: White Hart Lane Date: Sunday, 30 October Kick-off: 1600 GMT Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day 2; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles
For more on live coverage please visit Geez's Live Media Thread
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All eyes will be on Anton Ferdinand when Queens Park Rangers travel to Tottenham in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
The defender is set to be interviewed by the Football Association after he was allegedly the subject of a racist slur from Chelsea and England captain John Terry, while other QPR players could also be asked to give evidence.
Ferdinand has said he remains focused on his job amid the furore, but it will be difficult to escape the attention if he plays against Spurs at White Hart Lane.
For QPR, the racism row has overshadowed what was a memorable, if foul-tempered, West London derby win over Premier League heavyweights Chelsea.
It was an important success at the beginning of a tricky set of fixtures for Neil Warnock's 2010/11 Championship winners and Manchester City await after Spurs.
Another win over one of their capital rivals would therefore be an excellent return for QPR, but Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 16 Premier League London derbies at White Hart Lane.
Excellent form
After an out-of-sorts start to the season, Harry Redknapp's team are also in excellent form in their quest to return to the top flight's top four and they have taken 16 points from the last 18 available, their best run of form since January 2005.
Spurs could be boosted by the return of Vedran Corluka, but William Gallas is a doubt and Ledley King and Michael Dawson are not expected to be involved.
Tom Huddlestone's second ankle operation means he is still not available, however, Niko Kranjcar and Steven Pienaar could potentially return.
QPR striker Heidar Helguson is likely to keep his starting place after winning and scoring the penalty to defeat Chelsea, with summer signing Jay Bothroyd confined to the bench.
Injury-plagued Kieron Dyer is unavailable, while defenders Danny Gabbidon and Matthew Connolly are unlikely to feature.
Striker Rob Hulse is getting close to fitness following his knee injury, but DJ Campbell is out until the New Year with a foot problem.
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Tottenham defender William Gallas will have a late fitness test on a calf injury.
Steven Pienaar could make his first appearance of the season, but Tom Huddlestone, Michael Dawson and Ledley King are still out.
Queens Park Rangers remain without long-term injury victims DJ Campbell, although Danny Gabbidon could return.
Striker Rob Hulse may be available for selection after recovering from a knee injury.
The fourth of the 20 London Premier League derbies to be played this season once again has all the ingredients for drama. QPR make the journey of less than 13 miles to White Hart Lane on the back of their first win over Chelsea for 16 years, but they have also experienced the opposite emotion when they were thrashed 6-0 by neighbours Fulham.
Spurs go into this match bang in-form and looking to extend their unbeaten run to seven matches. The way they have responded to the two opening defeats to the Manchester clubs has been very impressive and it's no coincidence that since Scott Parker and Emmanuel Adebayor arrived they have remained unbeaten and dropped only two points.
I was at Wolves to see them both make their debuts and you could see a difference straight away. Adebayor scored that day and has brought them another option in attack, but it's Parker's influence that can't be underestimated and has been exactly what was required.
He seems to have thrived on the responsibility and will be an important figure in the pace and atmosphere of this match, allowing the likes of Luka Modric, Gareth Bale and the freescoring Rafael van der Vaart the freedom to attack.
I watched QPR win their first game back in the top flight at Everton in August, and strangely half of the side that day won't play at White Hart Lane. In fact, they've used 27 players already this season and most of their new faces have settled in quickly, clearly improving a team that like so many in the Premier League are now searching for consistency.
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Head-to-head
- Spurs did the double over QPR in the last season that Rangers were in the Premier League, winning 1-0 at home and 3-2 at Loftus Road in the 1995-96 campaign.
- Their most famous meeting came in the 1982 FA Cup final when Tottenham triumphed 1-0 in a replay after the first match had ended 1-1.
- Tottenham and Rangers have met eight times in the Premier League, with both sides winning three matches each.
- This is the 48th meeting between the sides. Tottenham have won 18 matches, QPR 13 and there have been 16 draws.
- Spurs have lost just one of their last 20 Premier League games at White Hart Lane (1-5 v Man City).
- They have scored at least twice in each of their last six league matches.
- Rafael van der Vaart is now one shy of equalling the club record for scoring in most successive Premier League games - five - achieved twice by Robbie Keane and once by Teddy Sheringham.
- Spurs' total of 16 points from eight games is their joint-best start to a Premier League season.
- Sixteen points from the last 18 is Tottenham's best run of form since January 2005.
- Emmanuel Adebayor has played against six London clubs in the Premier League and netted at least once against all of them.
- Tottenham are unbeaten in their last 16 league London derbies at home. (W10, D6).
- Half of the goals QPR have conceded this season have been from set pieces, which is the most in the top flight.
- QPR are one of two Premier League teams yet to score a headed goal this season.
- Heidar Helguson became the first player to score for QPR in successive top-flight matches since Kevin Gallen in March 1996.
- Neil Warnock's side have yet to win a league game after conceding the opening goal this season, losing three of four matches when their opponents scored first.
- Adel Taarabt has failed to score in his last 11 league and cup games for Rangers. His last goal came in a 2-0 win at Watford on 30 April, a result which confirmed QPR as Championship winners. Taarabt has failed to score in 18 previous Premier League appearances (including nine for Tottenham).
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