Tottenham vs Swansea: Match Thread

[mpickard2087]

SPURS 0-0 SWANSEA
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Spurs: Lloris (C), Trippier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Dier, Sissoko (Aurier), Eriksen, Son (Llorente), Dele, Kane.

Official Site Match Centre
87 mins Yellow Card: Alderweireld
85 mins Yellow Card: Carroll
85 mins Sub: Routledge for Van Der Hoorn
73 mins Sub: Llorente for Son
71 mins Sub: Bony for Abraham
62 mins Sub: Aurier for Sissoko
62 mins Yellow card: Van Der Hoorn for a foul on Dele.
Half Time Spurs 0-0 Swansea

The Occasion:
2017/18 Premier League season. Match 5.

Who:
Tottenham Hotspur vs. Swansea City

When:
Saturday 16th September 2017
5.30pm Kick-off (BST).

Where:
Wembley Stadium, London
Capacity – 90,000

Predicted attendance:
Patchy.

Why:
To see if winning at Wembley was a fluke.

How to watch it:
UK – Live on BT Sport
US – Live on NBC Sports
Rest of the world – Check for yourselves
Other options may also be available…..

Squads:

Tottenham Hotspur from:

1. Hugo Lloris, 2. Kieran Trippier, 3. Danny Rose, 4. Toby Alderweireld, 5. Jan Vertonghen, 6. Davinson Sanchez, 7. Heung-Min Son, 10. Harry Kane, 11. Erik Lamela, 12. Victor Wanyama, 13. Michel Vorm, 14. George-Kevin Nkoudou, 15. Eric Dier, 17. Moussa Sissoko, 18. Fernando Llorente, 19. Mousa Dembele, 20. Dele Alli, 21. Juan Foyth, 22. Paulo Gazzaniga, 23. Christian Eriksen, 24. Serge Aurier, 29. Harry Winks, 33. Ben Davies, 37. Kyle Walker-Peters, 46. Tashan Oakley-Boothe (Others TBA).

Manager – Mauricio Pochettino

Swansea:

1. Jones, 2. Jones, 3. Jones, 4. Thomas, 5. Williams, 6. Davies, 7. Davies, 8. Williams, 9. Jones, 10. Williams, 11. Thomas

Manager – Paul Clement

Team News:
Tottenham - Lamela, Rose, Nkoudou, Wanyama all still out. Dele Alli returns from his midweek suspension.

Swansea – Bartley, Dyer and Ki injured. Britton a doubt

Match Officials:
Referee – Mike Dean
Assisted by – Darren Cann and Ian Hussin
4th Official – Kevin Friend

Weather Forecast:
Chance of rain, Temperature of 14c.

Score Predictor:
Is away in Vegas for the GGG/Canelo fight, however he has found the time and his telegram states:
Spurs to win by Knockout, rounds 8-10.

And for all those who have come to expect some sort of funny picture in each match thread.....:

Spoiler

Nope.

 

[Bulletspur]

We laid the ground work of winning so we now need to get our first 3 home points at the lane Wembley. Kick start our season in other words

 

[mark87]

I'm gonna be sat in a Wembley box for this game, looking down at the peasants beneath me trying to remember what it was like to be one of you lot. How far I've come in this world is remarkable.....but then back in the gods for the next CL game...

COYS!

 

[doctor stefan Freud]

Another game on the telly, which for bumpkins like me is a godsend. Only negative is the smallest child had me up at 4.56 am, meaning I have over 12 hours to wait. Might get the crayons out and draw pictures of Kane scoring goals

 

[worcestersauce]

Got to expect a win today, biggest danger is complacency after the Dortmund result.

 

[coys200]

4-0 renato Sanchez to assist 2

 

[TheChosenOne]

Another game on the telly, which for bumpkins like me is a godsend. Only negative is the smallest child had me up at 4.56 am, meaning I have over 12 hours to wait. Might get the crayons out and draw pictures of Kane scoring goals

It is the BT Sport/Eircom hook up here in Ireland and I don't got it. It is an extra €15 a month on top of my Sky Package. My funds are pretty limited at the mo and I'm very tempted because of the Champions League matches.

Without wishing my life away roll on next week for the WHUL game.

 

[Japhet]

Let's bury this Wembley Hoodoo bollocks for good this afternoon. On a side note, I hope Tom Carroll has a decent day and shows what he can do. He's been playing pretty well and I think he got a load of undeserved stick when he was here.

 

[scat1620]

I'm going out on a limb here: we will win this game.

 

[Doctor Dinkey]

Let's bury this Wembley Hoodoo bollocks for good this afternoon. On a side note, I hope Tom Carroll has a decent day and shows what he can do. He's been playing pretty well and I think he got a load of undeserved stick when he was here.

Not sure Tom really did get stick, people were very supportive of him on the whole and there were often calls for him to get more game time. Sadly he wasn't good enough to go forward with us though.

 

[carpediem991]

Honestly they could be in huge trouble when they play Renato.
He loses so many balls with our pressure that could be funny.

 

[coys200]

Honestly they could be in huge trouble when they play Renato.
He loses so many balls with our pressure that could be funny.

This.was awful last week.Really difficult decision for clement.He will prob only get better with game time.Im surprised he plays so deep.I'd play him as a 10,then his mistakes aren't as costly.if he's in midfield,could easily hand us couple of goals.

 

[TheChosenOne]

Not sure Tom really did get stick, people were very supportive of him on the whole and there were often calls for him to get more game time. Sadly he wasn't good enough to go forward with us though.

If he has any sense he will pull a sickie today.

 

[WalkerboyUK]

Another game on the telly, which for bumpkins like me is a godsend. Only negative is the smallest child had me up at 4.56 am, meaning I have over 12 hours to wait. Might get the crayons out and draw pictures of Kane scoring goals

I went to bed at 11pm, woke at 1am, didn't get back to sleep until about 4, then had to get up at 7.30 to take car to garage...
I'm knackered, and I can't just rock up at Wembley around 5pm as my lad is in the pre-match parade, so we have to be in there before 4.30.
Train times are shite, so we have to leave home around 2.15

We better bloody win....

 

[Nerine]

Every game is a must win game. And this is a must win game.

 

[TheChosenOne]

I went to bed at 11pm, woke at 1am, didn't get back to sleep until about 4, then had to get up at 7.30 to take car to garage...
I'm knackered, and I can't just rock up at Wembley around 5pm as my lad is in the pre-match parade, so we have to be in there before 4.30.
Train times are shite, so we have to leave home around 2.15

We better bloody win....

Excited just like Christmas morning eh ?

 

[spurs_girl_tasha]

I'm going today, I am so hungover and tired. If we don't win I may cry.

 

[WalkerboyUK]

Wife isn't particularly happen about me and the lad going on our own, after events of yesterday.
So now all 4 of us are going as I managed to get another pair of tickets in same block.

 

[spurs_girl_tasha]

Just seen my train line isn't running properly, what a bloody faff

 

[Flynn]

Swansea:

1. Jones, 2. Jones, 3. Jones, 4. Thomas, 5. Williams, 6. Davies, 7. Davies, 8. Williams, 9. Jones, 10. Williams, 11. Thomas

It's like the roll call from Zulu