Source: SKY_Sports
Tottenham v Burnley preview
Tottenham will hope to bounce back from a brace of Premier League defeats when they face Burnley on Saturday.
Spurs made such a fantastic start to the season, winning their opening four games, that talk of a UEFA Champions League finish no longer seemed fanciful.
But expectations have been tempered by losses at home to Manchester United and away to Chelsea and they have already slipped back to sixth in the table.
Tottenham responded in style with a crushing 5-1 victory over Preston in the Carling Cup in midweek, a performance that raised a number of selection dilemmas for Harry Redknapp.
Peter Crouch scored a hat-trick at Deepdale and could keep his place alongside Jermain Defoe against the Clarets, with Robbie Keane dropping to the bench.
Heurelho Gomes also caught the eye with a number of fine saves after being given the chance to impress following injury and Redknapp must decide whether or not to restore Carlo Cudicini to the starting line-up.
While the Spurs manager has plenty of competition for places in goal and at up front, he has less available options in defence.
Michael Dawson returned from injury on Wednesday but Jonathan Woodgate has suffered a setback in his recovery from a groin problem, while Sebastien Bassong and Ledley King were forced off the field against Chelsea.
Bassong's injury turned out not to be as serious as initially feared but King is still struggling with a hamstring problem and is facing a short spell on the sidelines.
Burnley are just three points adrift of Tottenham after a fine start to their first Premier League campaign, although there has been a huge difference between their home and away form.
While the Clarets have won all three of their games at Turf Moor, they are yet to pick up a single point on the road, conceding nine goals and scoring none.
They will be desperate to put that right at White Hart Lane, where they lost 4-1 in the first leg of last season's Carling Cup before staging a thrilling but ultimately unsuccessful comeback in the second leg.
Burnley have already been knocked out of this season's Carling Cup, having been shocked 3-2 by Barnsley at Oakwell.
A bad night was made worse with the news that Martin Paterson would be out for three months after twisting his knee and later undergoing surgery.
Chris McCann will also miss a large chunk of the season with a knee problem but goalkeeper Brian Jensen could be in contention despite being substituted against Barnsley following a heavy collision.
David Nugent, ineligible for Burnley in the Carling Cup, is also back in the squad as he aims to build on his match-winning contribution against Sunderland last weekend.
Possible starting XIsTottenham: Gomes, Hutton, Corluka, Bassong, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Palacios, Huddlestone, Kranjcar, Defoe, Crouch.
Burnley: Penny, Mears, Jordan, Carlisle, Bikey, Alexander, Gudjonsson, Elliott, Blake, Fletcher, Nugent.
