With a positive result earned in the Champions League following a big win against Manchester City, Tottenham will return their attention towards securing a top-four berth when they host relegated Huddersfield Town at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Mauricio Pochettino’s side delivered an upset on Tuesday after Heung-Min Son netted a late goal to give them the advantage over Pep Guardiola’s presumptive favourites heading into next week’s second leg of the quarter-finals.
But Spurs will be forced to contend without star man Harry Kane after the England captain was confirmed to have damaged his ankle ligaments in the victory, effectively ruling him out for what will likely be the rest of the season.
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Jan Siewert, meanwhile, will hope his side can deliver him only his second win in charge as the Terriers prepare for life in the Championship next season.
| Game | Tottenham vs Huddersfield Town |
| Date | Saturday, April 13 |
| Time | 12:30pm BST / 7:30am EST |
| Stream (US only) | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
TV Channel, Live Stream & How To Watch
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| US TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| NBCSN | fubo TV (7-day free trial) |
In the United Kingdom (UK), the game can be watched live on TV on Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Premier League . It can be streamed on Sky Go.
| UK TV channel | Online stream |
|---|---|
| Sky Sports Main Event / Sky Sports Premier League | Sky Go |
Squads & Team News
| Position | Tottenham players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Lloris, Vorm, Gazzaniga, Whiteman, Austin |
| Defenders | Trippier, Rose, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Walker-Peters, Foyth, Eyoma, Davies |
| Midfielders | Son, Winks, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lucas, Amos, Marsh, Skipp, Bowden, Alli |
| Forwards | Llorente |
Heung-Min Son has been named on the bench as Mauricio Pochettino seemingly rests him ahead of the Champions League quarter-final second leg with Manchester City.
The game comes too soon for Dele Alli, meanwhile, as he fails to make the matchday squad after suffering a fractured hand against City.
Fernando Llorente comes in for the injured Harry Kane, while Lucas Moura is also handed a start. Davinson Sanchez replaces Toby Alderweireld at the back, meanwhile, and there’s a rare start for Kyle Walker-Peters at right-back.
Tottenham starting XI: Lloris, Foyth, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Davies, Walker-Peters, Wanyama, Sissoko, Eriksen, Lucas, Llorente.
Subs: Gazzaniga, Trippier, Rose, Alderweireld, Marsh, Skipp, Son.
| Position | Huddersfield players |
|---|---|
| Goalkeepers | Lossl, Hamer, Schofield |
| Defenders | Smith, Lowe, Zanka, Schindler, Stankovic, Kongolo, Hadergjonaj, Durm, Jorgensen, Brown |
| Midfielders | Hogg, Billing, Sabiri, Pritchard, Bacuna, Puncheon, Mooy |
| Forwards | Kachunga, Depoitre, Quaner, Mounie, Diakhaby, Grant |
Huddersfield make three changes for the trip to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with Juninho Bacuna, Elias Kachunga and Florent Hadergjonajall coming in to start.
Huddersfield starting XI: Hamer, Hadergjonaj, Schindler, Kongolo, Durm, Stankovic, Hogg, Kachunga, Bacuna, Lowe, Grant.
Subs: Coleman, Smith, Mooy, Williams, Pritchard, Mounie, Zanka.
Betting & Match Odds
Tottenham are odds-on favourites to win at 2/9 with bet365 . Huddersfield, meanwhile, priced at the longer 14/1 with a draw available at 6/1.
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Match Preview
With the 2018-19 campaign entering the final weeks, Tottenham find themselves not only in the top four of the Premier League but 90 minutes away from a potential Champions League semi-final too.
Heung-Min Son’s late effort on Tuesday saw Spurs hand Manchester City their first defeat in over a dozen games, putting them in the driving seat for the reward of a last-four clash with either Ajax or Juventus.
It hands Mauricio Pochettino a significant boost after his side suffered a run of stuttering form in recent weeks that saw their challenge for the Premier League title alongside City and Liverpool fade away in disappointing fashion.
They now face a realistic chance of reaching the semi-finals of a major European competition for the first time in 35 years, since their 1983-84 UEFA Cup campaign.
Firstly, however, they face Huddersfield as they look to pick up maximum points in Saturday’s early kick-off and put pressure on the rest of the sides in the hunt for a top-four finish.
The Terriers were the first side confirmed to be relegated this year after a dismal campaign that saw their long-term manager David Wagner step down after he failed to produce results.
Replacement Jan Siewert has fared little better, with just one win in his first 10 games in charge, but he will likely utilise one of the last chances he has to take his side up against top-tier opposition to help finetune his preparations for life in the Championship.
One boost for Town – and blow for Spurs – is the absence of England striker Harry Kane.
The Spurs talisman is expected to miss the run-in for the rest of the season after picking up an ankle ligament injury against City earlier this week.
That lands a major hit upon Pochettino’s plans for the rest of the campaign and the Argentine will be keen to ensure that his side responds to the news of their star man’s injury by delivering an emphatic result on the pitch against Huddersfield.
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