Tottenham Hotspur travel to FC Qarabag in the UEFA Europa League knowing a win will secure their place in the last 32 of the tournament.
Mauricio Pochettino's side face a six-hour flight to Baku and the Tottenham manager must decide whether to return home immediately after the match, which kicks off at 6pm UK time.
If Spurs do opt for that option, then they will arrive in London in the early hours of Friday morning, with the club due to host Chelsea on Sunday lunch time.
"Maybe we come back, straight back, and we give the players the day off on Friday," Pochettino said.
"Maybe you need to wait two hours at the airport and for us, it's better to go straight after the game and get to England as soon as possible, and give maybe Friday off for recovery."
If Tottenham beat bottom-of-the-table Qarabag, they will have guaranteed their place in the knockout phase of the competition with a match still to play in Group J.
And the visitors arrive in the Azerbaijani capital having lost just once in their last 10 games in all competitions, an impressive run that has seen them move up to fifth in the Premier League.
Team news
Midfielder Nabil Bentaleb is a out of the match due to an ankle injury, while Erik Lamela has also been ruled out.
Kyle Walker, Danny Rose and Mousa Dembele has not travelled ahead of Tottenham's clash with Chelsea on Sunday while Nacer Chadli and Alex Pritchard are long-term casualties.
Youngsters Cameron Carter-Vickers, Shayon Harrison, Luke McGee, Josh Onomah and Harry Winks have all travelled to Azerbaijan.
Opta stats
Tottenham's 3-1 win in the reverse fixture was the first-ever meeting between English and Azerbaijani sides.
Qarabag have never scored more than once in a Europa League match, netting six goals in their 10 games.
Spurs are winless in their last four European matches away from home (D1 L3).
No team has made more errors leading to goals in the Europa League this season than Qarabag (3).
Tottenham have kept just one clean sheet in their last 11 European fixtures.
Rasad Sadiqov has created two chances for Qarabag in the Europa League this season, both of which have ended in goals.
No side has picked up fewer yellow cards in the Europa League this season than Tottenham (2).
Richard Almeida has scored two of Qarabag's three goals in the Europa League this season.
Betting
Tottenham are 11/10 with Sky Bet to book their place in the Europa League knockout stages with a victory over Karabakh, who are 13/5 to keep their own qualification hopes alive with a victory.
Pochettino's men are just 4/9 to secure top spot and rated 18/1 fifth favourites to win the competition, with Borussia Dortmund currently heading the betting at 6/1.
Harry Kane naturally heads the first goalscorer betting at just 7/2, while Samuel Armenteros is considered the hosts' biggest goal threat at twice the price.
The Soccer Saturday pundits and Jamie Redknapp have provided Sky Bet with their usual tips, including Matt Le Tissier's 30/1 fancy for Spurs to win 1-0 and Erik Lamela to score first.