Tottenham Hotspur vs West Bromwich Albion. Premier League.
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Monday 25 April 2016 20:03, UK
Tottenham face West Bromwich Albion on Monday Night Football with victory crucial to their hopes of keeping the Premier League title race alive.
Leicester's 4-0 defeat of Swansea on Super Sunday lifted them eight points clear and Claudio Ranieri's men could secure the trophy with three points at Manchester United on Sunday if Spurs fail to beat West Brom.
While time is running out for Mauricio Pochettino's side, the Spurs head coach says spirits in the camp are high.
"The mood is fantastic on the training ground. It's impossible to get better motivation," he said. "We have built up the week in a fantastic way and now we need to be patient and wait for Monday.
"We are very happy with the way that we are playing in the last few games. But we need to keep working hard and this is our objective. We are still fighting for the title."
West Brom were also in north London last Thursday when they were beaten 2-0 by Arsenal - their third successive defeat.
The Baggies look to have all-but secured their top-flight status by reaching the 40-point mark.
Team news
Tottenham have no fresh injury worries and Pochettino is likely to start with the team which thrashed Stoke 4-0 seven days ago.
The likes of Salomon Rondon and Jonas Olsson will be hoping for involvement for West Brom after coming off the bench at the Emirates, while James Morrison is out with a hamstring problem.
Opta stats
Tottenham have won 11 of their last 18 Premier League matches at White Hart Lane (W11 D5 L2).
West Brom have won just one of their last 12 Premier League games against Spurs (W1 D6 L5), but that victory came in the last visit to White Hart Lane.
The Baggies have lost just once in their last five Premier League visits to White Hart Lane (W1 D3 L1).
Harry Kane is two goals away from scoring 50 Premier League goals - if he does it in this game then he'll be the joint-sixth quickest player to 50 goals in the competition (in his 83rd app).
Christian Eriksen has 12 Premier League assists this season for Spurs - two more than in 2013-14 (8) and 2014-15 (2) combined.
Eriksen has had a hand in five goals in his last four Spurs league appearances (one goal, four assists).
Dele Alli has provided three goals and four assists in his last six Premier League appearances.
Paul Merson's prediction
Fair play to West Brom, they got their 40 points on the board early doors ahead of an atrocious final run of fixtures. It starts with Spurs, who were outstanding at Stoke.
It doesn't even pain me to see Spurs where they are at the moment. They are a very good team. Hopefully their success kicks Arsenal into gear. If this Tottenham team stays together and they get a couple more players they'll be favourites for the title next season.
Paul predicts: 3-0 (Sky Bet odds 11/2)
Betting
Tottenham are just 2/9 with Sky Bet to maintain the pressure on league leaders Leicester with a victory, with West Brom up against odds of 14/1 to win and 11/2 just to secure a draw. Spurs drifted out from 7/4 to 7/2 to win the Premier League after seeing the Foxes (1/6) extend the gap, although Pochettino's men are now out to 150/1 to miss out on a top-four finish after seeing north London rivals Arsenal held to a goalless draw by Sunderland. Kane heads the first goalscorer market at just 5/2 while Alli is enhanced from 9/2 to 11/2 to break the deadlock in Sky Bet's Price Boosts. Jamie Redknapp has provided Sky Bet with his prediction, backing a repeat of last Monday with Kane to score first in 4-0 Spurs win at 20/1.
