Huddersfield vs Tottenham: Team news, kick-off time, probable line-ups, odds and stats from Premier League clash at the John Smith's Stadium

  • David Wagner will select from an unchanged side ahead of the Tottenham clash
  • Huddersfield haven't lost a home game to Spurs since way back in April 1954
  • Tottenham have been given a boost by the return of playmaker Christian Eriksen
  • Under Mauricio Pochettino Spurs have done well against newly promoted sides

Ahead of this weekend's action, Sportsmail will be providing you with all you need to know about every fixture, with team news, provisional squads, betting odds and Opta stats.

Here is all the information you need for Huddersfield's home clash with Tottenham.

 

Huddersfield vs Tottenham (John Smith's Stadium, Saturday 12:30)


Team news

Huddersfield 

Huddersfield head coach David Wagner will select from an unchanged squad for his side's home Premier League game against Tottenham.

Wagner has no new injury concerns following last week's goalless draw at Burnley, but club record signing Steve Mounie (foot) is still out having missed the last three games.

Tom Ince is among those available as David Wagner picks from an unchanged squad

Tom Ince is among those available as David Wagner picks from an unchanged squad

Fellow striker Collin Quaner (knee), plus midfielders Kasey Palmer (hamstring) and Danny Williams (foot) remain sidelined.

Provisional squad: Lossl, Smith, Schindler, Lowe, Jorgensen, Ince, Hogg, Billing, Sabiri, Van La Parra, Mooy, Kachunga, Hadergjona, Depoitre, Malone, Green, Hefele, Whitehead.

Tottenham

Christian Eriksen has recovered from illness and is available for Tottenham's Premier League game against Huddersfield on Saturday but Serge Aurier is suspended.

Eriksen, who missed Tuesday's Champions League win over Apoel Nicosia, is expected to return but Aurier will sit the game out after his red card against West Ham.

Mousa Dembele remains sidelined with an ankle injury while Danny Rose and Victor Wanyama are both still missing with knee problems. Erik Lamela is also out as he continues to recover from an injury to his hips.

Playmaker Christian Eriksen has recovered from illness and is available for the fixture

Playmaker Christian Eriksen has recovered from illness and is available for the fixture

Provisional squad: Lloris, Vorm, Gazzaniga, Davies, Walker-Peters, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Sanchez, Foyth, Trippier, Aurier, Dier, Sissoko, Georgiou, Oakley-Boothe, Eriksen, Alli, Son, Llorente, Kane.

Key stats - Supplied by Opta

- This is the first top-flight meeting between Huddersfield and Spurs since March 1972, when the sides shared a 1-1 draw at Leeds Road.

- In fact, it will be the first competitive meeting between the sides in 45 years – they met in the League Cup in September 1972 at White Hart Lane, with Spurs winning 2-1 with goals from Alan Gilzean and Martin Chivers.

- The Terriers haven’t lost a home league match against Spurs since April 1954, when they went down 5-2 – Alf Ramsey featured for Spurs that day.

- Tottenham have won each of their opening three league away games this season. The last time that they won their opening four on the road in a league campaign was in 1960-61 (winning their first eight away games).

Tottenham have performed well against newly promoted sides under Mauricio Pochettino

Tottenham have performed well against newly promoted sides under Mauricio Pochettino

- Since Mauricio Pochettino took charge in 2014-15, Tottenham have won more points versus newly-promoted teams than any other Premier League side (55).

- Huddersfield have kept four clean sheets in their opening six Premier League games of the season – the only previous newly-promoted side to do this were Blackburn Rovers in 1992-93 with Rovers going on to keep a fifth in their seventh match of that season.

- Tottenham Hotspur have won all four of their early Saturday afternoon kickoffs in the Premier League in 2017 so far; winning three of them by a 4-0 scoreline and the other 3-2 vs West Ham last weekend.

- Harry Kane has scored 25 Premier League goals in 2017 so far – this is the highest goal tally by a player in the Premier League during a single calendar year before October 1st.

- Huddersfield could be the 26th different opponent that Harry Kane has faced in the Premier League – he’s scored against 24 of the previous 25, only failing to score against Cardiff City (two apps).

- Harry Kane’s only previous career appearance at the John Smith’s Stadium came in February 2011 when he was on loan at Leyton Orient – Kane was substituted on, scored and was then sent off, which remains his only red card in all competitions. 

HUDDERSFIELD VS TOTTENHAM

Kick-off: 12:30pm, Saturday

Referee: Neil Swarbrick

Odds (subject to change):

Huddersfield 13/8

Draw 12/5

Tottenham 2/5

Managers:

David Wagner (Huddersfield)

Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham) 

League form (latest result first):

Huddersfield - DDLDW

Tottenham - WDWDL

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