Tottenham have a chance to pile more misery on arch-rivals Arsenal when the two north London clubs meet at Emirates Stadium on Sunday.
Arsenal have endured a horrible week that included being knocked out of the FA Cup and humiliated in the Champions League.
Tottenham lead the Gunners by ten points in the English Premier League heading into the game at Emirates Stadium, although both clubs struggled in the FA Cup last weekend.
Harry Redknapp's men failed to overcome Stevenage and will have to play the League One club in a fifth round replay after their 0-0 draw on Sunday, although Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will be even more disappointed after his side was knocked out by Sunderland 2-0.
A goal from Kieran Richardson and an own goal from Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain were enough to eliminate Arsenal and they are now almost certain to finish their seventh season in a row without a trophy.
Arsenal's hopes of Champions League glory were all but extinguished three days before the Sunderland defeat when they lost 4-0 away to AC Milan, despite the fact the second leg in London has not been played yet.
Tottenham had a big win in their most recent hit-out in the league, when Louis Saha and Emmanuel Adebayor starring in a 5-0 rout of Newcastle.
Adebayor is confident he will play against his former club despite twisting his knee last week.
The Togolese striker will most likely be joined by both Luka Modric, who missed the draw against Stevenage with illness, and Rafael Van der Vaart, who has been out for three matches with an injured calf.
But Redknapp will most likely have to do without Benoit Assou-Ekotto after the left-back had minor surgery on his groin last week.
For Arsenal, defender Laurent Koscielny is expected to return after limping off against Milan.
Spurs defeated Arsenal 2-1 in the reverse fixture earlier this season.
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| 13 | W. Szczęsny | |
| 3 | B. Sagna |
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| 5 | T. Vermaelen | |
| 28 |
K. Gibbs
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| 6 | L. Koscielny |
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| 7 | T. Rosický |
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| 30 |
Y. Benayoun
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| 8 | Mikel Arteta |
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| 17 | A. Song | |
| 10 | R. van Persie |
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T. Walcott
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| # | Player | Bookings |
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| 24 | B. Friedel | |
| 4 | Y. Kaboul | |
| 26 |
L. King
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| 32 | B. Assou-Ekotto | |
| 28 | K. Walker | |
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N. Kranjčar
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| 14 | L. Modrić |
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| 8 | S. Parker |
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| 3 | G. Bale | |
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L. Saha
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| 10 | E. Adebayor |
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| Coach: H. Redknapp | ||
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| 25 |
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| 15 |
for T. Walcott 82' |
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| 27 |
for Y. Benayoun 88' |
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for N. Kranjčar 46' |
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| 30 |
for L. Saha 46' |
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for L. King 82' |
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