Giovani dos Santos (ankle) and Luka Modric (fractured leg) are on the sidelines for the clash at White Hart Lane.
Michael Dawson (Achilles) and Jonathan Woodgate (groin) are close to full fitness and add options in defence for Spurs boss Harry Redknapp.
Spurs (from): Gomes, Cudicini, Corluka, Hutton, Naughton, Assou-Ekotto, Bale, Bassong, King, Woodgate, Dawson, Lennon, Bentley, Jenas, Palacios, Huddlestone, Kranjcar, Keane, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch.







