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It's match day! Tottenham Hotspur head to Bournemouth to take on Eddie Howe and the Cherries, which sounds like a really bad Motown band from the late 1950s. Spurs are still Unbeaten Since United™ in the league, but are coming off of an anger-inducing Europa League loss at Anderlecht, and are probably pretty motivated to do well.
Spurs appear ready to welcome Ryan Mason back to the match day squad, though it's unlikely he'll start today. Eric Dier will undoubtedly anchor the midfield, probably alongside Dele Alli. The injury to Nacer Chadli could mean that either Clinton N'Jie or Mousa Dembele will start in the attacking midfield band behind Harry Kane.
Eddie Howe's team are just about as beat up as Spurs are at the moment, and unfortunately for them it's the bulk of their scoring that's taken the hit. Bournemouth are without Callum Wilson, Max Gradel, Artur Boruc, and record signing Tyrone Mings, but are staying afloat thanks to the goal scoring pace of Glenn Murray, who has already scored nine goals this season.
In other words, this is a team of Cherries that's ripe for the picking. Losing to them would be the pits.
COYS!
Lineups
Tottenham Hotspur:
#THFC team: Lloris (c), Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Alli, Dier; Dembele, Eriksen, Lamela; Kane #COYS pic.twitter.com/nbsFjPsiT1
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 25, 2015
#THFC subs: Vorm, Trippier, Wimmer, Mason, Onomah, Townsend, Clinton #COYS
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) October 25, 2015
AFC Bournemouth:
Cherries XI: Boruc, Francis, Cook, Distin, Daniels, Ritchie, Gosling, Surman, Pugh, King, Murray. #afcb #BOUTOT
— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) October 25, 2015
Substitutes: Federici, Smith, Bennett, O’Kane, Stanislas, Kermorgant, Rantie. #afcb #BOUTOT
— AFC Bournemouth (@afcbournemouth) October 25, 2015
No major surprises as with both Son and Chadli out with injuries, Dembele gets the start and looks to be playing out left. Don't be surprised if we see some switching and he ends up playing the middle or even switches with Alli on occasion. The rest of the Starting XI is about what you would expect.
How to Watch
Date/time: Sunday, October 25, 3:05 p.m. (UK), 10:05 a.m. ET (USA)
Venue: Dean Court, Bournemouth, UK
Official: Roger East
TV: NBC Sports Extra Time [the "extra channels"] (USA), not televised (UK), SportsNet World (Canada), Fox Sports 5 (Australia), other listings at livesoccertv.com
Streaming: NBC Sports Live Extra (USA)
Radio: Audio streamed at tottenhamhotspur.com, also BBC Radio London and TalkSport
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