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Oh hey, there's a match today! Did anyone else forget? Because I pretty much did. It seems like there should be a minimum of a three day buffer between the close of the transfer window and the actual playing of any matches. It's just too much for anyone who writes about football to take in. Think of the bloggers!
Tottenham are on the road today. Specifically, Carrow Road, taking on Norwich City in the first match since Spurs did absolutely nothing in the January transfer window. For Spurs, the injury to Jan Vertonghen is perhaps the biggest obstacle to overcome: Ryan Mason and Clinton N'Jie are also still recovering. Kevin Wimmer will get his first big test in the Premier League alongside Toby Alderweireld, and the match today might tell us a lot about Spurs' defense in the near term.
Norwich are completely healthy, with no injuries of note, which may not actually help them all that much. They're still 17th in the table, only two points above the drop and with a terrible goal differential. But, they did just score four goals last week at home against Liverpool, which means they have some finishing (although that might say more about Liverpool's defense than Norwich's attack).
Spurs should be considered comfortable favorites for this match, but they were also favorites at home to Newcastle. They can't afford to have an off match and still keep pace with the league leaders. A win should be expected, even at Carrow Road.
COYS!
Lineups
#THFC team: Lloris (c), Walker, Alderweireld, Wimmer, Rose; Dembele, Dier; Alli, Eriksen, Son; Kane #COYS pic.twitter.com/jxu0JkP4ni
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) February 2, 2016
TEAM: Rudd; Pinto, Klose, Bassong, Olsson; Howson, Mulumbu, Tettey (c), Jarvis; Naismith; Mbokani. #ncfc
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) February 2, 2016
SUBS: Ruddy (GK), Martin, Jerome, Hoolahan, Redmond, Bennett, Odjidja. #ncfc
— Norwich City FC (@NorwichCityFC) February 2, 2016
How to Watch
Date/time: Tuesday, February 2, 2016, 7:45 p.m.. (UK), 2:45 p.m. ET (USA)
Venue: Carrow Road, Norwich, UK
Official: Kevin Friend
TV: NBC Premier League Extra Time [The "extra channels"] (USA), not televised (UK), Sportsnet World (Canada), Fox Sports 2 (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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