Tottenham V Swansea Barclays Premier League Match 25 -August 2013.Tottenham hope to have Aaron Lennon and Jan Vertonghen back after they missed the Europa League clash with Dinamo Tbilisi on Thursday.
Emmanuel Adebayor and Lewis Holtby remain on the sidelines, and Gareth Bale's sale to Real Madrid is imminent.Watch Tottenham V Swansea Live, Watch Tottenham V Swansea Live Stream, Watch Tottenham V Swansea Free Live Stream, Watch Tottenham V Swansea Online, Watch Tottenham V Swansea Online Free, Tottenham V Swansea Live, Tottenham V Swansea live stream Online.
Swansea's Nathan Dyer will again be missing because of the hamstring injury he sustained against Manchester United.
Ben Davies could come back in to the side after sitting out the Europa League tie with Petrolul Ploiesti.
MATCH PREVIEW
Tottenham have never lost at home to Swansea in the league and on the evidence of the opening day's fixtures they'll maintain that proud record with ease.
Chairman Daniel Levy has astutely gone about his business once it became clear that Gareth Bale wanted to go to Real Madrid. He's softened the blow for fans by bringing in exciting new players before the actual departure of the Welsh wizard.
Roberto Soldado followed in the footsteps of Tottenham legends Clive Allen, Jermain Defoe, Jimmy Greaves, Martin Peters, Ricky Villa and John White by scoring on his debut. He's banged in 16 in his last 14 games for club and country and will trouble a Swansea defence that caved in against Manchester United.
LAWRO'S PREDICTION
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"Swansea will keep the ball and be neat and tidy but I don't think they have got enough to trouble Spurs.
"Swansea's start to the season - first against Manchester United and now Spurs - has been extremely tough but they do not have anything to worry about, as long as they keep hold of their best players."
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Nacer Chadli can be a bag of tricks down the wing. Paulinho is a giant box-to-box midfield athlete, although he didn't hit his Confederations Cup highs on his Spurs debut, and Etienne Capoue is a solid central midfielder.
The return of Danny Rose gives them more pace at left back and, with more signings to come, Tottenham's season looks full of promise. For me, it's only a matter of time before they start genuinely challenging for the title even without Bale.
Like so many sides before them, Swansea's league form has dipped since winning the League Cup with just two victories from 12 Premier outings.
Although that's relegation form, I can't see them having any real trouble as long as they hold to Ashley Williams and Michu. The Welshman is the only really composed centre-back in their ranks and the Spaniard can only benefit from the arrival of the battleship Bony up front.
European football will be an exciting distraction, but they must get early league points on the board.
I can't see them returning with anything from the Lane though. Tottenham's squad is big enough to deal with two big games in four days. Swansea's resources will be stretched thinner.
MATCH FACTS
Head-to-head
Swansea have never won a league match at White Hart Lane in 15 attempts, losing 13 and drawing two.
Swansea last beat Tottenham in the league in October 1982, a 2-0 victory at Vetch Field.
They have only met eight times in the top flight. Spurs have won five and Swansea two,
Tottenham
Tottenham have lost just two Premier League matches since 9 December 2012. Those defeats came in back-to-back matches against Liverpool and Fulham in March.
Roberto Soldado's goal against Crystal Palace means he has now scored 11 goals in his last nine league matches.
The penalty he scored against Palace was the first Tottenham had been awarded in the league since 6 May 2012.
Against Palace, Spurs became the first team to field three Belgians in a Premier League starting line-up. One of those players, Jan Vertonghen, scored in both matches against Swansea last season.
Swansea
The Swans' 4-1 defeat to Manchester United on the opening day was the most goals they had conceded at home in a Premier League match.
In six away league matches in London last season, Swansea won three and lost three.
Only Aston Villa (two) had fewer league goals scored by a substitute than Swansea (three) last season. The Swans' only goal of this season so far came from a substitute, Wilfried Bony.