Tottenham Hotspur (4th) Vs Portsmouth (20th) | |||
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Portsmouth hope to recover from their 5-0 thrashing by Chelsea on Wednesday with victory over Tottenham Hotspur who are chasing the coveted fourth spot.
Tottenham right-back Vedran Corluka has an ankle injury and is likely to miss the Barclays Premier League match with Portsmouth at White Hart Lane.
Kyle Walker also has an ankle complaint but may be fit to deputise, while Sebastien Bassong (ankle) will be checked on the eve of the match and Roman Pavlyuchenko (hamstring) may only be ready for the bench.
Wilson Palacios has an adductor problem and will also need assessment. Ledley King (thigh), Jonathan Woodgate (groin), Jermaine Jenas (groin), Jermain Defoe (hamstring) and Aaron Lennon (groin) are out.
An injury crisis has left Portsmouth desperately short of players.
Ricardo Rocha (cheek) and Tommy Smith (nose) are out after picking up injuries against Chelsea while Jamie O'Hara is unavailable due to the terms of his loan agreement from Spurs.
Tal Ben Haim (groin), Nadir Belhadj (hamstring), John Utaka (groin), Papa Bouba Diop , Kevin Prince Boateng and Hassan Yebda (all knee) are all sidelined.
Pompey will have to pay £4m to Aruna Dindane's parent club Lens if he plays another match for the club, so he also misses out.
Tottenham: Gomes, Alnwick, Walker, Palacios, Dawson, Bassong, Kaboul, Assou-Ekotto, Dervite, Bale, Huddlestone, Modric, Kranjcar, Bentley, Gudjohnsen, Pavlyuchenko, Crouch, Rose, Livermore, Townsend.
Portsmouth: James, Ashdown, Finnan, Hreidarsson, Owusu-Abeyie, Brown, Mokoena, Webber, Wilson, Piquionne, Mullins, Kanu, Hughes, O'Brien, Vanden Borre.
