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Fulham Vs Tottenham
Barclays Premier League
Venue: Craven Cottage Date: Sunday, 6 November Kick-off: 1600 GMT Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles
Venue: Craven Cottage Date: Sunday, 6 November Kick-off: 1600 GMT Coverage: Watch live on Sky Sports 1 and highlights on Match of the Day; listen on BBC Radio 5 live and local radio; text commentary on BBC Sport website and mobiles
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Tottenham will be looking to extend their seven-match unbeaten run in the Premier League when they face former manager Martin Jol's Fulham on Sunday.
Spurs' re-emergence as a major force in English football can arguably be traced back to Jol's time in charge at White Hart Lane between 2004 and 2007, when he steered the club to two successive fifth-place finishes.
They have continued to make progress under Harry Redknapp and fifth is probably a minimum requirement this season, as Tottenham would love to break back into the UEFA Champions League spots.
An undefeated league run stretching back to August has certainly raised hopes of finishing in the top four, with last weekend's impressive 3-1 victory over Queens Park Rangers keeping them in touch with the leading pack.
Redknapp has since undergone minor heart surgery to unblock coronary arteries and is in good spirits as he looks forward to returning to work.
He had hoped to sit in the dugout at Craven Cottage after missing the trip to Rubin Kazan in the Europa League, but has been advised not to come back for another fortnight.
While Tottenham suffered a 1-0 defeat in Russia, Fulham were also in Europa League action and produced a stylish display to demolish Wisla Krakow 4-1 and move to the brink of qualifying for the last 32.
The Cottagers have not been quite as consistent domestically and remain in the bottom half of the Premier League on 10 points from as many games.
A 2-0 victory over Wigan last Saturday did at least give Fulham some breathing space above the relegation zone and they will be determined to cap a fine week with another three points.
Team news
Jol will have to assess the fitness of the Fulham squad in the aftermath of Thursday's clash with Wisla, having stuck to his word with a strong side selected.
Moussa Dembele will return to contention after serving a European suspension and could come straight back into the starting XI.
Orlando Sa (hamstring), Simon Davies (knee), Philippe Senderos and Aaron Hughes (both thigh) are definitely sidelined.
Tottenham defender William Gallas could make his first Premier League appearance of the season after he suffered no reaction when making his comeback from a calf injury against Rubin Kazan.
Luka Modric has a slight groin problem but should be fit while Roman Pavlyuchenko came off with a back complaint in his homeland on Thursday and will be monitored over the next couple of days.
Michael Dawson (Achilles), Niko Kranjcar (thigh) and Tom Huddlestone (ankle) are all out while there are doubts over Giovani dos Santos (calf), Vedran Corluka (foot), and Danny Rose (ankle).
Kevin Bond and Joe Jordan, who will once again take charge of team affairs in Redknapp's absence, are sure to ring the changes after resting many senior players against Rubin.
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Fulham captain Danny Murphy is a slight doubt after coming off with a minor knee complaint in Thursday's 4-1 defeat of Wisla Krakow in the Europa League.
Bryan Ruiz was ineligible for that tie so will return against Tottenham, as should striker Mousa Dembele.
Spurs defender William Gallas came through the match against Rubin Kazan unscathed and is now in contention.
Luka Modric should play despite a groin problem but Tom Huddlestone, Michael Dawson and Niko Kranjcar are still out.
To me, this match is the weekend's most attractive-looking fixture in the Premier League as the one thing I am expecting from it is goals.
Both sides have attacking players in top form. Fulham's Andrew Johnson scored two superb goals on Thursday in the Europa League clash with Wisla Krakow, and Clint Dempsey is now just one goal short of breaking Brian McBride's record for scoring the most Premier League goals by an American.
For Tottenham, Rafael van der Vaart simply cannot stop scoring at the moment and they carry a goal threat all over the pitch.
However, both teams will have to find a way past two of the Premier League's most experienced and impressive goalkeepers. Tottenham's Brad Friedel will be playing in his 276th consecutive Premier League match, while Mark Schwarzer has played 496 games in English league football.
Fulham boss Martin Jol was a hugely popular figure during his three years managing Tottenham and came within a whisker of leading them to the Champions League until that infamous stomach bug struck his team on the last day of the 2005-06 season.
Jol's successor at Spurs, Harry Redknapp, underwent heart surgery this week and will be missing from the dugout on Sunday. His players will be keen to get a result to help aid his recovery and the form book says they will be favourites given that they are unbeaten since those two defeats to the Manchester clubs at the start of the season.
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Head-to-head
- Fulham's last league win over Tottenham came almost three years ago (2-1 in November 2008). They have managed just one victory in their last 10 league matches with Spurs, but thrashed them 4-0 in last season's FA Cup.
- This is the 76th meeting between the sides. Tottenham have won 37 and Fulham 12, with 26 draws.
- Fulham boss Martin Jol managed Tottenham from November 2004 to October 2007. He took charge of 148 games in all competitions, winning 67, losing 43 and drawing 38. In his first full season in charge, he led Spurs to fifth place, their highest league position since 1990.
- Fulham beat Wigan 2-0 away from home last Saturday despite having only 38% of possession and half as many shots as their opponents.
- Clint Dempsey's goal against Wigan was his 36th in the Premier League, which equals the most by an American (Brian McBride also scored 36 goals).
- Fulham have only won two of their last 22 London derbies, but one of them came in their most recent attempt at Craven Cottage when they beat QPR 6-0.
- Tottenham have scored at least twice in each of their last seven league matches.
- Having lost their opening two league matches, Spurs have won six and drawn one of their last seven, a run that started when Scott Parker made his debut for the club.
- If fit, Luka Modric will make his 100th Premier League appearance for Tottenham.
- Rafael van der Vaart is bidding to become only the seventh player in Tottenham's history to score in six or more consecutive league matches. Garth Crooks is the last player to achieve the feat between December 1984 and January 1985.
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