Tottenham welcome Leeds to the Premier League this weekend as the teams play their last game before the start of the World Cup break.
Spurs have lost three of their last four league games and were knocked out of the Carabao Cup by Nottingham Forest in midweek.
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Spurs have struggled to stay consistent this season
Antonio Conte’s side are going through a tough time and will need to improve if they are to pick up a vital three points this weekend.
They face Jesse Marsch’s Whites who have enjoyed a new lease of life in recent weeks, beating Liverpool at Anfield before winning 4-3 against Bournemouth last time out.
The visitors have rallied to help save Marsch’s job with back-to-back wins and they will be aiming to take another scalp in north London.
Tottenham vs Leeds: talkSPORT coverage
This Premier League clash will be played on Saturday November 12.
Kick-off at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is scheduled for 3 p.m.
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Leeds have scored two late winners in their last two league games
Tottenham vs Leeds: Team news
Spurs will still be without Heung-Min Son and Cristian Romero, both injured.
Although Son has confirmed that he will still travel to Qatar to compete in the World Cup.
Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison are both fit and could enter the starting line-up to play alongside Harry Kane.
Leeds will miss Stuart Dallas and Luis Sinisterra until the new year while Joe Geldhart was replaced with a knock last time out.
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Kulusevski is expected to start this weekend
Tottenham vs Leeds: what has been said?
Tottenham manager Conte wants his side to head into the break and has given insight into how they could line up.
Midweek he said: “I liked the way Richarlison came in and the effort he put in showed he had recovered. Same for Deki [Kulusevski] and I hope they will start on Saturday.
“Choosing them in the starting XI would be great for us because it’s an important game on Saturday.
“If we finished this cycle with a qualification in the Champions League and a good position in the table, in my opinion that would be really good.”
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Conte will be desperate for a win before the World Cup break
Tottenham vs Leeds: Facts of the match
- Leeds midfielder Tyler Adams has started more open play streaks than any other Premier League player this season (186), underscoring his ability to win back possession for the Yorkshire side.
- Both Rodrigo and Crysencio Summerville have scored in their last three Premier League games for Leeds, with Mark Viduka being the last to score four times in a row for Los Blancos in the competition (April 2004). If Summerville scores, he would be the youngest Leeds player to score in four consecutive Premier League games (21 years 13 days).
- Tottenham striker Harry Kane has scored five Premier League headers this season – only in 2017-18 (6) did he score more headers in a single campaign.
- This will be Leeds boss Jesse Marsch’s first meeting with Tottenham Hotspur – the US managers have lost all four of their Premier League games to Spurs, failing to score a single goal while conceding 13 in the process.
- Tottenham have scored a league-high nine Premier League goals so far this season.
- After an eight-game winless streak, Leeds have now won their last two Premier League games. They last won more consecutively in May 2021 (4).
- Tottenham have been trailing by at least two goals in each of their last four Premier League games, their longest such streak in the competition’s history. Meanwhile, they have been behind at half-time in each of their last three league games, the last having had a longer run in December/January in 2019-20 (5).
- Tottenham have lost three of their last four Premier League games (W1), as many as in their previous 24 (W17 D4). They have lost their last two home league games, including three in a row between May and September 2008.
- Leeds have lost each of their last five away league games against Spurs, since a 2-1 win under David O’Leary in February 2001.
- Tottenham have won seven of their last nine Premier League meetings with Leeds (D1 L1), having lost eight of their previous nine to them in the top flight (D1).
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