League One side Sheffield United face a tough task at White Hart Lane in the first leg of the Capital One Cup semi final on Wednesday night, especially after losing 1-0 at MK Dons last weekend. However, cup games are a different story and Nigel Clough's team have proven that they can play well above their rank in such fixtures. They have beaten West Ham United and then Southampton en route to the last four. Last season they have reached the semi finals of the FA Cup after beating the likes of Aston Villa and Fulham.
Tottenham are in good shape lately, they have lost just one of their last ten games in all competitions. Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino might try to rotate his players as they are still involved in the Europa League as well. That means players like Eric Dier or Ben Devies might be given starting places, along with Benjamin Stambouli.
Nigel Clough doesn't have such a big squad to choose from, so he will most likely stick to his regular starting eleven. The two sides have met at White Hart lane in 2006 and the Spurs won 2-0 thanks to goals from Dimitar Berbatov and Jermaine Jenas.
Probable line-ups:
Spurs: Lloris - Walker, Dier, Vertonghen, Davies - Stambouli, Dembele - Townsend, Eriksen, Chadli - Kane
Sheff Utd: Howard - Harris, McEveley, Kennedy, Alcock - Reed, Doyle - Muprhy, Baxter, Campbell-Ryce - McNulty
My prediction: Tottenham to win 2-0.
Here are the odds for the match at Bet365:
Tottenham win - 1/3 Draw - 19/4 Sheffield United win - 9/1
galata86 9 years ago
After all that strange results in FA cup this victory in Capital one cup (less important than FA in England) is great. Match was boring but Tottenham played well and they know if they put Sheffield under the pressure 90 minutes that they will make mistake. And they made a mistake and Tottenham score. In next match it will...
After all that strange results in FA cup this victory in Capital one cup (less important than FA in England) is great. Match was boring but Tottenham played well and they know if they put Sheffield under the pressure 90 minutes that they will make mistake. And they made a mistake and Tottenham score. In next match it will be even harder for Sheffield to play because they need to score and they can't focus only on defending. Tottenham will go easy to the final.
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kruno1414 9 years ago
Tottenham did strugled last night , but i again think they will go through to the next round . In this match Shefield played like everyone expected from them to play , defensively but they conceded that goal . Now in the rematch they need to score at least one goal and i think team like Tottenham will use that in right...
Tottenham did strugled last night , but i again think they will go through to the next round . In this match Shefield played like everyone expected from them to play , defensively but they conceded that goal . Now in the rematch they need to score at least one goal and i think team like Tottenham will use that in right way with counter attacks and ther are good at that .
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Johnajax 9 years ago
It was harder than I was expecting for Tottenham. And I think that if there wasn't that penalty and goal from penalty spot that this match will end 0-0. Tottenham surprised me because they didn't have any idea how to score and they was struggling in creating chances. Rematch will be interesting I now after this match I...
It was harder than I was expecting for Tottenham. And I think that if there wasn't that penalty and goal from penalty spot that this match will end 0-0. Tottenham surprised me because they didn't have any idea how to score and they was struggling in creating chances. Rematch will be interesting I now after this match I am not so sure about Tottenham.
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sharpe 9 years ago
I can't really say that I'm surprised that Sheffield United are on the semi final in the league cup. This team have always be very motivated when they play at the domestic cups and eliminated 5 premier league teams in the last year FA cup and this years Capital One cup.That can't be accident. Common Blades!
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Johnajax 9 years ago
This will be easy match for Tottenham Hotspurs tonight. They play against Sheffield United club from England League one and difference between Premier league and League one is huge. So tonight no matter who will play for Tottenham first team or reserve they shouldn't have any problems to win this.
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Shumar4life 9 years ago
Tottenhem is surely better team and I believe that they will be prove it tonight. But, LC is difficult competition and everybody has a chance to win it, and it wouldn't be first time for favorites to fall in this stage of competition. But, with right attitude I believe that Tottenham will have no problems
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seculla 9 years ago
This is first of two matches that Tottenham and Sheffield United will play in Capital One Cup. Tottenham is not so perfect in Premier League but I think that they will win tonight, especially because of that they are playing on their White Hart Lane Stadium. I also predict that this match will have at least 3 goals. Anyway,...
This is first of two matches that Tottenham and Sheffield United will play in Capital One Cup. Tottenham is not so perfect in Premier League but I think that they will win tonight, especially because of that they are playing on their White Hart Lane Stadium. I also predict that this match will have at least 3 goals. Anyway, it will be interesting match, and we should enjoy watching it.
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