Tottenham host Sunderland at White Hart Lane this afternoon aiming to solidify their place in the top-four.
Title talk was on the agenda in the white half of north London after a successful festive period but the midweek defeat to Leicester has left Spurs looking down, rather than up, the table.
Robert Huth's late header proved to be decisive as Mauricio Pochettino's side slipped to only their third defeat of the season, which means Tottenham are just one point ahead of fifth-placed West Ham going into this weekend's fixtures.
Given the complex and competitive nature of the division this season Spurs will be desperate not to slip out of the Champions League positions, having worked so hard to reach them.
An encounter with Sunderland would have been considered to be a home banker a few weeks ago but Sam Allardyce's team have unearthed a rich vein of form in recent weeks.
The Black Cats travel to north London on the back of consecutive victories against fellow strugglers Aston Villa and Swansea City and will be confident they will be able to climb out of the bottom three with another positive result.
Spurs may boast the best defence in the division and they are likely to need to be on top form to stop Jermain Defoe, who has scored five goals in his last two appearances.
But who will come out on top? Tune in from 11:45 for all the build-up to this afternoon's match!
Tottenham XI: Lloris (c); Trippier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose: Dier, Dembele; Lamela, Eriksen, Alli; Kane.
Sunderland XI: Pickford; Jones, van Aanholt, O’Shea (c), Brown; Johnson, Lens, Cattermole, M’Vila; Defoe, Graham.
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