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Harry Redknapp insists the team have not been dwelling on last Saturday's North London derby defeat ahead of Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland.

Instead, the manager has chosen to focus on the matter in hand - a tough game against a Black Cats side he is certain will feature in the top ten come May.

Harry feels his players are well aware of mistakes made at the Emirates that led to a 3-0 defeat a week ago and are ready to put that game firmly behind them.

In Friday's pre-match press conference, he said: "We've spoke about Arsenal and the goals we conceded and the players know what they did wrong and are determined to put it right.

"However, if you over-analyse the negative stuff too much, I think it can have an adverse effect on players and fear can start creeping in.

"They've got to go out and play tomorrow with the freedom that we always do at The Lane, and if we play the way we can we're very hard to play against.

"We're strong and playing very well, so I think we'll take some beating tomorrow. I think we can beat anybody at home, and I'm looking forward to the game."

On Saturday's opponents, Harry continued: "Sunderland are a massive club with a great chairman in Niall Quinn, so I believe they can achieve anything in the long-term.

"They're a top-half team in my opinion, and Steve Bruce has done a good job wherever he's been. I like him both as a person and as a manager.

"I think they'll finish in the top half this season, but it's up to them as to how high they finish within that ten.

"They'll have three or four ex-Spurs players playing, and they're good players, so they'll be looking forward to the game and want to play well tomorrow."

 

ALL services to and from Cambridge/Hertford East will be formed by 8 carriages, and will serve Northumberland Park approx 3 hours before and 2 hours after the game.

Services to/from White Hart Lane will run to an improved frequency and ALL will be formed by 8 carriages approx 2 hours before and 2 hours after the game.

CLICK HERE for the timetable in pdf format...

 

Victoria Line Closure

The entire Victoria Line will be closed on Saturday, November 7, as London Underground continues their full upgrade of the line as part of a multi-billion pound investment programme.

It is recommended that any supporters attending our home match against Sunderland that day should travel by tube or train to Liverpool Street and catch the frequent National Express services from there to White Hart Lane.

Please note, London Underground tickets will be accepted on National Express services between Liverpool Street to Seven Sisters or Tottenham Hale only, therefore fans travelling any further than this (i.e. White Hart Lane and Northumberland Park) will require a valid National Express ticket.

Alternatively, fans can interchange from the Piccadilly Line at Finsbury Park or Manor House rather than in Central London, and use the Rail Replacement Bus Service to Seven Sisters station.

This Rail Replacement Bus Service will operate a northbound service from Bus Stop R at Finsbury Park station or Bus Stop D at Manor House station, and a southbound service from Bus Stop A at Seven Sisters station.

Passengers using the Piccadilly line from Central London are advised to change at Manor House for the rail replacement bus service as overall journey times between Central London and the ground will be quicker than changing at Finsbury Park.

London Underground tickets will be accepted on the following scheduled bus services:

· 259 between Finsbury Park and Seven Sisters

· 279 between Manor House and Seven Sisters

· 230 between Walthamstow Central and Seven Sisters

· 259 between Finsbury Park and Seven Sisters

· 279 between Manor House and Seven Sisters

· 73 between King's Cross and Seven Sisters

· 476 between King's Cross and Seven Sisters

· 4 between Highbury & Islington and Finsbury Park

· 19 between Highbury & Islington and Finsbury Park

· 30 between Highbury & Islington and King's Cross (boosted service)

· 43 between Highbury & Islington and Holloway Road

· 271 between Highbury & Islington and Holloway Road

· 393 between Highbury & Islington and Holloway Road

For more information on this closure, please visit www.tfl.gov.uk or you can contact London Underground Customer Services by calling 0845 330 9880 or write to Customer Service Centre, London Underground, 55 Broadway, London SW1H 0BD.

 

 

Our Barclays Premier League trip to Liverpool, originally scheduled for Saturday January 9, has been moved to Sunday January 10, kick off 4pm, for the purposes of live television coverage.

This match will be shown live on Sky Sports, as well as our home game with Fulham on Tuesday January 26. Kick off time for this fixture remains 8pm.

CLICK HERE for our full first team fixture list...

 

Aaron Lennon could be back in contention for Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland at The Lane.

The winger suffered an ankle injury late-on in our defeat against Stoke City last month and has sat out our last two games.

But, as manager Harry Redknapp reported in Friday's pre-match press conference, the 22-year-old has been back in training this week.

Harry said: "Aaron worked very hard on Thursday and ran well, so we'll just have to wait and see.

"I'm hoping he'll be ok but it depends on whether or not he has any reaction tomorrow [Saturday], so it's 50-50. We'll see how he feels and if he doesn't feel right then I won't take a chance."

Jermain Defoe, however, will definitely be available again following his three-match suspension for the straight red card he picked up in last month's win at Portsmouth.

And his manager feels the striker owes the team, saying: "It's nice to have Jermain available again. We've got good strikers here but he was in good goalscoring form before his suspension. Not having him cost us quite badly so he's got to make it up to us now for getting sent off."

Meanwhile, Harry also had an update on the fitness of Luka Modric, who has been out of action since August with a fractured fibula.

He added: "Luka's on his way back. He's been working with the fitness coaches and pushing on but he's not at a stage where he can get fully involved in training yet."

Sebastien Bassong also misses out after picking up a hamstring injury late on in last weekend's defeat at Arsenal, while Carlo Cudcini (back) and Giovani Dos Santos (ankle) remain sidelined.

 

Harry Redknapp, Joe Jordan and Peter Crouch all feature on Spurs TV Online this weekend as we look ahead to Saturday's Barclays Premier League clash with Sunderland.

Footage is now available from the manager's pre-match press conference held at Spurs Lodge on Friday, while there are exclusive interviews with his assistant Joe and striker ‘Crouchy'.

Meanwhile, we also have footage from a media briefing conducted by our Executive Director, Paul Barber, who explains the issue of a naming rights partner for our new stadium.

There is also an exclusive interview with Craig Dolby, our Superleague Formula driver, ahead of the final race of the season this weekend.

All of this features in the Interviews section, while more exclusive footage of Jermaine Jenas on a recent community visit in Haringey can be found on the Extra Time channel.

For all this and so much more, subscribe to Spurs TV Online today!

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Wilson Palacios will be coming up against the man who gave him his big break in English football on Saturday for the first time.

Steve Bruce's Sunderland side visit The Lane in this Barclays Premier League clash sitting eighth in the table after a promising start to the campaign.

And it was the same manager who brought our all-action midfielder to these shores from his native Honduras when he signed him for Birmingham City on a six-month loan deal in August 2007.

The pair's time together at St Andrew's was short-lived when Bruce took over at Wigan Athletic that November, but such was the impression Wilson had made on the former Manchester United skipper, he signed him for The Latics on a permanent deal come January 2008.

And it was in Lancashire where Wilson made his name in 37 Premier League appearances - something the now-Spurs fan favourite will always be thankful for.

"Steve Bruce is a very good manager and I have a great deal of respect for him. I really would like to thank him for helping me and developing me as a player when I first came to England. I am very appreciative of what he did for me and my career and I will never forget that."

But Wilson knows there will be no time for sentimentality against the Black Cats as we look to bounce back from last weekend's North London derby defeat.

Although he recognises how tough a task this will be against a side who may boast a familiar-looking frontline on Saturday - ex-Spurs boys Darren Bent and Fraizer Campbell.

Wilson added: "The most important thing now is to bounce back and win against Sunderland. We are all focused on beating them, we must forget about what happened last week and just focus all our energy and attention on this game because this is the most important game for us now.

"But they have some very good players and play a good style of football. In Bent and Campbell, they have very good strikers who we know well and it will be hard for us to keep them contained.

"However, if we work together as a team and play the sort of football we are capable, then I'm confident we can secure the three points."

Read the full interview with Wilson in tomorrow's matchday programme.

 

 

Make sure you pick up your copy of the latest hotspur - on sale at tomorrow's game!

You can get the the November issue of our official monthly magazine along with a matchday programme for the bargain price of just £5.

The latest hotspur features an exclusive interview with Niko Kranjcar, while goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes is the subject of the 'Onside' Q&A.

Manager Harry Redknapp answers your questions in his regular and revealing column, while we also look back on the life and times of the great Bill Nicholson and catch up with former Spur Andy Sinton, now the manager of non-league Fleet Town.

Inspired by the recent efforts of our currents forwards, we take a look at some of the memorable goalscoring displays of the past. And Spandau Ballet's Steve Norman, a lone Spurs fan in the re-formed band, talks about life on the road again and his passion for all things Tottenham.

Former goalkeeper Espen Baardsen takes us back to 1998 when one cameo performance in particular from him helped preserve our top flight status. And we look back in detail at our 1962-63 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, as well as talking to Martin Chivers about his time at the Lane and his optimism for the future at Spurs.

All this and more, plus the ultimate Fanzone section in which Spurs fans get involved.

To subscribe to hotspur, CLICK HERE...

Just over 40 years ago, the great Steve Perryman made his first team debut for Spurs against tomorrow's opponents Sunderland - and he remembers it like it was yesterday.

And on that day in September 1969, there was one moment that could have defined his career or, worst-case scenario, killed it stone dead before it had really begun.

And when you are talking about a record-breaking career spanning three decades and over 850 competitive matches for Spurs, a player held in as high regard as any to have pulled on the famous white shirt, you are talking about a BIG moment.

He recalled: "I remember early on Gordon Harris, a very famous player who was in the England squad, ran at me probably thinking ‘he's young, he's new, let's put some pressure on him' and he sold himself, so that was great for me.

"But a couple of minutes later I gave an awful backpass to Pat Jennings and I think Dennis Tueart ran onto it and Pat ended up deflecting his shot onto the post and out for a corner. It could have been a disaster to give away a goal so early in my career. Anyway, Pat saved it. We eventually lost the game 1-0 but people were pleased with what I did and I was pleased.

"It might have been different, I suppose. That's fate. It would have been a huge cross to bear had I given that goal away but naivety is a wonderful thing and at 27, I would have worried about it, but I was 17 and just got on with it."

Steve clearly made an impression though. Our next official programme described his performance as ‘the only satisfaction from this match' and that he'd come through his debut with ‘considerable credit'.

The man that mattered - the great Bill Nicholson - must have been impressed as well as Steve started the next 17 league matches in a total of 28 appearances after his debut.

"Bill wasn't great on praise but I think he told the press that he thought I had a good debut," said Steve. "He always thought that I was fairly mature for my age, football-wise, and it proved that Spurs could produce young players. Up to that point there was Phil Beal and Joe Kinnear as the two young players who had come in and done well.

"He was always planning ahead and he knew that Spurs couldn't always go out and buy the top players as they had done and he wanted a flurry of youngsters to come through."

So how did the debut come about? As is often the case in football, a shake-up of the side followed a big defeat and a poignant one in this case - we'd suffered a 5-0 hammering at the hands of Derby County the week before in the first match we'd come up against the great Dave Mackay since his departure from Spurs in 1968.

"I went to that game as the 13th man," recalled Steve. "We then had a reserve game at Reading on the Wednesday and I was due to play in that game. But when they named the team, I wasn't in it. I found out later it was to hold me back to play against Sunderland on the Saturday.

"I was called into Bill Nick's office on the Friday after training with Dennis Bond and he told us that one of us was definitely playing, maybe both of us. I assumed that was going to be Dennis, a player the club had purchased, but I hoped it would be both of us.

"We got to the game, he named the team and I was in, so was Dennis. It was a great honour and a great feeling. It was a chance to get into the team early and at Spurs that was quite a rarity at such a young age.

"I remember it was a big crowd, a sunny day. The debut is the starting place of something good, you hope, and you just want the people who are paying the money to think well of you.

"I was fresh, keen, eager and up for the running that needed to be done. I sometimes think I got my chance because it was almost a case of too many chiefs and not enough Indians, international players who it wasn't quite happening for, for whatever reason.

"The game was changing as well. It was always about a 4-2-4 formation, then 4-3-3 or even 4-4-2. The coincidence of that for me was that I came into it as a midfield grafter, I wasn't that as a schoolboy but the Spurs way had been driven into me over my apprenticeship days.

"What I had in my game fitted the bill. At that time, Graeme Souness was a year younger than me and knowing what type of player he finished up as, people were surprised he didn't get in the team.

"But he was more of a flair player in those days, lacking a touch of pace but a great player on the ball and he was up against the likes of Martin Peters and Alan Mullery. The work rate stood me in good stead.

"Sometimes I look at my record now and don't believe it. I actually wonder how I could do it. The year I got in I played for England youth team, Spurs youth team, Spurs reserves, Spurs A team and then the First Team.

"Every afternoon by the time I got home I went straight into the front room, put some music on and fell asleep within a couple of minutes. It was a habit I got into because it was so physically demanding. I was busy coping with playing the games I needed to play.

"You wouldn't be so blasé as to think it was going to last forever. Of course, being Spurs and Bill Nicholson, if you weren't up to the mark, the likely scenario was that they would go out and buy someone and maybe it would then be another two years to impress again and wait for another opportunity.

"It's okay liking a young player but I always used to read how Bill was incredibly careful of how and when he blooded a player and it looked like Sunderland was the right time for me. I'm pleased it worked out."

It's a thought echoed by every Spurs fan because September 27, 1969 saw the birth of a Lane legend.

Steve played over 850 competitive games for the club and made over 1,000 first-team appearances between 1969-1986. He won more honours for Spurs than any other player - League Cup winner in 1971 and 1973, UEFA Cup winner in 1972 and captain of successive FA Cup Final wins in 1981 and 1982. He was also captain of the 1984 UEFA Cup winning side but had to sit out the second leg through suspension. He was Footballer of the Year in 1982 and was part of England's 40-man World Cup squad, but only won one senior cap. He was awarded the MBE in 1986 and is currently Director of Football at Exeter City.

And it all started against Sunderland 40 years ago.

 

Steven Caulker, Ryan Mason and Jonathan Obika have had their loans with Yeovil Town extended until the end of the season.

Defender Caulker, 17, has made 15 appearances for the League One side since joining on loan in July along with 18-year-old attacking midfielder Mason, who has scored four times in 12 games.

Striker Obika, 19, has scored twice in ten appearances for the Glovers since returning to Huish Park in August after a successful loan stay last season.

Kyle Naughton and Danny Rose have been named in the England Under-21 squad for a crucial European Championship qualifier against Portugal at Wembley on Saturday November 14.

Stuart Pearce's men sit second in their qualifying group with two games in hand on early leaders Greece after a stunning 6-3 win over Macedonia last time out.

Full-back Kyle will be looking for his sixth cap at this level, while midfielder Danny, currently on loan at Peterborough United, will be hoping to win his seventh Under-21 cap.

UNDER-19s

John Bostock joins Steven Caulker, Ryan Mason and Dean Parrett in the latest England Under-19 squad for a friendly with Turkey on Tuesday November 17.

The midfielder, a former captain at Under-17 level, will be hoping to earn his first cap in this age group at Glanford Park, Scunthorpe.

Caulker, Mason and Parrett were all involved in the squad last time out as Noel Blake's men earned three wins from three games in the European Under-19 Championship Elite Qualifying Round, held in Slovenia.

 

Have you ever wondered what it would feel like to lift the Barclays Premier League Trophy?

Well now is your chance, because to celebrate the renewal of their Premier League sponsorship until 2013, Barclays are offering 20 fans from anywhere in the world the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to win the trophy for the day.

To enter, simply CLICK HERE and complete your details.

Promotion closes 11 December 2009.

Terms and Conditions apply.

 

 

Peter Crouch is refusing to be too downbeat after a our North London derby defeat last weekend.

The striker admits the 3-0 reverse against our arch rivals was a bitter blow but has chosen to look on the bright side.

After all, we remain just three points behind the Gunners and stay within the Barclays Premier League's top five going into this Saturday's clash with Sunderland at White Hart Lane.

‘Crouchy' now feels it is up to us to once again prove that we are worthy of keeping our place amongst the division's front-runners.

Reflecting on last Saturday, he said: "It was a local derby and we're all so frustrated to have lost it. It was just down to goals that could have been avoided.

"For 42 minutes we matched them and the crowd was getting frustrated and if we'd manage to keep it to 0-0 at half-time it could have been a different game. But once they are 2-0 up it's so difficult to get back into the game.

"We now have to pick ourselves up. We've had a good season so far and we can't let that result knock us back down because we've got enough ability here to kick on again, starting against Sunderland.

"It's one defeat. Look at the other results [last weekend] - Man City drew, Liverpool lost - and we're still right up there in fifth.

"There are fixtures ahead that look winnable and if we're organised and make sure we do our jobs we can get those points to push us right back into the mix again."

On this weekend's visit of the Black Cats to N17, ‘Crouchy' added: "It will be tough. I look at their squad and they have some strong players, good strength in depth and the manager [Steve Bruce] is top class.

"He will demand the best out of his players. They seem to be going well this season and it's another tough, tough fixture for us."

This exclusive interview is now available to view on Spurs TV Online.

ALSO AVAILABLE

We speak to our Superleague Formula driver, Craig Dolby, ahead of the final race of the current season.

And Jermaine Jenas pays a half-term visit to some budding footballers as part of the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation's Haringey sports programme in Extra Time.

To subscribe to Spurs TV Online today, CLICK HERE...

 

Martin Chivers is convinced that his style of play would have fitted into the modern game. And the Spurs fans that watched him play will certainly support that belief.

Big Chiv was banging in the goals here between 1968 and 1976, scoring 202 in 402 senior games for us. He was strong and powerful with a deceptive turn of pace, good in the air and always knew where the net was.

In addition, he was skilful for a big man but still brave and hard enough to take the strongest tackles.

So put all that together and there's no doubt that Martin's abilities would have graced the Premier League with great success.

"I could never be a Bobby Smith because I did not have that aggression in me," says Martin, who has recently launched his autobiography, Big Chiv. "I did have determination but I was not prepared to start knocking people around."

Speaking in the current issue of hotspur, Martin adds: "In my day tackles from behind were commonplace, the pitches were muddy and uneven, the ball was heavy and we did not have dieticians and psychologists.

"Today, players are faster because they play on the top of the ground and they're fitter. But I do think that my style of play would have suited today's game."

Chivers, who continues to work behind the scenes at the Lane as a matchday host, sums up his Spurs career: "I always loved scoring goals and it was a pleasure to do it for a great club like this, belonging to a successful team, playing decent football."

And Spurs fans of the Chivers generation loved watching him doing exactly that.

Read the full interview in our official monthly magazine, hotspur, on sale now in the Spurs Shops and all good newsagents or via subscription.

CLICK HERE to subscribe online...

 

The Tottenham Hotspur Foundation have launched a unique book, Tottenham 'Til I Die, written by and for the fans as part of an innovative national sports and literacy project coordinated by the National Literacy Trust, in which football followers have the chance to write about their experiences of passionate support.

The Tottenham 'Til I Die launch event at White Hart Lane hosted over 100 people, including many fans who had contributed to the book, as ex-players from across four decades of the Club's history took part in an entertaining question and answer session for all in attendance.

Representing the 1960s, Cliff Jones, a star of the Club's famous league and cup Double winning side of 1960-61, was joined by legendary goalkeeper Pat Jennings (1964-77), record-breaking striker Clive Allen (1984-88), and the ever-popular Les Ferdinand (1997-2002).

Many contributors also got the chance to read the stories they had written for the book aloud to the audience at the special event.

Proceeds from the sales of Tottenham ‘Til I Die will go to the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation.

Cliff Jones said:
"The great Bill Nicholson would always tell us players that the most important people at the club were the fans. They are the ones who work hard all week to be able to come through the turnstiles on a Saturday and pay our wages. It made us all aware of the importance of what we did not only for the fans but for the community as a whole, because the club is such a big part of that. No doubt Bill would be delighted to see that a book like Tottenham ‘Til I Die has been produced."

Clive Allen said:
"I'm fortunate enough to have many fond memories as a supporter from when my father, Les, used to bring me to games. One that sticks in my mind from the age of about five or six was when I had the opportunity to go down into the dressing rooms and walk down the tunnel. It was inspiring for me, and Tottenham ‘Til I Die represents memories from supporters of all different ages that are just as special to them. It's a fantastic insight into the love and passion that Spurs fans have for their Club."

Tottenham 'Til I Die spans eight decades of living memory and was compiled with the help of the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation, who hosted a series of writing workshops for contributors to perfect their stories.

One such story comes from Danny Jarvis, a disability football coach at the Tottenham Hotspur Foundation:

"One of the greatest pleasures for a football coach is to witness the progression over the weeks, sometimes, with players starting virtually from nothing and gradually picking up the different skills. Seeing youngsters playing and knowing that I am part of helping them to experience such feelings is the real reward for the work I and the other coaches do."

Six hundred copies of the book will be distributed free of charge to local schools, where they will be a valuable tool to engage pupils in reading and learning about their community.

Dave Lane of Legends Publishing, who put the book together said:

"I am delighted to have received contributions from Spurs fans of every age and from every era - this is probably the most diverse collection of Tottenham Hotspur stories ever put together. Some stories will make you laugh, others will make you cry, but all will leave the reader understanding what a special football club Spurs is."

The Tottenham ‘Til I Die project has been funded by the Department for Children Schools and Families, the Football Foundation, the Professional Footballers' Association, and Arts Council England.

Tottenham 'Til I Die is one of eight books being produced nationally by the National Literacy Trust, designed to encourage fans to tell and produce their own football stories.

Tottenham 'Til I Die is now on sale in Tottenham Hotspur merchandise stores, priced £10.00, or...

You can buy online by CLICKING HERE...

Read more about Tottenham 'Til I Die at the Times Online. CLICK HERE...

Be a regular saver and you could be a winner!

One lucky saver will win a child mascot place and match tickets for a family of four in our new prize draw.

Simply apply online and open an Adult save and support account and your name will be entered automatically.

Terms and conditions apply. For more information or to apply, CLICK HERE...

No purchase necessary. Entrants must be aged 18 or over. Closing date 13 November 2009.

 

 

As Spandau Ballet get back on the road for the first time since the 1980s, guitarist Steve Norman will find even less time to watch his beloved Spurs.

And there's no doubt that he will be receiving a load of 'stick' from his fellow band members after Saturday's result at the Emirates!

He laughs: "Unfortunately for me, the rest of the band are all Gooners!

"It has made for endless banter in the past and getting back together with a lot of history to catch up on has only reinforced that."

Speaking in hotspur magazine, Norman reveals that it was his uncle who introduced him to Spurs - despite the fact that Steve grew up in a block of flats overlooking Highbury!

"My uncle, thankfully, took me to a few games at White Hart Lane in the mid to late 70s...and I was hooked instantly, watching tremendous players such as Alan Gilzean, Martin Peters, Jimmy Greaves, Jimmy Neighbour and others. Martin Chivers was my ultimate hero."

Read the full interview in the November issue of our official monthly magazine, hotspur. It really takes you behind the scenes and is a ‘must' for all Spurs fans.

To puchase this month's edition of hotspur - CLICK HERE...

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Ledley King described the mood as ‘sombre' after Arsenal but insists we have to quickly put the derby defeat behind us.

Two goals in a minute before the end of the first half - the goals officially timed 11 seconds apart - put Arsenal in the driving seat and on their way to a 3-0 win at the Emirates on Saturday.

A glance at the Barclays Premier League table sees us sitting in a healthy fifth position with Sunderland next at the Lane this Saturday, November 7.

"Everyone was down afterwards because we knew we were in the game and we blew it in the space of the minute," reflected Ledley. "That minute dictated the course of the game. We're better than that and that's the disappointment.

"We don't want to lose to Arsenal, full-stop - and we never want to lose 3-0 to anyone. We know how much this game means. We're all disappointed.

"We have to pick ourselves up now. It's one game and I'm sure this will hurt for a few days yet but once that's over we have to focus on the next match and try to get back to winning ways against Sunderland."

Ledley said the two-goal spell was ‘crazy'.

"We were still trying to get our heads around the first goal when we restarted and 10 seconds later the ball was in the back of the net again," he said. "From our point of view, that just can't happen.

"All of a sudden we've come off for half-time and it's a totally different game.

"I think we showed the right spirit in the second half, again, apart from the goal. We kept trying to do the right things but it was a very disappointing day at the office, to say the least."

Our Carling Cup quarter-final tie away to Manchester United will take place on Tuesday, December 1.

The match has been selected for live television coverage by Sky Sports and will kick-off at Old Trafford at 8pm.

Extra time and penalties will be taken if required.

Full quarter-final draw is as follows...

Blackburn v Chelsea

Manchester United v TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR

Portsmouth v Villa

Manchester City v Arsenal

As part of the Club's support for The Royal British Legion and the Poppy Appeal campaign, our first team match shirts, worn this weekend in the Barclays Premier League fixture against Sunderland, will each feature a Poppy.

By placing a Poppy on Club shirts we hope to raise awareness through football of the charity, as well as funds via a match shirt auction.

Fans will be given the chance to bid for each match shirt next week on the Club's website, and all funds raised will be donated to The Royal British Legion's Poppy Appeal campaign.

Supporters are also invited to wear a Poppy at the game on Saturday as both a sign of remembrance and to also show their support for those men and women who are serving today, as well as ex-Services and dependants.

For more information please visit www.poppy.org.uk - CLICK HERE...

Jermain Defoe, Carlo Cudicini, Wilson Palacios and Tom Huddlestone paid visits to the Tottenham Hotspur Soccer Schools in Benfleet, Brentwood, Ware and Stevenage.

Budding young footballers between the ages of 4-14 got the chance to meet one of the players, grab autographs and the chance to quiz them on what it is like to be a professional footballer.

The players enjoyed meeting all the youngsters who regularly attend the football courses with Spurs and answered all the questions from who are their sporting heroes to their top training tips!

Tottenham Hotspur Football Development Manager Mark Jones said: "It is great the children have the opportunity to meet the professional players on our courses and the feedback we receive from the children and parents is fantastic.

"We provide the best player development programme we can for young players of all abilities that like to come along and enjoy playing football in the holidays and it is great that children get the opportunity to get advice from players like Jermain, Carlo, Wilson and Tom."

The Tottenham Hotspur Soccer Schools are held during school holidays at a number of venues in Hertfordshire and Essex.

The courses are open to established players or those that are looking to play for the first time.

Tottenham Hotspur's team of FA qualified and academy coaches provide the help to improve young players game in a fun and professional environment.

To book call 020 8365 5049 or book online at tottenhamhotspur.com - CLICK HERE...

Tottenham vs Everton 2-0 (27-10-09)

We won again, we rock ! :)

Bolton 2-2 Tottenham Highlights

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Tottenham Hotspur 5 - 0 Burnley [Match Highlight]

Tottenham Vs Preston 5-1

Tottenham 2 - Birmingham 1

Doncaster 1 - Tottenham 5

West Ham 1 - Tottenham 2

Hull vs Tottenham 1:5 Highlights

Tottenham 2 - Liverpool 1

Tottenham 3 vs 0 Olympiakos (09/08/2009)

Goals: Robbie Keane16' Robbie Keane (pen)69' Aaron Lennon88'

West Ham 0-1 Tottenham

Tottenham Manager Harry Redknapp gives his views to Sky Sports on their 1-0 win over West Ham