by Ian S. Palmer
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Tottenham Hotspur can solidify their top-four standing if they can manage to take all three points from newly-promoted Norwich City when they meet at White Hart Lane in London on Saturday, December 26. Norwich won’t be an easy touch though as they recently proved to Manchester United by downing the famous club 2-1 away at Old Trafford on their last road trip. Tottenham managed to down Southampton 2-0 on the road last weekend at Saint Mary’s down on the south coast.
Tottenham Hotspur vs Norwich City – Pinnacle SOCCER BETTING LINE:
- Pinnacle currently lists Tottenham as the favorites at -228 with Norwich +730 and a draw at +389
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Tottenham Hotspur vs Norwich City – Head to Head
- The last time these two sides met was in the 2013/14 Premier League campaign. Norwich were 1-0 winners at home at Carrow Road while Spurs won the return match 2-0 at White Hart Lane. Norwich’s last victory came in October of 2012 when they dropped Tottenham 2-1 at home in a League Cup showdown. Overall, these two teams have met 69 times in the past with Spurs winning 29, losing 23 and drawing the other 17. Spurs has just one win in their past six meetings with two draws and three defeats.
Tottenham enters the match in fourth place with a record of seven wins, eight draws and a pair of losses. They’ve scored 28 times and have allowed 14 against. At home, Spurs has four wins, four draws and a lone defeat, which was a 2-1 decision to Newcastle in their last game at White Hart Lane. They’ve scored 15 goals at home and conceded seven with three wins, two draws and a defeat in their past half dozen home contests. Spurs has recorded six clean sheets this season and has been shut out four times.
Norwich heads into the weekend in 16th place on 17 points from four victories, five draws and eight defeats. They’ve scored 20 times and have allowed 29 against. Norwich has just two wins on the road along with a pair of draws and five losses. They’ve managed to find the back of the net 11 times on their travels and have allowed 19 against. Norwich has posted just one clean sheet so far this season and has been shut out on four occasions. They have a win, a draw and four losses in their last six away matches.
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Tottenham’s lone home defeat was a disappointment as they dropped a 2-1 decision to lowly Newcastle on a late goal. This is Norwich’s second straight road game, but they should have a lot of confidence and momentum after their surprise triumph over Man United. Spurs have been shooting themselves in the foot on occasion this season, such as their loss to Newcastle and their 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford in their season opener due to an own goal. Spurs has also been giving up points due to their high number of draws. The squad needs to develop a killer instinct to turn those one-point games into three points. Alex Pritchard and Clinton N’Jie will miss the game for Spurs while Danny Rose, Ryan Mason and Harry Kane are expected to suit up. Norwich will likely be without Andre Wisdom and Matt Jarvis.
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