Yahoo Movies Tottenham vs Ludogorets prediction: How will Europa League fixture play out tonight?
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(AP)Tottenham will be welcoming Ludogorets to north London on Thursday evening for a Group J Europa League clash.
Off the back of a morale-boosting victory against Manchester City in the Premier League, Spurs under Mourinho’s ideology is getting them great results with some attractive play.
Tottenham enter this match sitting top of their group, while Ludogorets are bottom, having lost all three of their Europa matches - including a 3-1 loss against Spurs in their last meeting.
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A win against Ludogorets will put them a step closer for the Europa League knock-outs.
Here’s everything you need to know ahead of kick-off.
When is the match?
The game kicks off at 8pm on Thursday 26 November.
Where can I watch it?
The match will be shown live on BT Sport 2 and BT Sport Ultimate. Subscribers can also stream the match via the BT Sport website or app.
What is the team news?
Mourinho is likely to put out a second-string team with one eye on Saturday’s London derby fixture against Chelsea.
With Toby Alderweireld out injured and Matt Doherty testing positive for coronavirus, the Lilywhites’ defence looks to be a bit thin, with the game coming too soon for Japhet Tanganga’s return. Joe Rodon is also not eligible to play, meaning Davison Sanchez and Eric Dier are likely to be the centre-back partnership.
Mourinho will also be wanting to be keeping the likes of Harry Kane and Son Heung-min fresh, with the latter scoring one of the two goals against Manchester City, and so could potentially line up with Gareth Bale, Lucas Moura and Carlos Vinicius.
As for the visitors, Higinio Marin and Wanderson are both expected to be out until 2021.
Claudiu Keseru scored the solitary goal in Ludogoret’s home defeat to Tottenham three weeks ago, while Elvis Manu boasts six goals and two assists in all competitions going into the match this Thursday.
Line-ups
Tottenham Hotspur: Hart, Doherty, Sanchez, Tanganga, Davies, Winks, Ndombele, Dele, Bale, Moura, Vinicius
Ludogorets Razgrad (predicted): Iliev, Cicinho, Verdon, Terziev, Nedyalkov, Anicet, Badji, Santana, Cauly, Keseru, Manu
Odds
Tottenham – 1/10
Draw – 19/2
Ludogorets – 30/1
Prediction
Even a rotated Spurs side will be far too strong for the Bulgarians and this should be a comfortable home win. Spurs 4-0 Ludogorets
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