Squad sheets: Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham Hotspur have turned into a side of great reliability. With five wins and a draw from seven away games in the Premier League, they have been outdone only by the two Manchester clubs, who each have just a point more from their travels. As absentees from the Champions League this season, they have also spared themselves the dismay experienced this week by the sides above them. Stoke, however, have not just beaten an under-strength Tottenham on penalties in the Carling Cup, but held Chelsea and Manchester United at home as well as defeating Liverpool. Kevin McCarra Venue Britannia Stadium Tickets £17-£40 (01782 367 599) Last season Stoke 1 Tottenham 2 Referee C Foy This season's matches 6 Y 19, R 3, 3.67 cards per game Odds Stoke 13-5 Tottenham Evens Draw 12-5 Stoke Subs from Begovic, Nash, Soares, Fuller, Wilson, Diao, Wilkinson, Whitehead, Upson, Tonge, Shotton, Palacios, Jerome Doubtful Wilkinson (back) Injured Sidibe (knee, unknown) Suspended None Form guide WWLLLL Disciplinary record Y24 R0 Leading scorer Walters 4 Tottenham Subs from Gomes, Cudicini, Corluka, Bassong, Sandro, King, Pavlyuchenko, Rose, Livermore, Defoe, Townsend, Falque, Pienaar, Giovani Doubtful Sandro (groin), King (knee), Pavlyuchenko (back), Defoe (hamstring), Bale (knock) Injured Dawson (achilles, 24 Dec), Kranjcar (thigh, 24 Dec), Huddlestone (ankle, Feb) Suspended None Form guide WWWWWW Discip' record Y15 R0 Leading scorer Adebayor 7 Match pointers • The three Premier League meetings between these sides at the Britannia Stadium have ended 2-1, with Tottenham winning the last two games • Peter Crouch is set to face his former club having scored twice in the last league meeting between these clubs; a 3-2 win for Spurs at White Hart Lane in April • Should he be selected, Emmanuel Adebayor will make his 150th Premier League appearance • The visitors have won their last three Premier League league away matches, they have never won four in succession