Cardiff City vs Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League match preview and confirmed line-ups – Sissoko starts, Vertonghen missing

Cardiff City vs Tottenham Hotspur: Premier League match preview and confirmed line-ups – Sissoko starts, Vertonghen missing
Tottenham Hotspur travel to Wales on New Year’s Day to clash with a buoyant Cardiff City side in what promises to be an intriguing Premier League fixture.Spurs looked tired in their defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers and have had just two days rest and are still without several injured aces.Victor Camarasa celebrates scoring against Leicester City.3
Victor Camarasa celebrates scoring against Leicester City.
The Bluebirds, meanwhile, are have done okay over the festive period with a win over Leicester City in their last match on Saturday.Eric Dier got the winner in Spurs’ 1-0 victory in the clash between the two sides earlier this season. But will they get a vital win in the evening kick off this time?Tottenham players look dejected during their defeat to Wolves3
Tottenham players look dejected during their defeat to Wolves
Cardiff have lost all three of their Premier League meetings with Tottenham 1-0 and since losing to Aston Villa in 2008, Spurs have won their last five Premier League matches on New Years Day.In addition, Harry Kane has scored 15 goals in his last 11 away Premier League matches against newly promoted teams and the England captainhas been involved in six goals in his last two Premier League games on 1 January (four goals, two assists). Cardiff, though, have won eight of their 11 home matches in the top four tiers of English football on New Years Day, with their only defeat being a 0-5 loss to Maidstone United in 1992.

What the managers are saying

Neil Warnock (Cardiff City): “If youd said four points from Christmas, wed had snapped your hand off. But it makes tomorrow more enjoyable. The pressure is so much at the bottom.“My problem is team selection, Ive got one more call to make which Ill do now. I always stop up at midnight so Im glad its 5.30 kick off so I get another couple of hours in bed.”Mauricio Pochettino (Tottenham):“We know very well because of the experience if you’re not 100 per cent in every single game in the Premier League it can happen.“It’s not enough to play 60 or 70 minutes, you need to play 95 minutes at your best. Like today we dropped a little bit in our energy and focus and in the last 20 minutes we conceded three goals.“That can happen. That can happen to us, it can happen to Wolves, to Liverpool, it can happen to Manchester City.”Mauricio Pochettino embraces rival manager Neil Warnock.3
Mauricio Pochettino embraces rival manager Neil Warnock.

Confirmed line-ups

Cardiff: Etheridge, Ecuele Manga, Bamba, Morrison, Cunningham, Gunnarsson, Reid, Victor Camarasa, Arter, Josh Murphy, PatersonSubs: Peltier, Bennett, Ralls, Smithies, Mendez-Laing, Madine, HoilettTottenham Hotspur: Lloris, Trippier, Sanchez, Alderweireld, Rose, Sissoko, Winks, Son, Alli, Eriksen, KaneSubs: Walker-Peters, Llorente, Foyth, Gazzaniga, Lucas Moura, Davies, Skipp

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