Tottenham Hotspur v Antwerp live stream, BT Sport, Thursday 10 December, 20.00pm GMT
Tottenham will be looking to continue their fine run of form when they welcome Antwerp to north London on Thursday.
Sunday’s 2-0 victory over Arsenal returned Spurs to the top of the Premier League table after Chelsea had overtaken them the previous day. Jose Mourinho has now been in charge of Tottenham for more than a year and he has now got his ideas across to a squad that was accustomed to a very different style of play under Mauricio Pochettino. There have been occasional setbacks this term - the 3-3 draw with West Ham in the Premier League and the 1-0 loss to Antwerp in this competition - but Spurs are clearly moving in the right direction. A Spurs win is 4/11 with Bet365 right now.
That defeat in Belgium at the end of October means Antwerp have the upper hand in the battle for top spot in Group J. Ivan Leko’s side hold a two-point lead over Spurs heading into Thursday’s showdown, which means a draw at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium would be enough for them to advance as group winners. Mourinho’s men must emerge victorious if they are to progress in first place. You can back the draw with odds of 9/2 with BetFred.
Spurs will be unable to call upon the services of Erik Lamela, and Tanguy Ndombele is unlikely to be risked after missing the Arsenal win. Carlos Vinicius, Gareth Bale, Davinson Sanchez, Dele Alli and Japhet Tanganga are among the fringe players who could be given an opportunity to impress, as they have done in previous Europa League fixtures. Son Heung-min and Harry Kane are unlikely to be risked ahead of upcoming Premier League games against Crystal Palace and Liverpool. Antwerp are priced at 7/1 for the win at 888Sport.
Tottenham will not underestimate the threat posed by Antwerp having already been beaten by them once this term. However, a 4-2 loss to Genk at the weekend showed that Leko’s team have vulnerabilities that Spurs will look to exploit on Thursday.
Kick-off is at 20.00pm GMT and the game is being shown on BT Sport 2 in the UK. See below for watching details where you are.
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