Tottenham Hotspur, who need a win and maybe help too in order to get into the Europa League competition next season, are facing the right opponent at the right time. Spurs visit Crystal Palace, who they have beaten in 11 of the past 13 league clashes. They haven’t lost at Selhurst Park since January of 2015.

They also come into this one finishing the season on a strong note while the Eagles have lost their last seven. It’s a London derby where all the momentum is with the visitors. Although Spurs will finish outside the top four for the first time in five years, Jose Mourinho knows he can salvage something from his first season in charge at White Hart Lane if they better Wolverhampton Wanderers result this weekend.

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Tottenham Hotspur manager Jose Mourinho and his club have some work to do if they are to clinch European football for next season. Wolves are one point ahead of Spurs for the final Europa League qualification slot as we head into Championship Sunday.

Depending on how it all unfolds this weekend, Mourinho may need some help from Chelsea, a club he’s managed for two previous stints, while his side visits Crystal Palace. Tottenham are up one on goal differential over Wolves, so if both Chelsea and Spurs win, then Tottenham are in UEL next season.

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As Tottenham Hotspur stage their final home game of the Premier League season, there will be no fans in the seats. However, come October, there is hope that some fans will be allowed to return to matches. United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson made the announcement today.

Of course, fan attendance would be contingent on having COVID safe measures in place, and the success of “pilot” events in August that will serve as a testing ground for this sort of thing.

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Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers has nothing short of a full blown injury crisis on his hands for the final two matches of the season.

The Foxes will be sans key midfielder James Maddison (hip) and defenders Ben Chilwell (thigh) and Christian Fuchs (groin) when they travel to Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday and again when they host Manchester United in the finale.  Marc Albrighton (hip) is also a doubt.

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Tottenham Hotspur right back Serge Aurier tragically lost his brother to gun violence in France over the weekend. It will be up to him whether or not he wants to take bereavement leave for the next match, at Newcastle United tomorrow night.

Spurs manager Jose Mourinho said the team will not pressure him into featuring.

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Currently seven points adrift of the fourth and final UEFA Champions League qualification slot, with only three games left, Tottenham Hotspur are certainly the outsiders in the top four race. At least, for their sake, their final three fixtures provide winnable games against Newcastle and Crystal Palace, along with a chance to take points from one of the teams they are chasing, Leicester City.

To have any realistic shot of making the UCL though Spurs will need to win all three and hope that several of their rivals collapse in form over the run in, a combination of events that seems highly unlikely. Up first is a trip Geordie Land. 

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It’s a north London derby unlike any of that we have seen in quite awhile; but not in a good way. At least we had the mini-feud between Jose Mourinho and one of the Arsenal’s official club social media accounts earlier this week to add intrigue and appeal to this one. Both Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC have seen their UEFA Champions League dreams for next season all but dashed at this point.

Actually, both sides have quite a bit of work to do to even make it into the Europa League qualification zone. At least with Arsenal, the arrow is starting to point up, as they have played much better recently, but they certainly came out of the restart gates cold.

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Tanguy Ndombele could be one of the most intriguing midfielders available in the transfer market ahead of the 2020-21 season. The French playmaker has not been able to settle at Tottenham as many expected, and several EPL predictions have suggested he could leave the club just one year after joining from Olympique Lyon.

FC Barcelona are reportedly keen in making a move for the 23-year-old. However, the Spurs would be making a huge mistake if they end up parting ways with Ndombele after not knowing for sure what they truly have in him.

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Tottenham Hotspur have owned the Premier League series with AFC Bournemouth, winning seven and losing just once in their previous nine, but they did suffer defeat in their last trip to the Vitality Stadium.

Also, their road form has been severely lacking for awhile now. It appears that their chances of qualifiying for Champions League are by the wayside now. As for Bournemouth, they’re suffering through a very injury-riddled campaign and it’s hard to imagine where or when they might win again.

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