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2023/24 English Premier League
Matchday 30
Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
London, England
Saturday, 30 March 2024
Kick-off is at 17h00
Tottenham will look to get their top-four challenge back on track when they welcome Luton to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, March 30.
Spurs missed out on the chance to reclaim fourth spot from Aston Villa after they suffered a disappointing 3-0 defeat to Fulham at Craven Cottage on March 16.
The Villans only managed to pick up a point in a 1-1 draw with West Ham at the London Stadium one day later to remain three points ahead of Ange Postecoglou's side, who still have a game in hand on them.
The Lilywhites won't want to drop many more points as Manchester United (6th) are six points behind them and will be waiting in the wings to pounce on any more slip-ups in the race for UEFA Champions League football.
Rob Edwards' side have been given hope in their quest for survival after Nottingham Forest were docked four points for breaching Premier League profit and sustainability rules.
It meant that the Hatters climbed out of the relegation zone up to 17th place, one point clear of Forest (18th) and three behind Everton (16th).
Luton are winless in their last eight matches though, having played out to a 1-1 draw with the Tricky Trees at Kenilworth Road most recently on March 16.
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In team news, the hosts must continue to do without Ryan Sessegnon (thigh), Fraser Forster (ankle) and Manor Solomon (knee), but Micky van de Ven (thigh) could come back into contention. The visitors have a mammoth injury list to contend with as Tom Lockyer (health), Amari'i Bell, Elijah Adebayo, Dan Potts (all thigh), Marvelous Nakamba, Jacob Brown (both knee), Joseph Johnson (illness) and Pelly Mpanzu are all ruled out. Albert Sambi Lokonga, Alfie Doughty (both thigh), Gabriel Osho (knee) and Mads Andersen all face late fitness tests.
Postecoglou insists performances are all that matter to him after Spurs were well below par against the Cottagers, while declaring the top-four hopes are far from over.
"It's all over so we'll just go for sixth," he quipped. "What am I meant to say to that? We're two points behind Villa. It's 10 games to go, there's so much football to play.
"I don't worry about that stuff. It's not about just falling into a place in the ladder. We could finish fourth, great, it's nothing this football club haven't done. It's about how we play."
Edwards was happy to settle for a draw against Forest given the amount of first-team regulars he had missing and reserved special praise for Luke Berry, whose equaliser saw him become only the second player to score in all four top divisions of English football.
"A point's probably a fair result on reflection," he said. "We're getting a lot chucked at us at the moment as we all know and it's difficult for us to be at our best and that's no disrespect to any of the lads that are involved.
"They've been incredible, amazing, and then to lose more, two more bodies as well, during the game in Alfie, at half-time, and Pelly, who I thought was brilliant today, fairly early on in that second half, just made things even more difficult for us.
"So to be 1-0 down, shuffling the pack again it looked like he wasn't going be our day. But up steps up Luke Berry and I'm so proud of him. I'm pleased for him as well today. It's his day and it's a memorable one that and I think everyone at the football club and all of our supporters should be really proud of him today."
Head-to-Head (Previous Premier League Meetings)
Matches - 1
Tottenham wins - 1
Luton wins - 0
Draws - 0
Premier League Matchday 30 fixtures:
Saturday, March 30
14h30: Newcastle United v West Ham United
17h00: Bournemouth v Everton
17h00: Chelsea v Burnley
17h00: Nottingham Forest v Crystal Palace
17h00: Sheffield United v Fulham
17h00: Tottenham Hotspur v Luton Town
19h30: Aston Villa v Wolverhampton Wanderers
22h00: Brentford v Manchester United
Sunday, March 31
15h00: Liverpool v Brighton & Hove Albion
17h30: Manchester City v Arsenal
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