Tottenham v Norwich City team news & stats
Christian Eriksen: Set for Spurs stay
Norwich City boast a good recent record against Tottenham ahead of their trip to White Hart Lane, but Christian Eriksen has form for scoring on Boxing Day.
Team news
Tottenham midfielder Ryan Mason could feature after he returned to training this week following almost a month out with an ankle injury.
Danny Rose is also available again after missing last weekend’s win over Southampton through illness.
Norwich, meanwhile, remain without Matt Jarvis, who is expected to return from a knee injury at some stage over the festive period but is not quite ready to play.
Andre Wisdom, who missed the win at Manchester United with a hamstring injury, is “touch and go”, but Alex Neil has no other injury concerns.
Opta stats
- Norwich City have lost just one of their last five Premier League meetings with Tottenham Hotspur (W2 D2 L1).
- Tottenham have conceded only five goals in their last 10 Premier League games against Norwich City.
- Christian Eriksen has scored in both of his Premier League appearances on Boxing Day (2013 v WBA and 2014 v Leicester City).
- Norwich City have never won a Premier League game on Boxing Day (W0 D1 L4).
- Tottenham Hotspur have lost just one of their last 16 Premier League matches (W7 D8 L1).
- Spurs have won 17 and lost none of their last 19 Premier League meetings with newly-promoted opposition since losing to QPR in April 2012.
- Since defeating Spurs at White Hart Lane in April 2012 (2-1), Norwich have failed to win any of their last 15 Premier League away trips to London (L9 D6).
- Only Newcastle (12) have dropped more points from winning positions than Spurs (11) so far this season in the Premier League.
- Harry Kane has scored eight goals in his last eight Premier League games for Spurs.
- Dele Alli has scored or assisted four goals in his last four Premier League games (two goals, two assists).