Round three of Tim Sherwood’s reign at White Hart Lane - and his second as a gaffer boasting an 18-month contract. What tactical surprises has he got in store for the Spurs fans today? We’ll find out in the coming minutes but, until then, welcome to LIVE coverage of Tottenham vs. Stoke. We kick-off at 16:00.

It all went a bit wrong for Mark Hughes’ Stoke last time out when a couple of red cards transformed a tight contest into a 5-1 mauling. Hughes makes two enforced changes and one managerial switch – Wilson Palacios, Andy Wilkinson and Stephen Ireland are the lucky three to be selected.

Big news: Sherwood has picked a midfielder capable of defending in Mousa Dembele. That should free up the likes of Christian Eriksen – who looked a touch lost tracking back against West Brom – Paulinho and Aaron Lennon. Emmanuel Adebayor and Roberto Soldado continue up top. There are goals in this side today.

TEAMS – Tottenham: Lloris, Naughton, Dawson, Chiriches, Fryers, Lennon, Paulinho, Dembele, Eriksen, Adebayor, Soldado… Subs: Friedel, Fredericks, Veljkovic, Capoue, Bentaleb, Chadli, Lamela. /// Stoke: Sorensen, Pieters, Palacios, N'Zonzi, Shawcross, Walters, Cameron, Assaidi, Crouch, Wilkinson, Ireland… Subs: Butland, Muniesa, Pennant, Jones, Ness, Adam, Etherington.