Hello and welcome to Eurosport's LIVE text commentary of the Premier League clash between Tottenham and Huddersfield. Following their hugely impressive victory over Manchester City in Tuesday night's Champions League, Mauricio Pochettino's side turn their attention towards securing a top-four spot and a place in next season's elite European competition. Even without the injured Harry Kane, Spurs are expected to win heavily against a struggling Terriers team that has picked up just 14 points all season.
Premier League / Matchday 34
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium / 13.04.2019
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Updated 13/04/2019 at 14:21 GMT+1
12:20
Tottenham have lost FOUR of their past six league fixtures, a worrying run ended by beating Crystal Palace last time out. It begs the question, has Pochettino made just too many changes today?
12:15
Huddersfield boss, Jan Siewert: "When you look at our opponents, of course it is not easy but we have to try.
"No one expects anything from us. Everyone expects something from them. So we are free to go there and give our best.
"We try to build some momentum for next season; this is our ambition."
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The Premier League kicked off last night with Newcastle earning a victory that virtually secures their place in the top-flight next season.
12:10
Head-to-head: Huddersfield have lost all three Premier League meetings by an aggregate score of 8-0.
12:05
Pochettino: "We must be focused. Tomorrow is one of the most important games if we want to keep our position in the table and play next season in the Champions League. It's going to be decisive. We cannot afford to not approach the game in our best condition, be aggressive and play consistently like we play against Manchester City."
12:00
Tottenham look like they will be set up with a back five today, consisting of Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen Juan Foyth, Ben Davies and Kyle Walker-Peters.
It's an all-changed defence - and only four players keep their place from Tuesday night's win: Hugo Lloris, Vertonghen, Moussa Sissoko and Christian Eriksen.
Pochettino clearly has faith in his second-string, judging by his pre-match comments...
11:55
There's no Dele Alli, Harry Winks, Eric Dier, Erik Lamela, Serge Aurier and of course no Harry Kane, as the injury-list continues to mount at Tottenham.
The biggest talking point regarding Spurs' XI today is the fact that Son Heung-min is on the bench, meaning Fernando Llorente starts up front. Joining Son on the bench are Danny Rose, Toby Alderweireld and Kieran Trippier.
Pochettino clearly has one eye on Wednesday's Champions League quarter-final second-leg showdown with Manchester City.
11:50
TEAM NEWS
Tottenham XI: Lloris, Walker-Peters, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Foyth, Davies, Sissoko, Wanyama, Eriksen, Moura, Llorente. Subs: Gazzaniga, Trippier, Rose, Alderweireld, Son, Marsh, Skipp.
Huddersfield XI: Hamer, Hadergjonaj, Kongolo, Schlinder, Durm, Bacuna, Stankovic, Hogg, Lowe, Grant, Kachunga. Subs: Coleman, Smith, Mooy, Williams, Pritchard, Mouine, Zanka.