Tottenham resume their top-four push against Luton Town on Saturday afternoon, and three pundits, including former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson, are tipping them for a comfortable win. Tottenham were swept aside by Fulham in their last Premier League game before the international break.
However, generally speaking, it has been an impressive season for the north Londoners under Ange Postecoglou, and they have Champions League qualification in their sights. Tottenham are three points behind Aston Villa with an extra match to play amid what promises to be an excitingrun-in.n
Manchester United are a little further adrift but still have to be factored in, while a fifth-place finish might still be good enough anyway. Here, we round-up what the pundits think will happen against Luton.
How do you thrash Aston Villa 4-0 at Villa Park and go on and get absolutely destroyed by Fulham next game? Tottenham are yet another side that needs to find consistency. The final score-line in that hammering that they suffered at Craven Cottage could have been much worse than 3-0.
I think Spurs' journey has been so topsy-turvy that it's difficult to predict whether they'll get into the Champions League next season. Their home record is not great and inconsistency on your home turf is not a habit that sides that harbour Champions League aspirations can hope to accommodate.
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Ange Postecoglou's men are likely to bounce back this weekend, though. From Luton's point of view, it is about damage limitation here when they visit Tottenham.
Score prediction: Tottenham 3-0 Luton Town
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