Tottenham vs Cardiff City – Premier League as it happened
Spurs edged past Cardiff at Wembley thanks to Eric Dier's early goal
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Tottenham returned to winning ways as Eric Dier's early goal condemned struggling Cardiff to yet another Premier League defeat.
What time does it start?
Tottenham Hotspur vs Cardiff City kicks off at 3pm (BST)
Where can I watch it?
The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.
Independent Sport will keep you up to date with all the goals as they fly in on our live blog.
Highlights will be shown at 10:30pm on BBC One.
It’s a big game for…
Bruno Manga: The Cardiff defence collectively delivered yet another lacklustre defensive display at home to Burnley, yet arguably the most disturbing performance came from the Gabon international. The 30-year-old has been one of the better Cardiff defenders this season but both Burnley goals were created from his side of the field. Manager Neil Warnock will hope he responds to those mistakes with a commanding display against Spurs.
Weird /best stat…
27: Harry Kane has faced 27 different teams in the Premier League, and Cardiff are the only side among those that the England forward has not scored against.
Remember when…
Brazilian midfielder Paulinho has probably created more headlines since he left Tottenham in 2015 than he did during his time in North London, but his backheel finish from Christian Eriksen’s cross to seal a 1-0 victory in the last minute of added time against Cardiff was something to behold. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_36_WyNxfiQ
Player to watch…
Erik Lamela: The 26-year-old has enjoyed a run of games for one of the very first times during his Tottenham career, and he is repaying the faith shown in him by Pochettino. The Argentinian whipped in a deflected strike in midweek to give Spurs hope, while he also grabbed the winner against Brighton a fortnight ago. With Spurs’ injuries mounting up, the former Roma winger’s role in the side could become paramount in the next few months.
Past three-meetings…
Tottenham 1 (Soldado) Cardiff 0, Premier League, March 2014
Cardiff 0 Tottenham 1 (Paulinho), Premier League, September 2013
Tottenham 4 (Lennon, Keane, Malbranque, Defoe) Cardiff 0, FA Cup, January 2007
Form guide…
Tottenham: LLWWWL
Cardiff: DLLLLL
Odds…
Tottenham to win: 11/50
Cardiff to win: 13/1
Draw: 11/2
(Odds provided by 888 Sport)
OK, so this is not a deluxe edition of Premier League 3pm KOs, but these are the kind of days when something special pops up from nowhere. Leicester vs Everton feels like a battle to be the best of the rest, Watford vs Bournemouth is a meeting of two of the season's early overachievers (and entertainers), while you have to imagine Harry Kane has cleared a space in the attic for today's matchball at Wembley – or might Cardiff spring an almighty surprise? Here's what's ahead:
Burnley vs Huddersfield
Crystal Palace vs Wolves
Leicester vs Everton
Tottenham vs Cardiff
Watford vs Bournemouth
Full line-ups and team news coming right up.
Coming up at 5.30pm Manchester United take on Newcastle at Old Trafford, could this be the last game in charge of the Red Devils for Jose Mourinho?
Great news for England's women as they have just beaten Brazil! Read all about it here:
Interesting take from Gary Neville on the Jose Mourinho situation:
Spurs faced up to Barcelona earlier in the week with a 'second string' mid-field. It's more of the same today against Cardiff but why?
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