MOUSA DEMBELE returns for Tottenham after recovering from a foot injury.
The midfield lynchpin limped out of Spurs’ 1-0 defeat to Manchester United two games back, but has recovered to start for the visit of Sean Dyche’s Burnley.
However Mauricio Pochettino is without Erik Lamela and Vincent Janssen with ankle and hip injuries respectively.
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Burnley are without Johann Gudmundsson who is suffering with a hamstring strain.
Spurs entertain Burnley in good spirits following Tuesday night’s 3-0 drubbing of Hull City.
Burnley, on the other hand, will be looking to bounce back after slipping to a 1-0 defeat to West Ham, with the Clarets struggling in front of goal.
Predicted line-ups
TOTTENHAM: Lloris; Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Wanyama, Dembele, Eriksen, Dele, Kane.
Subs: Vorm, Trippier, Davies, Winks, Onomah, Sissoko, Son.
BURNLEY: Heaton; Ward, Mee, Lowton, Keane, Arfield, Marney, Defour, Hendrick, Gray, Vokes.
Subs: Robinson, Flanagan, Tarkowski, Boyd, Kightly, Bamford, Barnes.
Latest odds from SunBets
Tottenham – 2/11
Draw – 11/2
Burnley – 12/1
Form guide
Tottenham – LWWLW
Burnley – LLWLL
Your say
Where can I watch it?
Unfortunately, the game will not be broadcast live, but highlights will be shown on Match Of The Day 2 on Monday, December 19 at 10.45pm.
Alternatively you can follow all the action with our live blog from 2pm or our individual match commentaries.
The game kicks off at 4pm.
Match stats
The two clubs have played each other 109 times in all competitions, and it's pretty close as far as wins go.
Spurs have secured 43 victories to Burnley's 40, with 26 draws.
Fans will be hoping for more excitement than the last time the teams met. On April 5 in 2015 the teams drew 0-0.
What they said
Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino after the 3-0 win against Hull: "I think it was a game we dominated. I think the most important is the three points, to be close to the top four.
"In some parts the team play well, which is hard against a team playing for survival."
Burnley boss reflecting post West Ham: "The reality of the Premier League is that it's tough. We took the game on in the second half.
"We have to bring the mentality of our home displays to away games. In the first half we didn't take responsibility of a game that could have gone our way. There was a strange feeling here today and we didn't capitalise on that until the second half."
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