Two sides that will be hoping to offer some kind of reparation for misfortunes in their opening matches of the season clash when Stoke City go to White Hart Lane to tackle Tottenham Hotspur in the Premier League this weekend.
Both were on the wrong side of 1-0 scorelines in their first class matches of the 2015-16 crusade, abandoning them yet to get off the imprint in the top flight this season.
Mauricio Pochettino will be quick to see his side proceed onward from their 1-0 annihilation to Manchester United at Old Trafford last time out, which saw Kyle Walker secure the questionable honor of turning into the first player to score an own objective to open the scoring in the first match of a Premier League season.
The North London side stay shy of alternatives in advance, with the manager affirming that Emmanuel Adebayor does not include in his first-group arrangements, while Roberto Soldado was imagined setting out to Spain in front of a potential move to Villarreal, leaving Harry Kane as the club's just perceived striker.
Lyon forward Clinton N'Jie has been connected with the club, and could finish an arrangement in time during the current weekend's match as indicated by reports, which assert that a charge has as of now been concurred between the two sides.
With goalscoring alternatives apparently at a premium, the guard should be clinical for Tottenham. In any case, the club battled at the back last season, letting in 53 objectives and keeping only nine clean sheets, giving them the sixteenth best record in the group.
Goads' misfortune to Louis van Gaal's side last time out abandons them with only one win from their last five excursions, which was a 2-0 triumph in a pre-season well disposed against AC Milan, which took after misfortunes to Real Madrid, MLS All Stars and League One's Peterborough United.
After a drowsy begin against Man United, Tottenham did begin to demonstrate more aim in the end phases of the match at Old Trafford, however a string generally spares from Sergio Romero guaranteed that they didn't secure a draw.
Notwithstanding a damage setback in preparing, Stoke will unquestionably be quick to parade new marking Shaqiri on their visit to White Hart Lane. The guests do have various harm concerns however, with Hughes conceding that he needs Bojan Krkic to invest more energy recapturing match wellness with the Under-21s subsequent to missing the second a large portion of last season with a knee ligament damage, while Peter Odemwingie is an uncertainty in the wake of getting a hamstring strain.
Ryan Shawcross will in any case be out as he recuperates from a back harm, which is relied upon to keep him sidelined for several months, however Erik Pieters ought to have the capacity to return in the wake of recouping from a disease that constrained him off at half time against Liverpool, while Marko Arnautovic could return subsequent to passing up a major opportunity a week ago with a hip issue.
By difference, Pochettino reported that the greater part of his players are fit for his side's first home match of the battle, which implies goalkeeper Hugo Lloris and shield Danny Rose could both return in the wake of sitting out the amusement at Old Trafford with waiting wounds.
In any case, Adebayor is verging on sure to pass up a major opportunity taking after the supervisor's affirmation that he doesn't include in his arrangements, while Soldado may have finished his prerogative to Villarreal by kickoff.