Opportunity could knock for the winner of the all-London showdown between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham on Sunday.
The two sides are separated by one solitary point in the Premier League table heading into the fixture, with sixth-placed Spurs just ahead of their West London rivals.
Both clubs are, in fact, part of an almighty cluster in the top half of the table, making three points here particularly useful.
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The winning team could push towards the top five, while a draw or defeat would leave half a dozen other sides in a position to gain ground on one or both, by the end of the weekend.
Ange Postecoglou's side are fresh off thrashing second-placed Manchester City at the Etihad by four goals to nil, and they followed that up with a 2-2 UEFA Europa League draw at home to Roma in midweek.
Fulham's strong start to the campaign took a serious dent when they shipped four goals at home to Wolves in a 4-1 defeat last week.
The Sporting News looks at the latest team news and confirmed lineups for this fixture at Tottenham Stadium.
Tottenham vs. Fulham lineups, confirmed starting 11, team news
Tottenham must now navigate the foreseeable future without their first-choice goalkeeper, Guglielmo Vicario.
The Italian suffered a fractured ankle in the win at City, and despite bravely holding out with the injury for an hour of the game, will now miss "months, not weeks" according to Postecoglou. Fraser Forster will step in as cover.
Richarlison and Micky van de Ven are going to need a few more weeks before they return from hamstring injuries, while Wilson Odobert's similar issue keeps him out longer than that.
Cristian Romero is on the verge of a return from a toe injury, but Postecoglou confirmed on Friday that was a long shot for Fulham, noting: "It is unlikely but Romero is the closest [to returning]. Probably unlikely but I am not ruling him out." The Argentina centre-back is not in the matchday squad.
Dominic Solanke failed a late fitness test and Dejan Kulusevski rests up on the bench with Timo Werner, Brennan Johnson and captain Son Heung-min forming the three-man attack
On the suspensions front, Rodrigo Bentancur is banned from domestic fixtures until just after Christmas following a lengthy suspension imposed by The FA for making racially insensitive comments about teammate Son.
Tottenham lineup (4-3-3, right to left): Forster (GK) — Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie — Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison — Werner, Son, Johnson.
Injured: Vicario (ankle), Van de Ven, Richarlison, Odobert (all hamstring), Romero (toe)
Suspended: Bentancur
For the visitors, Harrison Reed's 2024 is likely over. Manager Marco Silva has commented how he "got an injury in his knee, and he'll need surgery. He should be out for 5-6 weeks."
Joachim Andersen has a calf strain, meanwhile, and will miss "several games" according to Silva. Sander Berge comes into the midfield in place of the previously ever-present Andreas Pereira, who gave an interview to an outlet in his native Brazil this week lamenting how a proposed summer move to Marseille broke down.
Fulham lineup (4-2-3-1, right to left): Leno (GK) — Tete, Diop, Bassey, Robinson — Berge, Lukic — Iwobi, Smith-Rowe, Nelson — Jiminez
Injured: Reed (knee), Andersen (calf), Cuenca (both knocks)
Suspended: None
Tottenham vs. Fulham live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Premier League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Region | TV | Streaming |
| USA | — | Fubo, Peacock |
| Canada | — | Fubo |
| UK | Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League | Sky Go, NOW TV |
| Australia | — | Optus Sport |
| India | — | Disney + Hotstar, JioTV |
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