Tottenham have an undistinguished record against Manchester United and will be without Scott Parker because of his red card in the 5-2 ordeal at Arsenal last weekend. Harry Redknapp's team have taken only eight points from their last six games but this still represents one of United's more challenging assignments between now and the end of the season. Wayne Rooney is back, having missed the previous two matches due to illness, and a draw would be reasonable for the champions before a run of seven games against teams from the bottom half of the table. Daniel Taylor
Venue White Hart Lane, Sunday 4.10pm
Tickets Sold out
Last season Tottenham 0 Manchester Utd 0
Referee Martin Atkinson
This season's matches 19 Y63, R7, 3.68 cards per game
Odds Tottenham 7-4 Manchester Utd 8-5 Draw 12-5
Tottenham
Subs from Cudicini, Gomes, Lennon, Van der Vaart, Gallas, Giovani, Defoe, Dawson, Rose, Livermore, Nelsen
Doubtful Bale (hamstring), Gallas (calf), King (knee), Van der Vaart (calf)
Injured Bentley (knee, Aug), Huddlestone (ankle, Aug), Jenas (achilles, Aug)
Suspended Parker (one match)
Form guide LWDWLD
Disciplinary record Y33 R2
Leading scorer Adebayor 11
Manchester Utd
Subs from Amos, Lindegaard, Pogba, Park, Anderson, Smalling, Hernández, Nani, F da Silva, R da Silva, Keane, Fryers
Doubtful Anderson (knee), Lindegaard (ankle), Smalling (head)
Injured Cleverley (ankle, 11 Mar), Owen (thigh, 11 Mar), Valencia (hamstring, 11 Mar), Vidic (knee, Aug), De Laet (calf, unknown), Fletcher (illness, unknown)
Suspended None
Form guide WWDWWW
Disciplinary record Y32 R1
Leading scorer Rooney 17
Match pointers
• There were 23 shots on target in the reverse fixture at Old Trafford, more than any other Premier League match this season
• Tottenham have not won any of their past 21 top-flight games against United, drawing five and losing 16 times – they have also failed to score in 13 of those 21 games
• Only Norwich (14) have scored more headed goals than United (12) this season
• Tottenham have drawn 99 games at White Hart Lane in Premier League history
• Ryan Giggs has scored more league goals versus Tottenham (10) than against any other team
