Gareth Bale returned to the Tottenham starting line-up for today’s crunch clash against Barclays Premier League champions Manchester City.

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas is confident that star man Gareth Bale will overcome his ankle injury in time for Sunday’s home clash against Manchester City.

FC Basle 2 Tottenham 2 (Agg: 4-4) Basle win 4-1 on pens

Tottenham forward Gareth Bale will miss Sunday’s Barclays Premier League game against Everton after he suffered an ankle injury in last night’s draw against Basle.

Andre Villas-Boas’ hopes of lifting the Europa League for a second time hang in the balance thanks to a woeful defensive performance and a serious-looking injury to Gareth Bale.

Tottenham 0 Fulham 1

Liverpool 3 Tottenham 2

Tottenham 3 Inter 0

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor is a major doubt for tomorrow’s game against Inter Milan after suffering a knee injury during Sunday’s north London derby win over Arsenal.

Tottenham 2 Arsenal 1

Lyon 1 Tottenham 1Tottenham win 3-2 on agg

Lyon 1 Tottenham 1 (Tottenham win 3-2 on aggregate)

Veteran Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel will play against Lyon tomorrow, denying Hugo Lloris another start against his former club in the Europa League.

Europa League last 32: Tottenham 2 Lyon 1

Emmanuel Adebayor will be the bench this afternoon following his late return from the African Nations Cup as Tottenham attempt to leapfrog Chelsea into third with victory over Newcastle at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham will test Emmanuel Adebayor’s fitness today before deciding whether he goes straight back in to the starting line-up for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Newcastle at White Hart Lane.

West Brom head coach Steve Clarke has recalled Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long for today's home Premier League clash against Tottenham.

Striker Jermain Defoe has been passed fit for Tottenham’s game at West Brom on Sunday after overcoming his niggling pelvic injury.

Norwich 1 Tottenham 1

Norwich 1 Tottenham 1

Tottenham will have striker Jermain Defoe back from injury in time to travel to face Norwich in the Barclays Premier League on Wednesday.

Leeds United 2 Tottenham Hotspur 1

Tottenham midfielder Scott Parker could make his first Premier League start of the season against league leaders Manchester United on Sunday.

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor will play his final match before departing for the African Nations Cup in today’s Barclays Premier League clash with QPR.

Tottenham Hotspur 3 Coventry City 0

Scott Parker made his first start of the season as Tottenham looked to avoid an upset against Coventry in the third round of the FA Cup.

Left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto has overcome his knee injury and looks set to make his first Tottenham appearance in four months tomorrow against Coventry in the FA Cup.

Andre Villas-Boas has told his Tottenham players it would be “silly” for them to let their standards slip at home again when they host Reading today.

Gareth Bale’s latest controversial booking for diving has earned him a suspension for Tottenham’s New Year’s Day clash with Reading.

Gareth Bale’s latest controversial booking for diving has earned him a suspension for Tottenham’s New Year’s Day clash with Reading.

Forward Clint Dempsey and midfielder Tom Huddlestone have a chance of returning from their respective groin and knee injuries for Tottenham’s game against Sunderland tomorrow.

Forward Clint Dempsey is a doubt for Tottenham’s St Stephen's Day fixture at Aston Villa after he missed Saturday’s draw against Stoke with a groin problem.

Gareth Bale has recovered from his hamstring injury and is available for Tottenham’s Barclays Premier League game against Stoke tomorrow.

Scott Parker and Benoit Assou-Ekotto have returned to first-team training and could feature in Tottenham’s Barclays Premier League game against Swansea.

Jan Vertonghen turned down a move to Arsenal after hearing that Arsene Wenger wanted to deploy him in midfield, the Tottenham player has revealed.

Jan Vertonghen turned down a move to Arsenal after hearing Arsene Wenger wanted to deploy him in midfield, the Tottenham player has revealed.

Tottenham defender Benoit Assou-Ekotto has resumed first-team training after over three months out with a knee injury.

Goalkeeper Brad Friedel will keep his place in the Tottenham team for the Premier League game at Reading despite the recent signing of France captain Hugo Lloris.

Midfielder Mousa Dembele could be handed his Tottenham debut as Andre Villas-Boas looks to record his first win of the season against Norwich at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham 1 West Brom 1

Tottenham 1 West Brom 1

Defender Jan Vertonghen is likely to make his Tottenham debut against West Brom tomorrow after Younes Kaboul was ruled out with a knee injury.

For almost seven months, it’s made for grim post-match viewing, never-ending re-runs of those bad days at the office, but finally Demba Ba can settle back and feast his eyes on a welcome reminder of what he does best.

Wantaway playmaker Luka Modric is expected to be left out of Tottenham’s squad for Andre Villas-Boas’ first match in charge away at Newcastle.

QPR 1 Tottenham 0

Younes Kaboul and Niko Kranjcar will miss Tottenham’s Premier League game at QPR as they both have knee injuries.

Tottenham 1 Chelsea 5

Roberto Di Matteo has kept his promise to name his strongest XI as Chelsea look to book their place in the FA Cup final with a win over Tottenham at Wembley today.

Tottenham go in to this Sunday’s FA Cup semi-final against Chelsea with only two fully-fit central defenders.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp admitted it would be “tough” to overhaul rivals Arsenal to claim third place in the Premier League after yesterday’s shock 2-1 home defeat by Norwich dented their Champions League ambitions.