Redknapp back for pitch battles

TOTTENHAM manager Harry Redknapp will swap the dock for the dugout tonight and his men will be fully prepared to beat Watford despite his absence from training this week, assistant manager Kevin Bond declared.

Bond and first-team coaches Clive Allen and Joe Jordan have been in charge of training at the club’s Chigwell base this week, while Redknapp has been contesting two charges of cheating the public purse at Southwark Crown Court.

Redknapp, who denies both charges, will be available to lead his team out in tonight’s FA Cup fourth round clash against Championship side Watford, however.