Pavlyuchenko still in contention for Spurs

Tottenham boss Juande Ramos has not totally written off striker Roman Pavlyuchenko’s chances of playing in Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash away to Stoke.

Pavlyuchenko was originally expected to be out for three weeks after scans showed he had partially torn ankle ligaments during the 1-0 home defeat by Hull two weeks ago but Ramos will wait until he has trained tomorrow before making a final decision.