Gale comes in for Spurs as Fulham bring in Dempsey

Tottenham made one change from the side that beat Manchester City in the league last weekend.

Gareth Bale replaced Benoit Assou-Ekotto but Spurs made six changes from the side which beat Liverpool in the Carling Cup in midweek.

Goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes, stretchered off against Liverpool, was fit enough to resume his duties.

Fulham also made one change from the side that beat Newcastle with Clint Dempsey preferred to Zoltan Gera, who was relegated to the bench.

Fulham: Schwarzer, Pantsil, Hughes, Hangeland, Konchesky, Dempsey, Murphy, Bullard, Davies, Johnson, Zamora.

Subs: Zuberbuhler, Nevland, Gera, Gray, Andreasen, Kallio, Baird.

Tottenham: Gomes, Corluka, Woodgate, King, Bale, Bentley, Jenas, Huddlestone, Zokora, Modric, Bent.

Subs: Cesar, Hutton, Lennon, Pavlyuchenko, Campbell, Dawson, Assou-Ekotto.

Referee: Alan Wiley (Staffordshire)