Pavlyuchenko could make Spurs start

Tottenham striker Roman Pavlyuchenko could start his first Barclays Premier League game of the season this weekend after manager Harry Redknapp revealed Jermain Defoe and Rafael van der Vaart could miss tomorrow’s clash at West Brom through injury.

Van der Vaart came off in the second half of Monday’s 2-0 win over Aston Villa with a long-standing hamstring complaint and is a doubt for the match while Defoe is struggling with a groin injury he suffered in training yesterday.