Tottenham frustrated by Swansea as Wembley blues return
Spurs' search of their first league win at Wembley continues.
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So is today the Wembley jitters are finally conquered by Tottenham? Defeat to Chelsea and the draw with Burnley has meant they are still without a league win at their temporary home, but they have the perfect chance to end that sequence with a win today over a Swansea side whose season has not really got going.
Full time in the five 3pm kick-offs. Plenty of goals and the odds surprise. Catch up with all the action here.
While Tottenham have had a fair share of problems at Wembley, Swansea City are actually unbeaten on this ground. They won the Championship play-off final in 2011 against Reading, before claiming the League Cup in 2013 after overcoming Bradford City. fair to say their opponents this afternoon will be slightly tougher.
Before we get news of the teams in around 15 minutes, you may want to head over to our live blog of the 3pm kick-offs. Liverpool, Man City and Newcastle all in action. Plenty of goals around too.
So how will both sides line up today? Tottenham are without Erik Lamela, Danny Rose and Victor Wanyama, but Dele Alli returns after serving the first of his three-game European ban.
Ki Sung-yeung and Nathan Dyer are the only absentees for Swansea, but Wilfried Bony will start on the bench as he attempts to return to full fitness.
Have Tottenham finally lifted the Wembley curse? Mauricio Pochettino's men claimed their first competitive win inside 90 minutes for 18 years against Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, but the wait for their first league win at their temporary home continues.
Though Swansea will be forgiven for their stuttering start to the season, the apologists' patience will only last so long. The quicker Renato Sanches and Wilfred Bony can be integrated the better, with both players looking off the pace against Newcastle last weekend. The possibility of coming up against former striker Fernando Llorente will only highlight how tough the transfer window was for the Swans.
All the team news and build-up ahead of the 5:30pm kick-off on the way
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