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Tottenham vs Fulham - Premier League LIVE: Kick-off time, where to watch, TV channel, odds and more

Amongst all the mania of their new stadium woes, Tottenham will host their first, and what should have been their last, home league game of the season at Wembley on Saturday in one of the weekend’s two all-London clashes.

Despite their proximity in location, their approach to the transfer market couldn’t have been more different. Financial restraints resulting from stadium expenses saw Spurs fail to sign a single player in the summer window, while newly-promoted Fulham’s spending spree topped £100m with African duo André-Frank Zambo Anguissa and Jean Michaël Seri the standout names.

The lack of transfer window activity did little to diminish Tottenham spirits after they overcame Newcastle 2-1 at St James’ Park on the opening weekend, while Fulham were brought crashing back down to earth after their deadline day spending with a 2-0 home defeat to Crystal Palace.

Mauricio Pochettino had a number of his stars involved in the latter stages of the World Cup and will therefore have to manage them carefully, but will certainly be looking to put back-to-back victories together.

His opposite number Slaviša Jokanović has plenty to ponder after their defeat at Craven Cottage, but will not be discouraged by some of the attacking aspects he saw on Saturday afternoon, and will believe that his forwards can cause a potentially leggy Tottenham defence plenty of problems.

Live updates

What time does it start?

Tottenham vs Fulham kicks off at 3PM (BST)

Where can I watch it?

The match will not be shown live on TV or online in the UK.

Independent Sport will keep you up to date as the goals fly in on our live blog.

Highlights will be available at 10:30PM on BBC One.

It’s a big game for…

Harry Kane: No matter where the England captain looks at the moment, he will be reminded of his August goal drought that has plagued his entire Tottenham first-team career. Cyrus Christie was the only member of the Fulham defence against Crystal Palace that didn’t join in the summer, and therefore Kane may not get a better opportunity to break the duck than against a new-look and newly-formed defence.

Kane struggles for form in August (Getty)
Kane struggles for form in August (Getty)

Stat…

988: The number of minutes (equivalent to 14 matches) that Harry Kane has gone without scoring a goal in August.

Remember when…

Harry Kane hat-tricks seem to be the norm nowadays, but his first in the FA Cup came againstSaturday’s opponents in 2017. His fifth hat-trick for Spurs, the goals saw Tottenham reach the quarter-finals, a run which came to an end against Chelsea at Wembley in the semi-finals.

Player to watch…

Jean Michaël Seri: The 27-year-old Ivorian was undoubtedly Fulham’s standout performer against Crystal Palace. Tenacious and busy in both halves of the pitch, the likes of Dier, Dembélé and Sissoko will no doubt have their hands full on the wide-open Wembley pitch as they attempt to negate his presence.

Past three-meetings…

Fulham 0 Tottenham 3 (Kane x3), FA Cup, February 2017

Tottenham 3 (Paulinho, Kane, Kaboul) Fulham 1 (Sidwell), Premier League, April 2014

Fulham 1 (Dejagah) Tottenham 2 (Chiricheş, Holtby), Premier League, December 2013

Form guide…

Tottenham: W

Fulham: L

Odds...

Tottenham to win: 27/100

Fulham to win: 10/1

Draw: 23/5