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Josh Challies

Tottenham vs Huddersfield Town predictions as pundits go for a comfortable home win

Tottenham Hotspur are flying high after a superb victory over Manchester City in the Champions League in midweek, putting them in a strong position ahead of the second leg.

It is back to Premier League duty on Saturday though and Tottenham have another game at their illustrious new stadium, welcoming rock-bottom Huddersfield Town, already relegated from the top-flight, to north London.

Mauricio Pochettino’s side are strong favourites for the game but their task could be made more difficult by injury absences, with Harry Kane potentially sidelined for the remainder of the season and Dele Alli facing a late test.

However, there should be no problems for Spurs this weekend as they are tipped by three respected pundits to secure all three points against the Terriers, which would see them rise back to third in the table with Chelsea playing on Sunday.

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You can see what they had to say below.

Michael Owen (Spurs win, BetVictor )

Spurs will take a narrow one-goal lead back to the Etihad in the second leg of the Champions League next week and who knows just how important Sergio Aguero’s early penalty miss will be, once the dust has settled.

Two games, two wins and two clean sheets for Spurs since they moved into the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and I would be very surprised if relegated Huddersfield dented that proud record at the weekend.

Spurs celebrate Son Heung-min's goal against Man City (ADRIAN DENNIS/AFP/Getty Images)

Mark Lawrenson (3-0 Tottenham, BBC )

Huddersfield get to play in Tottenham's new ground before they go down, but how long will it be before they return?

Not a lot has changed for the Terriers since their relegation was confirmed on 30 March. They lost heavily against Leicester last week and they could well face a similar scoreline in north London.

Spurs have to cope without the injured Harry Kane and I am not sure whether Fernando Llorente will get the nod up front or if they will push Dele Alli further forward.

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I don't think Kane's absence will make much difference to the outcome of this game, but Spurs cannot afford to take their eye off the ball and look ahead to the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against City on Wednesday.

Tottenham have got a lot of work to do to secure a top-four place and this is a situation where they should pick their best team, get the game won - and then they can take their foot off the pedal.

Paul Merson (3-0 Spurs, Sky Sports )

Spurs have started off well in their new stadium, there's no doubt about that. They've won the two games without conceding a goal.

They've got to get this game won quickly as they've got a big game coming up next week [second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City].

Harry Kane's injury won't affect them in this game, and I'm not sure he would've played anyway, but over the course of the rest of the season, I think it'll take its toll. This will be a walk in the park.

You've seen what the pundits have had to say, now it's time to make your predictions!

This week's Footie5 matches: Brighton v Bournemouth, Burnley v Cardiff, Fulham v Everton, Southampton v Wolves, Sheffield United v Millwall.

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