Tottenham Hotspur take on Queens Park Rangers in the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday with several intriguing backdrops to the match that both teams will be desperate to win.
Spurs will want to continue their good form of the festive period, maintain third position and keep up the chase on Manchester City in second. Rangers, bottom of the Premier League, simply need points in their battle to avoid relegation.
Against this is the shadow cast by Harry Redknapp. Redknapp and Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy always appeared to have a somewhat fractious relationship, culminating in the Englishman’s sacking in the summer after a disastrous second half to last season, amid continuous speculation over the England job. There should be no surprise at Redknapp’s desire to put one over his old boss. Similarly, Andr
