Comments, predictions Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar: A big win

One of the leading title contenders, Tottenham Hotspur continue their hunt for a long-awaited trophy when they host out-of-form AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League on Thursday.

Ange Postecoglou's side returned to form with a dominant win over London rivals West Ham United on Saturday and maintained their perfect record in the competition.

Latest Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar team information

Spurs will be without Wilson Odobert and Djed Spence for this game, which could impact Postecoglou's plans, as both are likely to start to give some key players a rest.

One of them is Pedro Porro, the Spurs right-back who has played 90 minutes in six consecutive games, including away to Hungary in the second round and two caps for Spain during the international break.

After missing the win over Ferencvaros through suspension, Radu Dragusin will return and is likely to start so Postecoglou can rest Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven.

Just months after leaving the club on a permanent deal, AZ striker Troy Parrott will return to the club of seven years, hoping to add to his tally of goals on European soil after scoring the winner against Elfsborg.

Ibrahim Sadiq remains a doubt after returning from international duty with Ghana injured, joining the injured list alongside Bruno Martins Indi, Mexx Merdink and Wouter Goes.

David Moller Wolfe's red card last weekend will not affect his availability for this game, but the defender will be suspended for AZ's game against Go Ahead Eagles on Sunday.

Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar latest expected lineup

Tottenham Hotspur:

Vicario; Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Sarr, Bentancur, Bergvall; Moore, Richarlison, Werner

AZ Alkmaar:

Owusu-Oduro; Maikuma, Penetra, Dekker, Wolfe; Clasie, Mijnans, Koopmeiners; Buurmeester, Parrott, Van Bommel

Latest football commentary Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar

After a poor start and a complete collapse away to Brighton & Hove Albion just before the international break, Tottenham were in desperate need of a positive result in front of their home crowd last weekend.

Despite suffering an early shock when West Ham took the lead, Spurs quickly equalised before the break, and within eight minutes of the second half they had scored three more goals against the struggling visitors to secure a comfortable 4-1 win.

However, thoughts of what could have been better after the trip to the Amex still haunt Spurs, as they could have won but still lost that game, leaving them four points off the top four despite Saturday's success.

The Europa League could be seen as a priority for manager Postecoglou, as he has promised Tottenham fans that they will win silverware this season, and the team have made an excellent start to the group stage.

In their last seven games, the only one Spurs have failed to win is the trip to Brighton, and their first two Europa League games in that period have both ended in wins.

Despite being reduced to 10 men after just 10 minutes against Qarabag, Spurs won 3-0, and they produced a professional performance when they travelled to Budapest to beat Ferencvaros in the second leg.

This makes Spurs one of five clubs to retain a 100% record in the UEL, with only Lazio and Lyon above them on goal difference.

Extending the winning streak to three games is also a possibility, as Spurs have won all six Europa League games at their new stadium without conceding.

In all European competitions, Spurs also have an impressive home record, as they are unbeaten in their last 14 games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, winning 12.

For AZ, they could not have picked a worse time to face their toughest test on paper in the group stage, with Maarten Martens' side on a run of four straight defeats - their worst run in 22 years.

Since beating Elfsborg in the first round, the Alkmaar club has struggled severely with the increase in quality of opponents.

Their next Europa League tie takes them to Athletic Bilbao, a team who rarely lose at home, and last weekend they faced a strong PSV Eindhoven side.

Defeats at home to Utrecht and Fortuna Sittard are where the frustration lies, and these three consecutive defeats have left them down in fifth place, with Martens' side now closer to the relegation zone than to PSV.

It's a staggering statistic considering that AZ took 16 points from a possible 18 in the early stages of the season, and the signs were not looking good ahead of the trip to London.

AZ have lost all eight of their previous European games in England, conceding at least two goals in each, while they have also lost five of their last six away games in European competition.

Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match Tottenham Hotspur vs AZ Alkmaar as follows:

• Sportsmole: Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 AZ Alkmaar

• WhoScore: Tottenham Hotspur 3-1 AZ Alkmaar
• Our prediction: Tottenham Hotspur 3-0 AZ Alkmaar

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