Spurs Under 21’s versus Blackburn Rovers: (match preview)

Spurs’ Under 21 side have won all four of their competitive matches this season. Wayne Burnett’s side have played some really good football, and they’ll be looking forward to their final Premier League 2 game until after the international break, when they face Blackburn Rovers’ Under 21 side at the Lamex Stadium on Saturday afternoon (the game starts at 13:00pm). Blackburn Rovers won both Premier League 2 fixtures with Spurs last season. From their opening three Premier League 2 games of this season, they have won one, drawn one and lost one. Blackburn Rovers are always a difficult team to face in the Premier League 2, and they are a talented team. Spurs’ Under 21 side won 3-2 against Sunderland in dramatic fashion on Tuesday evening, in the group-stages of the Under 21 Premier League Cup. Spurs will be hoping to continue their excellent form into this league fixture on Saturday, and it should be an interesting game. I will be in attendance, and I would like to wish the Spurs team all the very best of luck for the game.

My predicted lineup: (4-3-3) Keeley, Ashcroft, Dorrington, Paskotši, Robson, Lyons-Foster (c), Craig, Donley, John, Soonsup-Bell, Santiago.

Substitutes from: Gunter, McKnight, Sayers, Kyerematen, Lankshear.

Injured/unavailable: N/A.

Doubtful: Will Andiyapan.

Previous meeting: Spurs 2-3.

My score prediction: Spurs 3-1.

My one to watch: Thomas Bloxham (18). The former Spurs Academy player who left Spurs at the end of last season, is a very skilful player with a real eye for goal, and somebody who I thought highly of as a player, when he was with the Spurs Under 18 side. Bloxham scored his first senior competitive goal on Tuesday, on his competitive debut for Blackburn Rovers first team, in a Carabao Cup second round tie with Harrogate Town. If he does feature for their Under 21 side against Spurs on Saturday, then he will be a player that the Spurs players will have to watch closely.

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