Premier League preview: Blackburn v Tottenham

Tottenham can leave the memory of their 4-0 drubbing at Fulham behind them as they travel to Blackburn in the Premier League on Wednesday.

Spurs were humiliated at Craven Cottage on Sunday as Fulham cruised into the fifth round of the FA Cup, but Harry Redknapp’s men cannot afford to dwell on the loss for too long as they face another challenging road trip in the league.

A rejuvenated Blackburn are up to eighth in the Premier League after turning their season around under new manager Steve Kean.

Tottenham sit three places higher on the table and are in the middle of a battle for a top-four spot with Chelsea, making Wednesday’s game a pivotal one for both sides.

Spurs’ confidence might have been dented by their abysmal performance against Fulham, but defender Sebastien Bassong said they needed to move on quickly and refocus on the Blackburn game.

“It was a bad day for us and we have to forget it and move on,” Bassong said.

“We now have to go up to Blackburn and try to win that game. We have no choice.”

“We have to look forward and the good thing is that the next game comes around very quickly and that will help us move on.”

“We’ve showed already that we have character in this team and now we have to do it again.”

Both sides could be fielding several new faces after a flurry of transfer activity on Monday.

Kean added Mauro Formica and Ruben Rochina to his squad on the final day of the transfer window, having already secured Roque Santa Cruz and Jermaine Jones on loan.

El Hadji Diouf has gone to Rangers on a six-month loan deal, while defender Pascal Chimbonda was released on a free transfer.

Redknapp has personnel issues of his own, with injuries keeping Ledley King, Tom Huddlestone, Gareth Bale, Jonathan Woodgate and Younes Kaboul out of the side, while defender Michael Dawson will miss through suspension after being sent off in the loss to Fulham.