UEFA EUROPA LEAGUE - 2015/16 SEASON MATCH PRESS KITS White Hart Lane - London Thursday 5 November 2015 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Tottenham Hotspur FC Group J - Matchday 4 RSC Anderlecht Last updated 02/11/2015 16:56CET Match background 2 Legend 3 1 Tottenham Hotspur FC - RSC Anderlecht Thursday 5 November 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit White Hart Lane, London Match background Tottenham Hotspur FC will look to return to the top two in UEFA Europa League Group J by securing a first win in normal time in their fifth meeting with RSC Anderlecht. Previous meetings • Stefano Okaka's goal completed the turnaround as Anderlecht recovered from 1-0 down to defeat Spurs 2-1 on 22 October. • The clubs first met in the 1984 UEFA Cup final, Keith Burkinshaw's Spurs beating Paul Van Himst's Anderlecht 4-3 on penalties at White Hart Lane after a pair of 1-1 draws. • The sides for the London leg of that final on 23 May 1984 were: Tottenham: Parks, Thomas, Hughton, Roberts, Miller (Dick 77), Mabbutt (Ardiles 73), Hazard, Archibald, Falco, Stevens, Galvin. Anderlecht: Munaron, Hofkens, Grün, De Greef, Olsen, De Groote, Arnesen (Gudjohnsen 77), Vandereycken, Scifo, Czerniatynski (Brylle 103), Vercauteren. • More recently, the teams drew 1-1 for a third time in a 2007/08 UEFA Cup group stage fixture in Brussels. Ariël Jacobs was in charge of Anderlecht while Juande Ramos was Spurs boss. • The lineups for that game on 6 December 2007 were: Anderlecht: Zítka, Wasilewski, Juhász, Van Damme, Deschacht, Hassan, Biglia, Polák, Goor, Mpenza (Baseggio 72), Frutos (Théréau 55). Tottenham: Robinson, Chimbonda, Dawson, Zokora, Young-Pyo (Stalteri 81), Lennon, Jenas, Huddlestone, Malbranque, Keane (Berbatov 59), Bent (Defoe 72). • Spurs' seven games against Belgian sides have ended W2 D3 L2 (W2 D1 L0 at home). • Anderlecht's 31 games against English clubs have ended W7 D5 L19; they have yet to win in 14 games in England: W0 D2 L12. Form guide • Spurs are unbeaten in six European home fixtures (W4 D2) since a 3-1 loss to SL Benfica in the 2013/14 UEFA Europa League round of 16. • Anderlecht are without an away win in 12 European trips (D6 L6) since a 6-0 defeat of FK Ekranas in the 2012/13 UEFA Champions League third qualifying round. • In seven previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League campaigns, Tottenham have failed to reach the round of 32 just once – in 2011/12. • Anderlecht advanced to the round of 32 in all four of their previous UEFA Cup and UEFA Europa League group stage campaigns, most recently in 2011/12. Trivia and links • The journey from Brussels to London is around 320km. • Spurs have plenty of Belgian players: defenders Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen, and midfielders Mousa Dembélé and Nacer Chadli. • Anderlecht's Anthony Vanden Borre and Okaka were on loan at Portsmouth FC and Fulham FC respectively in 2009/10. The coaches • Mauricio Pochettino has been manager of Tottenham since summer 2014, the former RCD Espanyol and Paris Saint-Germain defender brought to London after an impressive 18 months at Southampton FC. He was capped 20 times by Argentina, featuring at the 2002 FIFA World Cup finals. • Previously assistant coach, former Albanian international Besnik Hasi assumed sole command at Anderlecht in 2014. Hasi's playing career took off after he moved to Belgium in 1994, the midfielder winning a title with KRC Genk and another with Anderlecht, where he returned after hanging up his boots at Cercle Brugge KSV. 2 Tottenham Hotspur FC - RSC Anderlecht Thursday 5 November 2015 - 21.05CET (20.05 local time) Match press kit White Hart Lane, London Legend Competitions Club competitions National team competitions UCL: UEFA Champions League EURO: UEFA European Football Championship ECCC: European Champion Clubs' Cup WC: FIFA World Cup UEL: UEFA Europa League CONFCUP: FIFA Confederations Cup UCUP: UEFA Cup FRIE: Friendly internationals UCWC: UEFA Cup Winners' Cup U21FRIE: Under-21 friendly internationals SCUP: UEFA Super Cup U21: UEFA European Under-21 Championship UIC: UEFA Intertoto Cup U17: UEFA Under-17 Championship ICF: Inter-Cities Fairs Cup U16: UEFA European Under-16 Championship U19: UEFA Under-19 Championship U18: UEFA European Under-18 Championship WWC: FIFA Women's World Cup WEURO: UEFA European Women's Championship Competition stages Other abbreviations F: Final GS: Group stage (aet): After extra time pens: Penalties GS1: First group stage GS2: Second group stage No.: Number og: Own goal 3QR: Third qualifying round R1: First round ag: Match decided on away P: Penalty R2: Second round R3: Third round goals agg: Aggregate R4: Fourth round PR: Preliminary round Pld: Matches played AP: Appearances SF: Semi-finals QF: Quarter-finals Pos.: Position Comp.: Competition R16: round of 16 QR: Qualifying round Pts: Points D: Drawn R32: Round of 32 1QR: First qualifying round R: Sent off (straight red card) DoB: Date of birth 1st: first leg 2QR: Second qualifying Res.: Result ET: Extra Time round sg: Match decided by silver GA: Goals against 2nd: second leg FT: Final tournament goal t: Match decided by toss of a PO: Play-off ELITE: Elite round coin Rep: Replay 3rdPO: Third-place play-off GF: Goals for W: Won PO - FT: Play-off for Final GS-FT: Group stage – final gg: Match decided by golden Y: Booked Tournament tournament goal L: Lost Y/R: Sent off (two yellow Nat.: Nationality cards) N/A: Not applicable f: Match forfeited Statistics -: Denotes player substituted +: Denotes player introduced *: Denotes player sent off +/-: Denotes player introduced and substituted Squad list D: Disciplinary *: Misses next match if booked S: Suspended QUAL: All UEFA qualifiers UEL: Current season total UEFA Europa League appearances from the group stage onwards prior to the current matchday UEL: Total appearances in the UEFA Europa League, group stage to final only UEFA: All-time total appearances in UEFA club competition including qualifying Disclaimer: Although UEFA has taken all reasonable care that the information contained within this document is accurate at the time of publication, no representation or guarantee (including liability towards third parties), expressed or implied, is made as to its accuracy, reliability or completeness. 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