Everything on... Huddersfield

We host Huddersfield Town on Saturday lunchtime (12.30pm) as we look to continue our perfect start at our new home.

Returning to N17 just under a fortnight ago, we opened Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a 2-0 Premier League win against Crystal Palace before following that up on Tuesday night with a striking 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the first leg of our Champions League quarter-final tie.

Here’s everything you need to know on our visitors this weekend...

Team news

Huddersfield boss Jan Siewert admitted that loanee striker Isaac Mbenza remains a doubt ahead of their trip to north London after he missed training through illness.

Siewert also confirmed that Ben Hamer will start in goal for the Terriers.

One to watch

Since arriving at the John Smith’s Stadium in January, 21-year-old Karlan Grant has been a bright spark in a tough season for the Terriers.

Signed with one eye on the future, as well as with the hope that the Greenwich-born youngster could have some impact on their ultimately unsuccessful survival bid, manager Siewert moved to take Grant from Charlton after he had recorded a scoring rate of a goal every other game for the League One side.

Having played eight times since joining the now-relegated club, the striker has found the back of the net three times in the Premier League so far, the joint-highest in the Terriers' squad this season.

Last five meetings

29 September, 2018 – Huddersfield Town 0-2 Spurs – Premier League
3 March, 2018 – Spurs 2-0 Huddersfield Town – Premier League
30 September, 2017 – Huddersfield Town 0-4 Spurs – Premier League
6 September, 1972 – Spurs 2-1 Huddersfield Town – League Cup, second round
28 March, 1972 – Huddersfield Town 1-1 Spurs – Division One

Previous clash

Harry Kane struck twice in nine minutes at the John Smith’s Stadium back in September to seal a comfortable 2-0 victory.

Getting us on our way on 25 minutes, Harry was picked out by Kieran Trippier’s teasing cross and the striker did the rest as he nodded past Jonas Lossl.

Then, after Danny Rose was brought down in the box, he stepped up to seal all three points from the spot with a fiercely-struck penalty.

Huddersfield’s form

It has been a difficult time for the Terriers this season - a disappointing campaign which was compounded with confirmation of their relegation from the Premier League on 30 March.

Huddersfield faced a trip to Crystal Palace that day and knew they needed to avoid defeat at Selhurst Park to keep their survival hopes alive for at least another week. In an added complication, they also needed Wolves and Brighton to avoid defeat against relegation rivals Southampton and Burnley.

As it went, the Yorkshire based outfit succumbed to a late 2-0 defeat to Palace while both Burnley (2-0) and Southampton (1-0) pulled off unlikely wins, sealing Siewert’s side’s demotion from the top flight.

Magic moment

As he has done on so many occasions this campaign, Heung-Min Son showed his quality in front of goal in last season's clash with Huddersfield at Wembley with two instinctive finishes.

In the first half at the national stadium, he demonstrated his pace and composure as he sprinted away from the Terriers’ back line before he took the ball round keeper Lossl and slotted it into the corner of the net.

Then, nine minutes into the second period, the forward’s late burst into the box was picked out by Kane and, as the ball bounced towards him, the South Korean international judged it brilliantly, waiting until the ball was at its highest before nodding it across goal and into the opposite corner.

Played for both

Huddersfield-born striker Andy Booth spent a total of 12 years of his career at his hometown club and spent part of the second half of the 2000/01 season on loan with us.

Making his way through the Terriers’ youth academy in the early 1990s, the forward spent his first four years as a professional in West Yorkshire where his talents in front of goal helped Huddersfield to reach Division One, while he also earned his first call-up to the England Under-21 side.

A move to South Yorkshire soon followed for Booth in 1996 as he joined then-Premier League side Sheffield Wednesday where he stayed for five years. Mid-way through his final season, he headed to White Hart Lane for a short loan spell.

The forward came in as cover for the injured Les Ferdinand, Steffen Iversen and Chris Armstrong but he made only four appearances in a Spurs shirt during his brief stint with us before returning to Huddersfield that March, where his goals helped them recover from a drop into the fourth tier to ultimately return to the third.

What they're saying

Following the recent confirmation of their demotion to the second tier of English football, Huddersfield manager Siewert hopes his side continues to give their all in their last five games of the season.

“The target for us is to give our best in training sessions and in all the games because we are representing the club," he explained. “Still, we can be proud that we are part of this league. Unfortunately, we are no more after the end of the season, but at the moment we are proud to be part of this league.

“We want to show our best and this belongs to each player.

“We try to build some momentum, but when you look at the opponents we play next, this isn’t easy. We will try because it’s our ambition."