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Moussa Dembele insists Tottenham will be fully focused on Sunday when they take on Fulham in the Premier League.

Spurs have wobbled over the last week, conceding four goals against Inter Milan in the second leg of their Europa Leaue tie on Thursday, which was preceded by a 3-2 defeat at Liverpool last weekend.

Against Fulham we have to be fully concentrated and go for the win.

Moussa Dembele

However, they are through to the quarter-finals in the Europa League and remain third in the Premier League, and are 1/3 to finish in the top four and qualify for the Champions League next season. And Dembele believes they will regroup in time to get back to winning ways against the Cottagers.

Spurs are 15/2 to win 2-1, while a 1-1 draw can be backed at 7/1.

“Against Inter it was a different game to the one against Liverpool,” he said. “This one against Inter we were not confident, but against Liverpool we were.

“We had to work much harder but we are through and we have to take lessons from the game into the Fulham game.

“The thing is that if you go to a place with a 3-0 lead you take a different mentality. That was wrong.

“It didn’t work, what we wanted to do. But we are through and that is okay.”

He added: “Against Fulham we have to be fully concentrated and go for the win.

“They have good players and against big teams they always play well. They are a good team.”

Gareth Bale returns to the squad after missing the Inter game due to suspension, while Aaron Lennon is in line to start.

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Chelsea manager Rafael Benitez has set his sights on finishing above Sunday’s opponents Manchester City in the Premier League.

A win for the Blues at the Etihad would take them to within a point of the current champions, who currently sit in second, and Benitez has warned City they would not be content to settle for third place. However, he has conceded the title is now Manchester United’s to lose.

This is a massive game.

Rafael Benitez

Chelsea are 12/1 to win 2-1 on Sunday, and are 4/1 to keep a clean sheet. Fernando Torres is 13/2 to score first.

“To finish as high as possible is a challenge,” he said. “So we’ll try to finish second if we can, you never know – this is a massive game, so let’s see where we are at the end. Until the last week, we may be fighting each other.

“My idea is to think about this one, because it will make the difference. If you are closer to City, you have to chase the second position.

“The other one (winning the league), it depends on United. If they don’t lose games and drop points it’ll be difficult. We just have to concentrate on us.”

Benitez is likely to field a much-changed line-up from the side that drew 1-1 against Sparta Prague on Thursday evening, with Frank Lampard, Branislav Ivanovic, Ashley Cole, David Luiz, Eden Hazard and Demba Ba all pushing for a start.

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Premier League team Chelsea’s interim manager Rafael Benitez has warned his players they cannot afford any defensive lapses against Arsenal on Sunday.

The Blues have won just once in the league at home under Benitez and were forced to settle for a draw against Southampton on Wednesday after throwing away a two-goal lead. Arsenal visit Stamford Bridge looking to close the gap on the top four and Benitez knows the Gunners pose a sizeable threat to his side.

Chelsea are 20/1 to win 3-2, and are 9/4 to keep a clean sheet. A 1-1 draw can be backed at 6/1.

We have to defend as a unit, as a team, be more compact and not give them any hope they can score.

Rafael Benitez

“The team are scoring a lot of goals, as we expect them to, but we have to manage this advantage in a better way,” said the Spaniard.

“We have to be more clinical. We have to defend as a unit, as a team, be more compact and not give them any hope they can score.”

Benitez is backing his side to recover quickly from Wednesday’s disappointing result and is hoping to increase the gap between them and Arsenal, which currently stands at eight points.

“It’s always important when you have a draw at home to have a big challenge ahead of you,” he insisted.

“To have Arsenal is a very good thing for me and the players. They are a rival who are close to us. We have to use that as a positive.

“They are close (in the league) and if we win there’ll be a big difference.”

John Terry could make his first start since November, while Demba Ba is pushing to be selected up front ahead of Fernando Torres.

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Harry Redknapp believes his former club and QPR’s opponents this weekend Tottenham are strong enough to field two teams in the Premier League.

Redknapp left White Hart Lane at the end of last season, despite guiding the club to a fourth-placed finish, and was replaced by Andre Villas-Boas.

They’re full of quality everywhere. It’s a similar group to the one I left.

Harry Redknapp

The former Chelsea and Porto manager has continued the good work Redknapp started at Spurs and the club is currently 11/10 to finish in the top four once again this season, while QPR are now 4/9 to be relegated.

Spurs are third, 26 points better off than Rangers, and are 5/6 to win Saturday’s London derby at Loftus Road.

Redknapp said in the build-up to the clash: “Spurs could field two teams who could compete in the Premier League. They have a second team who would hold their own at the top level without any problem. For a start, they have five top-class centre-backs.

“They can afford to let Danny Rose go to Sunderland on loan because they have people like Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Kyle Naughton and Kyle Walker in the squad. They have loads of top-class midfielders.

“They’re full of quality everywhere. It’s a similar group to the one I left but then Moussa Dembele has gone in and done well. They have an outstanding group of players, no doubt about that.”

Meanwhile, Spurs target Leandro Damiao has said he will remain at his current side, Internacional – for now.

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