After missing last weekend’s 2-1 win away to Stoke, Benoit Assou-Ekotto is fit again and in the frame for a starting berth against Sunderland on Sunday.

“Benoit is training with the team and back in contention,” said Andre Villas-Boas in his pre-match press conference.

After shuffling his defence for much of the season, AVB seemed to have settled on a first choice back four so will Benny come straight back in and line up alongside Walker, Dawson and Vertonghen?

Elsewhere, Andre may just be tempted to play two strikers in a game where nothing other than a win will do. Defoe could slot in alongside Adebayor but in all probability, there will be no changes from the midfield up.

Sigurdsson and Holtby will be pressing for starts but here’s how we think we will line up at kick off – what’s your view?

The last game of the season sees Tottenham play host to Sunderland, and they are 1.3 with Coral and William Hill to beat the Black Cats and give themselves a chance of a top four finish.

The Lilywhites go into the game in fifth place, just one point and place behind arch rivals Arsenal who travel to St James’ to take on Newcastle.

They need to focus on getting the job done and securing all three points and hope that the Magpies can do them a favour by either beating or holding the Gunners to a draw on Tyneside to enable them to snatch the coveted fourth spot.

If current form and the stats are anything to go by then they should be able to beat the Black Cats.

Sunderland have won just one of their last eight Premier League games against them (L4 D3), and Spurs have suffered just one defeat in their previous 11 league home games against them (W9 D1 L1).

Andres Villas-Boas’ side have also won eight and lost just one of their last 12 PL home games, and it really should be the case of a straightforward victory for them.

Emmanuel Adebayor has scored five goals in his last six league appearances in the month of May, including two in his last two matches, and that makes him of obvious interest in the goalscorer markets.

He is a top priced 5 with Coral and Ladbrokes to net the opener and can also be backed at a tasty looking 2.1 with Stan James to score anytime.

Another interesting stat is that Spurs have found the net in the last 15 minutes in each of their last six league games, and Ladbrokes will give you 2.1 about them making it seven.

Spurs have also only managed to keep one clean sheet in their last 12 league games, while Sunderland have netted in 10 of 11.

That makes both sides to score look a solid bet at even money (2) with bet365 and William Hill.

The fate of Tottenham’s season will be decided by 90 fateful minutes this Sunday, with the White Hart Lane outfit ready to find out whether they will finish fourth or fifth in the Premier League. The slimmest of margins may well decide whether it is Champions League or Europa League competition next term for Andre Villas-Boas’ men, and in the long term resolve where their top player, Gareth Bale, plays his football.

If Arsenal beat Newcastle United at St James’ Park on Sunday, Tottenham’s fate of fifth place will be sealed. However, should the Gunners slip up, Spurs can steal fourth with a better result against Sunderland. If Spurs miss out on the Champions League once more, the odds at Unibet will shorten on Bale leaving the club.

The best players want to play at the highest level, and no-one could blame the Welsh attacker leaving if Barcelona, Real Madrid or Manchester United come knocking.

Spurs went through a similar ordeal last summer when Luka Modric left the club after Champions League football was not obtained. The Croatian playmaker has been successfully replaced by Mousa Dembele, however should Bale leave, his departure would leave Tottenham with a major hole to fill.

Players of Bale’s considerable ability are thin on the ground, and despite obtaining a sizeable transfer fee for his services, Spurs would struggle to sign a player anywhere near as good for next season.

However, should Arsenal slip up and Tottenham sneak into Champions League contention, Bale may well decide that forming the central part of a club on the up may be more appealing that moving to a bigger side, and no longer being the main man. A top four finish would allow Spurs to strengthen in the summer, and with Bale continuing to improve, the north Londoners could well be a force domestically and be competitive on the continent too.

Bale’s future is certainly a hot topic in the press, but at the end of the day the decision is really up to him. Tottenham will not sell their prize asset on the cheap, but if he opts to leave for pastures new there will be suitors who will pay top dollar for his signature. If Spurs scrape into the top four and Bale decides to stay, he could be a Tottenham legend in the making.

While Tottenham have everything to play for on Sunday, at the other end of the table it’s all over for QPR but it’s been a positive few months at Loftus Road for our left sided player Andros Townsend. Andros made a clear impression during his time in West London and if he feels that he has proved himself in the Premiership, the 21 year old is unlikely to want another season on the fringes of the Spurs squad.

It’s already being reported that the player is looking for talks to resolve his future but with Gareth Bale switching to a central position for the final third of this campaign, does that leave a permanent vacancy for Townsend on the left?

Meanwhile, the projected weekly wage for Gareth Bale just keeps on climbing. Two weeks ago it was claimed that the Welshman was set to earn £130,000 every seven days in a new Spurs deal but that figure has jumped to £170,000 according to today’s reports.

At the very least, Andros Townsend has probably proved that he can play a part as a regular impact substitute next season but should AVB be looking to accommodate both him and Bale in his starting XIs?

The countdown begins to our final game of the season and with Champions League destiny out of our hands, all we can do is win and hope that the other result goes our way. Coming into this game, Spurs are unbeaten in seven league matches and while there have been three draws in that period, the run is still pretty impressive.

Last time out we edged past Stoke by two goals to one, despite dominating the game, and head coach Andre Villas-Boas believes that the patience required in that contest will set the team up for three points on Sunday.

“The game against Stoke was good for us, it took patience and intelligence to win that game and I think it will be the same against Sunderland,” said Andre.

“We have to do our job and independent of results elsewhere, we want the achievement of reaching 72 points. That’s important for us.”

72 Premier League points would be a record for us but will it be enough to make the top four when the final whistles sound on Sunday?

Wigan’s defeat to Arsenal in midweek means that there really is nothing riding on Sunday’s game at White Hart Lane – at least if you’re a Sunderland fan. However, after a difficult season at the Stadium of Light, the North East club have sent assurances that they will take this match perfectly seriously when kick off comes around.

New manager Paolo Di Canio has gone a stage further and issued a bizarre threat to his players ahead of the summer break.

“I told them we can win, draw or lose with dignity, respecting the club’s name and the fans. But if not, I will reduce their holiday,’ said the Italian after Premiership survival was assured.

Di Canio’s idiosyncratic style of management has yet to really take hold at his new club but anyone that has followed his reign at Swindon will realise that this is no idle threat. Whether it’s enough for Sunderland to get a positive result from a side pressing for fourth place remains to be seen.

While rumours of a move for David Villa have persisted throughout the day, Spurs have also been linked with Croatian Under 21 international and RNK Split striker Ante Rebic. The latter isn’t exactly a household name but as a potential £6m purchase, could Rebic fit the bill as a fringe striker at White Hart Lane?

Rebic is just 19 but this has been something for a breakthrough campaign in his homeland where he has scored 10 goals in 27 games over the course of a campaign. It’s not necessarily a record to get too excited about but it’s apparently been widely accepted that he is a huge prospect.

Rebic is a versatile player too and is happy across the front line and can also play behind the main striker in that much-missed VDV role.

Most of the reports linking the player go on to claim that Spurs are looking for at least one more additional striker so Rebic would be first reserve at best. As a fourth striker this looks to have a lot going for it but is the player any more of a first team prospect for next season than say – Souleymane Coulibaly?

Rumours of David Villa coming to Spurs have been doing the rounds for a few weeks now but the link has gathered momentum in the last 24 hours after Spanish radio reported that a deal was ‘very close’.

The report was then picked up by the Spanish Press who claim that long term admirer Andre Villas-Boas has persuaded the player to come to the White half of North London, irrespective of whether the club qualifies for the Champions League or not.

Stories like these come and go with increasing regularity but even the most cynical among us would find it hard not to get excited over the prospect of Villa lining up in a Lilywhite shirt next season. His record at the Nou Camp remained good this year despite starting most of his games on the bench and he is still regarded as one of the most dangerous strikers in Europe.

The fee is either 12 million pounds or 12 million euros depending on which report you read and while it may seem high for a 31 year old, it could prove to be a bargain for somebody – will it be Spurs?

The name of Matej Vydra has appeared in the transfer gossip columns in the last few days with the suggestion that the on-loan Watford striker will be looking for Premiership football next season. Vydra’s parent club is Italian side Udinese but the Czech international has spent the last few months at Vicarage Road where he has done much to take his club to the brink of the Premier League.

Vydra had made little impact in Italy, or at his previous club Banik Ostrava but in 41 league games for Watford this season he has found the net on twenty occasions. However, the 21 year old had been experiencing an alarming drought before finding the net in Watford’s crucial semi final with Leicester City.

The striker also won Championship player of the year during his time at Vicarage Road and it’s thought that if Watford fail to beat Crystal Palace in the Bank Holiday final, he may look elsewhere for Premier league football.

Matej Vydra is certainly a prospect but is he ready to assume the role of a main striker at White Hart Lane?

It was widely rumoured yesterday that Scott Parker would be heading out of White Hart Lane after two years at the club but the England International could head a list of central midfielders leaving through the exit door.

A move to QPR may not suit a man who holds aspirations of a place in England’s World Cup squad in Rio and a suggested fee of £6m for a man who will be 33 in October may deter anyone other than the free spending West London club.

Meanwhile, it’s also claimed that Tottenham will look to offload Tom Huddlestone and Jake Livermore with a desired price tag of £5m for both. Additional sales of fringe players such as Heurelho Gomes are expected to bring in a further £7m leaving Andre Villas-Boas with £23m to spend on new blood for the 2013-14 campaign.

With Sandro expected to return to full fitness ahead of next season, the central midfield slots are tied up but do any of those men deserve a further chance at the club or is their time truly up?