STAR FOOTBALL PREVIEW Thurs: Tottenham v Qarabag

Tottenham Hotspur return to the European stage on Thursday night as Ange Postecoglou’s side begin their Europa League journey on Thursday night against Azeri champions Qarabag, writes JOE CITRONE.

Spurs picked up a much-needed win against Brentford after the weekend after a slightly shaky start to the campaign with goals from Dominic Solanke, Brennan Johnson and James Maddison sealing an important 3-1 victory.

Postecoglou will likely shuffle the pack somewhat to keep his Spurs squad fresh, but there is little doubt that the Australian coach will be desperate to see his side get off to a winning start upon their return to Europe.

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Tottenham Hotspur v FK Qarabag
UEFA Europa League League Phase
20:00 TNT Sports 1 / TNT Sports Ultimate

LAST FIVE STATS

HEAD-TO-HEAD
NOV 2015 EUROPA LEAGUE Qarabag 0-1 Tottenham
SEP 2015 EUROPA LEAGUE Tottenham 3-1 Qarabag

TOTTENHAM
SEP 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Tottenham 3-1 Brentford
SEP 2024 LEAGUE CUP Coventry 1-2 Tottenham
SEP 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Tottenham 0-1 Arsenal
SEP 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Newcastle 2-1 Tottenham
AUG 2024 PREMIER LEAGUE Tottenham 4-0 Everton

FK QARABAG
SEP 2024 AZERBAIJAN PREMIER LEAGUE Qarabag 4-0 Neftci
SEP 2024 AZERBAIJAN PREMIER LEAGUE Qarabag 2-0 Sebail
SEP 2024 AZERBAIJAN PREMIER LEAGUE Zira 1-3 Qarabag
AUG 2024 CHAMPIONS LEAGUE PLAY-OFF Qarabag 0-2 Dinamo Zagreb
AUG 2024 AZERBAIJAN PREMIER LEAGUE Qarabag 0-1 Turan

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Qarabag have won the Azerbaijan Premier League three times in a row, and after making another strong start to the new season, look in a good place to retain their title for a fourth successive year.

They couldn’t quite get themselves over the line into the league phase of the Champions League, though, as they were beaten over two legs by Dinamo Zagreb and dropped into the Europa League as a result.

They face a very tough test in their opening Europa League match of the campaign against Premier League opposition, and it may just prove to be the case that Tottenham Hotspur will be too strong for them on Thursday night.

At 10/11 with starsports.bet, I will be backing a Spurs win to nil here and also backing Dominic Solanke to score first at 14/5.

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