Summary

  • Fourth-placed Tottenham seeking sixth straight league win

  • Spurs striker Harry Kane makes first league start since 11 March

  • Stoke are 19th - three points from safety

  1. Postpublished at 43 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Loads of possession by Spurs - 71% so far - but far too many times their final ball is not coming off. Apart from Son's chance, brilliantly saved by Butland, Spurs have struggled to create serious chances.

    Jack Butland saveImage source, PA
  2. Postpublished at 40 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Huge clearance from Moritz Bauer on the edge of his six-yard area to deny Spurs an almost certain goal.

    Stoke are five minutes away from a first-half clean sheet against one of the most in-form teams in the Premier League.

  3. Postpublished at 38 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Cheers from Stoke fans as Harry Kane is flagged offside. Has he come back from injury too early?

    The England striker has been unusually quiet and is cutting a frustrated figure.

    Harry KaneImage source, Reuters
  4. Postpublished at 35 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Ten minutes to half-time.

    One shot on target, one excellent save and one bad miss.

    All to play for.

  5. White hot atmospherepublished at 15:34 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at the Bet365 Stadium

    There is an amazing atmosphere here today.

    Stoke fans have it in for Danny Rose in particular as a perceived overreaction to a challenge from Ryan Shawcross got the defender sent off in a previous meeting between the sides back in 2014.

    There have been a couple of niggly challenges on Stoke players that have gone unpunished, then Rose was booed again after going down when he was kicked in the chest.

    Danny RoseImage source, Reuters
  6. YELLOW CARDpublished at 33 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    First yellow of the game and it goes to Erik Pieters who has been keeping a close eye on Dele Alli. Too close for referee Graham Scott's liking.

    Pieters nips at Alli's ankles one too many times just outside the Stoke penalty area and out comes the card.

  7. Postpublished at 30 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Stoke fans are in fine voice.

    Delilah booms around the ground as hard-working Stoke continue to frustrate the visitors.

    Harry Kane has not had a sniff at goal.

    Harry KaneImage source, PA
  8. 'Massive save for Stoke'published at 15:28 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Stoke City 0-0 Tottenham

    Matthew Upson
    Former West Ham and England defender on BBC Radio 5 live

    Fabulous save from Butland. The keeper comes out, makes himself big and he saves it with his shin almost. Massive save for Stoke.

  9. Postpublished at 28 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Gareth Southgate was at the Merseyside derby earlier.

    Jack Butland will be hoping the England boss catches up with his save from Son Heung-min on Match of the Day later.

    Terrific stuff from the Potters keeper.

  10. Postpublished at 15:26 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

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  11. GREAT SAVE!published at 24 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Superb save by Jack Butland!

    Son Heung-min finds himself clean through on goal with only the Stoke keeper to beat but Butland keeps his composure to block the shot.

    That's a huge chance for Spurs. Son usually buries those chances.

  12. Postpublished at 22 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Christian Eriksen tries to bend a free-kick into the top corner from a difficult angle but the ball ends up in the hands of a fan behind the goal.

    Paul Lambert will be delighted with the way his side have started. Stoke are getting stuck in, although how costly will that early miss by Mame Biram Diouf prove?

    Paul LambertImage source, Reuters
  13. Postpublished at 18 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Tame from Tottenham in terms of an attacking threat in the opening 15 minutes or so. Harry Kane has hardly had a touch.

    Christian Eriksen lets fly from an angle outside the area but it's high and wide.

    No shots on target by either side.

  14. It's agony at the bottompublished at 15:17 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at the Bet365 Stadium

    I normally associate continental managers with touchline historionics but Paul Lambert in bucking the trend at Stoke.

    While Mauricio Pochettino has been watching proceedings with his arms folded when he has ventured to the edge of his techinal area, Lambert has been almost manic.

    When Mame Biram Diouf missed a great chance for the hosts just then, Lambert crouched low, holding his head in his hands, before leaping up to applaud his team for creating the opportunity in the first place.

  15. CLOSE!published at 14 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    This is beginning to open up.

    A glorious chance for Stoke as Erik Pieters' low cross is met by Mame Biram Diouf but he can't keep hit the target and instead finds Row Z from close range.

    Will the Potters get a better chance?

    Mame Biram DioufImage source, Reuters
  16. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 15:13 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    #bbcfootball or 81111 on text

    Hope to see Vertonghen continue his superb form today, which has arguably made him Tottenham's player of the season!

    David, Cheltenham

  17. Postpublished at 11 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Stoke are growing into this. A roar goes up from the home fans as Badou Ndiaye wins a good old fashioned challenge against Mousa Dembele in the centre circle.

  18. Postpublished at 9 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Mame Biram Diouf wins Stoke their first corner. It's whipped into the six-yard box and Hugo Lloris flaps at the ball before gathering it at the second attempt.

  19. Postpublished at 6 mins

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Hugo Lloris is making his 200th Premier League appearance. It's been a quiet opening for the Spurs captain. Tottenham enjoyed 84% possession in the first five minutes but no chances so far.

    Hugo LlorisImage source, AFP
  20. Nothing left to chancepublished at 15:05 British Summer Time 7 April 2018

    Stoke 0-0 Tottenham

    Simon Stone
    BBC Sport at the Bet365 Stadium

    Premier League preparation is down to its smallest detail these days.

    Even so, I am struggling to work out the value of Stoke's players heading to the touchline after the pre-match handshake to skip through two white cones before running back out to the centre of the pitch.

    Xherdan Shaqiri virtually walked through them.