It's All Going to go Horribly Wrong

From the San Siro to the seaside; Tottenham follow up their famous victory over seven-time European champions AC Milan with a trip to seven-time Lancashire Senior Cup winners Blackpool.

The last time these sides met at Bloomfield Road was in 1991, when a 1-0 win in the third round of the FA Cup set Tottenham on their way to a famous Wembley victory. Football folklore says Spurs win a trophy when the year ends in one, and given their scintillating form in Europe this season, anticipation is building in north London.

By contrast, early-season expectations at Blackpool have been tempered by a collapse in form since the turn of the year that has seen Ian Holloway's men plummet down the table. The Seasiders have managed only one win in 2011, collecting just four points from an available 27.

Blackpool haven't beaten Spurs since a 3-1 victory at White Hart Lane in October 1966, but they have to go even further back for their last home victory over the London club: a 4-1 win in September 1956, back in the days when Jimmy Armfield and Sir Stanley Matthews were regulars in Tangerine. 

Anyone want to bet we'll lose this? We could go third, fer Christ's sake.  THIRD, I tell ya.

Team	P	GD	PTS
Full Barclays Premier League table at the BBC
1	Man Utd	26	32	57
2	Arsenal	26	29	53
3	Man City	27	19	49
4	Tottenham	26	9	47
5	Chelsea	26	24	45
6	Liverpool	27	3	39
7	Sunderland	27	0	37
8	Bolton	27	1	36
9	Newcastle	27	4	35
10	Stoke	26	-2	33
11	Blackburn	27	-8	32
12	Fulham	27	0	31
13	Everton	26	-3	30
14	Birmingham	26	-10	30
15	Aston Villa	27	-15	30
16	Blackpool	26	-11	29
17	West Brom	27	-17	28
18	Wigan	27	-18	27
19	West Ham	27	-18	25
20	Wolves	27	-19	25