Stick with win-to-nil experts Spurs against Sheriff

After their first goalless draw of the season against Everton in the Premier League, Spurs are back in Europa League action at home to Moldovan champions Sheriff Tiraspol.

The Lilywhites’ 2-0 win at the Sheriff Stadium was not as comfortable as many predicted, with Andre Villas-Boas’ men nervously protecting a one-goal lead before Jermain Defoe’s 75th-minute deflected strike sealed all the points.

The Portuguese will put out a side capable of seeing off Sheriff with something to spare, but Spurs’ sheepishness in front of goal this season suggests another low-scoring night is in store.

Tottenham to win to nil @ 8/13

Spurs have won 12 of their 17 matches in all competitions this term and all of those victories have been achieved without conceding a goal.

Five Europa League matches are included in that run, with Villas-Boas taking no chances in a competition he won with Porto in 2010/11.

Mousa Dembele, Sandro, Christian Eriksen and Hugo Lloris have all appeared in Spurs’ three Group K matches so far this term and the former Chelsea boss will field another strong lineup tonight.

Goalkeeper Lloris  – whose collision with Everton’s Romelu Lukaku in Spurs’ last Premier League match left him out cold – may start against the Moldovan’s after passing a fitness test.

Eriksen to score the first goal @ 5/1

The Dane arrived from Ajax over the summer with a big reputation and an £11.5m price tag, but has struggled to adapt to English football thus far.

Lewis Holtby is currently occupying his number 10 role in Premier League matches, pushing the 21-year-old down the White Hart Lane pecking order and into the cup competitions.

Eriksen has not started a top-flight game for over a month and needs to show his worth in midweek matches to get back on the main stage.

He curled in a peach of a goal from 25 yards in his first Europa League appearance for Spurs against Tromso and can stay in his manager’s thoughts by striking first in this fixture.