Manager Harry Redknapp blamed a combination of missed chances and poor defending as Spurs went down 3-1 at Blackpool on Tuesday night.

A clumsy challenge by Bassong gifted Blackpool a 1-0 lead courtesy of Charlie Adam. Spurs had plenty of chances and saw two Defoe shots cleared off the line.

Rafael van der Vaart is out of tonight's match after aggravating a calf injury in training. Rafa picked up the injury in our 2-1 win over Bolton but recovered in time to start against Milan last week. However, the problem flared up again in training yesterday.

Harry Redknapp has said: "He missed a couple of games, played in Milan, got through 70 minutes and then yesterday morning didn't feel good.

Tottenham travel to Blackpool tomorrow night to play the Tangerines in a league game for the first time since the 1977/78 second division season. Cue a Sky Sports reporter telling us that Spurs haven't beaten Blackpool in the league for 33 years.

I was at the home game that season and remember nothing about it other than we were down 1-2 for much of the game before a late strike by Don McAllister.