Team News: Brad Friedel starts for Tottenham Hotspur

Brad Friedel will make his first start in five games for Tottenham Hotspur in tonight's Europa League encounter with Panathinaikos at White Hart Lane.

However, Gareth Bale has failed to recover from a hamstring injury and is not included in the side.

Tom Carroll and Emmanuel Adebayor are also give starts, while Moussa Dembele has a place in the bench.

A draw this evening will see Spurs reach the knockout stages of the competition.

Tottenham: Friedel; Walker, Caulker, Vertonghen, Naughton; Lennon, Sandro, Carroll, Dempsey; Adebayor, Defoe Subs: Cudicini, Huddlestone, Livermore, Townsend, Stewart, Dembele, Sigurdsson