Emmanuel Adebayor is set to experience his first playing minutes with Tottenham this season from the sidelines, as he has not been included on any match sheet since the beginning of the season. However, he is expected to make his debut in the Europa League on Thursday.
Tottenham is facing FC Sheriff in Moldova, and manager Andre Villas Boas has decided to start Jermain Defoe up front, with Adebayor on the bench alongside Roberto Soldado. On the opposing side, Burkinabé player Balima is in the starting lineup.
The full lineup for the match: Sheriff: Tomic; Melloua, Pay, Samardzic, Ricardinho; Balima, Cadi; Moyal, Stanojevic, Luvannor; Isa
Tottenham: Lloris; Naughton, Chiriches, Vertonghen, Fryers; Dembele, Sandro; Lamela, Eriksen, Lennon; Defoe.
