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Saturday lunchtime on the English south coast will see the only unbeaten team in the Premier League take to the turf at the smallest ground in the division.Mauricio Pochettinos Tottenham Hotspur (5-3-0) will expect to have that record tested to the limit by a dangerous Bournemouth side at the compact 11,500-capacity Vitality Stadium.Spurs go into the latest round of Premier League matches just a point off the top of the table, with only Manchester City and Arsenal ahead of them. Nine games unbeaten at the start of a season would be a Premier League best for Tottenham.That impressive start to the campaign has come despite a reduced preseason. Spurs players completed more European Championship minutes in the summer break than any other squad in the division. Theyve also been built on the bedrock of a strong defence.But Pochettinos side continue to draw too many games -- as was also the case last season when such results denied them a genuine shot at their first top-flight title in over a half century.Last weekends 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion was another such example.Dele Allis classy late finish rescued Spurs from defeat, but ultimately the result saw more points dropped in a game the Lilywhites had dominated. However, a win Saturday and Pochettino would see his team go top of the league -- for a few hours at least.Its a big motivation for us to finish the game and take the three points to be top of the table, he said. Better motivation is impossible. The motivation has been very good on the training ground. Our players are very focused and its a good opportunity to see us at the top of the table.First of all we need to win the game. In front (of us), we have a very good team and a great manager like Eddie Howe so it will be a very tough game.Spurs profligate finishing was also on show in midweek as they failed to make first-half dominance count against Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League. They were instead grateful for a resolute defence and an astonishing display by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the second half to send the team back to England with a scoreless draw and a point.Further poor finishing is likely to be punished in the early Saturday kick-off by Howes Cherries (3-2-3). The south-coast club are in strong form of their own, having picked up three good results on the bounce and demolishing Hull City 6-1 a week ago.However, Bournemouths open and attacking style of play appears to suit Spurs, who brushed them aside twice last season, racking up an aggregate scoreline of 8-1 across the two league meetings. Howe is aware of how much of a test Saturdays game will be for his improving team.Whenever one of the best teams in the country comes down its a chance for us to pit our wits against them, he said. Theyre an outstanding team, probably the best team we played last season, so it will be a good test for us.A win for Bournemouth would be their first home victory against a London opponent in six attempts since their promotion to the Premier League. Custom Padres T-shirts . The Nashville Predators were glad their captain was still on their side. Weber had a goal and two assists, and Roman Josi scored the shootout winner to lift the Predators to a 4-3 win over the Flyers on Thursday night. Cheap Custom Padres Jersey . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. http://www.custompadresjersey.com/ . The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the Lions have not announced the hiring, which was first reported by ESPN. Lombardi, the grandson of former Green Bay Hall of Fame coach Vince Lombardi, has been an offensive assistant on Sean Paytons New Orleans staff since 2007. Ozzie Smith Jersey Large . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Wholesale Custom Padres Shirts .C. -- Rodney Hood connected from all over the court while freshman Jabari Parker was busy swatting shots and scoring in transition. CLEVELAND -- Rob Edwards had three 3-pointers and 17 points on Tuesday night and Bobby Words tip-in with 18 seconds left helped Cleveland State hold off Canisius 67-64 in the Bluegrass Showcase.Cleveland State (1-1) took the lead for good at 56-53 on Kasheem Thomas 3-pointer with 10:05 to play but the Vikings led by no more than four points the rest of the way.Word had 14 points and Thomas, Jibri Blount and Derek Sloan added 10 points each.Jermaine Crumpton made a 3 with 1:48 left that pulled Canisiuus (0-2) to 65-64.dddddddddddd The Golden Griffins attempted only two more shots -- Phil Valentis missed 3-point attempt with 51 seconds and Kassius Robertsons missed 3 in the final seconds.Canisius had the largest lead of the game at 39-31 on Robertsons 3-pointer to start the second half. Crumpton led the Griffins with 21 points. Robertson added 13 and Valenti scored 10. ' ' '