3. Spurs' Long Trip From Georgia
As mentioned, both teams have had the physical exertion's of a full competitive game just three days prior to their meeting on Sunday however Swansea had the advantage of playing at home whereas Spurs have made an over 4,000 mile round trip to Tbilisi and back. With important first team players like Hugo Lloris, Etienne Capoue and Moussa Dembele completing 90 minutes plus Roberto Soldado and Paulinho completing 70 minutes there could be some questions raised on their levels of fatigue after this mammoth trip back to White Hart Lane. Jet lag may not be an issue, but the influence of Thursday night European games on league form has been documented and demonstrated by the likes of Newcastle, Liverpool and even Spurs themselves last season. It could be argued that their drop of form near the end of last season started after their impressive 3-0 victory over Inter Milan in the last 16 and the fixtures started piling up.