Shamrock v Tottenham preview

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp has taken only 15 players to Dublin as he rests his star players ahead of this weekend's game against Sunderland. Scott Parker, Luka Modric, Emmanuel Adebayor, Gareth Bale and Kyle Walker have been left in London, while Roman Pavlyuchenko misses out with a back injury. Giovani Dos Santos has been passed fit, Niko Kranjcar has overcome a thigh injury and Younes Kaboul is likely to start as he is suspended for the Sunderland game, while the likes of Jake Livermore, Danny Rose and Andros Townsend will start. Tottenham (from): Gomes, Cudicini, Assou-Ekotto, Kaboul, Rose, Livermore, Sandro, Townsend, Carroll, Pienaar, Kranjcar, Dos Santos, Defoe, Kane, Falque.