West Brom will need to be at their best against Spurs, says Fletcher

West Bromwich Albion captain Darren Fletcher says his side need to be “on top of their game” if they are to get anything out of their Premier League clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday.

The Baggies are going well in the Premier League, after back-to-back wins over Southampton and Hull City moving them climb to eighth.

However, Mauricio Pochettino’s Spurs are flying, with six consecutive wins in all competitions catapulting them to third.

The Baggies, who were dumped out of the FA Cup by Championship side Derby County at the weekend, drew 1-1 with Spurs when the sides met at the Hawthorns in October.

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“It’s obviously going to be a difficult game against Tottenham, as it always is for us,” said Fletcher.

“They’ve hit a bit of form recently. Spurs are a top-class team who score a lot of goals.

“We managed to get a point against them earlier on in the season.

“They penned us in during the first half but we fought back really well in that game and enjoyed a good second period.

“They scored a late goal against us at The Hawthorns after putting us under a lot of pressure.

“We know we are going to have to be on top of our game on Saturday, but we have done well there in the past and hopefully we can get another positive result.”