Preview: Panathinaikos v Tottenham (From Enfield Independent)

Tottenham Hotspur forward Emmanuel Adebayor could return for the Europa League trip to Panathinaikos

4:15pm Wednesday 3rd October 2012 in Spurs By Tom Allnutt

Emmanuel Adebayor is back in training and could start for Tottenham's Europa League trip to Panathinaikos.

The Togolese striker has recovered from a hamstring injury and has yet to feature for Spurs since signing a permanent deal in the summer.

Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Scott Parker and Younes Kaboul are all still unavailable while Kyle Naughton is a doubt meaning Jan Vertonghen may once again fill in at left-back.

Goalkeeper Hugo Lloris is set to once again start in goal in place of Brad Friedel.

Andre Villas-Boas is likely to play a strong side, despite Spurs playing against Aston Villa three days later on Sunday.

Tottenham drew their opening home game against Lazio 0-0 and will be looking to get a win under their belts in a competition Villas-Boas views as a good opportunity to win a trophy.

Possible starting XI:- Lloris, Walker, Gallas, Caulker, Vertonghen, Sandro, Dembele, Lennon, Dempsey, Bale, Adebayor