Gareth Bale scored thrice as Tottenham Hotspur beat Aston Villa easily.

Join the fine folks of Cartilage Free Captain as we discuss what is sure to be a goal bonanza between Spurs and Stoke City.

We've seen this game three times before, and yet, Andre Villas-Boas had no clue that it was happening again.

The result was in doubt for a short period of time, but Tottenham surged back from an uncomfortable 1-1 scoreline to defeat Panathinaikos and advance to the knockout stage of the Europa League.

Sandro struck first and Gylfi Sigurdsson came off the bench to set up a goal, as Tottenham Hotspur put together a great second half performance against Fulham.

Jermain Defoe scored twice and Clint Dempsey had his best game in a Spurs shirt as Tottenham Hotspur downed West Ham.

A transcendent Hugo Lloris kept Spurs in an otherwise craptastic match at the Olimpico in Rome.

Emmanuel Adebayor, from hero to goat in six minutes!

Tottenham didn't show enough bite or cohesion to overcome a smarter and slicker City side in a disappointing 2-1 surrender at the Etihad.

Tottenham Hotspur turned back the clock, went 4-4-2 and scored some goals against Maribor in the Europa League.