ROVERS will be looking to hand out some capital punishment on Saturday as they head for Spurs, aiming to bounce back from their first defeat of the season.

Roy Hodgson's men travel to White Hart Lane for the first of two difficult away games in the space of five days, determined to prove their magnificent start to the season was no flash in the pan.

The new boss - voted manager of the month for guiding Rovers to three wins and a draw - dismissed claims that the bubble had burst after the amazing 4-3 defeat against Leeds United at Ewood Park last Sunday.

Now Spurs and next Wednesday's trip to Leicester City will give Rovers the perfect opportunity to hit back at the snipers.

Spurs are still looking to kick start their season after spending £10 million during the summer to lure Les Ferdinand and David Ginola from Newcastle.

The fans have turned on boss Gerry Francis after Spurs spluttering start to the season, which has seen them win three and lose three - the latest a 3-0 defeat at Leicester at the weekend.

While Spurs welcome back striker Chris Armstrong, who has not started a league game since last December, Rovers should be able to call on Colin Hendry who missed Wednesday night's Coca Cola Cup clash against Preston North End with a dead leg.

But if Spurs' slow start have raised a few eye brows, Martin O'Neil's Leicester City have proved to be the surprise package of the Premiership - and there will be one Rovers old boy waiting in the wings to prove to Hodgson that he was wrong to let him go.

Graham Fenton, who joined the Filbert Street club at the beginning of the season, has struggled to secure a first team place but has featured regularly as a substitute.

The likeable Geordie has not been able to muscle his way past Emile Heskey or Ian Marshall in a Leicester attack.

And with them currently riding high in fifth place - having already beaten Liverpool 2-1 at Anfield and given the mighty Atletico Madrid a scare in this week's Cup Winners Cup clash in Spain - The Foxes fear nobody.

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