Van der Vaart eyeing derby return

by Setanta Staff , 21 February 2012 Van der Vaart eyeing derby return

Tottenham forward Rafael Van Der Vaart is confident he can be fit in time to line up in the north London derby on Saturday at Arsenal.


Van der Vaart has missed Spurs' last three games since hobbling off with a calf injury during the 3-1 win over Wigan last month.

The Dutchman, who has scored nine goals for his club this season, will return to full training tomorrow, however, and hopes to be involved in Sunday's Barclays Premier League game at the Emirates Stadium.

"I'm recovering well from my injury," he told The Independent. 

"I expect to be joining the team training next Wednesday after which I will start to focus on the match against Arsenal. I'll be happy to play Arsenal. I can't wait."

Tottenham will be looking to bounce back from their disappointing stalemate against League One Stevenage on Sunday in the FA Cup.

They currently sit in third place in the Premier League table, 10 points above their rivals Arsenal, but are seven points behind leaders Manchester City going into this weekend's games.

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Pos
Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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