Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp cracks down on Peter Crouch and Spurs party-goers

Harry Redknapp has revealed he has lectured his Spurs stars after they were pictured celebrating last week's win at Portsmouth into the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Tottenham boss said: "I've spoken to the players about it. It's very difficult to stop players going out on a Saturday night with their wives. There's always somebody out there with a camera. If they do go out they have to make sure they behave and keep as low profile as they can. At the end of the day they've done nothing wrong. I've spoken to them and hopefully it won't happen again."

Peter Crouch, one of the party-goers, will get a chance to show his on-field moves against Stoke tomorrow with Jermain Defoe suspended after his Fratton Park red card.

But Redknapp reckoned the Stoke strikeforce of James Beattie and Ricardo Fuller will offer a real threat.

"Stoke are strong, they are a good side, Tony's done a great job for them," he said. "I can see them finish in the top half having established themselves as a Premier League club, with a fanatical support.

"I know Ricardo Fuller well, I've bought him a couple of times. Beattie and Fuller are a real handful. I'm expecting a real difficult game; nobody gets an easy game with Stoke.

"Tony played for me, nothing surprises me with him. They look stronger away from home."