Bassong came off the bench to help Spurs register a 2-0 victory over former club Newcastle at White Hart Lane on Tuesday.
The win launched Tottenham into the final Champions League qualifying place and extended the north Londoners' unbeaten run to 10 matches in all competitions.
Despite their recent poor form, fifth-placed Chelsea will be confident of reclaiming fourth spot with victory over Bolton at Stamford Bridge. And with the competition between rivals Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal intensifying, Bassong has warned that Tottenham must keep picking up wins in order to stay in the mix, starting with Saturday's match at home to Fulham.
"Starting 2011 with a win is really important for us and we need to keep going like that," Bassong said.
"We've had good results in matches against Chelsea, Villa and Newcastle and if we want to be in the top four at the end of the season we have all said we must carry on winning. The next game will be really important. We have to win our home games. Fulham will come here for a difficult London derby."
Source: PA
Source: PA