Tottenham Hotspur travel to Selhurst Park on Friday night to take on Crystal Palace in the first game of Premier League action this weekend. With some doubts over a key player, here’s our Tottenham Hotspur predicted line-up.
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Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Line-up vs Crystal Palace in London Derby
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How Tottenham Hotspur Have Lined-up Recently
It’s been a fairly consistent starting 11 from Ange Postecoglou this season. He’s opted for a defence of Destiny Udogie, vice-captain Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, and Pedro Porro. These four, backed up by new summer arrival Guglielmo Vicario between the sticks, have led to Spurs conceding the second-fewest goals of the season thus far.
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Tottenham Hotspur Recent Form and Tactics
Sitting at the top of the table going into this game, the Lilywhites’ form couldn’t be better. They have picked up 23 points out of a possible 27 on offer, and it has led to Postecoglou winning back-to-back Premier League Manager of the Month awards.
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Playing a style that is much different than in recent seasons, Tottenham are first for shots and shots on target in the league. This free-flowing attacking football, coupled with results going in the right direction, has seen a ‘feel good’ factor return to the club for the first time since the peak of the Mauricio Pochettino era.
Tottenham Injuries to Consider
Both Udogie and Sarr were substituted relatively early in the second half during Monday’s match against Fulham which saw the North London outfit go 2 points clear at the top of the table.
In his pre match press conference, Postecoglou stated that Udogie was taken off with fatigue and will have to be assessed on Friday in order to see if he can start. This would be slightly concerning for Spurs given how impressive the Italian international has been since making his debut in August. In better news, he revealed that Sarr is fine and fit for selection.
In other team news, Bissouma is set to return from suspension and will look to reclaim his place in the starting 11, although he will face come competition from Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg who had an impressive showing against the Cottagers on Monday night as he filled in for the Mali international.
Ryan Sessegnon, Ivan Perisic and Manor Solomon all remain out for the long term.
Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Line-up
Here’s how we predict Spurs to line up on the night at Selhurst Park:
GK: Guglielmo Vicario
LB: Destiny Udogie
CB: Cristian Romero
CB: Micky van de Ven
RB: Pedro Porro
CM: Yves Bissouma
CM: Pape Matar Sarr
CAM: James Maddison
RW: Dejan Kulusevski
CF: Heung-min Son
LW: Richarlison
