{"id":649338,"date":"2024-12-07T14:00:18","date_gmt":"2024-12-07T19:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=649338"},"modified":"2024-12-07T10:32:10","modified_gmt":"2024-12-07T15:32:10","slug":"tottenham-hotspur-predicted-lineup-against-chelsea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/12\/07\/tottenham-hotspur-predicted-lineup-against-chelsea\/","title":{"rendered":"Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup vs. Chelsea for Dec. 8: Cristian Romero Injury Latest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur looks to bounce back from another surprising defeat when they welcome Chelsea to The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at 4:30 on December 8. Ange <\/span>Postecoglou’s<\/span> side suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss to Bournemouth in midweek. Here is your Tottenham Hotspur predicted lineup for a big clash in the race for a place in next <\/span>season’s<\/span>Champions League.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup vs. Chelsea<\/span><\/h2>\n

How Tottenham Have Lined Up Recently<\/span><\/h3>\n

Last time out, Postecoglou rotated his squad, giving Heung-min Son a much-needed rest. Fraser Forster continued in goal with\u00a0<\/span>Guglielmo Vicario<\/span><\/a>\u00a0injured. Pedro Porro <\/span>was also rested<\/span> with<\/span> Archie Gray being selected instead of natural full-back Djed Spence. Ben Davies went off injured against Bournemouth, making Radu Dragusin the final fit Spurs centre-back.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Spurs named the same midfield from the draw to Fulham for the clash against Bournemouth. Yves Bissouma kept his place as holding midfielder <\/span>with<\/span> James Maddison and Pape Matar Sarr playing ahead of the Mali International. The former continues his <\/span>good<\/span> recent form, completing two key passes and winning seven ground duels.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Dominic Solanke returned from injury in attack but <\/span>couldn’t<\/span> find the net against his former club. Brennan Johnson switched to the left wing with Son rested <\/span>and<\/span> Dejan Kulusevski returned from a rest of his own to play on the right. These moves were unsuccessful, with both wingers struggling to impact the game.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham\u2019s<\/span> Recent Form and Tactics<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tottenham have just one win in their last five games, a 4-0 away win over Premier League champions Manchester City. <\/span>This<\/span> sums up their unpredictability this season. A reason for their inconsistency is the number of injuries suffered in defence. Vicario, Micky van de Ven, and Cristian Romero have all missed substantial time with injuries.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Bournemouth defeat saw Tottenham slip to tenth in the table, six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City. A win against Chelsea would put the Spurs back on track and ensure that fans keep faith in <\/span>Postecoglou’s<\/span> attacking 4-3-3\u00a0 style.<\/span><\/p>\n

Only two teams have scored more than the <\/span>Lilywhites’<\/span> 28 goals in the league this season. However, they have scored just four goals in their six league losses. Spurs need their attack to show more consistency if they are to mount a serious challenge for Champions League qualification.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham Injuries and Suspensions To Consider<\/span><\/h3>\n

Tottenham suffered another defensive injury blow against Bournemouth. Ben Davies <\/span>was forced off<\/span> in the 62nd minute with a thigh injury. Archie Gray filled in at Centre-back but did not look great. Postecoglou will have a defensive headache if Romero <\/span>doesn’t<\/span> come through unscathed from\u00a0<\/span>training on Saturday<\/span><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rodrigo <\/span>Bentancur’s<\/span><\/a>\u00a0next game will be a Europa League clash with Rangers next Thursday. Vicario (ankle), Richarlison (thigh), Van de Ven (thigh), Mikey Moore (illness), and Wilson Odebert (thigh) will all miss the Bournemouth. Spurs must try and stay in the mix during their injury <\/span>crisis,<\/span> so they can take advantage when players return.<\/span><\/p>\n

Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup Vs Bournemouth<\/span><\/h3>\n

GK: Fraser Forster<\/span><\/p>\n

RB: Pedro Porro<\/span><\/p>\n

CB: Radu Dragusin<\/span><\/p>\n

CB: Cristian Romero<\/span><\/p>\n

LB: Destiny Udogie<\/span><\/p>\n

DM: Yves Bissouma<\/span><\/p>\n

MF: Pape Matar Sarr<\/span><\/p>\n

MF: Dejan Kulusevski<\/span><\/p>\n

RW: Brennan Johnson<\/span><\/p>\n

ST: Dominic Solanke<\/span><\/p>\n

LW: Heung-min Son<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tottenham Hotspur looks to bounce back from another surprising defeat when they welcome Chelsea to The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium at 4:30 on December 8. Ange Postecoglou’s side suffered a disappointing 1-0 loss to Bournemouth in midweek. Here is your Tottenham Hotspur predicted lineup for a big clash in the race for a place in next […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5054,"featured_media":633937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[24,3,1831],"tags":[9391],"class_list":["post-649338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tottenham","category-premier-league","category-starting-line-up","tag-tottenham-hotspur-predicted-lineup"],"modified_by":"Ricky Carroll, Editor","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5054"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=649338"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":649388,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/649338\/revisions\/649388"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/633937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=649338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=649338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=649338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}