Tottenham Hotspur will hope to keep their Champions League chase alive when they host Nottingham Forest on Sunday.
Ange Postecoglou’s side head into the weekend outside the top four but with the game in hand needed to claim fourth spot, and a win here would go a long way to easing the pressure Spurs will be under in the coming weeks.
Here’s how Spurs could line up for this one.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – The Italian has been one of the top stoppers in the league this season but will need a minor miracle if he is to catch David Raya in the Golden Glove race.
RB: Pedro Porro – Porro’s run of seven games without an assist is his longest dry streak since moving to England.
CB: Cristian Romero – If Romero starts on Sunday, it’ll be his longest run in the team since his red card against Chelsea all the way back in November, such has been his struggle with injury.
CB: Micky van de Ven – The Dutchman may have made an immediate impact when he returned from a hamstring injury in January but the reality is he has kept just one league clean sheet since October.
LB: Destiny Udogie – The Carabao Cup defeat to Fulham in August 2023 was the only game this season that a healthy Udogie did not start. Postecoglou clearly has his favourites, and rightly so.
DM: Rodrigo Bentancur – During the international break, Bentancur confessed he has been playing with a broken toe in recent weeks.
DM: Yves Bissouma – Postecoglou has spoken highly of Bissouma in recent weeks but the boss will not allow complacency to kick in at this point in the season.
RM: Brennan Johnson – Despite picking up a knock last time out, Johnson is expected to be healthy enough to retain his starting spot.
AM: James Maddison – Yet to rekindle his electric form from the start of the season, Maddison has been withdrawn early in each of his last three appearances.
LM: Timo Werner – If Werner wants to stay at Tottenham permanently, he needs to become a more-reliable source of goals, although his energy is infectious.
ST: Son Heung-min – Son failed to score last time out against West Ham. He has only failed to find the back of the net in two straight games on three occasions this season.
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