Confirmed: Conte makes decision on Dejan Kulusevski as Tottenham lineup v Sporting emerges

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Tottenham Hotspur starting XI: Lloris; Romero, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Perisic; Richarlison, Son, Kane.

Tottenham Hotspur substitutes: Forster, Doherty, Spence, Tanganga, Sanchez, Lenglet, Sessegnon, Skipp, White, Bissouma, Gil, Kulusevski.

Tottenham are back in Champions League action this evening as they travel to take on Sporting Clube de Portugal over in Lisbon.

Antonio Conte’s men got their group stage campaign off to a perfect start by beating Marseille 2-0 at home last week.

The weekend clash against Manchester City was postponed, so Tottenham should be pretty fresh for this clash.

Hugo Lloris keeps his place in goal for Tottenham, as expected.

Cristian Romero and Eric Dier were always likely to start and they do indeed making up two-thirds of the back line.

Conte faced a big decision over Ben Davies or Clement Lenglet at left-sided centre back and despite picking Lenglet for the past two games, Davies has been given the nod tonight.

Emerson Royal and Ivan Perisic continue as the wing backs this evening as Conte goes with his first-choice picks in those positions.

Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg continue in midfield, fending off competition for Yves Bissouma.

Many have wondered what Conte would do in the final third having benched Dejan Kulusevski for Tottenham’s last two games.

Sure enough, Kulusevski is on the bench once again tonight as Conte sticks with Richarlison in attack.

Richarlison will start on the right with Son Heung-min on the left, both supporting Harry Kane up top.

Lenglet, Kulusevski and Bisosuma are on the bench, joining Fraser Forster, Matt Doherty, Djed Spence, Japhet Tanganga, Davinson Sanchez, Ryan Sessegnon, Oliver Skipp and Bryan Gil.