Tottenham Hotspur are gearing up for a difficult contest against Wolverhampton Wanderers this afternoon.
North London plays host as Spurs welcome Bruno Lage’s outfit to the capital.
The Lilywhites go into the game on the back of a shock 3-2 defeat by Southampton at the very same venue on Wednesday night.
It was a horrific defensive display by Tottenham and therefore manager Antonio Conte is likely to change things up.
The hosts, who conceded 23 efforts at goal against the Saints, have little choice but to continue with Cristian Romero, Ben Davies and Davinson Sanchez in central defence, after Eric Dier was confirmed to be missing once again.
However, the Italian manager might dump Emerson Royal despite Nuno Espirito Santo only signing him for £25 million last summer.
The former Barcelona right-back struggled against Ralph Hassnhuttl’s outfit in midweek and Dejan Kulusevski – on loan from Juventus – could replace him at wing-back for his full Premier League debut.
Conte signed two players in January and the other is likely to start, too.
Rodrigo Bentancur’s 30-minute cameo was a rare positive from Wednesday night and the Uruguay international – also signed from Juve, but on a permanent basis – will probably start in midfield ahead of Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.
Here is how Tottenham could line up today: Lloris; Romero, Davies, Sanchez; Reguilon, Bentancur, Winks, Kulusevski; Lucas, Son, Kane.
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