Tottenham Hotspur face Aston Villa in the late kick-off on Saturday evening, and they can guarantee they’ll be spending another week in fourth-place with a win here.
Arsenal’s loss to Crystal Palace on Monday has opened the door once again for Spurs to snatch that final Champions League spot, and they will be hoping to win their fourth game in a row against Villa on Saturday.
However, the Midlands club are no pushovers. Steven Gerrard’s side have lost their last three, but as they’ve shown this season, they can put up a fight against any side.
With that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting Tottenham starting XI for this one.
As the saying goes – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.
Tottenham were red-hot against Newcastle and it’s hard to make a case for Antonio Conte changing anything after such a fantastic result against the Magpies.
The biggest selection headache the Italian faces is undoubtedly at wing-back. Sergio Reguilon and Ryan Sessegnon are back in contention for this game, but after Matt Doherty and Emerson Royal both scored against Newcastle last week, they’ve earned their place in this side.
Aside from that, this is arguably Tottenham’s strongest side on paper with Harry Kane, Heung-Min Son and Dejan Kulusevski leading the line.
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