Tottenham face Everton on Saturday, and a win for Spurs would see them just one point off the top of the Premier League table.
The north London club haven’t been the most inspiring team in the Premier League this season, but they have been effective, losing just one of their opening nine games.
This match against Everton will certainly be a tough task for Antonio Conte’s side, the Toffees have, somewhat surprisingly, been one of the most defensively sound teams in England this season, and with any Spurs player not called Harry Kane struggling to score in the Premier League as of late, this could be a cagey affair.
With that in mind, we’ve had a go at predicting Spurs’ starting XI for this one.
We think that Antonio Conte will make four changes from the team that beat Eintracht Frankfurt in midweek.
The majority of the changes come in the defence. Matt Doherty comes in for Emerson Royal as the Brazilian is suspended. Ben Davies returns to his regular spot at left-centre-back, while Ivan Perisic comes in for Ryan Sessegnon.
We think that Conte will continue with his 5-3-2 system that we’ve seen in recent weeks, so Yves Bissouma, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Rodrigo Bentancur start in the middle of the park.
There are no prizes for guessing who starts up front in this team as Harry Kane is once again partnered by Heung-Min Son as Tottenham try to break down this sturdy Everton backline.
Don’t be surprised if you see Richarlison come off the bench against his old club here though.
Frank Lampard’s side do head into this one as underdogs, but after conceding just nine goals in their first nine games, they may well fancy their chances of getting a result here.
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