Tottenham Hotspur take on PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday.
Tottenham Hotspur beat West Ham United 1-0 on Saturday afternoon, and they are back in action on Wednesday night as they travel to take on PSV Eindhoven.
Spurs claimed all three points against West Ham thanks to Erik Lamela’s headed winner, but have been given little time to celebrate, with their Champions League clash on the horizon.
After defeats to Inter Milan and Barcelona in their first two games, Spurs need a win to save their Champions League campaign, and Pochettino will have plenty to consider – especially with Manchester City coming up next Monday.
Hugo Lloris is set to keep his place in goal after a superb display against West Ham, with Pochettino calling the Frenchman one of the best goalkeepers in the world after the game.
With Jan Vertonghen out, Davinson Sanchez and Toby Alderweireld are set to continue at centre back, whilst Danny Rose’s absence means Ben Davies will start at left back barring a major surprise.
Right back is a little more dififcult; Kieran Trippier is the clear first choice, but Serge Aurier – a £23million signing from Paris Saint-Germain in 2017 – started against Inter and impressed, with the Ivorian potentially in line for a rare start to rest Trippier and save him for the City clash.
Eric Dier and Harry Winks show no signs of slowing down despite also featuring for England over the international break, and whilst Mousa Dembele could come in, it doesn’t look overly likely right now.
Lamela may have scored against West Ham but may well be rested for the City game, allowing Son Heung-min to come back in having been an unused substitute against West Ham, with fit-again Christian Eriksen offering creativity behind Harry Kane.
This line-up would leave the likes of Trippier, Dembele, Lamela and Sissoko on the bench, alongside Paulo Gazzaniga, Fernando Llorente and Kyle Walker-Peters.
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