Tottenham Hotspur are back in action this evening as they take on Ludogorets in their fourth Europa League group stage game.
Spurs beat Manchester City 2-0 in the Premier League on Saturday evening, and must now get back to focusing on their European campaign.
Having lost to Royal Antwerp, Spurs have six points from three games, and Jose Mourinho will be looking for another victory as Ludogorets arrive in North London.
Spurs beat them 3-1 in Bulgaria earlier this month, and Mourinho will be hoping for a repeat performance; with that in mind, here’s our predicted Tottenham line-up for tonight’s game.
This may be a chance for Joe Hart to come into the side, giving Hugo Lloris something of a rest before Sunday’s clash with Chelsea.
Toby Alderweireld is out and Joe Rodon is ineligible, so Davinson Sanchez is set to start alongside Eric Dier at centre back.
Mourinho has already suggested that Ben Davies will start at left back, whilst Serge Aurier should continue at right back with Matt Doherty only just back.
Giovani Lo Celso should earn a start as he seeks match sharpness, whilst there is also a great chance for Harry Winks and Dele Alli to join him in midfield.
Gareth Bale and Lucas Moura can then start out wide, with Carlos Vinicius leading the line up top in place of Harry Kane.
Mourinho was hit when he attempted heavy rotation against Antwerp, but with such a big game coming up against Chelsea, the likes of Lloris, Kane, Sergio Reguilon, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Tanguy Ndombele and Son Heung-min should be left out of the starting XI.
Predicted Tottenham starting XI: Lloris; Aurier, Dier, Sanchez, Davies; Winks, Lo Celso; Bale, Alli, Moura; Vinicius.
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