As the confirmed lineup for both Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace has finally emerged, Antonio Conte and Co. will be hoping to get the all-important 3 points at Selhurst Park.
Crystal Palace starting XI: Guaita, Clyne, Andersen, Guehi, Ward, Doucoure, Schlupp, Olise, Eze, Zaha, Ayew.
Crystal Palace substitutes: Johnstone, Tomkins, Mateta, Hughes, Edouard, Ebiowei, Richards, Riedewald, Milivojevic.
Tottenham Hotspur starting XI: Lloris, Doherty, Romero, Dier, Lenglet, Perisic, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Gil, Kane, Son.
Tottenham Hotspur substitutes: Forster, Davies, Matar Sarr, Spence, Royal, Sessegnon, Sanchez, Tanganga, White.
As Premier League fixtures come thick and fast after the welcome return of club football, Tottenham face Crystal Palace on Wednesday night.
Patrick Vieira has decided to line up his unchanged Crystal Palace side up in the same 4-3-3 setup that allowed them to beat Bournemouth 2-0.
In goal, Vicente Guaita keeps his usual place in the side.
The back 4 comprises of Nathaniel Clyne, Joachim Andersen, Marc Guehi and Joel Ward.
For those that are surprised by Ward’s selection, here’s a reminder that Tyrick Mitchell is currently serving a 3-match ban after being shown a straight red card against Fulham.
The reliable double pivot of Cheick Doucoure and Jefferey Schlupp will be tasked with keeping a frightening Tottenham attack at bay.
In the No.10 role is the silky Eberechi Eze, who struck a splendid strike the other day against Fulham.
While the front 3 also remains unchanged, with Wilfried Zaha, Michael Olise and Jordan Ayew posing a threat to Antonio Conte and Co.
As for Tottenham Hotspur, skipper Hugo Lloris starts in between the sticks after his howler against Aston Villa as Antonio Conte sticks with his preferred 3-4-3 setup.
The back 3 sees the return of Eric Dier, who replaces Ben Davies alongside Cristian Romero and Clement Lenglet.
The wing-backs remain unchanged, with Matt Doherty and Ivan Perisic hoping to provide a much-needed spark to Tottenham going forward.
In midfield, Oliver Skipp, who Antonio Conte backed to have a “great game” comes in for Yves Bissouma, alongside Pierre Emile-Hojberg.
Rodrigo Bentancur, who was unavailable against the Villains due to nursing an injury is still not on the bench.
Despite Bryan Gil failing to impress against Villa, he keeps his place alongside Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, who Antonio Conte admitted has been out of form (via Football.London).
Tottenham fans will hope their confirmed lineup does the trick against Crystal Palace, as they have lost and drawn since in both league games since the end of the World Cup.
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