Tottenham predicted XI vs Crystal Palace (4-3-3)
Goalkeeper: Vicario
Clean sheets may be hard to come by but there are no doubts around Guglielmo Vicario’s status as a guaranteed starter ahead of back-up stopper Fraser Forster.
Defence: Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie
Spurs’ back-four practically picks itself and it has done since Postecoglou was appointed. Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie provide attacking threat down the flanks, Cristian Romero brings aggression in the centre and Micky van de Ven’s recovery pace is invaluable to the north Londoners.
Midfield: Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison
Postecoglou could do any number of things with his midfield three, but dropping Dejan Kulusevski is not one of them. The Swedish international has been Spurs’ standout player so far this season and he feels that the middle of the park is his natural position, despite being used primarily out wide since signing from Juventus.
Yves Bissouma has likely done enough to keep his place as the deep-sitting player ahead of Rodrigo Bentancur. Then comes Maddison.
There is no doubting that Tottenham were much improved when he made way for Pape Sarr against the Hammers. But Palace have not won a single game all season, so Postecoglou can afford to be forward-thinking and allow Maddison the chance to build on his haul of five goal contributions in eight games.
Attack: Johnson, Solanke, Son
Son did not travel to the Netherlands for Thursday’s meeting with AZ after last weekend’s match left him feeling ‘sore’. But that could all be part of the South Korean’s easing-in process following a spell out injured. And there is no denying that the drop-off between him and Timo Werner on the left flank is significant.
For the remaining two positions, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are now back in the mix after making full recoveries. Nevertheless, both have work to do to displace Brennan Johnson on the right and Dominic Solanke through the middle.
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