Spurs are out to avoid a cup upset on Sunday (ES Composite)
Ange Postecoglou is likely to take the opportunity to rest a few tired bodies when Tottenham play Tamworth in the FA Cup.
The stretched nature of the Spurs squad means Postecoglou cannot heavily rotate but Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke could be left out ahead of Wednesday’s north London derby at Arsenal.
If Solanke is rested, Will Lankshear is likely to start up front.
Sergio Reguilon is expected to start at left-back and then either Djed Spence or Pedro Porro will be at right-back, with the other getting a rest on the bench.
Ange Postecoglou must consider Spurs have the north London derby at Arsenal on Wednesday (Getty Images)
Radu Dragusin and Archie Gray are likely to continue at centre-back, though Alfie Dorrington pushing for his first Spurs start.
James Maddison and Pape Matar Sarr will come back into midfield after being suspended for the 1-0 Carabao Cup win over Liverpool on Wednesday.
Postecoglou has confirmed new signing Antonin Kinsky will start in goal and Timo Werner is expected to start in attack.
Mikey Moore is available but Rodrigo Bentancur has been ruled out after suffering a concussion against Liverpool.
“Having Mikey [Moore] back helps in that forward area, for sure,” said Postecoglou. “In terms of centre-halves and right-back, we’re still pretty limited in terms of what we can do there in terms of rotation.”
Tottenham XI (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Spence, Dorrington, Dragusin, Reguilon; Sarr, Bergvall; Moore, Maddison, Werner; Lankshear
Injured: Vicario, Udogie, Bentancur, Davies, Romero, Van de Ven, Richarlison, Forster, Odobert
Date and time: 12:30pm GMT, Sunday, January 12, 2025
Venue: The Lamb Ground, Tamworth
TV channel and live stream: ITV1 and ITVX