Tottenham Hotspur will look to make it back-to-back wins in the Premier League when they entertain Everton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday evening.
Spurs bounced back from the disappointing north London derby defeat to Arsenal by winning 1-0 at Brighton last weekend. They followed the victory over Brighton by holding out at the end to win a dramatic Champions League clash 3-2 against Eintracht Frankfurt at home on Wednesday, thus, moving to the top of Group D after four games.
Antonio Conte will want his team to carry on the winning momentum against Everton, who head to north London off the back of a 2-1 league defeat to Manchester United.
Dejan Kulusevski missed the midweek clash against Eintracht Frankfurt and is not yet match-fit to feature against Everton.
Lucas Moura provided an injury boost to Spurs when he returned to the squad against Frankfurt for the first time since the 2-2- draw with Chelsea in August. The Brazilian has recovered from an inflamed tendon.
Meanwhile, Emerson Royal will serve the second of his three-game ban for being shown a straight red card following a nasty challenge on Arsenal’s Gabriel Martinelli.
Goalkeeper
Hugo Lloris will look to keep back-to-back clean sheets in the Premier League when Everton visit Spurs at the weekend. The Frenchman’s form has wavered over the years, yet, he continues to keep his place in goal.
Defence
Antonio Conte used a more pragmatic 3-5-2 system at Brighton but reverted to 3-4-2-1 in the 3-2 win over Frankfurt on Wednesday. There are chances of the Italian sticking to the 3-4-2-1 formation, with Cristian Romero, Eric Dier and Ben Davies occupying the centre-back slots in the Tottenham lineup.
Ben Davies will come back into the side after being an unused substitute in midweek, while Dier looks to make amends after being at fault for Frankfurt’s opening goal.
Midfield
Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and Rodrigo Bentancur will operate in the double pivot in the Tottenham lineup as they hope to protect the backline while controlling the flow of the game at the centre of the park.
Ivan Perisic is a certainty to start at left wing-back in the Tottenham lineup after being rested in midweek. The experienced Croat should replace Ryan Sessegnon in the team, while Emerson Royal’s suspension opens the door for Matt Doherty to make another start at right wing-back.
Yves Bissouma, Pape Sarr and Oliver Skipp will act as cover for the midfield position.
Attack
Harry Kane is nailed on to lead the charge for Tottenham’s attack. He will look to continue his good run of form.
Supporting Kane up front will be Son Heung-min and Richarlison in the Tottenham lineup, as the duo look to use their pace, dribbling skills and creativity to cause problems to the Everton backline.
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