Tottenham Hotspur returned to winning ways in style last week, beating Manchester City 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.
Spurs need to continue their momentum, and that’s why their Europa League clash against AS Roma at home on Thursday is very important.
Tottenham have made a strong start to their European campaign this season but they lost 3-2 against Galatasaray in their previous Europa League game.
Heading into the final three fixtures of this competition, Ange Postecoglou’s side will want nothing less than three points to boost their chances of getting into the top eight of the league phase.
Spurs have a strong squad, and Postecoglou will look to make a few changes to the side from the previous game.
Here’s the predicted XI for the match.
Goalkeeper
Spurs suffered a big blow after Postecoglou confirmed that Guglielmo Vicario would be out for several months because of his fractured ankle. In his absence, Fraser Forster will step up, and the Spurs boss has immense faith in his back-up goalkeeper.
Defence
Destiny Udogie went off injured against City, but he has recovered. With the London derby against Fulham coming up this weekend, Spurs could decide to rest Udogie for the midweek clash against Roma.
Archie Gray, the summer signing from Leeds United, should replace him. Ben Davies and Radu Dragusin have been outstanding in recent games, along with Pedro Porro, and all three should retain their places in the starting XI.
Midfield
Rodrigo Bentancur can play in European competitions as his ban is only for domestic games, and therefore, he is a natural choice in midfield. Lucas Bergvall could also start.
James Maddison was superb against City, but the 28-year-old could be rested.
Attack
Postecoglou assured everyone that Timo Werner is doing fine after fears that the German might have picked up an injury. Brennan Johnson should also return to the side, which means Postecoglou can afford to give his skipper, Son Heung-Min, a much-needed rest.
Predicted Tottenham XI v AS Roma: Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Gray; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Bergvall; Johnson, Solanke, Werner.
