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Tottenham predicted XI v Fulham as £40m man drops out and Lucas Bergvall decision made

Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to go into the March international break on a winning note when they head to Fulham in Sunday’s Premier League encounter at Craven Cottage.

Spurs will be high in confid🎶ence, havi🙈ng delivered a superb display to get past AZ Alkmaar and reach the quarter-finals of the Europa League in midweek.

Tottenham will now be eager to get back on track in the Premier League, having ꦗpick💖ed up just one point from their last two games and sitting in 13th spot.

TBR Football predicts who Ange Postecoglꦏou could name in his Spurs starting XI for the 1:30pm kick-off in ꧑West London.

Photo by Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images
Photo by Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images

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Tottenham team news v Fulham

Tottenham are set to be without Kevin Dans🌠o, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison, although all three are expected back in April.

Defender Radu Dragusin is the only long-term absentee for Spurs at pr💎esent.

Rod🌜rigo Bentancur is available after missing the Europa League victory over AZ൩ through suspension.

Fraser Forster, Antonin Kinsky, Sergio Reguilon and Timo🌌 Werner are also available after being ineligible for the clash against the Dutch side.

Position Team Played MP Won W Drawn D Lost L For GF Against GA Diff GD Points Pts
9 B’mouthBournemouth28 12 8 8 47 34 13 44
10 FulhamFulham28 11 9 8 41 38 3 42
11 Crystal PalaceCrystal Palace28 10 9 9 36 33 3 39
12 BrentfordBrentford28 11 5 12 48 44 4 38
13 TottenhamTottenham28 10 4 14 55 41 14 34
14 Man UtdManchester United28 9 7 12 34 40 -6 34
15 EvertonEverton28 7 12 9 31 35 -4 33
16 West HamWest Ham28 9 6 13 32 48 -16 33
17 WolvesWolves28 6 5 17 38 57 -19 23

As for ღFulham, midfielder Sasa Lukic is suspended, while Reiss Nelson, Kenny Tete and Harry Wilson r🐓emain sidelined.

However, Adama Traore is exp𝓡ected to return from the ankle problem he suffered in the FA Cup win against Manchester United.

Lucas Bergvall and Son Heung-min tipped to be dropped

Postecoglou has alr🃏eady said he’s looking to make changes for Sunday’s match as he looks to manage his players’ minutes.

“Yeah I think so, I think we need to,” he told r🉐eporters.

“We saw how hard it is backing up. Sunday to T🌌hursday isn’t too hard but Thursday to Sunday is a masಌsive task.

“It helps that we are at home and with us having a more health🧔y squad it’s good for us to make some changes.”

Guglielmo Vicario is likely to keep his s🔜pot in goal, but the back four could see some changes🌸.

We 🌞predict Micky van de Ven will drop out of the XI in order to get some rest, with Archie Gray likely to fill in alongside Cristian Romero.

Tottenham predicted starting XI v Fulham

Pedro Porro coওuld a🦩lso be given a rest after the £40million man played the full 90 minutes in midweek.

This could see Dje🍰d Spence switching flanks to a꧋llow Destiny Udogie to come in at left-back.

With Bentancur having served his suspension, he’s likely to return to the XI, and Yves Bi𒁃ssoum🐻a could also come back in.

Lucas Berg✤vall, whose AZ display stunned Spurs fans, appeare𓂃d to c♎ramp up, so he could be left out along with Pape Matar Sarr.

Son He❀ung-min could be rested, with Mathys Tel coming in on the left after Postecoglou said he sees the Bayern Munich loanee as a winger.

Wilson Odoberജt could keep his place after his heroics against AZ, with Dominic Solanke likely to lead the line once again.

Tottenham predicted starting XI v Fulham (4-3-3): Vicario; Spence, Van de Ven, Gray, Udogie; Bentancur, Bissouma, Maddison; Odobert, Solanke, Tel