Ange Postecoglou and Tottenham must take the three points on offer when they travel to Southampton on Sunday evening. The north London club have failed to win a game since dismantling Manchester City in their own backyard and have duly slumped down the Premier League table as a result.
Spurs were unable to register a win in midweek at Rangers in the Europa League as they needed a late Dejan Kulusevski equaliser to salvage a 1-1 draw. Amid their current woes, Tottenham have to win to help ease the pressure on Postecoglou's shoulders when they travel to bottom club Southampton this weekend.
As has been the case over the past month or so, Postecoglou is extremely limited when it comes to available options for the game on the south coast. So who exactly will be in his starting XI at St Mary's? Our football.london Tottenham writers have made their team selections for the must-win Southampton fixture.
Alasdair Gold - Tottenham Hotspur correspondent
Postecoglou has some fresh players to bring in - or fresher at least - with Dominic Solanke, Pape Matar Sarr and Dejan Kulusevski all having been rested from the starting line-up.
The Spurs boss could shake things up further with a first Tottenham start for Djed Spence, to give one of the full-backs a rest. Pedro Porro in particular had another shaky game in the draw at Rangers. There is also Sergio Reguilon still hanging around if Postecoglou needs to break the glass in case of emergency.
A first Premier League start could also come for Lucas Bergvall who has impressed in the number six role off the bench in the past three matches. The 18-year-old has earned plenty of praise from his head coach and with both Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur suspended, the Swede could offer some fresh legs, ideas and energy for Spurs but will also need to be guided through the game by older players.
The decision then would be whether to put his compatriot Kulusevski alongside him in the middle with Sarr, or retain James Maddison in the starting line-up and push Kulusevski further up the pitch for either Brennan Johnson or Son Heung-min. It's fair to say Timo Werner probably won't be getting the call on this occasion.
Gold's team: Forster; Spence, Gray, Dragusin, Udogie; Sarr, Bergvall, Maddison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son.
Rob Guest - Football writer
Ange Postecoglou somehow has to try and freshen up his Tottenham XI despite having limited players at his disposal. The head coach can still do that due to the team selection decisions he made for Thursday's game at Ibrox.
Djed Spence should be the first player to come into the team in defence as Pedro Porro really could do with a breather ahead of such an important Carabao Cup tie against Manchester United. Postecoglou has no option but to start Archie Gray and Radu Dragusin at the heart of defence, with Destiny Udogie continuing at left-back.
The boss then has to make a decision over who starts in the No.6 role against Southampton as Rodrigo Bentancur and Yves Bissouma are unavailable due to suspension. Lucas Bergvall has taken his chance at No.6 in his recent cameo appearances and he should be handed his first Premier League start as he is selected alongside Dejan Kulusevski and Pape Matar Sarr.
Dominic Solanke is another who should be relatively fresh after not starting at Rangers on Thursday evening. Brennan Johnson and Son Heung-min start either side of the England international but both really have to deliver in the final third after offering nothing of note in Glasgow.
Guest's team: Forster; Spence, Gray, Dragusin, Udogie; Bergvall, Kulusevski, Sarr; Johnson, Solanke, Son.
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