Tottenham Hotspur are in Premier League action on Boxing Day as they take on high-flying Nottingham Forest at the City Ground.
Spurs’ form continues to blow hot and cold, having lost 6-3 to Liverpool last time out after thrashing Southampton 5-0 in the league last time out.
Tottenham are also through to the Carabao Cup semi-finals after beating Manchester United 4-3 in North London last Thursday.
TBR Football looks at who Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou could name in his starting XI for the game in the East Midlands.
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Tottenham team news v Nottingham Forest
Postecoglou confirmed on Christmas Eve that there were no fresh injury or suspension worries for Spurs.
Destiny Udogie, who was on the bench against Liverpool, “should be right” against Forest, while Rodrigo Bentancur has served his domestic suspension.
Ben Davies could potentially be available as he nears the end of his recovery from a hamstring injury, but he’s unlikely to be risked due to a lack of match fitness.
Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert remain unavailable.
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Fraser Forster is expected to line up in between the sticks once again, with Archie Gray, Radu Dragusin and Pedro Porro likely to be in front of the veteran goalkeeper.
Dragusin will hope for a much improved display after being criticised for his Liverpool efforts. Chris Sutton claimed that some of Dragusin’s decision-making was “terrible”.
Udogie is likely to replace former Forest loanee Djed Spence on the left after the £20million man was given a huge test against Mohamed Salah.
Pape Matar Sarr struggled last time out, so Bentancur could replace him in midfield in order to give the 22-year-old a bit of a break.
No further changes are predicted, with Dominic Solanke likely to lead the line, James Maddison behind him, and Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min on the flanks.
Tottenham Hotspur predicted starting XI v Nottingham Forest
Tottenham predicted XI v Nottingham Forest: Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Udogie; Bissouma, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Maddison, Son; Solanke
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