Tottenham Fulham Ange Postecoglou Micky van de Ven
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Max Wilkins
Fri 14 March 2025 11:40, UK
Ange Postecoglou could make two changes to his Tottenham side to face Fulham on Sunday with Micky van de Ven potentially set to miss out.
The Lilywhites are preparing to return to Premier League action on 16 March, just three days after securing a 3-1 win against AZ Alkmaar.
A Wilson Odobert brace proved to be the difference as Spurs booked their place in the Europa League quarter finals after a shaky night’s work.
There are certainly some improvements that could be made regardless of progression on the continent and as a result, a double change could be utilised at Craven Cottage.
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Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou (Credit: Imago)
Van de Ven could miss out v Fulham
Despite a nervous showing at times, there was very little for the Lilywhites to do defensively for large spells against Alkmaar.
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As a result, Postecoglou could be set to make just one change with Guglielmo Vicario set to keep his place after making one save last time out [FotMob].
Ahead of him, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero and Djed Spence could be set to remain in the side after the latter won 100 per cent of his tackles and five duels in the Europa League.
The one alteration could see Van de Ven miss out after a potential injury against AZ while he only completed 17 per cent of long ball attempts, which could see Archie Gray return to the starting 11.
Moving into midfield, the Australian head coach could make another change which could see Yves Bissouma come in for Pape Sarr. The Senegal international did very little in N17 as he lost six duels in what could have been a detrimental showing.
Alongside the 28-year-old, Lucas Bergvall and James Maddison could be set to maintain their places in the side with the Englishman scoring and completing a 94 per cent pass accuracy in the round of 16 win.
Although a double change has been utilised, it would make sense to leave the front three intact after a positive performance at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Odobert scored two and completed three dribbles while Son-Heung min looked to be back to his best as he won six duels and completed four dribbles of his own.
This would see this duo flank Dominic Solanke who grabbed two assists last time out and will be keen to get back on the goalscoring trail in the Premier League.
Tottenham striker Dominic Solanke (Credit: Imago)
Tottenham must build winning run v Fulham
There is no doubt that Spurs have let themselves down this season.
To see Postecoglou’s side sit so low in the Premier League table isn’t good enough and is in desperate need of improvement.
With that being said, the Europa League win against AZ Alkmaar represented a rare flash of positivity in N17 which has been severely lacking this campaign.
Stat Tottenham AZ Alkmaar
Possession (%) 60 40
Shots 17 10
Expected goals 2.23 1.19
Passes 529 352
Tottenham v AZ Alkmaar stats
Now the Lilywhites need to back that result up with another win as they travel to face Fulham, although it won’t be easy.
Marco Silva has his side flying high in the league with the chance of earning European football for next season being a very realistic goal.
Postecoglou needs a performance from his side and it will be interesting to see if the changes he has made can have that telling impact.
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