Antonio Conte surprised a number of Tottenham fans with his squad selection at Chelsea on Sunday. There was no shock in terms of his Spurs starting XI, however, as that picked itself after the 4-1 win over Southampton, but the eye-opener came on the bench with new signing Djed Spence missing out on selection completely.
Named as part of the 20-man squad a week earlier at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, there was no place for the 22-year-old this time following Richarlison's return from suspension. The right wing-back was there, though, as he and Pape Matar Sarr had travelled with the rest of the squad to west London for the game just in case of illness or injury hitting one of the selected 20 players ahead of kick-off.
Both sat behind the dugout for the entertaining 2-2 draw, along with Brandon Austin who was not selected and Clement Lenglet who missed out through injury. Spence's omission was a talking point amongst fans, especially as he has just arrived at the club and many see him as the long-term option at right wing-back.
