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Hugo Lloris question, Eric Dier's moment of madness - 5 things spotted in Tottenham vs Newcastle

Hojbjerg's run comes to an end

Needing to make a few changes to his team after the midweek defeat at Manchester United, Antonio Conte made a total of five alterations for the visit of Newcastle United. Cristian Romero and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg missed out altogether through minor injuries, with Matt Doherty, Ben Davies and Ivan Perisic the other three Tottenham players to drop out of the XI.

Davinson Sanchez, Clement Lenglet, Emerson Royal, Ryan Sessegnon and Oliver Skipp were the quintet to come into the Tottenham team in their place. With four of the aforementioned five regularly featuring over the campaign, Skipp was handed his first start in the Premier League for the Lilywhites since the thrilling 3-2 win against Leicester City in the middle of January.

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