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Ivan Perisic surprise, Son dropped: Tottenham line-up vs Leicester City for Premier League clash

Tottenham Hotspur supporters have put their heads together to select the starting XI Antonio Conte should pick for the Premier League clash with Leicester City in a 3-4-3. The north Londoners will be looking to return to winning ways following the midweek defeat to Sporting CP in the Champions League group stage as they host a struggling Brendan Rodgers side.

Spurs currently sit third in the table going into the weekend behind only champions Manchester City and rivals Arsenal. Should results go their way, Conte's side could clamber into the top spot with a win over the Foxes.

And, an attacking triumvirate of Harry Kane, Dejan Kulusevski and Richarlison have been crowned with the responsibility to find the net. The same trio was predicted to start versus the Portuguese giants in the week, but Son Heung-Min started ahead of the Swede.

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With doubt as to whether the South Korea international will start or not, Conte spoke on whether the forward is 'undroppable'. Speaking to football.london in the pre-match press conference, the Italian said: "There are no players that are undroppable.

"This has to be very clear. There are no players that are undroppable. Because if I tell this, it’s only to try to help my players and to try to avoid injuries, to try to have players at the top of their form and to have a good performance. If I am telling this it is only to protect my players and to give them the possibility to be, in every moment, at the top."

In midfield, Spurs fans have picked Rodrigo Bentancur and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg in a double pivot with Ivan Perisic and Matt Doherty at wing-back, respectively. Speaking to football.london in the pre-match press conference, Conte explained the Irishman's injury problems: "For sure now he is improving a lot and I am sure now there is the international break, he will have the possibility to have two games with the national team and then he will come back and for sure I am I will have the possibility to have another rotation with him."

Yves Bissouma failed to make the fans' eleven. And, the Spurs boss has explained why that may be: "With the ball he's really good, defensively he has to pay more attention. More attention because especially we only have two midfielders and then they have to be good with the ball and without the ball, but I'm really happy with his signing."

Tottenham supporters have predicted a back-three of Clement Lenglet, Eric Dier and Cristian Romero. A strong back-three which perhaps picks itself, with Hugo Lloris between the sticks.

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