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Alasdair Gold & Rob Guest

Romero and Son out, Kulusevski in - Tottenham lineups Antonio Conte should pick vs Sporting CP

Six days on from their Champions League Group D victory over Marseille, Tottenham are back in action in Europe's premier competition. This time Sporting CP are their opponents with the game taking place at Estadio Jose Alvalade in Lisbon.

The game sees the top two in Group D go head-to-head, with Sporting currently leading the way after a brilliant 3-0 win away at Eintracht Frankfurt in matchday one. It will be a game of reunions as Eric Dier faces the club where it all started for him and Marcus Edwards comes face-to-face with Tottenham for the first time since leaving permanently.

So who exactly will Conte choose in his Tottenham XI to face Sporting CP? Our Tottenham Hotspur reporters have named the teams they would select for Tuesday's Champions League clash.

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Alasdair Gold - Tottenham Hotspur correspondent

The unexpected postponement of the Manchester City fixture means Conte may have had to alter his rotation plans this week although there is still currently scheduled a game against Leicester only a few days after the match in Lisbon.

Conte's main decisions will come in defence, with the wing-backs and up front. At the back, he must decide whether Clement Lenglet makes a third consecutive start or whether Ben Davies comes back in.

With the wing-backs Conte must decide whether to stick or twist with Ivan Perisic and Emerson Royal, with the match against the Foxes also to consider.

Then up front, Dejan Kulusevski has dropped to the bench for the past two matches and Conte must decide whether it's time rotate another one of his attacking options to bring the Swede back in. Richarlison's two goals in the match against Marseille would surely make him an unlikely player to drop out.

Gold's team: Lloris; Romero, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Richarlison, Kane, Son.

Rob Guest - Tottenham Hotspur reporter

Antonio Conte's Tottenham players have had plenty of time to rest after the Marseille win following the decision to postpone last weekend's Premier League games. Perhaps having had a few changes in mind if the Man City game had gone ahead, the boss could possibly name the same XI against Sporting if he wishes.

However, it may be wise to make a few changes here and there with Leicester City to come on Saturday as things stand. As Cristian Romero has played the past two games since making his comeback from an adductor issue he could be replaced by Davinson Sanchez, while Ben Davies should start ahead of Clement Lenglet.

Not wanting to make so many changes and ideally keeping things pretty much the same, the final change should come in the front three as Dejan Kulusevski could do with a start after not starting the past two matches. Son Heung-min wasn't at his best against Marseille and he could drop down to the bench for a breather as a result, thus giving Spurs a new front three of Kulusevski, Harry Kane and Richarlison.

Guest's team: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Richarlison

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