Antonio Conte has some decisions to make regarding his starting line-up when Tottenham play Southampton on Wednesday.
Spurs go into the game on the back of a 3-1 victory over Brighton in the FA Cup, which was their first fixture after the winter break.
Ralph Hasenhuttl's side will also make the journey to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the back of a win, after they beat Coventry in the cup on Saturday.
The two sides have five places and 11 points between them in the Premier League table, with the Lilywhites being just two points off a spot in the top four.
Ahead of the tie between the two sides who drew 1-1 at the end of last year, football.london takes a look at three ways Conte can line-up his side on Wednesday.
Lloris; Davies, Romero, Sanchez; Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Royal; Bergwijn, Kane, Son
With a busy fixture schedule to come for Conte, he may look to make a few rotations to the line-up that started against Brighton just a few days ago.
The back three is likely to remain the same with the Italian confirming to the media on Tuesday that both Eric Dier and Japhet Tanganga would be unavailable for the game against Southampton.
"Eric Dier is not available. It’s the same for Skipp and Tanganga. The others are all available," he explained in his pre match press conference on Tuesday.
When speaking to the media, Conte was asked about Davinson Sanchez, who has stepped in when both Dier and Cristian Romero have picked up injuries this season.
"He’s good physically, he’s fast," the 52-year-old said. "He’s also good technically. He has the right characteristics to become a top defender but he has to work, work a lot, especially to be focused from start to end.
"This is the gap to him to become a top defender for him."
However the more game time the Colombian gets and more time he has to work with Conte, the more he could improve.
Steven Bergwijn came on for the final 20 minutes against Graham Potter's side after a quiet show from Lucas Moura and he may get the nod ahead of the Brazilian, especially after his bright performances before the winter break.
Lloris; Davies, Romero, Sanchez; Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Winks, Royal; Kulusevski, Kane, Son
Dejan Kulusevski will have some competition with breaking into the regular XI under Conte but when asked if the new arrivals were ready to start games, the 52-year-old seemed to give a promising answer.
"Yeah, I think they’re working very well and I’m pleased for the way they’re understanding our idea of football," he said on Tuesday. "Both Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski are good players and they’re working very well.
"For sure, they need a bit of time to understand very well and to go into the team, to understand our tactical aspect offensively and defensively, but I’m very pleased with them because I know that I can count now about them."
Match minutes is a key way for the duo to get used to playing in the Premier League so Conte may slot the Swede into his starting line-up in the front three that he played in on his debut.
Harry Winks is one player who has improved under the Italian and whilst Oliver Skipp is injured, the 26-year-old has stepped in.
Winks didn't have his best performance against Brighton and was replaced by Bentancur in the 77th minute on Saturday, but Conte has previously described the midfielder as someone he can count on and he may still keep his place in the starting line-up.
Lloris, Davies, Romero, Sanchez; Reguilon, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Royal; Kulusevski; Kane, Son
The Tottenham boss may decide that both new arrivals are ready to get their first start in a Spurs shirt and this could mean Winks and Moura could lose their spot in the starting XI.
Kulusevski has already admitted that his favoured position is behind two strikers and to get the best out of the 21-year-old, Conte may give him a chance in this role.
Bentancur may, again, play alongside Pierre Emile Hojbjerg and if he does, the 52-year-old will hope the two can create composure and creativity in the middle of the pitch.
Both Sergio Reguilon and Emerson Royal have had up and down performances under Conte but may have done enough to stop themselves being replaced by Ryan Sessegnon and Matt Doherty.
Another player the Italian was full of praise for in his press conference was Son, who returned to the starting line-up against Graham Potter's side, after his injury.
"Sonny is a top, top player," he admitted. "His commitment during the games and also training sessions is every time at the top and I'm very happy to have players like him."
With the South Korean's return and Harry Kane finding form again, the duo are likely to find themselves in the attacking areas of the pitch and hoping to get more goals.
