Antonio Conte has named a familiar looking starting XI as Tottenham Hotspur's Premier League season begins on Saturday afternoon against Southampton.
Spurs have been busy this summer with six new players coming in through the doors so far in Ivan Perisic, Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma, Richarlison, Clement Lenglet and Djed Spence. However, due to a combination of injuries, fitness and suspension, none are in the starting line-up, with that XI looking very similar to the team that ended the last season in fourth place.
Richarlison is suspended, while Conte told football.london on Thursday that Perisic is still trying to get his fitness back following his recovery from a calf injury and Yves Bissouma has a hamstring tweak that the Tottenham boss indicated means he might not be risked. That means Ryan Sessegnon continues on the right
