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Alasdair Gold

Tottenham predicted team vs AC Milan: Conte makes Richarlison and Emerson decision

Antonio Conte is back in N17 on Wednesday night and he needs to return with a victory over AC Milan to take Tottenham into the Champions League quarter-finals.

Following back-to-back defeats against Sheffield United and Wolves, Conte desperately needs his team to rediscover their shooting boots if they want to continue in Europe. Facing AC Milan in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie, Spurs go into the encounter needing to overturn a 1-0 deficit.

Performing well at the San Siro but really struggling in a creative sense, creativity wasn't the issue at Molineux on Saturday as the team spurned a number of good openings. That must be put right against the Rossoneri or else it will be two cup exits in the space of a week for Conte and his men.

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After two matches without scoring, Conte has to change some things up for this crunch Champions League tie.

The back three does look to be set with Eric Dier suspended and that could grant Ivan Perisic another start at left wing-back with Ben Davies already indisposed behind him. Emerson Royal could come in for Pedro Porro on the right.

Conte might be tempted to bring the fresh legs of Pape Matar Sarr in, but if both have recovered well enough he may well stick with Oliver Skipp alongside Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg.

Up front is where the Italian is likely to have more decisions to make with Son Heung-min, Harry Kane and Dejan Kulusevski all struggling to find the net at Molineux on Saturday. So did Richarlison and Lucas Moura at under-strength Championship side Sheffield United in midweek.

The only person who has not been given an opportunity is Arnaut Danjuma and he scored six goals in the Champions League last season but the Netherlands international does not appear to be trusted yet to start a match.

3-4-3: Forster; Romero, Lenglet, Davies; Emerson, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Perisic; Richarlison, Kane, Son.

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