Tottenham predicted team vs Portsmouth: Conte makes seven changes as Pape Matar Sarr starts

Antonio Conte is expected to change up his team as Tottenham Hotspur welcome League One side Portsmouth in the FA Cup third round.

Spurs got back to winning ways with a 4-0 victory against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Wednesday evening, registering their first win of the year in style in the second half. With the cup game against a Pompey side that recently sacked manager Danny Cowley coming ahead of the north London derby next weekend, Conte is expected to make a number of changes.

Fraser Forster will likely get another start in a Spurs shirt while Davinson Sanchez and Ben Davies could come back into the defence and Conte will have to decide between Japhet Tanganga getting more minutes or Eric Dier, who did not play against Aston Villa on New Year's Day, keeping his place after the Palace win.

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Oliver Skipp could get another start in the centre of the pitch or Conte may hand Pape Matar Sarr his full debut after the 20-year-old Senegal international impressed in both of his two recent substitute appearances. Yves Bissouma, suspended for the trip to Selhurst Park, is likely to return to the starting line-up.

Spurs assistant boss Cristian Stellini appeared to suggest that Harry Kane will not get his first rest of the season from a starting line-up, with Son Heung-min and Bryan Gil also looking to continue the momentum of their performances against Palace.

With the wing-backs Conte will have to choose between Emerson Royal and Djed Spence on the right with Ryan Sessegnon likely to start on the left to hand Ivan Perisic a rest.

Here is the team we reckon Conte will select:

3-4-3: Forster; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Sarr, Bissouma, Sessegnon; Gil, Kane, Son.

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