Tottenham are without Yves Bissouma and Destiny Udogie for today's Premier League clash with Everton.
Bissouma will sit out the next four games after being shown his second red card of the season in last week's 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest, while Udogie serves a one-match ban for picking up five yellow cards.
Ange Postecoglou decides not to move Ben Davies from centre-back, where he has impressed of late, so Emerson Royal covers at left-back while Oliver Skipp beats Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg to replace Bissouma in the midfield.
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Skipp came off the bench ahead of Hojbjerg at the City Ground but the Dane is arguably a better fit as Spurs' deepest midfield player. Giovani Lo Celso is fit after a muscle strain while Ashley Phillips is available again after an ankle injury, although both are to be on the bench.
Elsewhere, Spurs are unchanged from Forest, with Brennan Johnson expected to recover from the head injury that forced him off in the first half and Dejan Kulusevski expected to play No10 again.
The likes of James Maddison, Micky van de Ven and Rodrigo Bentancur remain out.
Starting Tottenham XI (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Davies, Royal; Skipp, Sarr; Kulusevski, Richarlison, Johnson; Son
Subs: Forster, Dorrington, Dier, Phillips, Hojbjerg, Lo Celso, Gil, Donley, Veliz
Time and date: 3pm GMT, Saturday December 23, 2023
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
