Tottenham will hope to record consecutive wins in the Premier League for the first time since October when they visit Nottingham Forest on Friday night.
Spurs bounced back from a run of four league losses in five games as they smashed a weary Newcastle 4-1 on Sunday thanks to goals from Destiny Udogie, Richarlison and Son Heung-min.
Ange Postecoglou still has a number of injury absentees to concern himself with, Giovani Lo Celso being the latest player to fall foul of a knock.
Here’s the side the manager may deploy to pick up a second win in five days.
GK: Guglielmo Vicario – Was accused of “disrespect” by Callum Wilson after Sunday’s results. Y’know, that same Callum Wilson who rejoiced in a terrible VAR decision in 2020 and mocked Richarlison’s lack of goals last season.
RB: Pedro Porro – Continues to impress in his central right-back role, taking up great positions and offering creativity when he does drift out wide.
CB: Cristian Romero – There’s no in-between setting for Romero. He’s either not playing football or cracking the ankles of fellow professionals, as Wilson found out being on the end of a nasty challenge.
CB: Ben Davies – Doing a decent job in Micky van de Ven’s absence, making a crucial intervention to prevent Newcastle scoring when the game was still in the balance.
LB: Destiny Udogie – Scored his first Spurs goal on Sunday and then signed a new contract to extend his stay until 2030.
CM: Pape Sarr – Was brilliant last time out in his first start since defeat at Wolves in November, his indefatigable running proving crucial as Spurs won the midfield battle against Newcastle.
CM: Yves Bissouma – Getting back to his best after a few ropy displays against Manchester City and West Ham.
RW: Brennan Johnson – Made a £47.5m switch from Forest to Spurs in the summer and will face his boyhood club.
AM: Dejan Kulusevski – Has slid into James Maddison’s boots smoothly in recent weeks, though his challenge remains to score more regularly. Has four league goals so far this season.
LW: Son Heung-min – A positional switch saw Son moved to the left against Newcastle, where he proceeded to totally ruin former teammate Kieran Trippier.
ST: Richarlison – Looks to be operating with more freedom since undergoing surgery and netted twice on Sunday.
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