Ange to axe out defender with 2 changes – Tottenham predicted XI v Crystal Palace
On Saturday, March 2, Tottenham will welcome Crystal Palace in an attempt to overcome their loss.
This Saturday, Spurs will play a major London derby at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Oliver Glasner’s redesigned Palace team.
After losing to Wolves 2-1 at home on Saturday, February 17, Ange Postecoglou’s team can’t afford to lose to the Eagles.
Spurs, who have played one less game than Aston Villa, are now five points behind the fourth-place team. With a crucial match against Unai Emery’s team at Villa Park coming up, the North London team will be eager to gather some momentum before traveling to the West Midlands.
That will not be an easy process, however. Following their 3-0 victory against Burnley at Selhurst Park on Saturday, February 24, in Glasner’s debut game as South London’s manager, Palace will go to North London with a lot of confidence.
If the hosts are to have any chance of earning the most points possible and ensuring a ticket in the UEFA Champions League, Postecoglou must make sure that his squad selection is spot on.
Will Tottenham start Destiny Udogie in the match against Crystal Palace?
After a thrilling day against Wolves in which he made five saves, three of which came from within the box, and completed 97% of his passes, Guglielmo Vicario will likely maintain his starting position in between the sticks (Sofascore).
The starting center back duo against Palace will probably be Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven. Romero won three of his five ground duels and completed 92% of his passes against Gary O’Neil’s team, while van de Ven had an especially strong afternoon, completing 98% of his passes and grabbing four interceptions.
Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie were absent for Spurs’ match against Wolves. The Evening Standard has updated readers on their status regarding their health as of February 28. Udogie has returned to first-team training, and he may play against Palace.
In light of Ben Davies’s dismal performance the last time out—during which he won only 50% of his aerial duels and completed 0% of his six attempted crosses—Postecoglou will probably be eager to replace Davies with Udogie.
It is possible that Emerson Royal may be asked to substitute for Porro once again, just as he did against Wolves.
After winning all eight of his aerial duels, making five tackles, and completing 94% of his passes against Wolves, Pape Matar Sarr will probably stay in midfield. Yves Bissouma, meanwhile, should also be able to hold onto his position.
While Dejan Kulusevski is unlikely to be benched after his goal-scoring performance in the Wolves loss on an occasion in which he also completed 100% of his dribbles, James Maddison will try to provide the inventiveness in midfield.
Tottenham’s starting lineup for the match against Crystal Palace was anticipated.
After a demanding schedule in recent months, Son Heung-min had a challenging day last time out. He only finished one of his four crosses into the box and did not manage to record a shot on goal. Postecoglou will be hoping that the South Korea international’s two-week break has helped.
After scoring twice in a 2-2 draw at Goodison Park on Saturday, February 10, against his old team Everton, Richarlison has not scored in his last two games. He will be eager to get back on track against Palace.
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