Ange Postecoglou has to balance his changes for Tottenham’s Europa League clash against Qarabag on Thursday evening.
The Spurs boss made eight changes to his starting XI for the Carabao Cup tie against Coventry and the disjointed performance almost cost the north London side their place in the fourth round. With that in mind, Postecoglou will be wary of making as many alterations for the visit of the Azerbaijani side to N17 even though it is only the first of eight matches at this stage in the large new league format.
Postecoglou could hand minutes to Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall and Pape Matar Sarr and he might also decide to hand 17-year-old Mikey Moore his first start. Yves Bissouma could get minutes from the off after featuring only at the end of the win at Brentford on Saturday following his return from a groin injury.
The Spurs boss must then decide which of the starters from the game against Thomas Frank’s side start again, with the trip to Old Trafford to face Manchester United looming on Sunday.