Lucas Bergvall decision made as £165k-a-week man drops out: Tottenham predicted XI v Southampton

Tottenham Hotspur will be desperate to get a win on board when they head to Southampton in Sunday night’s Premier League clash on the south coast.

Spurs’ form has taken a tumble since thrashing Manchester City on the road, going on to lose two and draw three in all competitions.

Tottenham’s trip to St Mary’s Stadium comes amid heightening tensions at N17, with Ange Postecoglou criticising the likes of Timo Werner this week.

TBR Football looks at who the Spurs boss could pick for Sunday night’s trip to Southampton.

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Tottenham team news v Southampton

Tottenham’s injury crisis is showing few signs of abating, with Guglielmo Vicario, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison all still out.

In addition, midfielders Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur are suspended for the trip to the Premier League’s bottom-placed side.

However, Brennan Johnson returned from illness to feature at Rangers and should be available against the Saints.

Meanwhile Dominic Solanke, Pape Matar Sarr and Dejan Kulusevski should be fresher after starting on the bench.

Tottenham predicted XI v Southampton

Once again, Postecoglou will be limited when it comes to his goalkeeping and defensive options.

Fraser Forster is expected to start in goal, while Archie Gray and Radu Dragusin are set to feature at centre-back and Destiny Udogie is a shoo-in at left-back.

However, there is scope for Postecoglou to hand Djed Spence a start at right-back after Pedro Porro’s poor display in midweek.

There will also be changes in midfield as Bissouma and Bentancur, who started on Thursday night, are both suspended.

Lucas Bergvall impressed against Rangers and could be rewarded with a Premier League start, while Pape Matar Sarr and Dejan Kulusevski could come back in.

As for the front line, Postecoglou is likely to go with his usual trio of Brennan Johnson, Dominic Solanke and captain Son Heung-min.

This means no place in the starting XI for the £165,000-a-week RB Leipzig loanee.

Tottenham predicted XI v Southampton: Forster; Spence, Gray, Dragusin, Udogie; Bergvall, Kulusevski, Sarr; Johnson, Solanke, Son