Tottenham Hotspur welcome the champions of the Dutch Eredivisie, PSV Eindhoven, to the national stadium Tuesday night for a make-or-break Champions League group stage fixture. In the group standings, Spurs are eight points behind table toppers Barcelona, and five shy of second place Inter Milan.
That is definitely NOT where you want to be halfway through the group stage of the competition. Unfortunately, the north London side is really banged up in the defensive midfield, meaning Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino will need to make some forced changes to his starting XI.
Here’s what we’re thinking he’ll go with.
The Bank Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction 4-2-3-1
Striker: Harry Kane
Attacking midfield: Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Lucas Moura
Defensive-midfield: Harry Winks, Moussa Sissoko
Back line: Ben Davies, Davison Sanchez, Toby Alderweireld, Kieran Trippier
Goalkeeper: Paulo Gazzaniga
Tottenham Hotspur vs PSV Eindhoven FYIs
Kickoff: Tuesday November 6, 8pm, Wembley Stadium
Odds via Betway: Tottenham 3/8, Draw 17/4, PSV 6/1
Press conference video: coming soon
Injury report: go to this link
Prediction: Spurs 2, PSV 1
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