James Maddison and Lucas Bergvall start - The Tottenham team Postecoglou must pick vs Everton
Ange Postecoglou needs to get his Tottenham team winning matches in the Premier League as they make the trip to Everton this weekend.
Spurs will head to Goodison Park for the last time in the Premier League before the Toffees move to their new home next season and Postecoglou needs to come away with a victory to stop the rot in the league which has seen the north London side tumble down to 14th place despite their progress in the cup competitions.
Tottenham's list of unavailable players had been gradually decreasing but they are still missing most of their defenders across the backline and goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and now Brennan Johnson and Yves Bissouma are doubts for the game on Sunday. Postecoglou does have Ben Davies back in contention though.
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We asked our Spurs correspondents Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest to name the starting XI they would pick to face Everton on Sunday and here's what they came up with.
Alasdair Gold - Tottenham correspondent
We're going to assume that Brennan Johnson and Yves Bissouma are either out or will be on the bench for fear of worsening their current problems. Ben Davies is now back but it's a big ask to throw the experienced defender straight back in and perhaps it would be better to do that against Hoffenheim after another few days of training.
Using the Welshman would at least allow Archie Gray to potentially get a game in midfield but otherwise the options are pretty sparse if Johnson and Bissouma are out.
There could be a return for James Maddison to the starting line-up and Pape Matar Sarr only played half of the north London derby before being hooked. He needs to be much better at Goodison Park if he is to start. It's probably too early to start Richarlison but that might come in midweek.
Gold's team: Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Sarr, Bergvall, Maddison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son.
Rob Guest - Football writer
Postecoglou's main decision heading into Sunday's Premier League game against Everton is likely to centre around his midfield. James Maddison should come back into starting XI for the first time in the league since the 5-0 win at Southampton as Spurs require some much-needed creativity for a match of such importance.
Pape Matar Sarr has struggled in the past couple of fixtures and he may drop down out of the team as a result. However, if Yves Bissouma is absent as Postecoglou mentioned that the Mali international is a bit sore from the Arsenal defeat, Sarr should start alongside Maddison and Lucas Bergvall.
Defence picks itself at present and the same goes for attack. A starting spot has probably come a game too soon for Richarlison, who has the opportunity this weekend to really up the pressure on Son Heung-min if he can have another positive cameo from the bench.
Guest's team: Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Bergvall, Maddison; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son.
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