Tottenham will be boosted by the return of James Maddison for tonight's FA Cup showdown with Manchester City, with the midfielder on the bench.

Maddison had been missing since injuring his ankle ligaments in the defeat by Chelsea on November 6 but has trained all week, and head coach Ange Postecoglou has said he is "ready to start" against the treble winners this evening.

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Dejan Kulusevski, therefore, remains in the midfield three as Brennan Johnson supports Richarlison.

Postecoglou had a decision to make in midfield, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg preferred over Oliver Skipp to start alongside Rodrigo Bentancur.

Ben Davies is back in training after a hamstring injury and is fit for a place on the bench.

New signing Radu Dragusin is again among the substitutes again but Timo Werner starts on the left.

Giovani Lo Celso (muscle), Alejo Veliz and Manor Solomon (both knee) remain sidelined, along with Ryan Sessegnon.

Captain Heung-min Son is away at the Asian Cup with South Korea, while Mali midfielder Yves Bissouma and Senegal's Pape Matar Sarr are both at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Confirmed team news

Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Kulusevski; Johnson, Richarlison, Johnson

Subs: Forster, Royal, Davies, Dragusin, Skipp, Maddison, Bryan, Santiago, Scarlett

Manchester City XI: Ortega Moreno, Walker, Dias, Ake, Gvardiol, Rodrigo, Kovacic, Bernardo, Foden, Bobb, Alvarez

Subs: Ederson, Stones, Grealish, Doku, De Bruyne, Gomez, Nunes, Susoho, Lewis

Injured: Lo Celso, Solomon, Veliz, Sessegnon

Unavailable: Son (Asian Cup), Bissouma, Sarr (Both AFCON)

Time and date: 8pm GMT on Friday January 26, 2024

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium