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Yang Min-hyeok and four Tottenham youngsters Ange Postecoglou could start in Tamworth FA Cup tie

Yang Min-hyeok will be a contender to feature for Tottenham in their FA Cup third round clash at Tamworth
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FA Cup football is back on the calendar this weekend as Tottenham travel to National League side Tamworth in the third round of the competition. It promises to be a rather interesting afternoon at The Lamb Ground as Andy Peaks' side look to cause another famous upset.

Tamworth have already defeated League One sides Huddersfield Town and Burton Albion to secure their place in round three, with the Staffordshire club now attempting to take their biggest scalp yet as the Premier League side come to town. Sunday's fixture will allow Ange Postecoglou to make a few changes here and there for the FA Cup game ahead of the midweek North London Derby at the Emirates Stadium.

However, the Australian is once again going to be limited in certain areas due to a lack of options right now. Some of Tottenham's talented youngsters could be in line to come into the side after waiting patiently in recent weeks. football.london takes a look at five Spurs starlets who could possibly profit this weekend in the FA Cup.

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Yang Min-hyeok

The opportunity may be there for Yang Min-hyeok to make his Tottenham bow this weekend. Yang officially joined Spurs on January 1 and the player has spent a couple of weeks getting to his know his new teammates and also Postecoglou's ways.

The youngster was on the bench for Wednesday evening's Carabao Cup encounter against Liverpool but he didn't get any minutes in the tank. You would have to say there's a fair chance he features at Tamworth on Sunday, whether that be from the off or as a substitute.

Alfie Dorrington

Alfie Dorrington could possibly make his full Tottenham debut on Sunday as Postecoglou could really do with giving Radu Dragusin and Archie Gray a breather. If Dorrington is to start, it may be best to pair him with the Romanian to ensure that Spurs have some experience at the back.

Dorrington has been rather unfortunate not to feature more of late, especially with Djed Spence moved across to centre-back in the second half of last weekend's Newcastle game. The player is highly regarded in north London and he will be desperate to show it if given the green light by Postecoglou.

Mikey Moore

Mikey Moore returned to the Tottenham bench for the first time in two months on Wednesday evening following his absence through illness. His return was certainly most welcome as Spurs have missed having the starlet as an option on the bench at a time when their results have been poor.

Postecoglou will have to make a decision over whether the time is right to throw the winger straight into the starting XI or it is best to just ease him back in following his two-month absence.

Callum Olusesi

Callum Olusesi certainly deserves some pitch time after taking his place in the Tottenham matchday squad 13 times this season. The opportunity to make his senior Spurs debut hasn't arrived yet but the chance the midfielder has been waiting for may finally arrive on Sunday.

As James Maddison and Pape Matar Sarr will be in contention to start at Tamworth following their suspension for the Liverpool game, Olusesi could be an option to join the duo in the middle of the park.

Will Lankshear

Sunday's game gives Postecoglou the chance to give Dominic Solanke a much-needed break from the starting XI. As the cup fixture may come just too soon for Richarlison to make his comeback, Will Lankshear will be leading the way to start up front.

Lankshear started in the Europa League away fixtures at Ferencvaros and Galatasaray, notably scoring against the latter with a well-taken finish from close range prior to his second-half red card, and he also has Premier League minutes to his name against Fulham and Southampton. It seems like such a good opportunity to start the highly-rated frontman and allow Solanke to have a rest ahead of the North London Derby.

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