Tottenham Hotspur will play hosts to Southampton at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in midweek hoping to pick up a victory in front of their home supporters. Spurs could only manage to grind out a 1-1 draw versus the Saints in last week’s FA Cup clash so they will be desperate to get the job done and progress into the next round on Wednesday.
Jose Mourinho will opt for a 3-5-2 formation and might make a few changes to his first-team for this season-defining contest versus Ralph Hasenhüttl’s men.
3-5-2 Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup To Face Southampton
Defence
Hugo Lloris will line up in between the sticks for Spurs after his match-winning heroics versus Manchester City on Sunday. Mourinho might revert to playing a back three of Japhet Tanganga, Toby Alderweireld and Davinson Sanchez for this clash against the Saints.
The Tottenham defenders will try to keep things stable at the back, but it won’t be easy for them to cope with Danny Ings’ threat in midweek. The North London giants have kept two clean sheets in their past four matches across all competitions so they will be quietly confident heading into this encounter against the South-coast outfit.
Midfield
Harry Winks will anchor the midfield for Spurs while both Gedson Fernandes and Giovanni Lo Celso will operate in an advanced role as the box to box midfielders. Ryan Sessegnon might get the nod to start on the left flank while Serge Aurier continues to feature on the other side as the right wing-back.
Attack
Heung-min Son will once again partner Lucas Moura up top. Both Tottenham strikers can do with a match-winning performance in midweek so that they can go into the mid-season break full of confidence and feeling good about themselves. Son managed to get himself on the scoresheet versus the Citizens on Sunday, but he could be in for a far sterner test against the Saints on Wednesday night.
