Tottenham Hotspur returned to winning ways in style last week, beating Manchester City 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in the Premier League.
Spurs need to continue their momentum, and their Europa League clash against AS Roma at home on Thursday is very important.
Tottenham have made a strong start to their European campaign this season but they lost 3-2 against Galatasaray in their previous Europa League game.
Heading into the final three fixtures of this competition, Ange Postecoglou’s side will want nothing less than three points to boost their chances of getting into the top eight of the league phase.
Spurs have a strong squad, and Postecoglou will look to make a few changes to the side from the previous game.
Postecoglou has confirmed that Guglielmo Vicario will be out for several months because of his fractured ankle.
Fraser Forster will step up, and the Spurs boss has immense faith in his back-up goalkeeper.
Destiny Udogie went off injured against City, but he has recovered. With the London derby against Fulham coming up this weekend, Spurs could decide to rest Udogie for the midweek clash against Roma.
Archie Gray should replace him. Ben Davies and Radu Dragusin have been outstanding in recent games, along with Pedro Porro, and all three should retain their places in the starting XI.
Rodrigo Bentancur can play in European competitions as his ban is only for domestic games, and he is a natural choice in midfield. Lucas Bergvall could also start.
James Maddison was superb against City, but he could be rested.
Postecoglou assured everyone that Timo Werner is doing fine after fears he may have picked up an injury.
Brennan Johnson should also return to the side, which means Postecoglou can afford to give his captain, Heung-min Son, a much-needed rest.
Predicted Tottenham XI v AS Roma: Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Gray; Kulusevski, Bentancur, Bergvall; Johnson, Solanke, Werner.
