Ange Postecoglou could consider three Tottenham changes vs Chelsea as Destiny Udogie call looms
Tottenham have the opportunity to return to the summit of the Premier League when they take to the pitch against Chelsea on Monday evening. Having had a decent period on the training field with Ange Postecoglou and his coaching staff following the 2-1 win at Crystal Palace last time out, Spurs will be raring to go as they look to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign.
The main talking point heading into the London derby clash is the return of Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Dismissed as Spurs boss four years ago, the Argentine is now in charge of Chelsea and has so far endured a mixed start to his Stamford Bridge tenure.
Lifted by the return of Rodrigo Bentancur in the win at Selhurst Park, Postecoglou will be hoping that he is given a further boost on the injury front amid concerns regarding Destiny Udogie and Ben Davies going into the game. So what changes could the Australian potentially make to his Tottenham team for the Chelsea clash? football.london takes a look below.
Question marks persist over Davies' place in the matchday squad on Monday night as Postecoglou admitted in his pre-match press conference that the Welshman has an ankle issue at present. Starting the Crystal Palace game at left-back and struggling before he was replaced by Emerson Royal, it's hard to see the experienced player starting from the off against Chelsea.
If Udogie is once again absent after missing out entirely from Spurs' last league fixture, Emerson should start as he delivered a very good performance both defensively and going forward in the win over Roy Hodgson's team. The Brazilian certainly deserves another start if Udogie is missing after more than making his case to Postecoglou.
However, it's a fairly simple
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