It is set to be a busy week for Ange Postecoglou and his Tottenham players with two games on the calendar. Returning to action following their 3-3 draw at Man City with a home clash against West Ham on Thursday evening, Spurs bring the curtain down on their week three days later with a mouth-watering encounter at home to Newcastle United.
As ever, Postecoglou and his team will be taking it one game at a time and all their focus will be on beating West Ham first and foremost. Without a win in their last four Premier League fixtures, Spurs will be hoping that their blip in form comes to an end against David Moyes' men.
Despite their winless run, the Lilywhites will certainly go into the contest in confident mood after achieving a very good point at Man City. So could Postecoglou possibly make any changes to his Tottenham team for the West Ham showdown? football.london takes a look below.
Romero will be available for the first time in a month on Thursday night following his red card against Chelsea at the start of November. Sent off in the first half for a bad challenge, the player was handed a three-match ban as a result of his dismissal.
With the final international break of 2023 taking place one week after the Chelsea defeat, Romero has had to wait a long time to take to the pitch for Tottenham once again. Now that he is in a position to return to the starting XI, it is a fairly easy decision for Postecoglou to make with the World Cup winner replacing Emerson Royal in the side.
Romero has been a huge miss over the past three games and results could have been different had he not received his marching orders in the London derby. His ability to build play from the back has been sorely missed as have his defensive qualities,
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