Tottenham confirmed team vs Aston Villa - Johnson, Porro and Sarr all start in triple change
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has made three changes to get the team he believes can put in an important performance at Aston Villa in the Premier League on Sunday.
Fifth-placed Spurs are five points behind Villa with a game in hand and Postecoglou's men arrive at Villa Park with eight days behind them on the pitches of Hotspur Way while Unai Emery's side played on Thursday night, drawing 0-0 at Ajax in the Europa Conference League.
Postecoglou has Pedro Porro back in action after a hamstring injury and the Spanish right-back, who has eight assists so far this season, slots back into the team. Richarlison remains out with his knee injury, but Pape Matar Sarr has had a better week following his back problem and the young Senegal international starts in the midfield with Rodrigo Bentancur dropping down to the bench.
Brennan Johnson made a big impact with two assists from the bench against Crystal Palace and he starts with Dejan Kulusevski and skipper Son Heung-min up front. Timo Werner drops to the bench despite his goalscoring display against Palace.
Here's the team Postecoglou has selected:
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Johnson. Subs: Austin, Emerson, Davies, Dragusin, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Lo Celso, Werner, Scarlett.
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