Tottenham confirmed team vs Nottingham Forest - Sarr returns as Spurs go for fourth
Ange Postecoglou has made one change in naming the Tottenham Hotspur team that he believes can beat Nottingham Forest and climb into fourth place in the Premier League on Sunday evening.
A win would lead Spurs back into fourth spot on goal difference with a game in hand after Aston Villa's 3-3 draw at home against Brentford. To get all three points though they will have to get past former boss Nuno Espirito Santo making his first return to the club since his ill-fated spell in 2021.
The Portuguese was at the helm for just a handful of months before being replaced by Antonio Conte and he will return to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with a Forest team that is unbeaten in its past three matches and has proved difficult to get past for most of their opponents since his arrival.
Tottenham drew their midweek derby at West Ham and a win for Postecoglou's men would take them to 60 points which is the same tally they finished on last season, but this time with another seven matches still to be played.
Pape Matar Sarr has returned to the team at the expense of Rodrigo Bentancur while Postecoglou sticks with the front three of Timo Werner, Son Heung-min and Brennan Johnson. Richarlison is out with his knee problem and Postecoglou said that Manor Solomon, Ryan Sessegnon and Fraser Forster are «unlikely to be involved again this season».
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Here's the team the Australian has selected for this Premier League clash:
Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Son, Werner. Subs: Austin, Emerson, Davies, Dragusin, Hojbjerg,
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