Van de Ven out, Richarlison starts - Tottenham line-up Ange Postecoglou should pick vs Luton
Tottenham Hotspur return to Premier League action on Saturday looking to put the pain of the loss at Fulham firmly in the rear view mirror.
Spurs will bring a close to the international break with the visit of Luton Town to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and the hosts will want to put in a performance that dispels memories of that dismal display at Craven Cottage. Ange Postecoglou has got all of his international players back now and many of them played little to no part in their country's second games this fortnight which should hand him a fresher side to face Luton than expected.
We got our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold and head of football.london Lee Wilmot to predict the team they reckon the Australian will select for Saturday's game.
Postecoglou has a couple of decisions to make here. Does he go with his strongest possible side and then make some changes for the game at West Ham with just two days in between? Or does he mix up the teams from the off and use a couple of unexpected faces for the match against Luton?
The Australian will provide an update on the progress of Micky van de Ven following his hamstring problem at Villa but you would imagine that either way the game at Luton provides a chance to hand Radu Dragusin another chance to start and get used to the Premier League. The Romanian only played the first half of his country's second game this fortnight.
Richarlison did not play a single minute of football for Brazil which might suggest he is still feeling the effects of his previous knee issue. Son Heung-min played every minute for South Korea in their double header against Thailand but whether Postecoglou will rest his captain is another thing.
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