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Conte could give £65k-a-week player and ‘phenomenal’ ace first Spurs starts of the season today – TBR View

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Tottenham Hotspur will look to get back to winning ways in the Premier League today.

Antonio Conte’s Spurs host Wolverhampton Wanderers in the day’s early kickoff.

Tottenham set the pace on matchweek 1 with a 4-1 hammering of Southampton.

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And last time out, they had to come from behind to salvage a draw at Chelsea.

Conte is unlikely to make too many changes against Wolves, but there’s potential for at least two.

Cristian Romero won’t feature today after he picked up an injury against the Blues.

Davinson Sanchez is therefore in line for his first minutes of the campaign.

The £65,000-a-week defender deputised for Romero in the final three matches of last season and did well.

Meanwhile, Ryan Sessegnon struggled last time out, so Conte could potentially opt for Ivan Perisic at left wing-back.

The “phenomenal” veteran featured against Southampton and Chelsea, but off the bench.

Perisic, Richarlison and Yves Bissouma helped change last week’s game for Conte and will all be pushing for starts.

Son Heung-min and Dejan Kulusevski weren’t at their best last week, so Richarlison may fancy his chances.

Likewise, Bissouma has certainly staked a claim to replace Rodrigo Bentancur, who also struggled against Chelsea.

Conte may also be tempted to bring in Matt Doherty for Emerson Royal on the opposite flank.

However, we feel the Tottenham boss won’t look to tinker too much with his XI.

Predicted Tottenham XI v Wolves: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Emerson, Hojbjerg, Bentancur, Perisic; Kulusevski, Son, Kane