Spurs predicted XI tonight: £85k-a-week ace returns, just three players retained from midweek

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Tottenham Hotspur will look to get back to winning ways tonight following their disappointing result in the Europa League in midweek.

A much-changed Spurs side fell to a 1-0 defeat at Antwerp and Jose Mourinho was not impressed with some of his fringe players, stating his “future choices will be easy”.

At 7:15pm, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium will see the Lilywhites take on Brighton, a team hoping to put an end to a winless run which spans five games in all competitions.

Mourinho is expecting to have Eric Dier and Tanguy Ndombele back after the two were rested in midweek due to a muscular issue and fatigue respectively.

The £85,000-a-week defender could come back in alongside Toby Alderweireld at centre-back, with Davinson Sanchez and Ben Davies dropping to the bench.

On the flanks, Sergio Reguilon and Serge Aurier could be kept in to deal with the danger posed by Tariq Lamptey and Solly March.

In midfield, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is pretty much a shoe-in, while Moussa Sissoko could come in on the right to cover the space left behind by Aurier.

Mourinho also said Spurs missed Ndombele against Antwerp so that suggests he’s likely to come back in.

Son Heung-min and Harry Kane are no doubt two of the first names on the teamsheet so they’re bound to play, while Lucas Moura could go on the right, with Gareth Bale coming off the bench.

With this XI, just Lloris, Reguilon and Aurier would keep their places from the midweek Europa loss.

Tottenham predicted XI (4-2-3-1): Lloris; Aurier, Alderweireld, Dier, Reguilon; Sissoko, Hojbjerg; Lucas, Ndombele, Son; Kane