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Rob Guest & Lee Wilmot

Lenglet and Richarlison start, Hojbjerg decision - Tottenham lineups Conte should pick vs Fulham

Another London clash is on the schedule this weekend with Fulham making the trip to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Drawing 1-1 at West Ham on Wednesday evening, Spurs need to bounce back to keep the pressure on those at the top of the Premier League.

However, it certainly won't be easy with Fulham starting the season in fine form and causing some big surprises following their Championship title success. The Lilywhites do have a good record on home soil against the Cottagers and hopefully they will be able to add to it come 5pm on Saturday.

So who would our Tottenham reporters pick in their XI to face Fulham in N17? You can find out below.

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Rob Guest - Tottenham Hotspur reporter

Now is the time for Antonio Conte to rotate his Tottenham team with the Champions League commencing on Tuesday evening. Only making the one change at West Ham in midweek, the boss ideally needs to make a few more just to keep things fresh ahead of Marseille.

It could be the perfect time to give Clement Lenglet some minutes in the back three after only one substitute appearance so far, with Ben Davies the player to make way if the Frenchman comes in. Changes could also be made at wing-back and that could work out for Matt Doherty and Ryan Sessegnon as a result.

In midfield, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg sustained a knock at West Ham and would perhaps benefit from a game out if it is such an issue, with Rodrigo Bentancur coming back into the side in his place. It's also the ideal opportunity to unleash Richarlison after he had to bide his time on the substitutes' bench once again and that could come at the expense of Son Heung-min.

Guest's team: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Lenglet; Doherty, Bentancur, Bissouma, Sessegnon; Kulusevski, Kane, Richarlison

Lee Wilmot - Head of Football

Antonio Conte will have one eye on the Champions League clash with Marseille when he picks his team to face Fulham on Saturday. And so do I.

I think I'd give Djed Spence a run out at right wing back here, with Ryan Sessegnon playing against his old club at left wing back, saving Emerson Royal and Ivan Perisic for Wednesday night. The back three is the same for me, I wouldn't risk Cristian Romero, instead bringing him back in against Marseille.

In midfield Yves Bissouma needs to play again. He's only going to get better with the more games he plays and it makes no sense to drop him. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg is his partner.

Then the front three should be Dejan Kulusevski, Harry Kane and Richarlison. Give Son Heung-min that rest and hope he can make an impact from the bench or hits the ground running in the Champions League.

Wilmot's team: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Spence, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Sessegnon; Kulusevski, Kane, Richarlison.

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