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Alasdair Gold & Rob Guest & Emma de Duve

Lucas misses out, formation dilemma - The Tottenham team Antonio Conte should pick vs Chelsea

The meetings against Chelsea just keep on coming for Antonio Conte and Tottenham as they face their London rivals for the third time this month on Sunday.

Drawn against each other in the semi-finals of the Carabao Cup, it was Thomas Tuchel's men who sealed their place in the showpiece final at Wembley with a 3-0 aggregate win.

The Champions League holders may have breezed past Spurs in the cup but their form in the league has been extremely mixed of late.

Now out of the Premier League title race after falling 12 points behind Man City having played one game more, Chelsea may be looking nervously over their shoulder with Tottenham having four games in hand over them.

Stamford Bridge hasn't been a kind place to Tottenham in recent years but they will go into the game in confident mood after that incredible 3-2 win over Leicester City in midweek.

So who will Conte select in his team to face his former club? Our Tottenham Hotspur reporters Alasdair Gold, Rob Guest and Emma de Duve had made their selection for Sunday's London derby clash.

Alasdair Gold - Tottenham Hotspur correspondent

Antonio Conte admitted that he has a number of injury problems after that dramatic win at Leicester and certain players will have to be checked on in Saturday's final training session.

The Spurs boss admitted that Emerson Royal was struggling with an injury, which is why he came off at half-time at the King Power Stadium so he could be a doubt for Sunday's match at Stamford Bridge.

Matt Doherty was one player who impressed against Leicester on Wednesday. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)

If the Brazilian is a doubt then Matt Doherty could make a rare Premier League start, having made an impact in replacing Emerson on Wednesday night.

Conte also revealed that he will have Eric Dier available again for the match at Chelsea which should see a reshuffle at the back. He also indicated that Cristian Romero and Son Heung-min are close but not yet available.

Steven Bergwijn will also be pushing for a start, if he is fit enough, after his match-winning display against the Foxes.

Gold's team: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Doherty, Skipp, Winks, Hojbjerg, Reguilon; Bergwijn, Kane.

Rob Guest - Tottenham Hotspur reporter

Antonio Conte's Tottenham side should look different to the one that started at Leicester in midweek following a number of strong second-half performances.

Matt Doherty has put himself firmly in the head coach's thinking after a very good showing at the King Power Stadium, with Steven Bergwijn appearing to be an automatic starter after his late heroics.

The return to fitness of Eric Dier has also handed Conte a further boost for such an important game.

Dier should come straight into the Tottenham XI at Stamford Bridge and take Japhet Tanganga's place, with Doherty getting the nod at right wing-back due to his performance and also Emerson's fitness.

Tottenham must start with a midfield three again and that means Harry Winks continues in the middle alongside Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Oliver Skipp.

That in turn leaves two positions to fill up front, with Lucas Moura, unfortunately, dropping out of the team with a confident Bergwijn starting next to Harry Kane in atack.

Guest's team: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Doherty, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Winks, Reguilon; Bergwijn, Kane.

Emma de Duve - Tottenham Hotspur reporter

With the buzz that Conte's side will have after Wednesday and the return of Dier, they will hope they can continue their unbeaten Premier League run under the Italian, when they play Chelsea.

Dier's return is likely to push Tanganga out of the starting XI and Doherty's improved performance in the second half against Leicester may push Emerson out of the line-up.

Winks and Hojbjerg played the best out of the midfield trio at the King Power Stadium so if Conte does opt for a 3-4-3 set-up, then it may be Skipp who is sidelined.

Bergwijn's part in Tottenham's comeback will have impressed Conte and with Son still injured, the Dutch international may get a starting spot in the forward line.

However, if the Spurs boss does opt for a 3-5-2 formation, which worked against Leicester, then he may have to make some further rotations.

de Duve's team: Lloris; Sanchez, Dier, Davies; Doherty, Winks, Hojbjerg, Reguilon; Bergwijn, Kane, Moura.

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