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Alasdair Gold

Tottenham confirmed team vs Southampton: Conte resists Bentancur and Kulusevski temptation

Antonio Conte has named an unchanged line-up to his Tottenham Hotspur team as Southampton come to town on Wednesday evening.

Spurs return to Premier League action without three injured players. On Tuesday Conte ruled Eric Dier and Oliver Skipp out following their respective thigh and groin injuries, as well as Japhet Tanganga with his knee problem.

Dier is expected to be back within a week and football.london understands that Skipp suffered a minor setback with an infection following treatment on his groin injury but Conte said he is pushing for the midfielder to return within the next 10 days.

The Spurs boss has resisted the temptation to hand starts to his new signings with Rodrigo Bentancur and Dejan Kulusevski on the bench again, after both players made their debuts against Brighton in the FA Cup on Sunday.

Instead Harry Winks and Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg continue in the centre of the pitch and Lucas Moura, Harry Kane and Son Heung-min make up the front three again.

Here is the Tottenham team Conte has selected as he sticks with a winning side:

Lloris; Sanchez, Romero, Davies; Emerson, Winks, Hojbjerg, Reguilon; Lucas, Kane, Son.

Subs: Gollini, Rodon, Doherty, Sessegnon, White, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Bergwijn, Scarlett.

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