Antonio Conte has chosen the team that he believes can help Tottenham move into third place in the Premier League if then can bring back three points struggling Southampton on Saturday.
After returned to winning ways with a 3-1 victory against Nottingham Forest, Spurs can capitalise on Manchester United's participation in the FA Cup this weekend. While the Red Devils will have two games in hand over Spurs, it could be a momentum boost if Tottenham were to leapfrog the Red Devils into third.
St Mary's is a ground Spurs have not fared so well at in recent years, consistency is going to be key for Antonio Conte's men once again as they look to build up some real momentum going into the business end of the campaign.
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Conte has decided not to mess with a winning side. Pedro Porro brought an attacking dimension down the right against Forest and his first assist since arriving just over a month ago while Ben Davies again played his part in a victory when starting on the left and both wing-backs start again.
Here's the team Conte has selected:
Forster; Romero, Dier, Lenglet; Porro, Skipp, Hojbjerg, Davies; Richarlison, Kane, Son. Subs: Austin, Sanchez, Tanganga, Emerson, Perisic, Sarr, Danjuma, Kulusevski, Lucas.
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