Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou has handed new signing Antonin Kinsky an immediate debut against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup tonight.
Brandon Austin made his long-awaited Spurs debut in Saturday's 2-1 defeat to Newcastle but Kinsky, 21, has been signed to compete to be Spurs' No1 long-term and trained with his new team-mates on Monday and Tuesday.
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Fraser Forster, 36, returned to training on Tuesday but has been struggling with illness and is not in the squad.
Min-Hyeok Yang is named on the bench as the teenager eyes a debut of his own.
Postecoglou's back four picks itself, with Radu Dragusin recovered after being forced off at half-time through exhaustion against the Magpies.
Midfield pair Pape Matar Sarr and James Maddison are suspended on Wednesday night but Rodrigo Bentancur, who was banned at the weekend, comes into the midfield, while Yves Bissouma also starts as Dejan Kulusevski lines up in the front three.
Spurs captain Heung-min Son, who did not start on Saturday, returns to the front three, with Timo Werner making way.
Defenders Destiny Udogie, Micky van de Ven, Ben Davies (all hamstring) and Cristian Romero (quad) are sidelined, along with Wilson Odobert (hamstring).
Mikey Moore is on the bench after returning to training following an extended period on the sidelines through illness.
Richarlison is also back in training but not ready to be involved in the match-day squad following a hamstring problem.
Tottenham XI (4-3-3): Kinsky; Porro, Dragusin, Gray, Spence; Bissouma, Bentancur, Bergvall; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son
Subs: Austin, Dorrington, Reguilon, Olusesi, Moore, Min-Hyeok, Johnson, Werner, Lankshear
Time and date: 8pm GMT on Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
TV channel and live stream: Sky Sports
