Yves Bissouma boost, Djed Spence waits - Ange Postecoglou's dream Tottenham XI vs Brentford
Here we take a look at Ange Postecoglou's dream Tottenham XI for Saturday's Premier League game against Brentford at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Brentford are on the agenda for Tottenham on Saturday afternoon as Ange Postecoglou's side return to Premier League action. Involved in the Carabao Cup in midweek, Spurs did secure a 2-1 win away at Championship side Coventry City but they were made to work extremely hard for their place in the fourth round of the competition.
Tottenham looked set to exit the cup at the first time of asking until Djed Spence and Brennan Johnson turned the tie in their favour with 88th and 92nd-minute goals respectively. Due to their woes at the CBS Arena with the team delivering an uninspiring display, Spurs not only need to beat Brentford but also produce a performance that gets fans off their seats.
Three points is a must for the north London club this weekend as they currently sit 13th in the Premier League table after four games. Thomas Frank's team are four places ahead of them after winning two of their first four fixtures.
The Bees have made life very difficult for Spurs in their last five league outings and this one promises to be no different at all. Tottenham were victorious when the sides last met at the end of January, with quickfire second-half goals from Destiny Udogie, Johnson and Richarlison securing a 3-2 win after initially trailing.
Tottenham will go into this weekend's game missing a couple of first-team players, thus limiting Postecoglou's options in the process. So what exactly is his dream XI to take on Brentford as things stand? football.london takes a look below.
Guglielmo Vicario
Guglielmo Vicario will be back in goal this weekend after Fraser Forster took his place between the sticks for the Coventry City cup tie.
(Image: (Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images))1 of 11Pedro Porro
Pedro Porro should be fresh and raring to go after not playing a single minute in the Coventry game.
(Image: (Photo by Michael Regan/Getty Images))2 of 11Cristian Romero
Cristian Romero was left out of the squad completely at Coventry but he will immediately come back into the Spurs side for this weekend's game.
(Image: Getty Images)3 of 11Micky van de Ven
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Micky van de Ven was another to miss out on the Coventry game. The Dutch international will hopefully have benefitted from the rest ahead of a busy few weeks coming up for the club.
(Image: (Photo by David Rogers/Getty Images))4 of 11Destiny Udogie
![Destiny Udogie should certainly be getting there with his fitness now after playing for Italy during the international break]()
Destiny Udogie boosted his fitness levels with 45 minutes at the CBS Arena in midweek. Djed Spence performed well in his place during the second half but it's hard to see the former Nottingham Forest man starting from the off.
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