{"id":342292,"date":"2025-10-30T04:09:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/342292\/"},"modified":"2025-10-30T04:09:33","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T04:09:33","slug":"confirmed-team-news-and-predicted-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/342292\/","title":{"rendered":"Confirmed Team news and Predicted Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Spurs face key selection calls in Carabao Cup test<\/p>\n

As Tottenham Hotspur prepare for a challenging Carabao Cup tie at St James\u2019 Park, manager Thomas Frank finds himself balancing ambition with necessity. This fourth fixture in a gruelling pre-international break schedule presents an opportunity for silverware, but also the risk of further strain on a squad already tested by injuries.<\/p>\n

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Spurs\u2019 pursuit of a trophy under Frank has been characterised by disciplined tactical evolution, but the Carabao Cup remains a competition where balance between rotation and rhythm is crucial. Frank admitted that several of his players are nearing returns, yet uncertainty persists. \u201cThey are on the [training pitch], but there\u2019s no timeframe,\u201d he said, referring to Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie.<\/p>\n

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Injury list growing at crucial stage<\/p>\n

With Romero and Udogie still out, Tottenham\u2019s defensive depth continues to be stretched. Micky van de Ven, a constant presence at the back, may again be required to start despite fatigue concerns. He is expected to partner Kevin Danso, with Pedro Porro likely to continue at full-back due to Archie Gray\u2019s injury setback.<\/p>\n

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Midfield changes are expected. Joao Palhinha could be rested after a run of demanding games, allowing Pape Matar Sarr to come into the starting XI. Meanwhile, Xavi Simons could make way following a subdued spell of form, with the creative burden shared among Johnson, Bergvall and Odobert.<\/p>\n

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\nAttack options under review<\/p>\n

In attack, Randal Kolo Muani\u2019s impressive performance against Everton on Sunday may not be enough to secure another start so soon after returning from a dead leg. Frank may instead turn to Richarlison, whose physicality and experience could be decisive in a hostile away setting. Mathys Tel remains another possibility for rotation.<\/p>\n

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Dominic Solanke continues his recovery from an ankle injury, and Frank confirmed he is \u201ctaking it step by step\u201d, with no immediate return expected.<\/p>\n

Predicted Spurs lineup and outlook<\/p>\n

Predicted Tottenham XI: Kinsky; Porro, Danso, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Sarr; Johnson, Bergvall, Odobert; Richarlison<\/p>\n

Injured: Gray, Romero, Udogie, Davies, Takai, Dragusin, Maddison, Kulusevski, Bissouma, Solanke<\/p>\n

A demanding away trip to Newcastle offers little margin for experimentation. Yet Frank\u2019s measured approach, combined with Spurs\u2019 growing resilience, could define their Carabao Cup campaign. Managing fatigue, maintaining momentum, and keeping faith in a squad stretched to its limits will be key to Tottenham\u2019s hopes of progression.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Spurs face key selection calls in Carabao Cup test As Tottenham Hotspur prepare for a challenging Carabao Cup…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":192303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[102559,1322,16863,168482,221,62,7199,162723,168483,111115,6198,168484,168485,11131,44751,168486,168487,168488,168489,168490,168491,168492,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-342292","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-soccer","8":"tag-carabao-cup","9":"tag-featured","10":"tag-newcastle-united","11":"tag-predicted-lineup","12":"tag-soccer","13":"tag-sports","14":"tag-spurs","15":"tag-spurs-injuries","16":"tag-spurs-rotation","17":"tag-spurs-squad","18":"tag-thomas-frank","19":"tag-tottenham-carabao-cup-preview","20":"tag-tottenham-fixture-news","21":"tag-tottenham-hotspur","22":"tag-tottenham-hotspur-news","23":"tag-tottenham-match-preview","24":"tag-tottenham-prediction","25":"tag-tottenham-selection","26":"tag-tottenham-starting-xi","27":"tag-tottenham-team-news","28":"tag-tottenham-updates","29":"tag-tottenham-vs-newcastle","30":"tag-united-states","31":"tag-unitedstates","32":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/115461161779673656","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342292","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=342292"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/342292\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/192303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=342292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=342292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=342292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}