Tottenham predicted XI v Fulham as James Maddison decision made and ‘glorious’ player drops out

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Tottenham Hotspur will look to bounce back from their disappointing draw with Roma when they host Fulham in the Premier League on Sunday.

Spurs are currently sixth in the Premier League table and will be eager to keep snapping at the heels of Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City and Brighton.

Tottenham ran out 4-0 winners over Pep Guardiola’s charges last week, which shows they have what it takes to beat anyone on their day.

However, the same old mistakes arose in the 2-2 midweek draw with Roma as Mats Hummels was left unmarked to score an injury-time equaliser.

The Spurs News looks at who Ange Postecoglou could name in his starting XI against Fulham.

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Tottenham team news v Fulham

Speaking at Friday’s pre-match presser, Postecoglou said he had a clean bill of health in terms of the Tottenham players who took part in the Roma game.

Dominic Solanke is fine, albeit sore after the midweek match, while Cristian Romero is “unlikely” to play, though Postecoglou hasn’t ruled him out completely.

Richarlison, Wilson Odobert and Micky van de Ven all remain sidelined with hamstring issues.

Meanwhile, Mikey Moore is still recovering from a virus and Guglielmo Vicario is out following ankle surgery.

Finally, Rodrigo Bentancur is set to serve the second match of his seven-game domestic ban.

Tottenham predicted XI v Fulham

Postecoglou is likely to make a few changes from the Roma game, even though his options are quite limited at present.

Fraser Forster is set to remain in goal in wake of Vicario recovering from surgery, and Radu Dragusin and Ben Davies are expected to remain at centre-back.

Pedro Porro is also likely to keep his place at right-back, with Archie Gray likely to be the only back line change in place of Destiny Udogie.

With Bentancur unable to play domestically, Yves Bissouma is likely to replace him in midfield, while Pape Matar Sarr could make way for James Maddison.

Sarr is a player capable of doing “glorious” things, as Garth Crooks once said to BBC Sport, but with three players vying for two No. 8 positions, one player has to make way.

Kulusevski is likely to retain his place from the Roma game, as will Son Heung-min, Dominic Solanke and Brennan Johnson.

Predicted Tottenham starting XI v Fulham (4-3-3): Forster; Porro, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski; Johnson, Solanke, Son

Tottenham’s Premier League game with Fulham at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is scheduled to kick off at 1:30pm GMT on Sunday 1 December.