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Joe Doyle

Foyth and Lo Celso start, Winks misses out - The team Spurs fans want to see vs Sheffield United

Tottenham Hotspur got back to winning ways in midweek, dispatching Red Star Belgrade in a 4-0 victory.

That win took them to seven points in the Champions League this season, sitting second behind Bayern Munich, with Red Star in third on three points.

A win against Olympiacos up next in Europe will be enough to see them qualify for the knockout rounds.

But with this afternoon comes the return of the Premier League, and Spurs have gone four games without a win since their victory over Southampton at the end of September.

Their only two wins since that game in all competitions have both been against Red Star, and with Spurs now 11th in the Premier League table, the need for a positive result is increasing.

Tottenham v Sheffield United: Premier League match preview

Spurs come up against high-flying Sheffield United on Saturday afternoon, who have lost just once in their last six Premier League games - the narrow 1-0 defeat against Liverpool.

In that run, they've beaten the likes of Everton and Arsenal, and put in an impressive 3-0 win against Burnley last time out.

Spurs fans will be hoping for a strong team from Mauricio Pochettino, but will be dismayed by the injury news that came out of the boss' press conference today.

Fans had selected Erik Lamela to lead their attack from the right flank in our team predictor, but the Argentina international picked up a thigh injury in training recently and is still unavailable for the game on Saturday.

With Paulo Gazzaniga a sure starter in goal, supporters want Juan Foyth to continue at right-back in a defence also comprising of Davinson Sanchez, Toby Alderweireld and Ben Davies.

In midfield, they are also keen for Giovani Lo Celso to keep his starting place, with the beginnings of a partnership alongside Moussa Sissoko and Tanguy Ndombele forming.

The rest of the attack unsurprisingly features Harry Kane and Son Heung-min, who is now available to face Chris Wilder's side after his red card against Everton was overtured.

Interestingly, there was no role for Dele Alli despite his return to goalscoring form against Everton last weekend.

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