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David Byrom

Full Tottenham squad for Leeds United revealed as Ryan Mason faces fresh challenge amid absentee

Ryan Mason will be looking to make it three Premier League wins out of three when Spurs face Leeds United on Saturday.

Mason has had a promising stint as interim Spurs boss, with his one loss coming in a 1-0 defeat to Man City in the Carabao Cup final.

That defeat was sandwiched by victories over Southampton and Sheffield United, but Leeds' unique style of play makes them a different prospect to most Premier League teams.

In his pre-match press conference, Mason admitted it makes them a challenge to prepare for.

He said: "They have a very unique way of playing and I'm sure it's exciting for the neutral and for their supporters but we have to focus on ourselves.

"Yes they will pose certain problems and certain situations that will be different to other teams but we can't worry too much about them.

"We're ready, we have an idea of how they are going to play and the problems they might cause but we'll also cause them problems and it's important we focus on that."

Mason has benefited from a free midweek in order to get his players ready for the game and he says preparation has been a mix of on the training pitch and analysis.

He said: "We know our game plan and how we want to go about the game.

"We've had six days to do that, a couple of days training, a couple of days working and we've been in the classroom as well.

"The focus is on the game and we'll be ready and ready to compete and hopefully get three points."

In terms of who will feature in the game, Mason has the luxury of an almost fully-fit squad to choose from, with just an injury to Ben Davies to contend with.

"Ben Davies is the only one still that has not been training," he said. "Tanguy Ndombele and Lucas Moura didn't train for the majority of last week, they trained the day before the game but this week we have had a fully fit squad apart from Ben Davies."

Full Spurs squad to face Leeds United

Goalkeepers: Hugo Lloris, Joe Hart & Alfie Whiteman.

Defenders: Matt Doherty, Serge Aurier, Marcel Lavinier, Toby Alderweireld, Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier, Japhet Tanganga, Sergio Reguilon & Dennis Cirkin.

Midfielders: Harry Winks, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Moussa Sissoko, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele, Dele Alli, Alfie Devine, Dane Scarlett, Steven Bergwijn, Gareth Bale, Erik Lamela & Lucas Moura.

Strikers: Son Heung-min, Harry Kane & Carlos Vinicius.

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