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Rob Guest

'Oh my word!' - Spurs fans love who Mauricio Pochettino has included on the bench vs Everton

Mauricio Pochettino's Spurs starting XI for this afternoon's game against Everton has got supporters talking.

The Argentine has made three changes to his team from last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Liverpool, with the main talking point the absence of Harry Kane.

The England captain has not travelled to Merseyside for the game due to a virus and he joins Jan Vertonghen and Erik Lamela on the sidelines.

That means Lucas Moura comes in to replace the 26-year-old, while Tanguy Ndombele and Ben Davies also start in place of Harry Winks and the suspended Danny Rose.

Kane's absence means that Troy Parrott finally gets his chance in the squad for a Premier League game after scoring goals for fun for the club's youngsters over the past 18 months.

The Irish frontman has trained with the first team over the course of the campaign but Pochettino has elected against including him in a matchday squad prior to the game in L4.

Parrott is joined on the bench by Ryan Sessegnon for the very first time after his summer move from Fulham.

The 19-year-old picked up a hamstring injury on international duty over the summer and has spent the vast majority of his time in north London in the treatment room at Hotspur Way.

Here's what Spurs fans have had to say about the team....

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