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Alasdair Gold & Rob Guest

Spurs team confirmed vs Watford: Dele Alli in and Tanguy Ndombele benched, no Christian Eriksen

Mauricio Pochettino has chosen the Tottenham Hotspur team he believes can get the team back on track against Watford.

Christian Eriksen misses out with a dead leg, while Victor Wanyama and Kyle Walker-Peters have also been left at home.

Pochettino has had a group of players who were left out of international duty and have been working hard at Hotspur Way, including Dele Alli, Lucas Moura, Eric Dier and Paulo Gazzaniga, who is in goal in Hugo Lloris' injury absence.

Alli and Lucas both start against the Hornets with Tanguy Ndombele dropped to the bench after being subbed at half-time against Brighton.

Son Heung-min only returned on Thursday afternoon after a connecting flight back from South Korea's match in North Korea.

Pochettino's pride in Harry Kane

Michel Vorm is back at the club but as he's not deemed fit enough yet England U21 goalkeeper Brandon Austin is on the bench.

It looks like a back three with Davinson Sanchez playing between Toby Alderweireld and Jan Vertonghen, with Serge Aurier starting as a right wing-back.

Pochettino told football.london on Friday that neither Giovani Lo Celso nor Ryan Sessegnon are fit enough to return to the squad after only just returning to full training this week.

Here is the Spurs team: Gazzaniga, Aurier, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Rose, Winks, Sissoko, Dele, Lucas, Kane

Substitutes: Austin, Foyth, Davies, Dier, Ndombele, Lamela, Son

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