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Alasdair Gold

Tottenham confirmed team vs Arsenal: Tanguy Ndombele and Tanganga start again, Lucas returns

Nuno Espirito Santo has chosen the Tottenham Hotspur team that he believes can overcome Arsenal for the first time in 11 years at the Emirates in the Premier League.

In his first two months of competitive action at the club the Spurs boss has had to manage injuries or absences aplenty, but for the trip across north London he has only Steven Bergwijn and Ryan Sessegnon out injured.

That means Espirito Santo can pick an almost full strength starting XI and bench to face the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium.

In central midfield, Espirito Santo has decided Tanguy Ndombele is fit enough to start four games in 10 days, having played the full 90 minutes in midweek, but Oliver Skipp, who was excellent at Wolves, drops to the bench as Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Dele Alli start alongside the Frenchman.

At right-back, Espirito Santo has chosen the available again and more defensive Japhet Tanganga over the fully rested Emerson Royal and Matt Doherty.

At centre-back, Cristian Romero drops to the bench with Davinson Sanchez partnering the fresher Eric Dier in the pairing that brought Spurs' three consecutive clean sheets in their opening Premier League matches.

Further up the pitch, Bryan Gil also made a case for his inclusion on Sunday but the return of Lucas Moura from injury has shut the door on that Giovani Lo Celso also drops to the bench.

Here's the team Espirito Santo has selected:

Lloris; Tanganga, Sanchez, Dier, Reguilon; Ndombele, Hojbjerg, Alli; Lucas, Kane, Son.

Subs: Gollini, Romero, Rodon, Davies, Emerson, Skipp, Lo Celso, Gil, Scarlett.

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