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Alasdair Gold

Tottenham predicted team vs Morecambe: Ndombele, Dele, Gil, Sessegnon and Rodon start in FA Cup

Antonio Conte is likely to ring the changes as Tottenham Hotspur welcome Morecambe in the FA Cup third round on Sunday afternoon.

The cup tie at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium provides a chance for Conte to give many players a rest ahead of a packed schedule of big matches and others in the squad a chance to impress against the League One strugglers.

The Spurs boss has already indicated that Tanguy Ndombele and Dele Alli are likely to play and that Harry Kane could be rested.

With Sunday's game coming perhaps too soon for Steven Bergwijn to start after his injury return, Dele could be given the chance up front if Conte does not believe 17-year-old Dane Scarlett can take on the role from the start.

Harry Winks will likely come into the team with Matt Doherty and the returning Ryan Sessegnon taking on the wing-back spots.

Joe Rodon has been struggling with a rib injury but could battle through the pain to start in the back three.

Conte sees him as Eric Dier's understudy in the centre of the defence. Dier has returned from illness but the Spurs boss may ease his central defender back into the team with the big games ahead.

With Son Heung-min's hamstring injury, Bryan Gil and Giovani Lo Celso will be hoping to start on the day and get some much-needed minutes under their belts.

Youngsters such as Scarlett, Jack Clarke and Harvey White could get minutes as the match progresses.

Here is the Tottenham team we reckon Conte could go for on Sunday afternoon:

3-4-3: Gollini; Tanganga, Rodon, Davies; Doherty, Winks, Ndombele, Sessegnon; Lo Celso, Dele, Gil.

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