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Andy Ha

'Where's the real team sheet?' - Tottenham fans fume at omission of one player against West Ham

Jose Mourinho has named his Tottenham Hotspur side to face West Ham on Tuesday night.

Fresh from the 1-1 draw against Manchester United last Friday, the Spurs boss has made three changes to his line-up with some notable recalls.

Dele Alli is back in the Tottenham midfield after serving his one-match suspension, whilst Giovani Lo Celso also starts.

Lucas Moura was ruled out of the United draw after suffering a knock in training, but the Brazilian has recovered and starts in attack, alongside Son Heung-min and Harry Kane.

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One player who again misses out is midfielder Tanguy Ndombele, who was left on the bench against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side.

The France international has struggled to consistently reproduce the form which convinced Spurs to pay Lyon a club record fee for his services last summer.

But many Spurs supporters believe Ndombele's natural talent warrants further chances from Mourinho, and some took to social media before the West Ham clash to make their feelings known.

(Twitter)
(Twitter)

Mourinho publicly criticised Ndombele after substituting the midfielder at half-time in a league game at Burnley earlier in the season.

“I’m not going to run away and I have to say that Tanguy had enough time to come to a different level," he told Sky Sports.

"I know that the Premier League is very difficult and some players, it takes time. Some players, it takes a long time to adapt to a different league but a player with this potential and responsibility has to give us more than he is giving us.”

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