Tottenham XI vs Roma: Confirmed team news, predicted lineup, latest injury update for Europa League | OneFootball

Fraser Forster begins an extended spell in goal for Spurs

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Tottenham will begin an extended period without goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario in Thursday's Europa League game against Roma in north London.

Rodrigo Bentancur is nailed-on to start against the Serie A side amid a seven-match domestic ban, which began against City, while teenagers Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall can expect to come back into the XI.

Timo Werner and Brennan Johnson were on the bench against City and will likely return to the front three, with Postecoglou facing a choice between Heung-min Son and Dominic Solanke to lead the line against Claudio Ranieri's side.

Teenager striker Will Lankshear is suspended, while Micky van de Ven, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert (all hamstring), Cristian Romero (foot) and Mikey Moore (virus) remain unavailable through injury.

Postecoglou is hopeful Romero will be back in contention for the visit of Fulham on Sunday, while Van de Ven remains a few weeks away from returning.

“Cuti is getting better,” Postecoglou said of Romero. “He’s a lot closer. We’re hoping he’ll be out there training with the group with a bit of luck by the back end of this week, if not, definitely next week.

"Mikey’s the other one, and we’re still taking it slowly with him, it’s still probably a couple of weeks before he’ll be ready to get properly back into it.

Tottenham predicted XI (4-3-3): Forster; Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Bentancur, Bergvall, Maddison; Johnson, Werner, Solanke.

Suspended: Lankshear

Injured: Vicario, Romero, Van de Ven, Richarlison, Odobert, Moore

Time and date: 8pm GMT on Thursday, November 27, 2024

Venue: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

TV channel and live stream: TNT Sports

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