Heung-Min Son Starts | 4-3-3 Tottenham Hotspur Predicted Lineup Against AZ Alkmaar | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur are ready to host AZ Alkmaar in the second leg of the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League 2024/25 season at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Alkmaar have a 1-0 lead from the first leg. Spurs finished fourth in the group stage with 17 points in eight matches. They won five matches, drew two, and lost one. Alkmaar finished 19th in the points table with 11 points in eight matches. They won three matches, drew two and lost three in the league phase.

Tottenham are coming to this game on the back of a draw against Bournemouth in the Premier League. Alkmaar won against Spurs in their previous game in the Europa League. If we talk about the stats, Tottenham Hotspur win 1st half in 37% of their matches, AZ Alkmaar in 43% of their matches.

In this piece, let us take a look at the predicted lineup of Tottenham against Alkmaar.

4-3-3 Tottenham Predicted Lineup Against AZ Alkmaar:

Defence:

Vicario will start as the goalkeeper. Guglielmo Vicario has conceded 17 goals and kept 4 clean sheets in 16 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season.

Pedro Porro and Udogie are expected to be the two full-backs. Van de Ven and Romero will be the two centre-backs. Pedro Porro has conceded 38 goals and kept 6 clean sheets in 28 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Destiny Udogie has conceded 23 goals and kept 4 clean sheets in 21 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season.

Mickey van de Ven has conceded 11 goals and kept 2 clean sheets in 9 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. Cristian Romero has conceded 14 goals and kept 2 clean sheets in 13 matches in the Premier League 2024/2025 season.

Midfield:

Gray will be the defensive midfielder. Bergvall and Maddison will be the two central midfielders. Lucas Bergvall has assisted 1 goal in 21 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. James Maddison has scored 9 goals in 26 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 14 for this season.

Attack:

IPSWICH, ENGLAND – FEBRUARY 22: Son Heung-Min of Tottenham Hotspur acknowledges the fans following the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Portman Road on February 22, 2025 in Ipswich, England. (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images)

Johnson will be the right-winger and Son will be the left-winger. Solanke will start as the centre-forward. Brennan Johnson has scored 9 goals in 25 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 11 for this season. Heung Min Son has scored 7 goals in 25 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 16 for this season. Dominic Solanke has scored 7 goals in 19 matches so far in the Premier League 2024/2025 season. His total G/A (goals + assists) is 10 for this season.