Tottenham academy graduate makes first start as £48m man drops out: Predicted Spurs starting XI v Wolves

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Tottenham Hotspur will look to get back to winning ways when they face a resurgent Wolverhampton Wanderers side in Sunday’s Premier League clash in North London.

Spurs have lost their last two Premier League games and, to make things worse, all four of their senior central defenders are either injured or doubts.

Tottenham will take on a Wolves outfit who have enjoyed a new manager bounce under Vitor Pereira, beating both Leicester City and Manchester United.

TBR Football looks at who Ange Postecoglou could name in the Spurs starting XI for the visit of the Molineux side.

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Tottenham team news v Wolves

Radu Dragusin injured his ankle against Nottingham Forest and faces a late fitness ahead of the Wolves game.

Meanwhile, Ben Davies is set for an extended stay on the sidelines after suffering a setback in his recovery from a hamstring injury in training.

Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Guglielmo Vicario, Mikey Moore, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are still injured, while Djed Spence is suspended.

Alfie Dorrington backed to start for Tottenham as Brennan Johnson drops out

Fraser Forster is expected to start once again in goal while Vicario remains on the sidelines.

Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie are likely to start at full-back, while Archie Gray should continue at centre-back.

Postecoglou then has to decide who will partner Gray, assuming that Dragusin won’t be available to start.

The Tottenham boss could opt to hand Alfie Dorrington his first ever start for Spurs at senior level, just weeks after making his debut against Southampton.

Postecoglou has more leeway in midfield, and we predict that Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur will get the nod, with James Maddison as the No. 10.

Finally, Tottenham’s front line could be made up of captain Son Heung-min on the left, Dejan Kulusevski on the right, and Dominic Solanke leading the line.

Brennan Johnson would drop out of the starting XI from the Forest game, with Kulusevski moving over to the right to replace the £48million man.

Tottenham predicted starting XI v Wolves (4-3-3): Forster; Porro, Gray, Dorrington, Udogie; Sarr, Maddison, Bentancur; Kulusevski, Solanke, Son