Tottenham confirm squad against Sheffield Utd – Postecoglou makes change as Kulusevski starts

Ange Postecoglou has made a change to his Tottenham XI to face Sheffield United on the final day of the 2023/24 Premier League season. In midweek action, Spurs slipped to a 2-0 defeat at home to Man City after Erling Haaland’s second-half brace.

The result means a top-four finish is now off the table for Spurs, with Aston Villa securing a place in next season’s Champions League following defeat to Tottenham. Heading into Sunday’s game at Bramall Lane, the Lilywhites can wrap up fifth in the table and the Europa League spot that comes with it.

A point is all Postecoglou’s side need to finish fifth. However, defeat in South Yorkshire also opens the door for Chelsea to overtake their London rivals as they are currently three points behind on a better goal difference.

After the midweek defeat against Man City, Postecoglou brought Dejan Kulusevski into his starting XI to face Sheffield United. Guglielmo Vicario starts in goal, with a back four consisting of Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Radu Drăgușin and Micky van de Ven.

Postecoglou changed things up in midfield with Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg dropping his side. That means Rodrigo Bentancur, Pape Matar Sarr and James Maddison are his midfield trio of choice to face the Blades.

In attack, Son Heung-min starts in the middle again with no experienced strikers available. Kulusevski and Brennan Johnson start either side of the Tottenham captain.

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Speaking ahead of the game, Postecoglou spoke of the importance of getting all three points, but also of a “strong performance”.

“We have one more game to play, which is very important for us,” he told Tottenham’s official website. “We haven’t had great results, our performances have fluctuated, so we need a strong performance. We have to win. That will put us in fifth place, we will know where we finish and what competition we are in next year. . I think that it’s important.

“Again, it doesn’t change anything about how I feel about the work we have to do, but it’s important to win, absolutely, on the back of our recent form. I played awfully well last night. If we play that well again at the weekend, we have a good chance of getting a result.”

Here is the Tottenham team that Postecoglou has selected to face Sheffield United:

Tottenham XI: Vicar; Porro, Romero, Dragusin, Van de Ven; Bentancur, Sarr, Maddison; Kulusevski, Son, Johnson.

Substitutes: Austin, Whiteman, Emerson, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Donley, Moore, Gil, Scarlett.

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