Tottenham Hotspur will look to boost their chances of securing a third successive top-four finish in the Premier League when they face Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park on Sunday.

Spurs beat arch-rivals Arsenal 1-0 in the latest episode of the north London derby at Wembley in their previous top flight encounter to move up to third, but it was only on a temporary basis as wins for Liverpool and Chelsea on the Sunday and Monday respectively dropped them back down to fifth.

However, the race to qualify for the Champions League is still wide open, and defeat for second-place Manchester United against Newcastle United at St James' Park last time out means they are now just four points ahead of Mauricio Pochettino's men in the standings, and they host Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.

It will certainly be no easy task to pick up three points against the Eagles in south London though, even if they were beaten 3-1 by Everton last time out and are currently plagued by a number of injury issues, including the absence of reported Spurs target Wilfried Zaha.

Pochettino has seen his side record two 2-2 draws against Juventus in the Champions League and Rochdale in the FA Cup since he made some big decisions when he named his starting XI for the visit of the Gunners – leaving out Toby Alderweireld and Victor Wanyama – and he could make some more against Roy Hodgson's team.

Here is how Tottenham must line up when they face Crystal Palace on Sunday, ahead of Hugo Lloris in goal…

Defence

Kieran Trippier, Davinson Sanchez, Jan Vertonghen and Ben Davies have established themselves as the club's first-choice back four in recent weeks when Toby Alderweireld was ruled out through injury, and the quartet must continue at Selhurst Park having started the previous Premier League clash against Arsenal.

While Davies did struggle at the start of the match against Juventus, he improved as the game went on and did assist Harry Kane for the winnget against the Gunners, while Serge Aurier is unlikely to come into consideration to replace Trippier after showing that he can be a liability by giving away a clumsy penalty against the Serie A leaders, which Gonzalo Higuain fortunately failed to convert.

Toby Alderweireld missed out on a place in the squad against Arsenal and Juve but did start against Rochdale, but the Belgian still looked a little rusty and he shouldn't be thrown in just yet against Palace, especially as he could face a difficult afternoon against Belgian compatriot Christian Benteke.

Midfield

Mousa Dembele is arguably the best in his position in the Premier League on current form, and the Belgian has to be one of the first names on the team-sheet right now, even if it means Victor Wanyama is left on the substitutes' bench.

Dembele started alongside Eric Dier in the middle of the park against Arsenal and seeing as they help the team keep a clean sheet, those two have to start against Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park, too.

Attack

Son Heung-Min, Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen had little competition for their places when Mauricio Pochettino lined up with a 4-2-3-1 system earlier in the season, but has changed in the last couple of months.

Erik Lamela has returned from a long-term hip injury and the north London outfit signed Lucas Moura from Paris Saint-Germain during the January transfer window, and both are pushing to start having found themselves on the bench against Arsenal, but with the former impressing against Juventus and the latter against Rochdale.

Lucas showed his quality with a fine run and finish – albeit against League One opposition on Sunday – and a trip to Crystal Palace could be the ideal opportunity to start the speedy winger to punish Palace on the break.

While it would perhaps be harsh on Son, the Brazilian looks as though he is ready to make an impact in the Premier League and he deserves his chance to make an impact against the Eagles.

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