Tottenham Hotspur will look to cement their spot in the top four of the Premier League when they host Huddersfield Town at Wembley on Saturday.

Spurs had spent some time outside of the Champions League qualification spots after struggling to hit the heights they did last season, but a late 1-0 win over Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park last weekend combined with Chelsea's 2-1 defeat against Manchester United saw them climb up to fourth.

Harry Kane's 88th-minute goal proved to be the difference between the two teams in south London, and Mauricio Pochettino will know that his team have a potential opportunity to increase the gap between them and Antonio Conte's side into the latest round of fixtures given the Blues face a tough-looking trip to runaway leaders Manchester City on Sunday.

The north London outfit followed up three points with a comfortable 6-1 win against Rochdale in their fifth round FA Cup replay during the week, and they will hope to make it six wins on the bounce at Wembley in all competitions against the Terriers, who are just three points above the relegation zone and in desperate need of points themselves.

Pochettino was forced to make changes to his team against Palace because of injury with Jan Vertonghen missing out, while Erik Lamela and Serge Aurier also replaced Kieran Trippier and Son Heung-Min respectively in the starting line-up.

Following some impressive individual performances in the thrashing of Rochdale the Argentine boss may well be considering making some alterations against David Wagner’s men.

Here is how Tottenham must line up against Huddersfield on Saturday, ahead of Hugo Lloris in goal…

Defence

Pochettino lined up with a back four of Serge Aurier, Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier and Ben Davies against Crystal Palace last weekend, and he should definitely make one change.

The former continues to be a bit of a liability and produced three foul throws against the Eagles, and it is time for the more reliable Kieran Trippier to come back into the XI for the visit of Huddersfield.

Tottenham announced on Friday that Jan Vertonghen was back in training after an ankle problem but unless he is 100% fit he should start the game on the substitutes' bench, especially with the huge Champions League last 16 second leg tie against Juventus to come on Wednesday night.

 

Midfield

Dier dropping into the backline at Selhurst Park meant that Victor Wanyama came into the XI to make his first Premier League since he returned from a knee injury at the start of 2018.

The Kenya international produced an impressive performance alongside the in-form Mousa Dembele in the middle of the park, and there is no doubt that the duo should start together again for the visit of Huddersfield to ensure that Tottenham don't slip up in a match they need to win to boost their chances of finishing in the top four.

Attack

The January addition of Lucas Moura and the return of Erik Lamela from injury has given Pochettino plenty of headaches in the attacking midfield positions in recent weeks.

The latter got the nod ahead of Son Heung-Min against Crystal Palace, but the South Korean forward and Lucas both shone against Rochdale during the week and should be in contention to start against Huddersfield.

Meanwhile, Dele Alli hasn't been at his best in the last few matches and the Argentine boss should look to leave him on the substitutes' bench against the Terriers, playing Christian Eriksen through the middle and Son and Lucas on the flanks, with the main man Harry Kane up top.

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