Tottenham Hotspur will look to recover from their FA Cup disappointment and strengthen their grip on their top-four spot in the Premier League when they host Watford at Wembley on Monday night.

Spurs knew they had the opportunity to end a decade drought without a trophy when they faced Manchester United in the semi-final of the famous competition last weekend, but despite Dele Alli giving them an early lead they were eventually beaten 2-1 by Jose Mourinho's men.

Attention now turns back to the top flight and the north London outfit will be determined to ensure that they now qualify for the Champions League next season, in order for them to give themselves a chance of enjoying more famous European nights at their new stadium.

Mauricio Pochettino will know how important it is that they don't let their advantage over fifth-placed Chelsea slip in the remaining four fixtures, and he will certainly fancy his side's chances of overturning the Hornets.

Javi Gracia's men are in mid-table despite losing 17 of their 35 matches and conceding 60 goals in the process, and they have lost four successive Premier League matches on the road without finding the net.

Pochettino made six changes to the XI that drew 1-1 with Brighton and Hove Albion previously for the clash against the Red Devils, and he may well be considering making some more alterations in order to keep things fresh.

Here is how Tottenham must line up when they host Watford, ahead of Hugo Lloris in goal…

Pochettino decided to stay loyal to Michel Vorm for the FA Cup semi-final tie after he had played in all of the previous rounds, and he may have considered doing it anyway with Lloris struggling for form in the Premier League in recent weeks.

However, the France international must return between the sticks against Watford, with the back four otherwise staying the same.

Ben Davies didn't have his best game against the Red Devils, but he should continue at left-back given Danny Rose is injured and there are few other options available.

Eric Dier and Mousa Dembele have been Pochettino's first-choice pairing in the Premier League and Champions League over the course of the last few months, and while the former impressed against Man United last weekend, the latter was poor on the day – as shown by his awful statistics from the game.

The Argentine boss should consider resting the Belgium international for this one as perhaps the number of games the team has played has caught up with him, and Victor Wanyama should come into the starting XI having replaced him in the 78th minute at Wembley last weekend.

Pochettino went with his first-choice front four of Dele Alli, Christian Eriksen, Son Heung-Min and Harry Kane against Jose Mourinho's side, but while Alli got himself on the score-sheet and made a big impact in the first half, the same couldn't really be said of his attacking teammates.

Eriksen and Kane didn't look quite right and Son is struggling to replicate the prolific form he was in just a few weeks ago.

As with Dembele, Pochettino should look to take the South Korean out of the spotlight for the visit of Watford, and give Erik Lamela another opportunity to impress alongside Alli, Eriksen and Kane in attack.

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