Tottenham Hotspur official line up vs West Ham United

Spurs are set to face West Ham United in today's lunchtime kick off, the first Premier League game post international break. Ange Postecoglu's side are looking to bounce back from the defeat against Brighton and Hove Albion, and make it six wins from the last seven games.

For the task at hand, Ange has opted for a line up of; Vicario; Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie; Kulusevski, Bissouma, Maddison; Johnson, Son, Solanke.

Fans will be delighted to see Son back in the side, after a hamstring injury against Qarabag had kept him out of the final three games before the international break. Johnson's precuation injury with Wales against Iceland proved to be exactly that, as he looks to score here for the eighth game in a row.

In other encouraging news, Richarlison, who has not featured since the 4-0 win against his former club, Everton, back in August, is named amongst those on the bench, joining; Forster, Dragusin, Gray, Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall, Moore, and Werner, in a strong looking bench for Ange Postecoglu. Bergvall makes it despite withdrawing early from international duty over the break.

With both Guido Rodriguez and Tomas Soucek starting for the visitors, it will be a big physical task for Maddison and Kulusevski in the midfield. Perhaps that is one of the reasons Ange has opted for Bissouma over Bentancur at the base of midfield.

Mohammed Kudus is always a huge threat for West Ham, and Johnson will have to help Porro out defensively in this one.

Michail Antonio is indeed up front, as expected, and will look to score his seventh goal against Spurs. A big test for Romero and van de Ven awaits. The Argentine central defender has made the game, despite playing in Argentina in the early hours of Wednesday morning BST. With Dragusin's impressive form over the international break, he may have felt like he was in line to get a start in this one.

Jean-Clair Todibo has looked impressive for the Hammers so far, though Max Kilman has looked wobbly. Solanke scored against Kilman when AFC Bournemouth played Wolves last season, so let's hope he can do the same this afternoon.

An encouraging starting XI and a strong bench at Ange Postecoglu's disposal. Whilst West Ham are probably a bit better than their league position suggests, there can be no hiding from anything other than three points this afternoon, particularly after the collapse last time out.