Jan Vertonghen captains Tottenham at St James’ Park as Hugo Lloris fails to overcome a knee injury.
Vertonghen takes over skipper’s duties from Harry Kane, who spearheads Spurs’ attack ahead of Nacer Chadli, Christian Eriksen and Erik Lamela.
Paulinho partners Nabil Bentaleb in central midfield, while Eric Dier is moved to right-back to accommodate Vertonghen. Here’s the full line-up…
The Spurs bench looks like this…
#THFC subs: Friedel, Davies, Yedlin, Dembele, Mason, Townsend, Soldado #COYS
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) April 19, 2015
And here’s how Newcastle line up…
It's two changes for #NUFC this afternoon. In come Coloccini and Gouffran for Obertan and Sissoko: http://t.co/yXd0BPKUdj
— Newcastle United FC (@NUFC) April 19, 2015
Bentalab/Paulinho can’t see how that’s gonna work no width apart from rose,i like dier at right back,,the teams got no pace,
Get Lamela and Paulinho off, they are both useless, Lamela has given the ball away every time it’s come near him and Paulinho is running around like a headless chicken. Bring on Mason and Dembele, we might start to create something cause the passing is woeful, apart from the goal which should have been saved it has been dire.
Read more: http://www.newcastle.vitalfootball.co.uk/article.asp?a=397118#ixzz3Xlr7aMBf
Haha! Paulinho was awarded man of match. Go figure.