With the games coming thick and fast in various competitions, Mauricio Pochettino has rotated his Tottenham side again for their Premier League visit to Crystal Palace.
Heung-Min Son earns a start after his excellent display at Leicester in midweek. The South Korean scored one and made another at the King Power Stadium; he starts alongside Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli in attacking midfield as Erik Lamela is dropped to the bench.
Eric Dier moves back into central midfield alongside Mousa Dembele, while Kieran Trippier and Ben Davies fill the full back positions.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to all the team news.
#thfc Son deservedly starts after goal + assist midweek. Little to pick between the FBs at the moment. Dembele, rather than Alli, may be DM.
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) January 23, 2016
Hugo Lloris will make his 150th appearance in all competitions for Tottenham Hotspur today. pic.twitter.com/wkxOEcktLJ
— Spurs Stat Man (@SpursStatMan) January 23, 2016
Arguably our strongest team selected, great to field the midfield trio of Dier, Dembele & Deli Ali, Trippier also deserves his place. #THFC
— Ricky Sacks (@RickSpur) January 23, 2016
Expected that XI except the LB, surprised to see Rose start after recent rotation. *Should* be enough vs a depleted Palace side. #COYS
— Nikhil Saglani (@Nikhil_Saglani) January 23, 2016
Barring the full backs who are pretty much 50:50 that's our strongest possible team right?
— Billie (@Billie_T) January 23, 2016
No line up meltdown? Have i logged into the wrong account?
— Paul O Keefe (@pokeefe1) January 23, 2016
Hmmm not sure I approve of benching Lamela but can't deny Son deserves a start after Leicester. Strong XI
— Jay Jaffa (@jayjaffa) January 23, 2016
Trippier rather than Walker against Zaha is a surprise given Rose isn't rotated on the other side.
— Alan (@hotspur423) January 23, 2016
No complaints with that team,let's do it! #COYS
— Kev Breslin (@TheBrezTHFC) January 23, 2016
#thfc Son deserves to start ahead of Lamela, who finished 2015 in fine form but hasn't carried that into the new year.
— Ben Pearce (@BenPearceSpurs) January 23, 2016
Lamela needs a rest, he's doing decent and he'll be back. Right move by poch Gotta remember guys this is a squad game
— Shaun (@ShaunBiggs1) January 23, 2016
Hugo Lloris and Eric Dier both reaching milestones today playing 150 and 50 games respectively. Hope both play many many more!
— TheHotspurInsider (@HotspurInsider) January 23, 2016
Pleased with that team. Expecting big things from Son today. SO many Palace supporting colleagues – I need this win. #COYS
— M (@Mr_Egregious) January 23, 2016
Imagine the fuss a Trippier start would have caused in September. Patience isn't a virtue for Spurs fans. Lets have it #coys
— Kevin (@WelshSpur07) January 23, 2016
that's a bang on spurs team for today. Looking forward to a good result, #son the right choice for some pace & dynamism on counter #coys
— rich (@hobbsygkn) January 23, 2016
Happy with the team sheet! Son gets the start ahead of Lamela. Why no walker in XI or bench though? #COYS
— Ben. (@_BenRDavis) January 23, 2016
