Tottenham predicted XI vs Crystal Palace: Ange Postecoglou drops 21-year-old as £15m player starts
Hojbjerg made his Premier League debut on Monday night as Spurs defeated Fulham 2-0.
The fifteen million-pound player made a significant impact in midfield when he started in place of the suspended Yves Bissouma.
James Maddison, in fact, called his performance “absolutely outstanding,” and it’s possible that he will seek to start again on Friday.
Naturally, Bissouma has been a great player for Tottenham this year and is expected to return to the team.
But given that Pape Matar Sarr, 21, had to leave the match against Fulham owing to sickness, we believe Hojbjerg might fill the void on Friday.
Tottenham predicted XI for Crystal Palace clash
Since the draw against Brentford on the first day of play, Ange Postecoglou hasn’t made any changes to his goalkeeper or defense.
The likelihood of him making any changes in that area for the trip to Selhurst Park looks quite slim.
While Postecoglou has favored a back four consisting of Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, and Destiny Udogie, Guglielmo Vicario is still a quality player between the sticks.
Udogie had to leave the game on Monday due to a strained muscle, but according to Dan Kilpatrick of The Standard, a source inside Tottenham has said both Sarr and Udogie will be OK on Friday.
After Hojbjerg’s outstanding performance against Fulham, we believe Postecoglou might decide to rest Sarr.
In order to do this, Bissouma or the Dane would have to start as a No. 8 over Sarr in a midfield three that also included Hojbjerg and James Maddison.
Regarding the front three, Postecoglou has to decide between Brennan Johnson and Richarlison for a berth on the left side.
Thus far this season, Son Heung-Min and Dejan Kulusevski have been consistent players, and it appears like they will continue to lead the attack.
But after Richarlison gave his greatest performance of the season against Fulham, we think the Australian should continue playing with him on Friday.
Johnson barely made a full recovery from a hamstring injury on Monday, so this would also allow him extra time to become well.
Here is the whole lineup that Tottenham is expected to use against Crystal Palace.
