Tottenham Hotspur are heading to Glasgow, Scotland for a UEFA Europa League clash on Thursday night at Rangers. It’s a match-up of two sides who are smack dab in the middle of the UEL table. Spurs come in with a slew of injuries, both long-term and short-term.
That will affect the team selection of manager Ange Postecoglu, who will no doubt need to do some squad rotation here, in spite of it all.
Rangers vs Tottenham Hotspur FYIs
Kick: Thurs. Dec. 12, 8pm, Ibrox Stadium, Glasgow, Scotland
Competition: UEFA Europa League Matchday 6 of 8
Tottenham Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
UEL Standing, Form: Tottenham 9th, 10 pts, WWWLD Rangers 8th, 10 pts, WLWDW
Two Spurs midfielders, Yves Bissouma and Rodrigo Bentancur, are suspended in domestic play so the continental competition, where they’re still eligibly to play, provides a good opportunity for them to feature.
Tottenham Hotspur Starting XI Prediction vs Rangers
Fraser Forster; Pedro Porro, Radu Dragusin, Archie Gray, Destiny Udogie; Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentacur, Yves Bissouma; Brenna Johnson, Will Lankshear, Heung-Min Son
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