Lineups, team news, confirmed starting teams as Bees suffer Flekken injury

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Tottenham will target an end to their four-match losing Premier League run by visiting potentially buoyant Brentford on Sunday (2pm GMT).

The game is the last for both sides before the January transfer window closes on Monday, so team selections could be telling.

Home manager Thomas Frank has named a full debutant in his side, while Spurs’ Ange Postecoglou has made four changes.

You can follow the action with 101GreatGoals.com’s live updates from Brentford vs Tottenham, and we have you covered for the line-ups, team news and confirmed starting sides.

Brentford lineup vs Tottenham

Hakon Valdimarsson makes his first Premier League start for Brentford because of an injury to first-choice goalkeeper Mark Flekken.

The Iceland international made his first appearance in the competition when he replaced Flekken in a 0-0 draw at Brighton & Hove Albion on December 27.

“Mark picked up a side strain two days ago, so unfortunately he can’t play,” said Frank. “I have full confidence in Hakon Valdimarsson; he did well at Brighton when he came on.”

Brentford starting XI: Valdimarsson, Lewis-Potter, Van den Berg, Collins, Ajer, Janelt, Norgaard, Schade, Damsgaard, Mbeumo, Wissa

Subs: Eyestone, Mee, Pinnock, Kayode, Jensen, Carvalho, Konak, Yarmoliuk, Maghoma

Tottenham lineup vs Brentford

Antonin Kinsky returns in goal for Tottenham, as do defenders Ben Davies and Djed Spence and midfielder Dejan Kulusevski.

Micky van de Ven is not yet back from injury, with Postecoglou telling Sky Sports that the defender’s absence from his matchday squad is a matter of “trying to manage his minutes”

“It’s a quick turnaround and I spoke with the medical team and Micky himself,” said the Australian. “We’ll just keep him on ice this week and give him another week of training and hopefully he’ll be ready for the end of the week.”

Tottenham visit Premier League leaders Liverpool in the second leg of their EFL Cup semi-final on Thursday (8pm GMT), when they will start with a 1-0 lead.

Tottenham starting XI: Kinsky, Gray, Davies, Spence, Porro, Bissouma, Bentancur, Kulusevski, Son, Richarlison, Moore.

Subs: Austin, Reguilon, Bergvall, Cassanova, Ajayi, Olusesi, Hardy, Sarr, Scarlett




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