Tottenham vs Eintracht Frankfurt confirmed line-up as Kane and Kulusevski call made

Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has gone with a strong team lead by Kane and back by Lloris.
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Tottenham manager Antonio Conte has named a strong team against Eintracht Frankfurt as he goes in search of a win that will guarantee progression to the next stage of the Champions League.

Captain Hugo Lloris is in post and is flanked by Eric Dier, Cristian Romero and Clement Lenglet in a three man defence.

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The young Ryan Sessegnon gets the call ahead of the much more experienced Ivan Perisic while Emerson Royal is recalled ahead of Marc Doherty in the left and right wing-back roles.

The midfield has the dependable Pierre-Emile Højbjerg and the ever impressive Rodrigo Bentancur in the heart of the team.

Richarlison, Son Heung-min and Harry Kane make the front three tasked with providing threats and goals required for the win tonight.

Tottenham could only draw the first leg in Frankfurt even though they created a lot of chances and should have taken all three points last week.

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They did however recover from that, beating Brighton 1-0 in the league to continue their impressive start to the domestic campaign.

The Lillywhites are without a win in their last two Champions League games having lost to Sporting Lisbon and then could only manage a draw against tonight’s opponents.

Striker Harry Kane has eight Premier League goals and an assist, but he is yet to score in the Champions League and will hope to open his account tonight.

Lucas Moura who has been nursing an injury so far is back on the bench for the first time tis season in the Champions League.

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