Thursday night football returns to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as Tottenham Hotspur take on Crystal Palace in a crucial Premier League encounter.

Igor Tudor has lost back-to-back games as the interim Spurs head coach. The Croat’s side were second best in every department in the 2-1 away defeat to Fulham on Sunday. The Cottagers were all over Tottenham in the first half and deserved to hold a 2-0 advantage. Tudor’s side improved a bit after the interval and halved the deficit via Richarlison, but it was not enough in the end.

Having lost consecutive London derbies, the Lilywhites will try everything possible not to get humbled by another cross-town adversary. Crystal Palace are the next visitors, and despite them going 2-1 down to Manchester United at the weekend, they have the quality to sting Tottenham and compound more misery on Tudor.

That said, here is the predicted Tottenham lineup for their upcoming clash against Crystal Palace:

Desperate for a clean sheet, Tottenham will need Guglielmo Vicario to be at his best in goal. His form has been up and down all season, just like the majority of his teammates. A bit of consistency during the critical juncture of the...