The Tottenham team Postecoglou must pick vs West Ham

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Ange Postecoglou has made it clear that he will heavily rotate his Tottenham Hotspur side to face West Ham United on Sunday in the Premier League.

Spurs' priority is the second leg of their Europa League semi-final against Bodo/Glimt next Thursday in Norway and the Australian will make plenty of changes after the 3-1 victory in the first game for a derby at the London Stadium with both capital clubs struggling in the Premier League.

We asked our Spurs reporters Alasdair Gold and Rob Guest to select the Tottenham team they believe should take on West Ham in the Premier League on Sunday and here's what they came up with.

Alasdair Gold - Tottenham Hotspur correspondent

Postecoglou had no qualms about making it clear in his press conference that Sunday will see him protect as many players as possible for the Europa League second leg, while giving others minutes in case they are needed.

That brings the potential for a complete change of the back four with players fresh and ready to come in in the shape of Djed Spence, Archie Gray, Kevin Danso and Ben Davies. In the midfield Pape Matar Sarr should come straight in and Dejan Kulusevski needs a start to get him sharper. Yves Bissouma could be handed another start in order to continue to get him fitter for a potential second leg start in Norway.

Up top Richarlison and Tel played a half each on Thursday night so can start, while Wilson Odobert is in need of a good shift to up his sharpness. The Tottenham fans will also be hoping to see Mikey Moore finally getting some minutes at some point.

Gold's team: Vicario; Gray, Danso, Davies, Spence; Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski; Odobert, Richarlison, Tel.

Rob Guest - Football writer

Rotation will be in order when it comes to Postecoglou's Tottenham XI to face West Ham this weekend. As important as this Sunday’s game in east London is, the Spurs boss will want to rest a number of his key players ahead of next week’s Bodo/Glimt match.

So, Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven drop out and are replaced by Kevin Danso and Ben Davies. Djed Spence then takes Destiny Udogie’s place at left-back.

Archie Gray is handed another opportunity in midfield despite his struggles there against Liverpool last weekend. He is joined in the middle of the park by Pape Matar Sarr and Dejan Kulusevski.

Richarlison then leads the line after starting on the left-wing in midweek. The Brazilian will have Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert either side of him in attack.

Guest’s team: Vicario; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Gray, Sarr, Kulusevski; Odobert, Richarlison, Tel.