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Here is the Tottenham Hotspur team that Thomas Frank has selected to face Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday evening

Thomas Frank has named the Tottenham team that he hopes will record only the club's fourth home Premier League win of 2025 as they welcome Fulham on Saturday night.

Frank has made four changes to the Spurs team that at least restored at least their attacking confidence in the 5-3 defeat at PSG in the Champions League with Randal Kolo Muani hitting his first two goals for the club and Richarlison making it three goals in three games for him.

The Spurs boss paired up 19-year-olds Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall in the midfield in Paris alongside Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur in a midfield with plenty of running power. For this game, the two teenagers start again with Joao Palhinha this time.

Kevin Danso comes in for the suspended Cristian Romero while Mohammed Kudus and Destiny Udogie are back in the starting line-up. Xavi Simons, Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert all remain on the bench for this game against the Cottagers.

Here's the Tottenham team Frank has selected to face Fulham:

Tottenham Hotspur are back in action with another Premier League derby as Fulham make the trip across London.

Saturday evening's clash will see Spurs aiming to improve their dreadful record at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with just three wins in the league in the entirety of 2025 so far.

Thomas Frank's men come into the game off the back of an eight-goal Champions League thriller at PSG as they twice gave away the lead to lose 5-3 to the holders in Paris on Wednesday evening despite two goals from Randal Kolo Muani and a header from Richarlison.

Now Tottenham welcome Fulham, who have been struggling in the Premier League this season under Marco Silva, with both teams looking for a morale-boosting victory.

Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold is at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to cover the game. Scroll down for all the live action, updates and insights from the derby in N17.

Here's the Tottenham team that we reckon Thomas Frank could select to face Fulham in the Premier League on Saturday evening

Spurs need to start changing their dreadful home form and Thomas Frank will be hoping that begins on Saturday night against Fulham in the Premier League.

The north London side have won just three Premier League games at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in 2025 and with Frank's side in a run of form that has brought just three victories at home or away in the past 12 matches, they need to get back on track against Marco Silva's Cottagers this weekend.

Spurs restored at least their attacking confidence in the 5-3 defeat at PSG in the Champions League with Randal Kolo Muani hitting his first two goals for the club and Richarlison making it three goals in three games for him.

Frank paired up 19-year-olds Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall in Paris alongside Pape Matar Sarr and Rodrigo Bentancur in a midfield with plenty of running power. The Tottenham head coach will have to decide whether the likes of Gray and Bergvall can start again just three days after their first minutes in weeks.

Kevin Danso is expected to come in for the suspended Cristian Romero while Mohammed Kudus, Joao Palhinha and Destiny Udogie are all likely to step back into the starting line-up. Xavi Simons, Brennan Johnson and Wilson Odobert will also be hoping to get their chance to impress.

Frank said centre-back Radu Dragusin is not ready to start yet as he continues to build his fitness after more than nine months out after his ACL injury.

Here's the Tottenham team we reckon Frank could select to face Fulham.

The Tottenham Hotspur boss has been responding to criticism and discussing the north London club's £51million summer signing

Thomas Frank has made it clear that he does not care what the pundits have to say about his Tottenham team and has explained why Xavi Simons has not started recent matches.

The north London side have stumbled after their bright start under Frank with just three wins in their past 12 matches. Spurs have conceded nine goals to Arsenal and PSG in recent days, albeit with an improved attacking display in the 5-3 Champions League defeat in Paris on Wednesday night.

Frank and his players have drawn criticism from pundits and most recently former Tottenham defender Ramon Vega vented his frustration on radio station talkSPORT about the Dane not being brave enough to implement tactics.

"I have 100% not seen it, because I don’t read anything," said Frank. "[My press officer] will let me know if there is anything that is valuable for me to know. One thing for sure when I walked into this club, all I knew besides we would lose football matches is I would be criticised.

"So I literally don't care what they say. I listen to the trusted people that know me, close to me and others, the only thing I'd say it is slightly easier to be on the outside."

Fulham visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night looking to extend Spurs' nightmare home record of just three wins in 2025. This is new territory for Frank as at this stage last season his Brentford side were the Premier League's top scorers at home with a club record 19 points.

"That was a little bit of a journey together and the team clicked at that time with a front four of Yoane Wissa, Bryan Mbeumo, Kevin Schade and Mikkel Damsgaard. The front three scored 50 goals between them and Dams was unplayable at times," he said.

"So they clicked and that's what we are working very hard to find now, to make it click. So I'm not in doubt that will come. I hope we see signs of it on Saturday, how we want to do things."

One of those players who needs to click in Tottenham's attack is summer signing Xavi Simons. The 22-year-old Dutchman was brought in from RB Leipzig for £51million but is yet to score for the club and has just two assists from his 16 appearances so far.

Xavi was left out of the starting line-up for the defeats at Arsenal and his old side PSG and Frank was asked how the young midfielder had reacted.

"Xavi has been fine. As we've seen with other players coming into the Premier League for the first time from other leagues, it's not straightforward in any way," said the Spurs boss. "It's a completely natural part of the development or adjustment to the league. Different games, different abilities.

"At the end of the day it's all about performance. No matter if it's Xavi - what about Wilson [Odobert]? What about Mo [Kudus]? What about whatever player didn't play [against PSG], Joao [Palhinha]. It's different things. This is not about Xavi it's in general, this is about what do you give to the team for any specific game.

"With the offense, no matter what type of player you are, do you give enough to the offensive part of the game? That means do you either play forward enough, do you create chances enough, do you use crosses? Whatever the position is, full-back, midfielder, winger.

"The defensive side of the game. Do you work hard enough? Do you win duels? Do you get on to the ball? Can you press with the intensity we want? And there is the set-pieces. Do you bring enough to the defensive ones? All that, that's the reason we select players, how they can perform. And then there's a little difference between playing Arsenal away and whatever, another team at home or PSG away."

With that in mind Frank was asked whether the game against Fulham could provide Xavi with the chance to enjoy a breakout performance as Randal Kolo Muani did with his first two goals for the club against his employers PSG on Wednesday evening.

"Yeah, definitely could," said Frank with a nod. "That's a combination of how do we break down opponents, how do we open them? Where are we as a team, how do we create enough chances because that's a thing we've been thinking about. How do we get enough goalscorers on the pitch?

"[In Paris] it worked with two strikers. We are very aware that we are not the finished article at all. Before we are closer to what we want to be, maybe there is kind of a middle ground to go through to make sure we are arriving where we want to be."

Frank is looking for goals from his Tottenham team and he bristles at any suggestion that he is a cautious, negative manager.

"I think everyone has seen my games over all the years I've been in charge, no matter if it was when I was with the under-eights team in Frederiksværk 30 years ago or now, I want to play offensive, front-footed football," said the Dane. "But probably also in those 30 years they could pick games from the under-eights at Frederiksværk to Brentford where it didn't work for whatever reason. It didn't work Sunday against Arsenal.

"The plan was to be front foot-footed. We weren't. And that we adjusted. After Sunday I was angry, pained, hurt. [In Paris] I was irritated, but the feeling in the body was better because we really, really, really competed. There was more of the identity I want to show."

The Tottenham boss is an enjoyable presence in his press conferences but the messages he conveys are not always the best for him

Thomas Frank is an affable, warm character but the self-deprecating humour of his Tottenham press conferences could end up causing him more problems than he realises.

The Spurs fans have had a variety of communicators over the years. Mauricio Pochettino was a mixed bag, sometimes funny, sometimes tetchy and occasionally the English language was not his best friend. Jose Mourinho was all about the show and he was often on good form as he was not at Tottenham long enough to bring us 'The Grumpy One'.

Nuno Espirito Santo did not enjoy words and press conferences were an evil he did not see as necessary. For context, a Pochettino press conference could last 45 minutes, but getting 20 minutes out of the Portuguese was a miracle.

Up next was Antonio Conte, as full of passion in his press conferences as he was on the pitch, and the sight of the press officer's stunned face sat beside him as he exploded in rage at his final outing at Southampton will live long in the memory of many a reporter covering the club.

Then came Ange Postecoglou. The Australian was good value for headlines and stories, quick with a one-liner and also a spiky remark to those he felt were attacking him or his character.

Postecoglou's biggest talent perhaps was making people believe in what he was doing, whether that was his players or equally sections of the media. Many a press conference after a disappointing defeat - of which there were many in the Premier League last season - brought the former Celtic boss on his top form as he used his words to push a certain narrative, message or emotion. It was like he knew that in those moment his communication needed to be at its best.

It's that belief that he instilled in the players which led them to the club's first trophy in 17 years and why they poured out their emotions when he was sacked. He connected with them even through the injury crisis and then the horrendous results in the Premier League.

Postecoglou was excellent at selling himself and his confidence in what he was doing. Following the Conte era, when at times the Italian came across like he was doing everyone a favour just showing up for work, his Australian successor painted images with his words of what could be achieved rather than what couldn't.

All of which brings us to Frank and his very Danish honesty. The 52-year-old is unlikely to have been a car salesman if football had not worked out for him.

"Oh you want to know about that vehicle? That is a good question. I think, for sure, it's alright. It's not top, top, top. Sometimes at it's maximum, it'll be free-floating, but you'll also really, really have problems along the way. That is a concern and of course I need to take responsibility for that," the former Brentford boss might say or something along those lines.

For Frank will often say exactly what is on his mind, whether it actually does him any favours or not.

For instance, while Postecoglou came into his first press conference as Tottenham boss talking about trophies and scaling new heights, Frank spoke about losing matches and it was something he told club staff as well when he addressed them soon after joining.

"I promise you one thing. One thing is 100% sure, we will lose football matches," he said. "I haven't seen a team that is not losing any football matches. There is Arsenal, that we can't mention, in the Premier League. So I made my first rookie mistake there. And there was Preston back in the day I think those were the only two teams in a Premier League season. Then they probably lost in the cup and in the cup lost the games. So that will happen, of course."

The repeated mentions of Arsenal in his first few weeks, including that unbeaten season, were eventually rectified but this week a reporter reminded him of that statement that Spurs would lose matches amid a run of just three wins in 12 games.

"I promised that, I succeeded," said the Dane before smiling.

In the room that's a bit of humour and people laughed. However, in today's world that comment circulates everywhere as text without any context on social media. If Frank cannot get Spurs on the upward curve again then those five words will be used on memes with his smile. It's the world we live in now.

He's just being honest and trying to lighten the faux seriousness of press conferences in the Premier League, but self-deprecating humour can and will be used against you. Postecoglou was mocked for months about his irritated 'I always win in my second season' response only to actually go and do it.

Another Frank example came when he discussed his half-time substitution at the Emirates Stadium as he brought on Xavi Simons only for Arsenal to score within moments.

"I picked a team that played 5-4-1, changed it at half-time, very clever, one minute into it they scored. 3-0. Then the rest is history after that," he said with that self deprecating manner.

Some might say that while Spurs' performance in the next game at PSG was improved, Frank was too happy afterwards about a game in which the north London club had collapsed and conceded five goals. He just looked delighted to see something that was not as awful as the game at Arsenal.

That doesn't strike the right chord with everyone though. Fans want to see a 'winning mentality' from their manager, rather than being happy to compete for an hour. They also want to hear good news about injuries but the Dane, like his predecessor, rarely has any to give.

Thomas Frank is someone you want to root for because he's clearly a good man and has the talent to succeed because it has brought him this far, from his days as an amateur player before coaching youngsters in Denmark to sweeping up the levels of the game.

He's done that by being true to himself, but he also needs to be aware that the upper rungs of the Premier League ladder are an unforgiving place. There's enough people waiting to highlight your mistakes without you doing it for them.

The Tottenham Hotspur boss has been speaking about one player who has dropped out of being a regular starter under the Dane

Thomas Frank maintains he is "very aware of" Brennan Johnson's qualities even if the Wales international has become less of a regular starter under the Tottenham head coach.

Last season, Johnson played 51 times and scored 18 goals while starting the bulk of the matches he was available for and the 24-year-old popped up with the most important goal of all against Manchester United in the Europa League final victory in Bilbao in May. Despite Frank attempting to sign Johnson when he was Brentford boss, the player has struggled for starts for Spurs since the Dane's arrival in north London.

The attacker was suspended for Wednesday's Champions League defeat at PSG but before that had started just five of the 12 Premier League matches this campaign and two of the European games, with most of his appearances coming late on in the final minutes of matches from the bench.

Johnson has still netted four goals across just 788 minutes of action this season and scored a top drawer individual goal for Wales last week.

To put Johnson's Tottenham minutes into context, teenager Lucas Bergvall has played more of them for Spurs this season (820) despite missing recent weeks through concussion and summer signing Xavi Simons, who has also struggled for starts, has still played 937 minutes.

The problem for Johnson is the £55million arrival of Mohammed Kudus from West Ham, with the Ghanaian mainly utilised down his favoured right and the new signing has played 1,274 minutes so far, scoring just once but providing five assists. That has left Johnson fighting for any minutes he can get on either flank.

"I'm very aware that Brennan's got some very good qualities. One of them is scoring goals and running in behind and arriving in the box," said Frank ahead of Saturday's Premier League match against Fulham. "I really like everything about him. He also scored goals this year as well. Four, I think, in total. So I'm very aware of them.

"So it's all about how you create that team, where we perform, how we get the best players in, where do we play them. Is it Mo to the right, is it Brennan? Who plays the 10? What kind of player do we play in a different position to make it click?

"And then we also need a little bit of depth, because we play every third or fourth day, to keep the freshness, the energy. So that's a challenge."

Johnson will be hoping to get more opportunities in the weeks ahead as the games continue to come thick and fast for struggling Spurs, who have won just three of their past 12 matches.

football.london takes a look at all of the Premier League clubs' third kits this season and ranks them from worst to best

Each London-based Premier League club has its own iconic home strip, as well as the more creatively designed away kits which often catch the eye.

But what about their rarely-seen third kits? Well, this season has seen Premier League sides come out with some interesting designs - and the results are quite something.

From Arsenal and Chelsea’s classy new looks to Tottenham’s nod to the past, football.london has ranked all of top-flight’s 2025/26 third kits below.

The City third kit was crafted with the charming Mancunian weather in mind. With a neon trim and an unusual rain droplet design, this shirt has been heavily criticised by both fans and rivals.

The brightness of the neon juxtaposed with the dreary grey rain backdrop has landed City at the bottom of the table - a position they are certainly not accustomed to in recent years.

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The Bees' third kit features a vibrant blue background with a brown and pink stripe across the chest of the top. The club's badge is centred in the middle of the chest with just a small brown and pink trim at the collar of the shirt.

While the club's original colours are featured in this rare shirt, the placement of said hues do nothing to flatter the wearer and are rather mismatched across the entire design.

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Brighton had the ingenious idea to curb the overconsumption of football merchandise by using last season's away kit as this year's third kit.

The away kit, which has been seen frequently over the past year, features a yellow design with black vertical stripes and the club's badge prominently displayed on the chest.

Although this kit is impressive, it is not a new design, hence its low ranking.

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Tottenham's third kit for this season pays tribute to the 1982 FA Cup winning team, boasting a vibrant yellow base with blue detailing around the chest and shoulders, giving it a retro vibe.

However, the vintage design is paired with new sponsors and a disappearing neckline, as well as an unexpected blue block of colour on the back, making it feel like a failed attempt at reviving an old classic.

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Bournemouth’s 2025/26 third kit is a pastel pink ensemble with purple accents. Pink kits have been associated with success in the Cherries' recent history.

They notably defeated teams such as Newcastle and Crystal Palace away in the 2015/16 season to remain in the Premier League, while fellow Championship hoppers Leicester City clinched the title that same year.

Its relatively basic design prevents it from ranking higher on the list.

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West Ham's alternative kit offers a fresh take on a fairly simple classic. The badge is enlarged and features only the two iconic hammers that are synonymous with the club.

Aside from this unique feature, the rest of the shirt is fairly basic, with gold accents and a split collar.

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Newcastle's kit harks back to their European escapades in the late 1990s. The strip, featuring a navy blue base with orange accents, draws inspiration from their 1997 Champions League season.

This season saw memorable victories such as a 3-2 triumph over Barcelona and a 2-0 win against Dynamo Kyiv. However, it's nothing extraordinary, keeping it in a mid-table position on this list.

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Nottingham Forest have embraced the Adidas trend of slim bars down the sides of the kit, evoking the iconic strips from the 90s. This third shirt is a navy blue and black design with red hems, offering a smart colour contrast.

However, like many of the mid-table strips, it's not exactly a showstopper.

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Everton took a more unconventional approach with their third kit design, which stands out among the rest - but not necessarily for the right reasons. The black base features yellow and blue zigzag patterns running horizontally across the entire top, said to be inspired by the areas surrounding the new Hill Dickinson Stadium.

While it's commendable that the Toffees have been more adventurous with their third kit design, the choices made leave much to be desired.

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Leeds United are another team who've gone all in with their alternative kit. The blue, yellow and black design, crafted by Adidas, is said to reflect the electric home support at Elland Road.

The kit leans more towards rave or DJ aesthetics than traditional football attire, but its creative flair deserves recognition.

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FA Cup victors Crystal Palace have opted for a classic look with their third strip, which is unfortunate not to rank higher on this list. The red and blue stripe running down the centre, complemented by one red and one blue sleeve trim, makes for an appealing and stylish choice.

But the numerous sponsors adorning the sleeves and front of the shirt detract from its overall aesthetic. A version without sponsors would likely climb about five places in this ranking.

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Aston Villa's alternative kit evokes shades of the Japan cherry blossom jersey. The shirt is said to be inspired by stained glass windows and features a white base with hues of blue and purple across the shoulders.

The long-sleeved version is much cooler than the short sleeve and is a rather nice addition to this list.

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The Wolves third kit is quite a sight but it is a beautiful shade of ocean blue.

This design is reportedly inspired by the vibrancy and spirit of Brazil, with fans still eagerly awaiting some tiki-taka skills on the football pitch.

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Starting at seventh place, there's a trend for black kits receiving automatic approval.

Burnley's third strip is similar to another on this list but ranks one place lower due to the unusual gold specks that decorate the shoulder and hip of the shirt.

It's an intriguing kit but not exceptional enough to climb higher in the rankings.

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Next up, we have the other black-and-gold kit on this list. Fulham's alternative strip is crisp and modern, featuring a black base with gold piping around the edges of the top.

Although it's simple, it does the job and could be interchanged with any other club's badge without a hitch.

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A shirt with a collar as unique as this deserves its spot in fifth place. The Chelsea third kit is a middle badge, blacked-out piece of beauty.

The white neck trim that mimics a wide collar is arguably the most interesting part of the strip and elevates it to a higher place on the list than initially expected.

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Many might be surprised that this kit isn't ranked higher given the fan reaction. The Liverpool alternative top is a bright blue-green colour and features a vintage club badge that complements the shirt beautifully.

Once again, the long-sleeved version is a much more appealing view than the short-sleeve, so it is docked points for that reason.

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Arsenal seldom disappoint when it comes to kit launches and the 2025/26 season is no exception. This third kit commemorates 20 years since Arsenal's final season at Highbury and features an alternative badge.

This kit, adorned with the iconic Gunners cannon, is white with a traditional collar and red accents, with a touch of gold added in for good measure.

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Manchester United may have some chaos on the pitch, but their kits always seem to hit the mark. The Red Devils third top pays homage to the iconic 1993-95 away shirt, also known as the 'Cantona Kit'.

The black-out kit with blue and yellow edges gives the top a fresh look and is accented with the original Adidas trefoil badge.

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Finally, we have a kit truly worthy of its title. Sunderland may have just made their Premier League return, but they're making waves both on the pitch and with their kit releases.

The third kit features 11 mandalas interwoven into the blacked-out base, with a unique black cat emblem used as the club badge.

Perhaps the most striking feature of this kit is the pair of amber cat eyes on the back of the neck of the top, symbolising past battles and a focus on the future.

The latest Tottenham Hotspur injury news ahead of the Premier League clash against Marco Silva's Fulham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday night

Tottenham Hotspur return to Premier League action on Saturday night when they take on Fulham at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Spurs were thumped 4-1 by rivals Arsenal on Sunday before being beaten 5-3 by Paris St Germain in the Champions League on Wednesday night.

Thomas Frank’s side head into the game ninth in the table and are once again expected to be without a number of players for the game. James Maddison, Ben Davies, Kota Takai and Dejan Kulusevski all remain unavailable.

Spurs will also be without striker Dominic Solanke, who has been out since August with an ankle injury which he underwent surgery for in September. Midfielder Yves Bissouma is also out with an ankle injury.

Radu Dragusin is not yet fit to start, and Cristian Romero is also unavailable through suspension. Speaking on Thursday afternoon, Frank said: “Nothing changes from the Arsenal-PSG games.

"Of course there's suspension to Cuti. Radu will not be able to start yet – he’s progressing, training, that’s the latest."

On Solanke and Kulusevski, the Dane said: “It's part of it. We get judged if we walk into a club like this. A fantastic club, Tottenham. Tottenham Hotspur.

“There will be expectations every day. For every performance, the performance adds together. So, that's part of the game. So, no problem with that.

“Of course, I would love to have Dominic and Kulusevski ready to play for us. But they are not available right now. Then other players need to step up. I need to find solutions. But that I will do.

Rodrigo Muniz remains a longer-term absentee for Fulham, while Antonee Robinson is a doubt with a knee injury. The former Everton man hasn’t played since the 3-1 defeat to Aston Villa at the end of September.

But Sasa Lukic will be available after missing the 1-0 win over Fulham last week due to suspension.

When asked if tomorrow’s game is a must-win for Spurs, Frank replied: “Yeah, but unfortunately, I think the stats is not like there's 100% sure that we will win the game.

“That's the beauty of it. I'm very aware that a top performance and a win will be very, very helpful, but, you know, I go into every game believing we'll win.

“I go into every game believing we have prepared well and we will do a top performance. So what I can affect is that I need to make sure that we are well prepared, I need to make sure that we pick the best possible team with the best possible opportunity to win the game, and I need to make sure we are in the perfect condition to come back out.

"And then we need a little bit of margin. That should be enough to win.”

Here's every single word the Tottenham Hotspur head coach said on Thursday ahead of the Premier League match against Fulham

Thomas Frank was back at Hotspur Way for his fourth press conference in five days ahead of Tottenham's Premier League game against Fulham.

The Dane and his Spurs players had landed back in the UK in the early hours of Thursday morning following their dramatic 5-3 defeat at PSG in the Champions League. Frank's men threw away the lead twice at the Parc des Princes as they eventually gifted the European champions a flurry of second half goals despite a brace from Randal Kolo Muani and a first half header from Richarlison.

It left Tottenham with just three wins in 12 matches and now they must address their dreadful home form for another London derby as Marco Silva's Fulham make the trip across the capital on Saturday night.

Here's every single word Frank said at the press conference at Hotspur Way on Thursday afternoon as he was asked for the latest updates on injured players like Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski among plenty of other topics.

What's the latest team news?

Nothing changed from the Arsenal or PSG game, apart from the suspension to Cuti. Radu will not be able to start yet. Progressing, training, yeah, so that's it.

Anyone else close to coming back?

No.

How much more do you think you'll know about the true progress of your side on Saturday against a Fulham team that's going to play a totally different way to PSG?

Yeah, that's the beauty of it. We are facing a completely different game on Saturday. A game where we hopefully will be more on the ball and then need to, how can you say, open Fulham up.

I think actually Fulham, maybe they don't have the points they maybe want, but I have watched a lot of their games and watch even more now that they perform well. I think they've been quite unlucky with some of the results.

So that will be a different challenge, but that's what we're up for. I'm looking forward to it. I'm happy, very happy that, not happy, I'm pleased with the performance and response we got from the players against PSG.

I think we did the aggressivity and the high pressure, the forwardness, the intensity we played with, should have earned us a point or points against PSG. But a bit of randomness, two set piece goals we can't concede and some game management that we didn't. That's the bit we need to learn from.

We said from the beginning when I walked in the club, every decision I take is to do everything I can to win the next game. But it's for the long run. If you can't build something that lasts, it doesn't matter.

I'm very aware that I need to win tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and the day after tomorrow, and the day after the day, and so on. But that's what it's all about.

I think football is extremely fascinating. It's so complex and we all try to analyse and understand it.

If you look at Liverpool now, the manager, Arne Slot, I admire massively. Did fantastic stepping into the first season in the Premier League and won it. Incredible in every way and now they are struggling a bit, and they have a bad spell. I'm convinced they will find a way out of that. Convinced, convinced.

But I don't think anyone has predicted that before we started the season. That's just sometimes football. But that's the thing we sometimes ask for, to understand.

Do you think that's become more reactionary since when you started? You lost that game on Sunday and the narrative was really negative towards you. You put in a good performance last night and suddenly that shifts again. Has it become very much more all or nothing, because you're talking about Slot who's won a Premier League title?

That's what I mean. Arne is clearly an unbelievable coach. Incredible. So he will 1000% find a way out of that. And I don't know him personally, but he will stay calm. He and his coaching staff will find a solution and they will go again. And in football, some managers, some clubs are privileged not to have too many setbacks. Maybe it's just one game.

Others have a big spell. So yes, there will be setbacks. But how you handle them and come back from them is the key.

And I agree with you that I think sometimes one game is like oh, it starts over here and then you're suddenly here. Maybe a little bit in between. Maybe not the best coach in the world after we beat Man City away, probably not the worst coach in the world after we lost the game. So that's just the way it is. It's how we build something over time.

I know you're always very calm and you don't get sucked into that narrative, but there must be the sense that given what happened on Sunday and at home on a Saturday night when you haven't won since the Burnley game, there's that sense that you have to, as a group, go out and deliver?

Yeah, of course, and I promise you we will do everything we can to deliver. And we will do everything we can to come flying out, to be positive, intense, energetic, forward. But I'm also pretty sure that Fulham will do everything they can to avoid that.

But it's our job to make sure that we perform. And if we perform well, we've got a very good chance to win the game.

I interviewed Brennan Johnson earlier this week and he said perhaps the players overthink things and overplay because they really want to win at home, is that something you've noticed the players are doing and how is that something you can address?

No, I think any player, any team need to do what we can to play with confidence. And then the best performance is where you're just playing intuitively. You don't think about it, you just do what you do.

Before you receive the ball, you know that you need to take a touch forward or you play forward or you turn that way or whatever you do. That's where you perform the best. So I think that's key.

I'm fully aware, that I said from the beginning, it hasn't changed. I want our stadium, our home, to be fortress. And to get there, we need to perform.

Again, we need to be the fans and us. We need to be both together. You need to feel that when we play at home ' wow, this is impossible to beat us here'. And that's what we need to work towards. We are not there yet, but that's what we need to work towards.

In terms of Brennan, how would you rate how he's developed this season and where he fits into your attacking line-up?

I'm very aware that Brennan's got some very good qualities. One of them is scoring goals and running in behind and arriving in the box. I really like everything about him. He also scored goals this year as well. Four, I think, in total. So I'm very aware of them.

So it's all about how you create that team, where we perform, how we get the best players in, where do we play them. Is it Mo to the right, is it Brennan? Who plays the 10? What kind of player do we play in a different position to make it click?

And then we also need a little bit of depth, because we play every third or fourth day, to keep the freshness, the energy. So that's a challenge.

Is Randal Kolo Muani fit enough to start again against Fulham?

Yeah, he would be fit enough to start against Fulham again. I think he performed well. Obviously, his best performance, not only because of the two goals and the assist, but the overall performance, pressing game, the energy and the touches. I liked that from him in the game yesterday.

And that's, as you say, the challenge that we are facing, that we are embracing, is that away to Arsenal, three days later away to PSG, three days later home to Fulham, three days later away to Newcastle.

So how can we find that perfect balance of energy, intensity, freshness and the right structure and relationship on the pitch? So that's a nice coaching challenge, let me put it that way. But anyway, Kolo has been good.

Five months ago, when you got the job, you said the only thing you can absolutely be certain of is that you will lose games, which you are now doing...

I promised that, I succeeded.

How do you keep calm?

Of course, I think, trust my experience, trust my staff, trust my players, trust the club, the leadership. I think that's key. Trust the process, the structure. I do.

Just keep doing that, keep believing that, keep working, you know. The power of one, so always one more conversation, one more video clip, one more meeting, one more training, you know, constantly trying to improve bits.

Know where you want to go, and then try to improve those bits, the culture, the style of play, everything, every single day. I think that's the key. Then there's days where you perform badly, you feel pain, and you're angry.

Yesterday, it was painful in a different way because we lost, more irritation, but a better feeling because we competed. I saw more the identity of the team, character, the team I want to build, gave me hope, and then there's still irritation when we concede five goals. We had an unbelievable opportunity to get something away from Paris, and we missed that, so that's irritation. And, yeah, just keep going.

Is Fulham at home a must win?

Yeah, but unfortunately, I think the stats is not like there's 100% sure that we will win the game. That's the beauty of it. I'm very aware that a top performance and a win will be very, very helpful, but, you know, I go into every game believing we'll win. I go into every game believing we have prepared well and we will do a top performance.

So what I can affect is that I need to make sure that we are well prepared, I need to make sure that we pick the best possible team with the best possible opportunity to win the game, and I need to make sure we are in the perfect condition to come back out. And then we need a little bit of margin. That should be enough to win.

Is part of the problem this season, the home form, because you play in such an amazing stadium, people raise their game to play there against you?

I've never thought about that, I must admit. I think the key thing for us is just to focus on us. What can we do? How is it we want to attack? How is it we want to defend? How is it we want to perform? Just only focus on that and then get that cohesion with the fans and then the rest will take care of themselves.

When are you going to get Kulusevski and Solanke back? Because they walk into a lot of teams in the Premier League and you've done your spell without them. You talk about being judged after so many games, is it almost unfair to judge you without these two players?

It's part of it. We get judged if we walk into a club like this. A fantastic club, Tottenham. Tottenham Hotspur. There will be expectations every day. For every performance, the performance adds together.

So, that's part of the game. So, no problem with that. Of course, I would love to have Dominic and Kulusevski ready to play for us.

But they are not available right now. Then other players need to step up. I need to find solutions. But that I will do.

Are you any closer to getting them back? Are we talking weeks or is it close to January?

I think we've had a few of these press conferences. In one of the last ones, I said I think it's much easier for me to say, now they are ready to be selected. Instead of, when are they back? Right now, relatively, they are not available.

How do the players feel about what happened on Sunday and what they have got to do against Fulham on Saturday?

For me, we look forward. We can't dwell too much on the past. Because if we do that, we are too much sucked into everything. So, for me, it's still 24 hours from last night.

For me, it's about taking the positive out of the game in PSG. And there was a lot of positives in that game. Learn from the mistakes you made and then bring all that to Saturday's game against Fulham.

You said that Kolo Muani is not fully fit yet. How excited are you for when he is fully fit? And what sort of difference can he make? Because it feels like his link-up play and that combination play is something that will be really useful going forward.

Yeah, definitely. I think it was exciting. I think you can just see the three, both the link-up play, the pressure, that was everything last night. I think the exciting thing was around the first goal. The way the header, the vision he had to hit it back towards goal to Richie.

His goal, how quick he reacted and saw it and his finishing there. And then the third one where he's got it, got through, showed that little bit of pace. Got the ball with him and just clinical in the finish.

So now it's about doing that consistently every game. So that's the next step. But it was promising.

Archie and Lucas were brilliant, they've played a lot of games this season, but only started once together in midfield in the Premier League. Would you have any hesitation in them starting together in the Premier League? Or are they not quite ready?

I think if you perform like they did against the European champions away from home, I think you're ready to start in the Premier League.

So no hesitation to play them against Fulham?

Absolutely not.

You conceded five goals last night, but you go over to the away fans and they're all there, applauding you behind the team, which is obviously a contrast to Sunday. How much have you learned this week about the expectation of the Tottenham fans and how much they'll give you in terms of leeway if you have that bravery and attacking intent?

I don't know. I massively respect all the fans. They're a hugely important boss, home and away. I fully acknowledge and appreciate and am very happy with how they've travelled to Paris and how they've backed the team throughout the game. It means everything to me personally.

And then it's just up to us to keep performing, keep being brave, keep doing all the right things going forward and constantly add layers.

The team looked set up in a slightly different way last night, was that a very specific plan for PSG or is that something we can see more often here?

I think that was what I would say, let's say the general identity of the team. I liked a lot of the intensity and aggressivity in the pressure. I liked the forwardness and the running forward, playing forward. I think we played four midfielders across the midfield. That could be for some games.

It could also be different for some games. I think it's fair to say it's one game away to Paris and it's a different game for Fulham.

Could you play like that more at home?

Everything is possible, but I think it depends on the opponent. It depends on the type of game. I think we need different types. I've said that before. Being pragmatic is not having the same principles in all the phases. But maybe choose different types for different games.

What do you think of the theory that the reason the home form is struggling this season is because the team is not so good when they have to be proactive with the ball and take initiative?

I think that's two different things, of course. It's different to press and have more open spaces to run into. And then to open up when there are 11 players behind the ball.

It's two different scenarios. The demand. Not two different kinds of skill set, but some abilities to one and some abilities to something else.

I think the most difficult thing in football is to break down the opponent at a low block. And that is difficult. We have a lot to develop and improve, and on that journey, we need to find solutions that can create enough chances.

Tottenham are preparing for Saturday's Premier League clash with Fulham following their dramatic 5-3 Champions League defeat to PSG

Thomas Frank insists there is still no timeframe on the highly-anticipated returns of Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke.

The attacking duo are on the comeback trail after undergoing knee and ankle operations, respectively.

But speaking ahead of Saturday's Premier League home match against Fulham, Frank refused to be drawn on exactly when the duo will be back in action.

When asked about the frustration of being without two integral players, the Dane replied: "It's part of it. We get judged when we walk into a fantastic club like this. There are expectations every day, on every performance. That's part of the game. No problem with that.

"I'd love to have them ready to play for us, but they're unavailable, other players need to step up. It's much easier to say they're in, when available, rather than put a timeframe on it."

Tottenham will be without captain Cristian Romero, who had a tough night on Wednesday at the Parc des Princes against PSG, as he is suspended.

The Argentine picked up his fifth caution of the campaign in last Sunday's 4-1 North London Derby defeat at Arsenal.

Frank also added that fellow centre-back Radu Dragusin is not yet ready to start despite recently playing 45 minutes in a behind-closed-doors friendly against Leyton Orient.

He said of the Romania international after revealing Spurs picked up no fresh injuries against PSG: "Nothing changed from the Arsenal and PSG games - obviously suspension to Cuti. Radu [Dragusin] is not able to start yet but he's progressing in training."

Tottenham have generally been impressive on the road in the Premier League but their home form is a major issue.

Only basement boys Wolves have picked up less points (one) than Spurs' five on their own patch in six top-flight matches this term.

Frank is trying to restore focus as ninth-place Tottenham are still in touch with the Champions League places despite their patchy form.

He continued: "We're facing a completely different game on Saturday, a game where we hopefully will be more on the ball and need to open Fulham up.

"I think actually Fulham, maybe they don't have the points they want, I've watched a lot of their games, they've performed well, they've been quite unlucky with some results but it will be a different challenge but I'm pleased with the performance response we got from the players against PSG, we did the aggression in the high pressure, the forwardness, the intensity we played with should have earned us a point or points, but a bit of randomness, some set-pieces, game management and we didn't and that's the bit we need to learn from.

"Every decision I take is to do everything I can to win the next game. I'm very aware that we need to win the day after tomorrow and the day after that and so on."