Wilson Odobert is likely to start for Tottenham in their game against Crystal Palace(Image: Jacques Feeney/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)

Tottenham predicted team vs Crystal Palace as Postecoglou keeps just four players from Bodo win

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Here's the Tottenham Hotspur team that we reckon Ange Postecoglou will select to face Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon

Ange Postecoglou has admitted that he will need to make changes once again to his Tottenham side as they welcome Crystal Palace on Sunday afternoon in the Premier League.

Spurs come into the game just two and a half days after beating Bodo/Glimt with a 5-1 aggregate scoreline to reach the Europa League final against Manchester United on May 21. The Tottenham players only arrived back from Norway at 4.30am on Friday morning and were given the option of having the day off, although those who did not start the game chose not to take Postecoglou up on that offer and did some training.

Palace also have a big game on the horizon as they will face Manchester City in just six days at Wembley in the FA Cup final so it remains to be seen how strong Oliver Glasner goes with his team selection at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday. For Postecoglou, he has to choose between resting players for the European final but also not giving them so much time off that they lose their conditioning and sharpness for the game in Bilbao.

"It's a challenging one, but we've tried to navigate that for the last sort of couple of months. I think particularly Micky and Romero and Destiny to a certain extent because they've missed a huge chunk of the season. You always know when guys come back you've got to really manage them because Romero's and Mickey's season, they had a couple of setbacks after coming back and we just didn't want to go down that path. We've changed our structures and our processes so that when they come back, we keep them back," he said.

"We've done that really well, I think the last two or three months, but part of that has just been managing their minutes so it will be a balancing act. I think they need to get obviously some game time between now and then, which where that happens, look, unlikely tomorrow because I think what we do know about Thursday night, playing on an artificial pitch takes a lot out of the players, it's fair to say they were sore.

"I remember when we played Tamworth, we actually got a couple of injuries in the game straight after that, I think, because of the surface. So we've got to be really careful about tomorrow's game, but next Friday it's a bit different. I think we've just got to make decisions we think [are right], ultimately we want to be in a great condition come the final of Europa, so we'll use that."

Here's the Tottenham team that we reckon Postecoglou will select to face Palace.

Goalkeeper - Guglielmo Vicario

There could be a chance to give Kinsky or Austin a game here but Postecoglou might go for Vicario to ensure he keeps a member of the leadership group on the pitch.

Right-back - Archie Gray

The teenager was solid enough at West Ham and deserves more game time after his displays during the injury crisis.

Centre-back - Kevin Danso

The Austrian needs minutes in case he's needed in the final for any reason.(Image: (Photo by Rene Nijhuis/MB Media/Getty Images))

Centre-back - Ben Davies

The Wales will bring an older head to the defence to guide the alternate back four.(Image: Chloe Knott - Danehouse/Getty Images)

Left-back - Djed Spence

There's a chance for Spence to try to impress again ahead of the final in case he's needed.

Central midfield - Pape Matar Sarr

The midfielder should be nice and fresh after only playing the final minutes in Norway.(Image: Julian Finney/Getty Images)

Central midfield - Yves Bissouma

With only 16 Premier League starts this season the 28-year-old should have enough in the tank to play again if needed. There are few other options unless Gray comes into midfield.

Central midfield - Dejan Kulusevski

The midfield options are slim so it might be that the Swede needs to start again if he's ready.(Image: Ryan Pierse/Getty Images)

Right wing - Wilson Odobert

The Frenchman will bring fresh legs and trickery down the flanks for Tottenham.(Image: Marc Atkins/Getty Images)

Centre forward - Richarlison

The Brazilian played an hour on Thursday night and the choice is either him or Tel up front.(Image: Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Left wing - Mathys Tel

If Tel starts through the middle then Mikey Moore could get his first start in three months otherwise the Frenchman will likely play on the left.(Image: (Bradley Collyer/PA Wire))