Micky van de Ven is ready to return to the Tottenham XI(Image: (Photo by James Gill - Danehouse/Getty Images))

Tottenham predicted team vs Chelsea - Ange Postecoglou makes six changes with Micky van de Ven call

by · football.london

Here is our predicted Tottenham team for Thursday evening's Premier League clash against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge

Tottenham are finally back in Premier League action. After two weekends without a game due to the international break and FA Cup quarter-finals taking place, there is a full midweek round of Premier League games on the calendar.

Spurs fans have had to wait a little bit longer to see Ange Postecoglou's team on the pitch, however, as the team's game against Chelsea is the last encounter in gameweek 30. Tottenham's record at Chelsea during the Premier League era is extremely poor to say the least and they will have to put in a big performance in SW6 to come away with all three points.

What should help Tottenham going into the London derby is that Postecoglou has virtually all of his first-team players available. A number of those involved in the recent international action also enjoyed good breaks with their country and that will hopefully boost confidence levels.

Ahead of such a key run of games in the Premier League and Europa League, Spurs really have to secure all three points at Chelsea as they bid to move up from their position of 14th in the league standings. Chelsea, on the other hand, are pushing for a top-four finish and require a win to boost their Champions League chances.

So how exactly will Tottenham line up against Enzo Maresca's side in Thursday's 8pm kick-off? football.london takes a look below.

Goalkeeper - Guglielmo Vicario

Guglielmo Vicario is Tottenham's first-choice goalkeeper and starts between the sticks in west London.(Image: Paul Harding/Getty Images)

Right-back - Pedro Porro

Pedro Porro was a substitute in Tottenham's previous game but he may well be recalled at Chelsea.(Image: (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images))

Centre-back - Cristian Romero

Cristian Romero boosted his fitness levels during the international break with two 90-minute appearances for Argentina. He will be in the Spurs side that starts at Chelsea.(Image: Nigel French/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)

Centre-back - Micky van de Ven

Micky van de Ven should be in a position to start at Chelsea after having a couple of weeks to work on his fitness.(Image: Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

Left-back - Djed Spence

Djed Spence is a must in the Tottenham team and he may find himself back on the left with Destiny Udogie dropping to the bench.

Central midfield - Rodrigo Bentancur

Rodrigo Bentancur may be the only midfield starter from the Fulham defeat who keeps his place in the team.(Image: (Image: Getty))

Central midfield - Lucas Bergvall

Lucas Bergvall is an automatic starter in Tottenham's midfield right now. He may have started on the bench at Fulham before the international break but he will come into the side against Chelsea.(Image: Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

Central midfield - James Maddison

James Maddison needs to come back into the Tottenham XI as he was dearly missed at Fulham last time out.

Right-wing - Wilson Odobert

Wilson Odobert will be leading the race to start on the right-wing after some excellent performances of late.

Striker - Dominic Solanke

Dominic Solanke will lead the line against his former club. The England international makes a big difference to Tottenham's front three when he is in the side.(Image: (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images))

Left-wing - Son Heung-min

Son Heung-min will return to the team and play from the left. The Tottenham captain's record in front of goal against Chelsea isn't too great and he will be looking to improve on it at Stamford Bridge.(Image: Charlotte Wilson/Offside/Offside via Getty Images)