Three ways Tottenham can line-up vs Southampton as Antonio Conte makes Lucas Moura decision

Antonio Conte has some decisions to make regarding his starting line-up when Tottenham play Southampton on Wednesday.

Spurs go into the game on the back of a 3-1 victory over Brighton in the FA Cup, which was their first fixture after the winter break.

Ralph Hasenhuttl's side will also make the journey to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the back of a win, after they beat Coventry in the cup on Saturday.

The two sides have five places and 11 points between them in the Premier League table, with the Lilywhites being just two points off a spot in the top four.

Ahead of the tie between the two sides who drew 1-1 at the end of last year, takes a look at three ways Conte can line-up his side on Wednesday.

With a busy fixture schedule to come for Conte, he may look to make a few rotations to the line-up that started against Brighton just a few days ago.

The back three is likely to remain the same with the Italian confirming to the media on Tuesday that both Eric Dier and Japhet Tanganga would be unavailable for the game against Southampton.

"Eric Dier is not available. It’s the same for Skipp and Tanganga. The others are all available," he explained in his pre match press conference on Tuesday.

When speaking to the media, Conte was asked about Davinson Sanchez, who has stepped in when both Dier and Cristian Romero have picked up injuries this season.

"He’s good physically, he’s fast," the 52-year-old said. "He’s also good technically. He has the right characteristics to become a top defender but he has to work, work a lot, especially to be focused from start to end.

"This is the gap to him to become a top defender for him."

However the more game time the Colombian gets and more time he has to work with Conte, the more he