Tottenham predicted team vs Brentford - It's Xavi time as Thomas Frank makes five changes

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Here's the Tottenham Hotspur team that we reckon Thomas Frank will select to face his old side Brentford on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League

Thomas Frank must now turn to his only playmaker as Tottenham look for goals against his former employers Brentford in the Premier League on Saturday.

Spurs ended their recent hat-trick of defeats by grabbing a last-gasp point at Newcastle as Cristian Romero's 94th-minute overhead kick secured a 2-2 draw. Now Frank must work out how to beat his old side at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and begin to turn around the dismal home form which has brought just three wins in 21 Premier League matches, stretching back to last year.

The match at St James' Park was the fourth in a row in which the north London outfit have failed to register a shot on target in the first half. It is perhaps no coincidence that Xavi Simons has not started any of those four matches because Frank's side have a remarkable record that they have not won a single one of the nine matches the Dutchman has been named on the bench instead of the starting line-up.

Yet Frank continues to be cautious with the 22-year-old. He has praised his efforts in training this week so perhaps this could be the chance for the £51million summer signing to come back into the starting line-up and try to help the hosts create some much-needed chances and give the fans some attacking football for their money.

Micky van de Ven and Joao Palhinha were given a rest on Tuesday night and both are likely to come back into the side, while Archie Gray could also return if Frank decides to rotate the midfield completely.

Djed Spence is due a start and Destiny Udogie did appear to be limping late in the midweek game even if Frank told football.london after the encounter that he thought the Italian left-back was fine. The Dane could also decide to rotate some players in the attack in order to find some goals with Brennan Johnson, like Udogie, appearing to struggle to move effectively before he came off.

That could give Wilson Odobert a chance to return to the starting line-up, while Richarlison and Mathys will also be looking to start up front after coming off the bench against Newcastle.

Here's the team we reckon Frank could select:

(4-3-3) Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bergvall, Palhinha, Xavi; Kudus, Kolo Muani, Odobert.