Emerson Royal has missed out on the 20-man Tottenham squad for Tuesday evening's FA Cup fifth round clash vs Sheffield United at Bramall Lane
Antonio Conte and Cristian Stellini have made a total of six changes for Tottenham's FA Cup fifth round clash against Sheffield United on Wednesday evening. Pedro Porro, Lucas Moura and Son Heung-min are just some of the players to come into the side, thus seeing the likes of Cristian Romero and Harry Kane drop down to the bench for a rare breather.
football.london understands that Emerson's absence is down to a knock to his knee. That in turn has opened up the door for Porro to come in for only his second start since his big-money move from Sporting CP on transfer deadline day.
Speaking in his pre-match press conference at Hotspur Way on Tuesday afternoon, Stellini outlined the importance of Spurs winning at Bramall Lane and sealing a place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup.
"If we feel good to do this, we can win the game, progress in the FA Cup and then we will see what happens in the next round. We have to be good, focused and determined to win this game."