Tottenham Hotspur expert backs Udogie to make full Premier League debut v Brentford 

Tottenham Hotspur expert and Football.London reporter Rob Guest is backing Destiny Udogie to make his full Premier League debut on Sunday when the Lilywhites travel to the Gtech Community Stadium for their first competitive game of the season against Frank Onyeka's Brentford. 

The Super Eagles-eligible player is back at Tottenham Hotspur after spending the whole of last season on loan at Udinese, 

Udogie had a dream unofficial debut, scoring 25 minutes after coming off the bench as Tottenham were narrowly beaten 3-2 by West Ham United in their pre-season opener.

He also impressed in starts against Lion City Sailors and Shakhtar Donetsk, but was not in the squad that suffered a 4-2 defeat at the hands of Barcelona on Tuesday night. 

Udogie is competing with the versatile Ben Davies and Sergio Reguilón for the left-back role at Tottenham Hotspur. 

Guest has named his preferred Tottenham Hotspur starting lineup to face Brentford, which includes the Italian-Nigerian defender. 

"It will be a 4-3-3, which is a change from Conte’s 3-4-3 formation," he told Brentford's official website. 

"In terms of the team, it will likely be Vicario in goal, Emerson Royal at right-back, Cristian Romero and maybe Ben Davies in central defence and Destiny Udogie at left-back.

"In midfield, I imagine it will be Bissouma, Maddison and one of Pape Matar Sarr or Giovani Lo Celso, with Kane – providing he is still at the club – Dejan Kulusevski and Son either side of him."

When fit, Udogie was one of the first names on Udinese's teamsheet last season, having started 31 from a possible 38 games in the Italian Serie A. 

Ifeanyi Emmanuel 

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