Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Roma on Thursday in one of the most anticipated matches of Matchday 5 in the UEFA Europa League, with both sides in contrasting form. Spurs lost at Galatasaray on Matchday 4 but are still firmly in the top eight and have a chance to further solidify their standing with a win this week.

Romelu Lukaku returned to haunt Roma in the latest edition of the famous Derby del Sole last Sunday. The former Giallorossi striker netted a second-half winner for Napoli to spoil the beginning of Ranieri’s third stint at the Stadio Olimpico. However, there’s no time to dwell on the past.

Paulo Dybala is expected to be included in Roma’s starting XI for the first time under Claudio Ranieri in his side’s visit to Tottenham in the Europa League on Thursday evening.It kicks off at

Tottenham will be looking to build on their fantastic victory last weekend with another three points against Roma in the Europa League. James Maddison grabbed a brace as Spurs beat Manchester City 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in their last outing,

Tottenham Hotspur start as strong favourites in their E Europa League home fixture with AS Roma. The Premier League side continue to have a wildly inconsistent season. Having lost at home to struggling Crystal Palace,

It’s day by day with him, we have to make sure he ticks off all the boxes before he gets integrated into the squad.” Tottenham predicted XI (4-3-3): Forster; Gray, Dragusin, Davies, Udogie; Bentancur,

Tottenham Hotspur return to Europa League action on Thursday evening when they welcome AS Roma to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Ange Postecoglou’s men have made a strong start to the competition so far but they were on the losing side last time out after falling to a 3-2 defeat to Galatasaray at RAMS Park.