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Tottenham expected to field strongest possible team against West Brom

No new injuries to report heading into Monday's match against the Baggies.

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Stoke City v Tottenham Hotspur - Premier League

You could make a very strong argument that Tottenham Hotspur are peaking at exactly the right time. The team is firing on all cylinders, as evident by the crushing of Stoke City and Manchester United in their past two games. Part of this has come down to the health and fitness of the squad overall. With four games left to go in the 2015-16 Premier League season, Spurs are nearly completely healthy, with only Nabil Bentaleb on the injury list.

This gives Mauricio Pochettino a wealth of options to choose from as they prepare to take on West Brom in their second consecutive Monday Night Football match. However, it would be surprising if Poche did anything but pick his favored first 11, the starting lineup he's chosen for the past two Premier League matches.

Some Tottenham fans have been wondering whether we'll see Cameroonian winger Clinton N'Jie on Spurs' bench again, but Tottenham journalist Ben Pearce noted that, due to his long injury layoff, Clinton appears to be (for now) well behind his competitors for a position in the squad.

For the Baggies, Chris Brunt and James Morrison are still on the long-term injury list. InjuryRoom also lists Spurs loanee Alex Pritchard with a "hip/thigh injury," which is concerning. Pritch can't play against Spurs anyway, but it might also explain why he's gotten barely any match time lately since his loan to the Hawthornes started in January. (The other explanation is, naturally, Tony Pulis.)