Tottenham Hotspur are sweating over the fitness of Hugo Lloris ahead of Saturday's trip to the Emirates Stadium to face Arsenal in a Premier League North London derby.
The France number one withdrew from international duty in September due to a thigh injury and will need assessing here, although the issue was only described as a minor one.
Fraser Forster - who shone for Southampton against Arsenal last term - is primed to stand in between the sticks, but Lloris will certainly get the nod if he can prove his fitness.
Ben Davies's knee problem could let up in time for the derby, but Clement Lenglet will hope to hold his place regardless, as Eric Dier and Cristian Romero complete the Spurs backline.
Romero and Davinson Sanchez will both be late returns from South America, but Tottenham fans will be desperate to see the former's aggressive style come into play from the first whistle here.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Rodrigo Bentancur are sure to form their midfield pairing if Conte resists calls from fans to introduce Yves Bissouma in a 3-5-2, although the former was the perpetrator of a crunching tackle on Ivan Perisic during the international break.
The Croatian was forced off in that game versus Denmark but should be given the green light to line up here - potentially on the right-hand side as Ryan Sessegnon takes up his spot on the left.
Son Heung-min's 13-minute hat-trick against Leicester City should be his ticket for a return to the first XI, with Dejan Kulusevski likely to drop out after returning from international duty with a suspected hamstring injury.
Tottenham possible starting lineup: Lloris; Romero, Dier, Lenglet; Perisic, Bentancur, Hojbjerg, Sessegnon; Richarlison, Kane, Son
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