Nice XI

A few familiar faces in the Nice line-up, including Arsenal flop Nicolas Pepe, former Chelsea man Ross Barkley and ex-Leicester goalkeeper Kasper Schmeichel.

Tottenham XI

Here’s how the hosts look.

More team news from Antonio Conte ahead of the confirmed lineups being annoyed.

“Ben Davies is okay and started to work with us last week. He has recovered,” the Italian told SPURSPLAY. “Rodrigo [Bentancur] has started to work. I think that he’s going to be good for the game against Aston Villa.

“For Richy [Richarlison], tomorrow he’s going to have an MRI (scan) to know very well the importance of the injury. After tomorrow we will see very well the time he needs to recover.”

Players and fans have started to arrive.

Three players who certainly won’t be on show tonight are Cristian Romero, Hugo Lloris and Harry Kane.

Kane is eyeing a quick-fire return to club duty and is in line to feature against London rivals Brentford at Boxing Day as the Spurs star looks to lead their Champions League push in the second half of the season.

“Hugo lost the final and, instead, Cuti [Romero] won the final,” said Spurs boss Antonio Conte earlier.

“For Harry, he missed a penalty, but I think he played a really good World Cup. For sure, they have to try and put to one side this experience.”

Prediction

Spurs should complete their mid-season break with a win in front of their own fans, even without their more established players.

A 2-0 win to Tottenham.

Stomach bug hits Spurs squad

Ben Davies could be fit having overcome a stomach muscle issue while Rodrigo Bentancur (thigh) and Richarlison (hamstring) will both miss out.

However, a stomach bug outbreak has hit several members of the squad with Oliver Skipp, Heung-min Son and Djed Spence set to miss out.

Hugo Lloris, Ivan Perisic and Cristian Romero will also miss out while finishing off their participation at the World Cup.

Harry Kane and the rest of Spurs’ World Cup stars are not expected to be available for many minutes, if any.

Where to watch

TV channel: The match will be broadcast live via SpursPlay.

Live stream: SpursPlay subscribers can tune in via the Tottenham club website or app.

Welcome

Good afternoon and welcome to the Evening Standard’s LIVE coverage of the mid-season friendly between Tottenham and Nice.

It is the Spurs’ squad’s final run out before facing Brentford on Boxing Day. Kick-off is at 7pm GMT.

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