Brazilian midfielder Sandro is set to make his Tottenham debut in their Carling Cup third-round tie against Arsenal.

Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp will make widespread changes with Younes Kaboul out with a hamstring injury and Vedran Corluka with a back problem.

Rafael van der Vaart has a slight groin strain and William Gallas suffered cramps against Wolves. Gareth Bale will be rested.

Players likely to start for Spurs include Giovani Dos Santos, Niko Kranjcar, Kyle Naughton, Stipe Pletikosa, Jake Livermore and Steven Caulker.

Harry Redknapp is ready to give Tottenham's fans a glimpse of a Brazilian future when he sends out a team full of youngsters.

The Tottenham boss will hand Brazil's 21-year-old Sandro Ranieri his debut in midfield as he seeks to protect his big-name players.

With a Premier League encounter against West Ham on Saturday followed by midweek action in the Champions League, Redknapp insists he cannot play his full-strength side in a competition Tottenham won in 2008.

Redknapp said: "I can't kill off Gareth Bale. He had two games for his country, then ran a million miles in Germany (against Werder Bremen) down that left flank. He's still a boy. He's running on empty. I've got to protect him a bit.

"We've got lots of players who need to play who haven't featured recently. They are good quality players who need games under their belt and some of the players need a rest.

"I can't keep using the same players. I am going to protect some of them. There will be lots of changes. Arsene Wenger's done it over the years and played the youngsters even in cup semi-finals. You've got to do what's right for the team.''

Wenger will again rotate his Arsenal squad.

Goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski, Johan Djourou, Emmanuel Eboue and Kieran Gibbs are all set to feature having been unused substitutes at Sunderland, but youngsters Jay Emmanuel-Thomas, Benik Afobe, Chuks Aneke and Henri Lansbury are also likely to be involved.

Midfielder Alex Song will serve his one-match suspension following his red card on Saturday, but the Gunners do not yet know how long captain Cesc Fabregas will be out for with a hamstring problem.

Whatever side Wenger picks, though, it will be one he is confident will be up for the challenge.

"This game comes between two Champions League matches, so there will be a lot of demands on your energy and competitiveness,'' he said.

"However, we will stick with our policy - that means the first target is to qualify, we will have a team which will have a good chance to qualify, the second is to give games to those who need them and the third is to see if we can use some of our young players.'

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Vela owes me a hat-trick!

Ha ha, only hat trick. Pray they dont get hammerd by spurs?

Arsenal has a good record in the cup but Spurs might pull this off with another wonder strike. Mr Fabianski dey post remember,

I am not confident with Arsenal today, i sense defeat and another trophyless season looms closer.

Hope they prove me wrong but defeat will not suprise me.

A win. anything else is not acceptable

they should teach harry popeye and his bunch of scums a lesson

Didn't see this coming
Thanks ritch

mukina2:

A win. anything else is not acceptable

they should teach harry popeye and his bunch of scums a lesson

I'm love it when i see a female Arsenal fan cheerin the GUNNERS to victory in style!

ARSENAL IS WINING THIS MATCH TONIGHT. NO STOPPIN US !!!

v3:

Didn't see this coming
Thanks ritch

I broda, i aslo did not see it coming o. tho, i first saw it on tv (showin Arsenal and Tottenham in trainin)!

Its nice to know that Harry might not be playing a full strength team. At least it makes the tie more even!

much ado about an ordinary league match

Arsenal do not stand any chance in this match. Spurs will win cos they will be more determined.

High_Chief:

Arsenal do not stand any chance in this match. Spurs will win cos they will be more determined.

They will be more determine, so arsenal is coming to look abi or to sell groundnut.
I keep my finger crossed till after the match.

sweet match!

Debroslink:

much ado about an ordinary league match

Read the heading before making comments, mate.
It's no premier league match.
It's the Carling Cup.

Arsenal to win
Oh Yes, we must!

Harry! abeg help me thrash Arsenal(babies) like three goals to Nil (3-0)

Well at least the game is gonna be evenly matched so when we thrash the arsenal tonight they can't complain & say it was thier under 17 team.

@HNIC, SO WHAT'S D NOISE ABT A MATCH WHERE BOTH TEAMS ARE EXPECTED 2 REST THEIR STAR PLAYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

BETTER MATCHES ARE IN STORE 2NYT SUCH AS REAL MADRID VS ESPANYOL

Guys, is the game going to be showed on DSTV or HITV?

Debroslink:

@HNIC, SO WHAT'S D NOISE ABT A MATCH WHERE BOTH TEAMS ARE EXPECTED 2 REST THEIR STAR PLAYERS!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ok, i will let you know.
It's the North London derby.
For fans of both team, they don't care if it's the board of directors that line up on the field of play, a loss is not acceptable.
Both sets of fans hate each other with a passion!

Debroslink:


BETTER MATCHES ARE IN STORE 2NYT SUCH AS REAL MADRID VS ESPANYOL

Why watch a match when you know which team will win?
Just joking.
Oya Moderator. . . . set up a thread for my friend for the Real Madrid match

please who knows if dstv would be showing this, time and channel??

pls where can i watch this match live online?

Fingers Crossed, so are my toes, just for this game!

maballack:

please who knows if dstv would be showing this, time and channel??

Exclusive to HiTV 7:45 pm

SPUDS                                      ARSENAL

37 Stipe Pletikosa (G)         (G) Lukasz Fabianski 21
32 Benoit Assou-Ekotto(D) (D) Emmanuel Eboué 27
19 Sebastien Bassong (D) (D) Johan Djourou 20
16 Kyle Naughton (D)        (D) Laurent Koscielny 6
45 Steven Caulker (D)         (D) Kieran Gibbs 28
5 David Bentley (M)                 (M) Tomas Rosicky 7
12 Wilson Palacios (M)         (M) Samir Nasri 8
29 Jake Livermore (M)         (M) Denilson 15
30 Sandro (M)                  (M) Henri Lansbury 46
9 Roman Pavlyuchenko (F) (M) Jack Wilshere 19
17 Giovani Dos Santos (F) (F) Carlos Vela 11

Wenger has named a surprisingly stronger line-up than expected. I was looking forward to seeing JET start this game. . .

The good news is the Spuds are toast!

That Line up is strong o! I had really wanted to see JET in action. Wilshere again? Dude will be starting every single game so far

It gets no better than this, the Scums are dead gone b4 the whistle Vela for hat trick. . . . .

Monsieur Wenger & Mr Rice should have named Sczceny on the bench! How can such a talent be excluded from a carling cup match

Spuds have the bulk of their 1st team on the bench anyway/

Arsenal Bench:

1 Manuel Almunia (G)
22 Gaël Clichy(D)
3 Bacary Sagna(D)
37 Craig Eastmond(D)
23 Andrei Arshavin(M)
41 Jay Emmanuel-Thomas(M)
29 Marouane Chamakh (F)

Spuds Bench:

23 Carlo Cudicini (G)
2 Alan Hutton(D)
8 Jermaine Jenas(M)
6 Tom Huddlestone(M)
21 Niko Kranjcar(M)
7 Aaron Lennon(M)
10 Robbie Keane(F)

Let the battering begin

Monsieur Wenger & Mr Rice should have named Sczceny on the bench! How can such a talented be excluded from a carling cup match

i'm perplexed!!

Arsenal  will win.

Which kain line up be this. . . .this is too serious now. . . na wa oo

How the hell is that not a penalty?