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title: "Tottenham: Antonio Conte could drop Ben Davies for Newcastle clash"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Emilio Galantini"
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published: "2022-10-22T18:10:09Z"
modified: "2022-10-22T18:10:09Z"
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# Tottenham: Antonio Conte could drop Ben Davies for Newcastle clash

**[Tottenham](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/tottenham-hotspur-news/) manager Antonio Conte could now drop central defensive ace Ben Davies for their [Premier League](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/premier-league-news/) clash against Newcastle after an early team news report emerged.**

### The Lowdown: Spurs suffer defeat…

On Wednesday, the Lilywhites suffered their first league defeat since their 3-1 loss to Arsenal at the start of the month as Antonio Conte’s side fell to a 2-0 reverse at Manchester United.

Second-half goals from Fred and Bruno Fernandes cemented a tough night for Spurs, who never really looked like scoring and failed to provide any real threat in the final third.

After a disappointing performance, the north Londoners and Conte have some real decisions to make in terms of who takes to the field against a confident, exuberant Newcastle side led by Eddie Howe.

The Magpies have conceded fewer goals than [any top-flight side](https://www.premierleague.com/tables) and are currently contending for a top-four place alongside Spurs – not to mention that they’re [unbeaten in their last six games](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/newcastle-united/spielplandatum/verein/762).

### The Latest: Conte could now drop Davies…

According to some early team news, it appears that Conte may drop Wales defender Davies for their clash against Newcastle in north London tomorrow.

[Tottenham latest news!](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/web-stories/tottenham-latest-news-3/)

[Evening Standard](https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-xi-vs-newcastle-predicted-lineup-confirmed-team-news-injury-latest-2022-premier-league-b1034445.html) journalist Dan Kilpatrick claims that the 29-year-old is at risk of being dropped on Sunday, with the ‘probable change’ of summer signing Clement Lenglet coming in for him in a ‘straight swap’.

### The Verdict: Right call?

Davies has been a mainstay at Tottenham for the last two seasons, playing in 29 top-flight matches in the 2021/22 campaign, with 28 of those being starts [(WhoScored)](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/30/Archive/England-Tottenham).

Starting in a similar vein this season, Conte has handed him the nod in eight league games so far and ranks as the squad’s seventh-most selected player in terms of minutes [(WhoScored)](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/30/Show/England-Tottenham).

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Davies has been praised for his contribution in a Spurs shirt recently, with the club’s former defender Michael Dawson calling him the ‘perfect’ left-footed centre-back who ‘does everything’ required of a player in that position (via [football.london](https://www.football.london/tottenham-hotspur-fc/news/michael-dawson-tottenham-man-city-23168009)).

Taking this into account, Lenglet may have been impressing behind the scenes if Conte is indeed considering dropping his usual mainstay in favour of the Frenchman.