Ricketts benched for Rovers

Former Tottenham man Rohan Ricketts was named among the substitutes for Shamrock Rovers' trip to White Hart Lane this evening.

Aaron Lennon will make his first Tottenham appearance for a month as manager Harry Redknapp makes 10 changes for tonight’s Europa League Group A match against Rovers.

Jermain Defoe is a surprise starter up front alongside Roman Pavlyuchenko, and Carlo Cudicini has been named in goal ahead of Heurelho Gomes.

Tottenham: Cudicini, Walker, Corluka, Bassong, Rose, Lennon, Carroll, Livermore, Giovani, Defoe, Pavlyuchenko.

Subs: Gomes, Bale, Kaboul, Modric, Falque, Townsend, Kane.

Shamrock Rovers: Brush, Sullivan, Sives, Murray, Rice, O’Donnell, Paterson, Dennehy, Finn, McCabe, Twigg.

Subs: Thompson, Stevens, Sheppard, Kilduff, Turner, McCormack, Ricketts.

Referee: Gediminas Mazeika (Lithuania).