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Jose Mourinho has decided to shake things up for this evening's FA Cup clash against Middlesbrough.

Taking on the Championship side at the Riverside Stadium at the start of the month, the team's once again go head-to-head after Lucas Moura had cancelled out Ashley's Fletcher's strike shortly after the restart on Teeside.

Southampton await for the winners and the Spurs boss will be hoping it is his side who make the trip to St Mary's on Saturday, January 25 as he looks to guide the team to some much-needed silverware.

Having run Liverpool close on Saturday evening with Son Heung-min and Giovani Lo Celso missing good chances to equalise, Mourinho has made five changes to his side as they look to advance to the fourth round.

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Lo Celso and Erik Lamela start after impressive cameos off the bench in the past three games, with Jan Vertonghen and Ryan Sessegnon also coming back into the defence after dropping down to the bench against the Reds.

Eric Dier is also back in Spurs' midfield after Mourinho decided to leave him on the bench over the festive period despite initially recalling the player following his appointment back in November.

With a number of fans happy about the team given the likes of Lamela and Lo Celso get to start, the omission of Troy Parrott from the squad has not gone down well with some.

The Lilywhites are extremely light upfront at present following Harry Kane's injury and the cup game against Middlesbrough would have been the perfect opportunity to give the young Irishman some minutes on the pitch.

Here's what Spurs fans have had to say about the striker's exclusion from the squad.

Mourinho was quizzed about Parrott featuring more in Kane's absence during his press conference before the original clash against Middlesbrough and he stated that it is too early for the player to come in and replace the England captain.

"I think too soon. I think one thing is potential and another thing is conditions to express potential and I think he needs time," he told reporters.

"Having minutes, being involved is one thing. Another thing is what you call the direct replacement. To be that he needs to work. There are many different processes of a player to develop in some cases the loans are very good. You have the example of Harry Kane or Tammy Abraham.

"In other cases no need of a loan because the development at the parent club is more natural. The next step for him is to sign a new contract at the club long-term and then it is for everyone to decide what is the best for is development. In this club we care about our players. It is also to find the best pathway to develop."