Ange Postecoglou has ruled out Tottenham full-backs Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie for Saturday’s away game at Wolves. Both players were not seen in training before the game.
“Destiny had a bit of a knock last week and won’t be available tomorrow,” said the Australian. “I don’t think it’s anything too serious. She should be back [for the next match].” Postecoglou added: “Pedro picked up a niggle in training – probably a couple of weeks for him. Hopefully he won’t miss too much because of the suspension.”
Fraser Forster will also miss the match due to injury. “Fraser broke his foot – he will probably miss a few months.” That leaves only fit senior goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario.
Ryan Sessegnon has also returned to training but is not ready to play yet. Tottenham has more problems to solve.
Spurs are in a better place in terms of injuries, with Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven back in the centre of the back line. James Maddison is also starting games again, while Son Heung-Min came off the bench last week despite a dislocated finger.
The midfield is fully fit, with Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr ready to play again. With Udogie and Porro to look after, Ben Davies and Emerson Royal will have an important role to play in North London against a confident Wolves team.
Tottenham have a week off after this game due to the postponement of the game against Chelsea. The Blues are playing in the Carabao Cup final, which means Spurs will have until 2 March to get Udogie and Porro ready for their return.