Tottenham welcome Crystal Palace to north London as they go in search of their third win in a row and Roberto De Zerbi welcomes some top talent back from injury
Tottenham vs Crystal Palace could see 10 players missing but Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed that he will have two players back in action. James Maddison and Destiny Udogie are set to be at his disposal for the visit of the Eagles.
Maddison limped off the field during Spurs' win over Chelsea last weekend, but despite not training as much as his teammates, De Zerbi has revealed the midfielder is available. The Italian said: This week, Maddison didn't work like the other players, but, for tomorrow, he is available.
"He is a special player for us - a special player because he has unique characteristics, different than everyone. Maybe just Xavi Simons is very close with him, but he is injured, or Deki Kulusevski can play as a 10, similar to James."
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Udogie is a similar situation. "He is available," De Zerbi said. "He can't work consistently during the week.
"After Man United, he didn't work with us for a long time. We have great medical staff and we are taking the right decision, for the right players in the right moment."
Long-term absentees Xavi Simons and Wilson Odobert remain out for the foreseeable future, and De Zerbi confirmed four other absentees. "Still out [are] Tosin [Adarabioyo], [Lucas] Bergvall , [Mykhailo] Mudryk . Savio is injured."
To compound matters, Rodrigo Bentacur will miss the match against Palace as he serves out his suspension, following the red card he received against Manchester United.
The under-pressure Pierre Sage can welcome back two players as he tries to hang on to his job at Selhurst Park. Quinten Timber will 'maybe have some minutes with the team on Saturday', according to the French coach.
Likewise, Jorgen Strand Larsen is set to return following an ankle injury. The striker is in contention, having returned to team training on Thursday. His progress will decide his availability.
The Eagles are still without Chadi Riad following the ACL rupture he suffered on the opening day of the season. Ismaila Sarr and Takehiro Tomiyasu are also out until after the international break.