Tottenham Hotspur will travel to the Emirates Stadium this weekend in an important North London derby and four of the visitors’ players will need to be careful not to receive a booking.
Tottenham Hotspur have a difficult opening fixture after the international break. Thomas Frank may have found a way to get his team winning matches away from home, but Arsenal have only dropped two points at the Emirates all season.
To make matters worse, Spurs have a long list of injuries ahead of the North London derby, a theme that occurred last season and has shown no signs of going away.
Pape Matar Sarr is the latest Tottenham player to suffer an injury. The midfielder was representing Senegal during a 2-0 defeat to Brazil, but had to be removed after picking up an injury.
Four Tottenham players are a suspension risk in the Premier League
Injuries are the main reason Spurs are missing some key players, but there is also the risk of members of the Tottenham first-team squad getting suspended in upcoming fixtures.
The Standard report that club captain Cristian Romero is most at risk of a one-match ban, since he has picked up four yellow cards in the Premier League this season.
Mohammed Kudus, Joao Palhinha and Kevin Danso are not far behind, with each having three yellow cards up to this point in the league campaign. This means they cannot be suspended directly after the North London derby unless they are sent off.
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However, Spurs have a few tricky fixtures in December and will need as much manpower as possible to get some much needed results.
Spurs have already lost Cristian Romero this season
Romero does not have the best injury record and the centre-back has already been sidelined once this season.
This allowed Danso the chance to step up and he generally did a good job. Despite this, it is important that Romero does not miss a key fixture. Spurs will not want to be without him for their December clashes with Liverpool and Crystal Palace.