Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 2-1 at home by Aston Villa this weekend in the Premier League
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Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 2-1 at home by Aston Villa on Sunday afternoon. They took the lead early on in the game through midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur. However, the visitors fought back to win after goals by Morgan Rogers and Emi Buendia.
Thomas Frank’s side are sat in 6th place in the Premier League table and have 14 points on the board from their first 10 fixtures. They are only a point off the top four. The London outfit are back in action on Wednesday with an away trip to AS Monaco in the Champions League.
Tottenham Hotspur injury latest regarding Cristian Romero
Spurs defender Cristian Romero missed out against Aston Villa due to a ‘minor doctor issue’, Frank has said. Kevin Danso took his place in the starting XI alongside Micky van de Ven. It remains to be seen at this stage when he will be back available.
His head coach has simply said: “Minor doctor issue, nothing big.”
On whether he will be available against Monaco, he said: “I don't know. He could be, he couldn't. I just don't know. Right now, if I'm honest, I had one focus I went into the changing room and then I spoke to the players and then I prepared a little bit for Anthony for the questions they're going to have. And then I worry about the players tomorrow.”
When asked about the performance in general against Aston Villa, the ex-Brentford man explained: “I think the way the game panned out was exactly how I expected it to be, if I'm honest. A very even game against a very good Villa team, set up very well by Unai, where I think we performed quite well. What is, maybe not through the roof, I'm thinking what is through the roof is that totally dominating Villa, which has been a very good team in the last couple of seasons, clearly a very good team with good players.
“But I think we dominated in good spells, I think we came out with very good intensity, very aggressive, I think we were good in high pressure.”
When will Cristian Romero be back for Tottenham Hotspur?
Spurs will need to make checks on Romero over the coming days. They won’t want to risk him against Monaco if he isn’t ready, with Danso available to step in again if needed. Frank’s men face a trip to the Hill Dickinson Stadium in the league next Sunday as they look to bounce back from their loss to Aston Villa and return to winning ways.
Romero has been on the books of his current club since joining them back in 2021. He was signed on an initial loan deal before his move was later made permanent. The Argentina international, who has 46 caps to his name, has been a good servant over the past few years. He has made 133 appearances in all competitions to date and has chipped in with eight goals from the back, one of which has come this term.