Tottenham Hotspur are back in Premier League action as they look to bounce back from their defeat to Fulham
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Tottenham Hotspur were beaten 2-1 at home by Fulham on Saturday night in their latest Premier League outing. They were 2-0 down at half time against the Whites at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Mohamed Kudus pulled a goal back after the interval for the hosts but they weren’t able to find an equaliser in the end and slumped to a disappointing defeat.
Thomas Frank’s side have been poor on their own patch so far this season. The London outfit seem to be much more comfortable playing away. They are back in action on Tuesday night with a clash on their travels against Newcastle United in the North East.
Newcastle United injury latest ahead of Tottenham Hotspur clash
Newcastle remain without defender Kieran Trippier and winger Yoane Wissa. The pair have both got knee injuries and are still in the treatment room. In addition, the North East club don’t have defender Emil Krafth available due to a knee issue and he isn’t expected back until the weekend. Harrison Ashby and Will Osula are also sidelined at this moment in time.
There are question marks over the availability of centre-back Sven Botman and goalkeeper Nick Pope and they need to be assessed ahead of their match against Spurs. Regarding Botman, their head coach Eddie Howe has said: “With Sven, he's going to see a specialist in the next couple of days to get a definitive opinion on whether he needs an injection (on his lower back) or whether he's able to rest for a few days and resume training.”
As for Pope, Howe has shared this update regarding his condition: “No further update from Saturday. Again, he is one of a number of players we will analyse earlier this week and try to get a proper diagnosis.”
Tottenham Hotspur injury updates ahead of Newcastle United match
Spurs have a few individuals out with long-term issues. These include James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Yves Bissouma. Cristian Romero is back against Newcastle after serving his suspension against Fulham. He picked up five yellow cards which meant he had to sit out for one game.
Frank continues to be without striker Dominic Solanke. He has endured a frustrating start to the campaign and hasn’t been able to make the impact he would have hoped to before a ball was kicked. His manager said late last month: “Dom is not ready yet. We want to be absolutely sure, as sure as we can be, that there is no setback going forward. I'm confident he will soon be ready, but I will not put a time frame on it.”
In terms of other injury news, Radu Dragusin is still on his road to recovery from his knee problem but the club are taking no risks with him and will wait for the right moment to throw him back into the fold. Kota Takai isn’t too far off his return and will need to be checked on. He hasn’t featured since his summer switch though so it would be a surprise if he featured against Newcastle.
Doubts - Botman, Pope, Dragusin, Takai