A quick turnaround for Tottenham Hotspur means that they have the chance to quickly bounce back from the disappointment of Thursday night’s loss against AZ Alkmaar.
Spurs quill have to overturn a 1-0 deficit in the second leg at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium if they are to progress in the competition. But concentration will now be on the weekend’s Premier League clash against AFC Bournemouth.
The Cherries sit in seventh place in the Premier League table 10 points above Spurs in 13th position. Both teams have had more than their fair share of injury problems throughout the campaign.
Ahead of the match, Bournemouth have concerns over six players, with four definitely rules out. Andoni Iraola will be without long-term absentees Enes Unal and Marcos Sensi . Full-back Adam Smith is also expected to miss the game through injury.
Central defender Illia Zabarnyi will serve the third of his three-match suspension following a red card last month against Spurs, so will be unavailable.
Full-back Julian Araujo could make a comeback after recovering from a hamstring injury that has kept him out since November. Midfielder Ryan Christie missed the FA Cup clash against Wolves, but could be back available.
Tottenham’s injury woes are starting to fade. Radu Dragusin remains out due to an ACL injury, while Dejan Kulusevski has been ruled out for the next few weeks with a foot injury.
Forward Richarlison is expected to miss the game with a calf problem. There is however more optimism over Dominic Solanke and Ben Davies.
Just 20 minutes into his return, Solanke picked up a know, with Ange Postecoglou providing the latest in his pre-match press conference . “It's too early to tell,” he said.
“With Dom, obviously it's a knee going into the backside so a bit sore but it's a knock so hopefully he'll be back pretty quickly.”
Defender Ban Davies has missed the last two games due to injury, but Postecoglou confirmed that he is now back in training. He's training at the moment so we will see how he feels,” he said.
“He's definitely progressed and he feels good so let's see how he goes in the next 24-48 hours. He's a chance but we'll see how he goes.”
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