The latest Tottenham Hotspur team news and predicted line-up ahead of the Premier League match against Fulham.
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Tottenham Hotspur will hope to halt their recent slide when they take on Fulham at home this weekend – but Thomas Frank still has a number of selection headaches as Spurs prepare for their latest Premier League fixture.
While they have been able to welcome back several injured players since the recent international break, they could still be missing as many as seven players through injury or suspension this weekend with Cristian Romero, Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski among those unavailable.
Ahead of kick-off, we’ve collected all of the latest team news and injury updates below, along with our prediction for Thomas Frank’s starting XI against Fulham.
Cristian Romero & Dominic Solanke among those out for Spurs
Last weekend’s crushing 4-1 defeat to local rivals Arsenal didn’t just cost them local bragging rights, but also the services of key defender Romero who collected his fifth booking of the season and will be suspended for one match as a result. The Argentine will be replaced by either Kevin Danso or the fit-again Archie Gray in the starting line-up.
Another key player who isn’t available is striker Solanke, who continues his recovery from ankle surgery. Early reports had suggested that he was expected to make his comeback shortly after the November international break, but Frank has since told the media that the former Bournemouth man is “not ready yet.”
With Spurs keen to ensure that there are no further setbacks once Solanke returns to training and to match action, it now appears more likely that his return will be delayed until mid-December. Winger Kulusevski, another key player who has been absent through injury, is also due back slightly later than many had hoped – Frank has been tight-lipped on when the Swede will come back from a serious knee injury but the player’s national manager, Graham Potter, has suggested that he was expected to return over the Christmas period.
Kota Takai and Radu Dragusin among doubts for Fulham fixture
Two of Spurs’ other injured players are closer to making comebacks, however, with both Radu Dragusin (ACL) and Kota Takai (thigh) back in training and pushing to make their first appearances of the season soon.
Takai, who hasn’t played for Spurs since signing from Kawasaki Frontale due to foot and quadriceps injuries, is the more likely of the two to be involved with his continued absence mostly now a matter of regaining full match fitness, while Frank told the media in midweek that Romanian centre-back Dragusin was “not ready to start yet” despite playing 45 minutes of a behind-closed-doors friendly during the November break. He is expected to miss the matchday squad once more, although his return is imminent.
Spurs will also be forced to make do without the services of Yves Bissouma (ankle) and James Maddison (ACL) with no return dates yet set for either player. No new injury issues have been reported since the 5-3 Champions League defeat to PSG.