Tottenham boss on Solanke injury, Bournemouth and team news

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Ange Postecoglou faces the media for the second time in little more than 12 hours as Tottenham prepare to take on Bournemouth in the Premier League on Sunday. It comes just one day after his side were beaten 1-0 by AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League last-16 on Thursday.

Spurs will now have to recover and go again as they welcome Andoni Iraola and Bournemouth to north London. The Cherries are looking to get their fight for a spot in Europe back on track after back-to-back defeats in the league despite FA Cup success last weekend.

Postecoglou, on the other hand, has yet more injury worries to contend with. He saw Dominic Solanke go off in the Netherlands after just 20 minutes. Last night, the Tottenham head coach said "hopefully nothing too bad" when asked about the fitness of his main striker.

We will have the latest on Solanke as well as other team news as Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven returned to the squad. Their place on the bench as unused substitutes was not enough to secure a first-leg victory, though.

Lucas Bergvall's freak own goal was enough to give up a lead heading into the return clash next week. Postecoglou's side struggled to create chances of their own on a thoroughly disappointing night.