Tottenham have been given an immediate update on playmaker Xavi Simons following what was a very nasty-looking injury against Wolves this afternoon.
Tottenham end long wait for Premier League win after Wolves victory
Roberto De Zerbi's side ended a 15-game top-flight winless run with a hard-fought 1-0 victory at relegated Wolves today, with João Palhinha's close-range finish proving enough to see off a home side that had nothing left to fight for in the league but showed plenty of fight regardless.
The goal came from a set piece — Spurs' best friend in an otherwise tense and scrappy affair.
A corner caused chaos in the Wolves box, Richarlison's effort was kept out, and Palhinha was quickest to react, bundling home from a few yards out.
It was not pretty. It rarely is with Tottenham this season, but in a relegation battle, three points is three points, and these are precious, especially after West Ham's victory over Everton.
The afternoon was not without its shadow, though.
Dominic Solanke pulled up with an apparent hamstring injury in just the 40th minute at Molineux, forcing him off the pitch and bringing Richarlison on as an early replacement.
The 28-year-old, who has managed just three Premier League goals across a stop-start campaign riddled by injury, faces a nervous wait on the severity of his latest problem.
There is also the matter of Simons.
Simons appears to have suffered a very serious knee injury during today's clash, in a blow that could rock both club and country.
The Dutchman went down after a challenge with Wolves defender Hugo Bueno, with something appearing to go badly wrong with Simons' knee.
The playmaker was subsequently stretchered off after trying and failing to play on.
With a full medical assessment still to come, Lorenzo has said that the 22-year-old could miss the summer's World Cup — a tournament that begins on June 11 and for which Simons was expected to be a key figure for the Netherlands.
Lorenzo said the injury looks "really bad", and the "strange" incident means there is a real possibility that Simons could be out for months.
For Tottenham, the timing is devastating.
Simons has been one of their standout creators in a season that has otherwise been one long nightmare.
He has contributed two goals and five assists in 28 Premier League appearances, and his display in last weekend's 2-2 draw with Brighton — in which he scored a screamer and assisted — underlined just how much Spurs depend on him.
De Zerbi's side remain in the bottom three with just four games left.
Losing Simons now, with survival still far from secured, is a blow they can ill afford.