Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a new injury concern ahead of the visit of Arsenal in the North London derby on Sunday, with striker Dominic Solanke not fully involved in training this week.
After being given five days off following the defeat to Newcastle United last week, Spurs' players returned to training on Monday ahead of the vital clash with Arsenal with a new manager to greet them, as Igor Tudor was named as caretaker manager until the end of the season following the dismissal of Thomas Frank.
The Croatian faces a major baptism of fire with his first game at the helm against Tottenham's arch-rivals and the Premier League leaders, as they themselves look to pick up their first league win of 2026 against Mikel Arteta's men to move away from relegation trouble.
Another Injury Worry for Tottenham Ahead of Arsenal
Tudor confirmed in his pre-match press conference that Tottenham only have 13 senior players fit for the visit of the Gunners, with the club down to the bare bones.
The 47-year-old was asked if Pedro Porro and Richarlison could return for the derby after Frank previously suggested it would be the 'dream' time for the duo to be available again, but Tudor's comments suggested they will be both be missing again.
As well as those two, he also revealed that there have been issues involving club-record signing Solanke.
Tudor said:
"Probably no [when asked if Richarlison or Porro will be available], Solanke has some problem with his throat, but he made two days training. All the others, some are next week."
It is unclear how severe the throat issues are or which training days Solanke missed, but it is a worry nonetheless when Spurs are already missing so many other players.
One positive for Tottenham is that Arsenal duo Martin Odegaard and Kai Havertz could be doubts for the game.
Tudor Could Turn to Tottenham Youngsters
The continued absence of Richarlison and Porro is just the tip of the iceberg for Tottenham and Tudor, with James Maddison, Wilson Odobert, Dejan Kulusevski, Rodrigo Bentancur, Mohammed Kudus, Ben Davies, Lucas Bergvall, Cristian Romero, Kevin Danso and Destiny Udogie also all missing through injury or suspension.
While he does have 13 senior players to pick from, it does mean that Spurs' bench will once again be filled with a lot of younger players, as it was against Newcastle.
The likes of new signing Souza, Jun'ai Byfield and Luca Williams-Barnett are likely to be present again, and could get opportunities on the pitch.