The latest Spurs team news and predicted starting XI for their Premier League match against Brentford.
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Tottenham Hotspur will hope to snap a five-match winless streak and pick up their first home league win since the opening weekend of the season when they host Brentford on Saturday – but will they have any of their injured players back for the match against Keith Andrews’ side?
Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski and Kota Takai are among the players who have been missing for some time but who are pushing to make their comebacks this month, while there are also concerns over the fitness of Destiny Udogie after he was seen limping towards the end of Spurs’ midweek draw with Newcastle United.
Ahead of Saturday’s game, we’ve collected all of the latest Spurs team news and injury updates, along with our prediction for Thomas Frank’s starting line-up below.
Will Dominic Solanke, Dejan Kulusevski or Kota Takai be back to face Brentford?
Spurs have six players who are either out or doubts for the game against Brentford, all of whom have been unavailable for some time – and they include key players like striker Dominic Solanke (ankle) and winger Dejan Kulsuevski (ACL).
When asked after the 2-2 draw against Newcastle whether those players could be close to making their long-awaited comebacks, however, Frank poured a certain amount of cold water on the idea, simply saying that “when they are ready to be close to joining the squad, then I will provide an update” – a pretty clear hint that neither will be available this weekend.
Solanke’s return date is unclear, while Kulusevski is expected back before the end of the month, according to his national manager Graham Potter. There’s also no fresh news on the status of midfielder Yves Bissouma (ankle) who could be out for a while longer, while James Maddison (ACL) may not play this season.
There’s better news on the status of summer signing Kota Takai (thigh) and fellow centre-back Radu Dragusin (ACL): Takai played his first minutes for the club in a behind-closed-doors Under-21s match against Dagenham & Redbridge this week, alongside Dragusin. Both are building up towards full fitness but are not expected to be ready for this weekend.
Is Destiny Udogie injured for Tottenham Hotspur?
A fresh worry over the health of Destiny Udogie emerged after he was spotted struggling in the final minutes of the midweek match at St. James’ Park, with Frank unable to replace him having used all of his substitutes.
Frank, however, has moved to play down concerns over the Italian full-back’s fitness, saying that he was “pretty sure” Udogie was fine, adding that he “hadn’t heard anything” to suggest a serious injury concern. Djed Spence could come back in to replace Udogie if required.
Elsewhere, there are no further injury concerns heading into the weekend. It remains to be seen whether Micky van de Ven will be restored to the starting XI after losing his place to Kevin Danso during the week, while Xavi Simons could be handed his first start in five matches.