All the early injury news surrounding Tottenham and Crystal Palace ahead of Thursday’s Premier League clash.
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Tottenham and Crystal Palace are back in action on Thursday when they face each other at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Spurs were beaten by Fulham over the weekend, but they will have been pleased to see the teams below them also lose, meaning they remain four points above the drop.
As for Palace, they gave up a lead to lose to Manchester United at Old Trafford but are six points ahead of Tottenham and with significantly less relegation concern than their rivals here, although there is a concerning feel about the team and Oliver Glasner at the moment. Here we round up all the injury news surrounding both teams coming into this one.
Maxence Lacroix - Out (Suspended)
The centre-back will miss this game with suspension after being sent off against Manchester United.
Cheick Doucoure - Out
Glasner said in his last update: “The only ones are Cheick - there's still a long way to go for him - and Eddie Nketiah.” He is expected to be out until May.
Eddie Nketiah - Out
Glasner said last week: “I mentioned it [last week] that Eddie had a setback, and it will take him a few more weeks. We are now at the end of Feb. We expect him back in training... I think it will be the end of March, but because we don’t have games, it looks like it will be April [on the pitch].”
Jean-Philippe Mateta - Out
Glasner said last weekL: “It’s a tough time for him. He’s been out for four weeks now doing rehab so that we can control his knee, and he’s getting stability back. He will return to help us win games - that’s JP’s nature. He’s working hard now in rehab.”
Jefferson Lerma - Out
Glasner has confirmed: “Jeff Lerma had to go off against Burnley. He has a hamstring injury. We're expecting to miss him for about three weeks.”
Djed Spence - Doubt
Spence has a calf complaint and will need to be assessed ahead of this one, but he is unlikely to play.
Wilson Odobert - Out
Odobert is out for the season. It has been confirmed: “We can confirm that Wilson Odobert has sustained a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee... Wilson will see a specialist next week before undergoing surgery, and will then commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff.”
Destiny Udogie - Out
Frank confirmed before his departure: “Unfortunately, Destiny has a hamstring injury; he is out for the next four to five weeks.” He will be back around mid-March.
Cristian Romero - Out (Suspended)
Romero is suspended after being sent off with a straight red card against Manchester United recently.
Lucas Bergvall - Out
Frank said: “Unfortunately, Lucas picked up an ankle injury, so we keep being very unlucky with injuries, and it looks like it could be a longer one. He's been assessed over these two days, so [in terms of a RTP] timeframe, I'll know more about the next couple of days.” Bergvall is expected to miss around six weeks more.
Ben Davies - Out
Davies has undergone ankle surgery and will be absent until some time in April.
Rodrigo Bentancur - Out
Bentancur has undergone surgery on his right hamstring and he will be absent until at least after the March international break.
Mohammed Kudus - Out
Kudus has been ruled out for months with a hamstring issue. Frank has confirmed: “Mohammed, unfortunately, is a bigger one to the tendon in the quad. That is one where we expect him back after the March international break.”
Dejan Kulusevski - Out
Tudor said last week: “He's had really big problems as you know, but he's positive and also the doctors are positive, so we'll see next week how he’s going. We hope [he can play this season]. In this moment, we don't know.”
James Maddison - Out
Maddison is out for much - if not all - of the season with a knee injury. Frank said in December: “It's very early stages. It's still a long-term injury, so it's good to see him out there, but very early stages. There's no specific time frame. It will be a long time, unfortunately, before he's available.”