All the early injury news surrounding Tottenham and Liverpool as they prepare to face off in the Premier League.
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Tottenham are back in action on Saturday when they face Liverpool in a clash between two teams desperate to improve on their respective starts to the season. Spurs come into this one on the back of a hugely disappointing defeat to Nottingham Forest in the Premier League, and one that piled the pressure on Thomas Frank.
Meanwhile, Liverpool picked up a much-needed win when they saw off Brighton, moving to within two points of the top four. Here we round up all the early injury news surrounding both sides ahead of this one.
Geovanni Leoni - Out
Leoni is out long term with a serious knee injury.
Mohamed Salah - Out (AFCON)
Salah is away with Egypt for the African Cup of Nations.
Cody Gakpo - Out
Gakpo is out until the new year with a muscular issue. Slot confirmed: “It's going to be weeks. With Cody, it's a muscle injury, and Wata is an ankle injury.”
Wataru Endo - Out
The same update as above applies.
Jeremie Frimpong - Doubt
Frimpong has been working up his fitness after a hamstring issue and could be involved in some form here.
Joe Gomez - Out
Slot says Gomez is almost certainly out of this one. The Dutchman said: “If I have a player who goes off with a muscle injury like Joe, that's normally not a positive thing. I would not expect him to be in the squad [at Spurs]. But sometimes you get a positive surprise.”
Dominik Szoboszlai - Doubt
It seems unlikely Szoboszlai will be back here, but Slot has not yet ruled him out, so we will keep him as a doubt. The Liverpool boss said last week: “It didn't look great when I just saw him. But he has unbelievable mentality, so let's hope for the best.”
Pape Matar Sarr - Out (AFCON)
Sarr has jetted off for the African Cup of Nations and will be absent from club duties.
Destiny Udogie - Out
Frank has confirmed: “Destiny, as I said after the [Brentford] game, picked up a hamstring injury at the end of the Newcastle game, so he’s out until January, unfortunately.”
Dominic Solanke - Out
Frank has said: “He is back on the grass and training individually. I guess it's good news when he posts on social media.The injury he picked up in July, it has dragged on for a while. When he is fully training, I will have news.”
Dejan Kulusevski - Out
Kulusevski remains out, and while he is closing in on a return, he is not expected back until late December. Frank has said recently: “Deki is still not on the grass. We're working very hard to get him fit as quickly as possible.”
Radu Dragusin - Out
Dragusin is not expected back just yet, with another week or two expected. Frank said in his last update: “Kota (Takai) played his first minutes in a Spurs shirt with Radu also stepping up his return to fitness this afternoon. The pair featured in a friendly for our U21s vs Dagenham at Hotspur Way.”
Yves Bissouma - Out
Bissouma picked up an injury in October and it’s unclear when he will return He suffered a knee ligament injury. On top of that, he is also in trouble over off the field issues, with Frank confirming: “It's an internal matter that we're dealing with at the moment, and when we have dealt with that, then I will have a comment on it.”
Kota Takai - Out
Takai is back in training, but he will need to build up his fitness after a long spell out.
James Maddison - Out
Maddison is out for much - if not all - of the season with a knee injury. It was confirmed in August: “We can confirm that James will undergo surgery for a ruptured Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) in his right knee. His surgery will take place in the coming days, and following that, James will then begin his rehabilitation with our medical team.”