A look at the early injury news surrounding Tottenham and Nottingham Forest ahead of their Premier League clash.
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Tottenham return to Premier League action on Sunday when they face relegation rivals Nottingham Forest in a six-pointer. Spurs are just one point ahead of Forest, and indeed the relegation zone, at this stage, with West Ham currently the team in the last drop spot.
A win here for either side would be a huge safety boost, while the loser is likely to be plunged into a dangerous position. Here we round up the latest injury news surrounding both sides, but keep in mind Forest play in the Europa League on Thursday night, so things could change a little on their end.
John Victor - Out
Victor is out for the season with a serious knee injury.
Nicolo Savona - Out
Savona has had surgery and will be out for a while. Pereira said at the start of the month: “I think tomorrow is the surgery [on his knee]. I really don’t know [if he will play again this season]. After the surgery, [the medical team] will inform us, but it is difficult.”
Chris Wood - Out
Wood is out until some time in April. Pereira has said: “I hope he will recover as soon as possible because he is very important for us... I don't know exactly when he can return. The information I have... he is working hard to come back as soon as possible.”
Stefan Ortega - Doubt
Ortega could be back in contention this weekend.
Willy Boly - Out
Boly has a knee injury and it’s unclear when he will return at this stage.
Jair Cunha - Doubt
Pereira said last week: “Jair had something with his foot. I don’t know the problem... It was a pity because we had to make a sub after five minutes. We had prepared the game to play with him, but it was not possible. With Jair or without him, we must be ready to fight again.”
Dominic Solanke - Doubt
Tudor said before the Atleti game: “Dom has some small problems, so we’ll see tomorrow how he is.” Solanke did not make it, so he will remain a doubt here.
Joao Palhinha - Doubt
Palhinha didn’t make it for the Atletico Madrid second leg, so he will be a doubt here.
Yves Bissouma - Out
Bissouma missed the Liverpool game with a muscular injury and will almost certainly remail out here.
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.”
Lucas Bergvall - Out
Frank said before his departure: “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 return] timeframe, I'll know more about the next couple of days.” Bergvall is back training but not expected back until April.
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 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 recently: “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.”