Tottenham Hotspur could now be handed a huge boost ahead of Aston Villa’s trip to North London, as they might be missing Ollie Watkins.
Aston Villa travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, having just secured their first two Premier League wins of the season and are looking to build momentum.
Unai Emery’s side are set to face a Tottenham Hotspur team that also won just before the international break, beating Leeds United 2-1 at Elland Road.
However, the West Midlands club could now be without their main number nine and finding an internal replacement for Sunday’s clash could be tricky.
Ollie Watkins suffers an injury ahead of Tottenham clash
Ollie Watkins has been forced to withdraw from the England camp with an injury and has now returned to Aston Villa, report The Athletic.
The striker suffered the knock during England’s 3-0 win over Wales on Thursday, and he was forced off just before half-time.
The 29-year-old suffered a nasty-looking collision with the goal post when attempting to get on the end of a cross.
After the game, Watkins told reporters, ‘I’m fine,’ but he walked through the mix zone rather gingerly and did not look comfortable.
The Aston Villa star is now a doubt to face Tottenham on October 19 when Emery’s team make the trip down to North London.
Watkins, who Villa value at £60m, finally opened his account for the season at the end of last month and then added another goal against Wales.
Morgan Rogers thinks Watkins is back to his best, so if he were to miss the trip to the capital, it would be a major blow for the Villains.
Randal Kolo Muani could make Premier League Tottenham debut
Meanwhile, Tottenham could be handed an injury boost, with Randal Kolo Muani in contention to make his Premier League debut.
Thomas Frank says Kolo Muani has looked promising, but so far, he’s only managed 13 minutes of action since making the switch.
The Frenchman has been struggling with a dead leg for the last few weeks, but was able to play a part for Spurs in a behind-closed-doors game against Watford.
He played 45 minutes against the Championship side and he will now be hoping to make his first league appearance against Villa.