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Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has revealed that Ben Davies will miss out on selection for the Manchester City game on Wednesday night.

The North Londoners head into their latest Premier League fixture having put together a three-match winning streak in the competition.

Victories have been recorded over Brentford, Manchester United and Ipswich Town respectively, Spurs moving into 12th place in the standings.

Postecoglou's side have improved at the same time as a number of players have been able to return to the squad after varying periods on the sidelines.

Nevertheless, speaking to the club's official website on Tuesday, Postecoglou acknowledged that his squad would not be facilitating Davies in the short term.

What did Postecoglou say?

Davies has played a key role in the absences of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, making a total of 16 starts and two substitute outings in all competitions.

However, having missed the game with Ipswich at the weekend with an undisclosed issue, Postecoglou has ruled the Wales international out for a second match.

He said: "Good news, everyone who played got through really well. It's great that we could give guys like Madders (James Maddison) and Pedro [Porro] a bit of a rest and still be able to come on, and contribute, and get game time into Brennan [Johnson] and Destiny [Udogie].

"They all came through really well. So, that means it will be a similar squad for tomorrow.

"We were hoping maybe Ben would be ready for this game, he won't make it, but we've a seven-day break (after City), so, he'll miss out."

Similar starting lineup?

As Postecoglou alluded to, he was able to rest players during the second half at Portman Road, as well as hand opportunities to squad members who have spent time on the sidelines.

With Romero and Van de Ven still at least a week away from a return to the squad, it appears plausible that Archie Gray will partner Kevin Danso in the middle of the defence.

Tottenham Hotspur head coach Ange Postecoglou has revealed that Ben Davies will miss out on selection for the Manchester City game on Wednesday night.

The North Londoners head into their latest Premier League fixture having put together a three-match winning streak in the competition.

Victories have been recorded over Brentford, Manchester United and Ipswich Town respectively, Spurs moving into 12th place in the standings.

Postecoglou's side have improved at the same time as a number of players have been able to return to the squad after varying periods on the sidelines.

Nevertheless, speaking to the club's official website on Tuesday, Postecoglou acknowledged that his squad would not be facilitating Davies in the short term.

What did Postecoglou say?

Davies has played a key role in the absences of Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven, making a total of 16 starts and two substitute outings in all competitions.

However, having missed the game with Ipswich at the weekend with an undisclosed issue, Postecoglou has ruled the Wales international out for a second match.

He said: "Good news, everyone who played got through really well. It's great that we could give guys like Madders (James Maddison) and Pedro [Porro] a bit of a rest and still be able to come on, and contribute, and get game time into Brennan [Johnson] and Destiny [Udogie].

"They all came through really well. So, that means it will be a similar squad for tomorrow.

"We were hoping maybe Ben would be ready for this game, he won't make it, but we've a seven-day break (after City), so, he'll miss out."

Similar starting lineup?

As Postecoglou alluded to, he was able to rest players during the second half at Portman Road, as well as hand opportunities to squad members who have spent time on the sidelines.

With Romero and Van de Ven still at least a week away from a return to the squad, it appears plausible that Archie Gray will partner Kevin Danso in the middle of the defence.

A slice of English football history is on the line for Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday evening, when Ange Postecoglou's men host Premier League champions Manchester City in the pick of the midweek fixtures.

Having already slain the Citizens twice while defeating Manchester United three times in 2024-25, Spurs could become the first team to ever beat both Manchester giants on three occasions in a single campaign.

Match preview

Ipswich Town marksman Liam Delap bullying the Tottenham defence early doors was not a sign of things to come at Portman Road on Saturday, where Tottenham successfully avenged their shock home defeat to the Tractor Boys earlier in the season with a 4-1 pummelling of the newly-promoted side.

Back in a Premier League starting lineup for the first time in a month, Brennan Johnson was at the double thanks to pair of assists from Son Heung-min, before rejuvenated right-back Djed Spence and the influential Dejan Kulusevski also got in on the act.

Omari Hutchinson's slick first-time strike had briefly given Postecoglou's men something to think about, but the Lilywhites quickly rediscovered their groove as they marched to consecutive Premier League win number three, one that has cemented their 12th-placed ranking in the table.

Such a mediocre standing is still unacceptable for a club of Spurs' stature, as Postecoglou himself has been upfront about, but the North London giants have unsurprisingly quashed any fleeting talk of a relegation dogfight since recovering a plethora of fundamental players from injury.

Wednesday's hosts are now going in search of four straight Premier League successes for the first time since October 2023, when Postecoglou was working his magic and then some in the English capital, and after conceding in 10 consecutive home games between October 30 and January 4, Tottenham have now kept a clean sheet in three of their last four.

Scoring in a sensational 18 straight matches at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium also stands the Lilywhites in good stead, but Man City's own 16-game scoring streak home and away in all competitions ceased to exist by the close of play on Sunday evening.

Supported by both the blue half of Manchester and the red half of North London, Pep Guardiola's men failed in their mission to halt Liverpool's seemingly unstoppable surge to Premier League glory, succumbing to goals from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai in a 2-0 loss to the champions-elect.

Possession was not the problem for the holders at the Etihad, but with the injured Erling Haaland helplessly watching on from afar, their lack of a focal point stuck out like a sore thumb as they were condemned to their third loss from four across all tournaments, the other two coming to Real Madrid.

Nevertheless, Guardiola's crop are just about clinging onto the final top-four slot in the Premier League table, although wins for Chelsea and Aston Villa on Tuesday will bump them down to sixth, and only two of the visitors' last nine Premier League away games have ended in triumph.

Both of those wins also came against relegation-threatened outfits in Leicester City and Ipswich Town, and having already been bested 4-0 and 2-1 by Spurs in this season's Premier League and EFL Cup respectively, the champions ought to proceed with caution at one of their least favourite haunts.

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Tottenham may still be a ways away from having a fully-fit squad again, but Postecoglou only has five guaranteed absentees for Wednesday's blockbuster in Radu Dragusin (ACL), Dominic Solanke (knee), Richarlison (calf), Cristian Romero (thigh) and Micky van de Ven (thigh).

Timo Werner's hamstring problem might settle down in time for him to be involved against City, whom he scored his only goal of the season against so far in the EFL Cup, while Ben Davies's absence from the squad to face Ipswich was simply a case of load management.

Postecoglou also demoted James Maddison and Pedro Porro from the starting XI at Portman Road for the same reason, but the pair should force their way back in on Wednesday, where the former's expected promotion could spell bad news for Mathys Tel.

At the tip of the City attack, Guardiola could offer no guarantees that Haaland's knee injury would be healed in time for the trip to Tottenham, and the three-day turnaround makes the two-time Golden Boot winner a serious doubt for the contest.

However, should Haaland play and indeed score, he would become just the second player to score 10 home goals and 10 away goals in three straight Premier League seasons, following in the footsteps of Tottenham's own Harry Kane.

Rodri (ACL), Oscar Bobb (ankle), Manuel Akanji (abductor) and John Stones (thigh) are also unavailable to Guardiola, who did start Kevin De Bruyne at the weekend but should now wield the axe on the ageing Belgian.

Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:

Vicario; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Maddison, Bentancur, Sarr; Kulusevski, Johnson, Son

Manchester City possible starting lineup:

Ederson; Lewis, Khusanov, Dias, Gvardiol; Gonzalez, Kovacic; Savinho, Silva, Doku; Marmoush

We say: Tottenham Hotspur 2-2 Manchester City

Tottenham have lit the blue touch paper in the final third once more and will be working with an additional day's rest than the champions, who should not head home without having conceded a couple of goals on the night.

However, even a City-less Haaland had their moments against Liverpool, and with all due respect to Spurs' centre-backs, they are no Virgil van Dijk or Ibrahima Konate, so Guardiola's men can bite back just as hard to claim a point.

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Tottenham Hotspur have the chance to get one over Manchester City yet again when they clash with the champions in Wednesday's Premier League blockbuster in North London.

Ange Postecoglou's men are on the hunt for a fourth successive Premier League win after easing past Ipswich Town 4-1 over the weekend thanks to goals from Brennan Johnson (2), Djed Spence and Dejan Kulusevski.

Spurs memorably also hit Man City for four at the Etihad back in November, but despite their recent revival, they still languish in the bottom half of the Premier League standings.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Tottenham's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the contest with Pep Guardiola's side, who are seeking a quick response to their 2-0 loss to leaders Liverpool on Sunday.

Richarlison

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Status: Out

Type of injury: Calf

Possible return date: March 9 (vs. Bournemouth)

Injury-riddled striker Richarlison is currently working his way back from the calf injury he sustained against Liverpool in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-finals, and the Brazilian still has another couple of weeks of rehabilitation to go.

Radu Dragusin

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Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible return date: Unknown

Romanian centre-back Radu Dragusin recently underwent successful surgery on the ACL problem he sustained in January, one that will sideline him for the rest of the season.

Dominic Solanke

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Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible return date: March 9 (vs. Bournemouth)

Star striker Dominic Solanke is also rehabilitating from his own knee injury, albeit one far less serious than Dragusin's, and he might be fit to return against former club Bournemouth next month.

Timo Werner

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Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: February 26 (vs. Man City)

Timo Werner should be on the cusp of returning from a recent hamstring injury, but the Germany international was not involved against Ipswich and is therefore doubtful for the clash with City too.

Cristian Romero

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Status: Out

Type of injury: Thigh

Possible return date: March 9 (vs. Bournemouth)

Cristian Romero's recovery from a quadriceps injury is taking longer than anticipated, but Postecoglou is confident that the Argentine will be fit to return in the early stages of next month.

Micky van de Ven

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Status: Out

Type of injury: Thigh

Possible return date: March 9 (vs. Bournemouth)

Likewise, Micky van de Ven is expected to spend another couple of weeks on the sidelines as he makes a complete recovery from a thigh injury, which he initially returned from in January before the decision was taken to hold him back.

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Tottenham Hotspur have no suspended players for this match.

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Pep Guardiola has delivered an update on the fitness of Erling Haaland following Manchester City's 2-0 defeat at home to Liverpool in the Premier League on Sunday.

Haaland, Man City's top scorer in all competitions this season with 27 goals in 35 games, picked up a knee injury in the closing stages of City's 4-0 win over Newcastle United last weekend.

The Norwegian was subsequently unable to feature in the Citizens' 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League playoff on Wednesday, losing 6-3 on aggregate.

City's No.9 watched on as an unused substitute in the Spanish capital, but he was left out of Guardiola's matchday squad entirely for the Premier League showdown with Liverpool, who breezed to victory at the Etihad courtesy of goals from Mohamed Salah and Dominik Szoboszlai.

Man City were crying out for Haaland's presence against the Premier League leaders, as Omar Marmoush and Phil Foden struggled to put their stamp on the contest while operating in central positions.

The Citizens completed just four of their 21 crosses in the 90 minutes against Liverpool and found it difficult to break down a resilient Reds backline including colossal centre-back duo Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate.

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Could Haaland return for Spurs vs. Man City on Wednesday?

Man City, who remain fourth in the Premier League table and now sit a whopping 20 points behind leaders Liverpool, will endeavour to return to winning ways when they take on Tottenham Hotspur in North London on Wednesday night.

Ahead of that contest, Guardiola has provided an update on Haaland's situation and has discussed whether his leading marksman could return for the midweek fixture in the capital.

Speaking at his post-match press conference, Guardiola said: "I don't know [when he will be back]. [It was] a moment against Newcastle he made an action that moved his knee.

"Apparently it's not dangerous because all the examinations dictate that it's fine, but he didn't feel fine.

"I have a feeling it will be soon [when Haaland is back] because [on Saturday] he trained and made some really good movements.

"But he said to us that he's not ready and we have to respect that. Hopefully against Spurs and in the next games he can help us."

Haaland played against Spurs earlier this season in the reverse fixture at the Etihad in November last year, but he was unable to get his name on the scoresheet as Ange Postecoglou's side secured a surprising 4-0 victory in the top flight.

Meanwhile, Man City are still having to cope without long-term absentees Rodri (ACL), Manuel Akanji (abductor) and John Stones (thigh), while it remains unknown as to when Oscar Bobb could return, as he continues to build up his fitness in training after more than six months out with a leg fracture.

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On the hunt for a third Premier League win on the spin, Tottenham Hotspur travel to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town, where revenge will be on the mind for Ange Postecoglou and co.

The Lilywhites were memorably beaten by their newly-promoted foes when they welcomed them to North London earlier in the season, a shock scalp which marked the Tractor Boys' first top-flight win of the campaign.

Match preview

As Tottenham gear up for a bottom-half battle on Saturday, last weekend's headline encounter with Manchester United represented another clash between two sides in the lower echelons of the top-flight standings, which few could have surely foreseen at the start of the term.

However, as Man United's injury crisis worsened while Tottenham's eased, Postecoglou's men came up trumps in the clash between two fallen titans, where James Maddison struck the only goal in a 1-0 win before literally 'taking aim' at recent critic Roy Keane with an imaginary dart.

Slaying Ruben Amorim's men - no matter how deep Man United's crisis may be - was the perfect tonic to back-to-back EFL Cup and FA Cup exits for Spurs, whose only hopes of silverware may now be resting on the Europa League, but things may finally be looking up once more.

No longer working around a double-figure absentee list, Postecoglou has seen the Lilywhites shoot up to 12th place in the Premier League rankings, although the Australian was under no illusions last week that their mid-table ranking remains "unacceptable" for a club of their calibre.

Furthermore, the visitors cannot rise any higher up the division no matter what transpires over the weekend, but they could now achieve a feat they have not managed since the days of Antonio Conte in May 2022, win three consecutive Premier League games without conceding.

Ipswich have to travel back an additional 20 years for the last time that they prevailed in three top-flight encounters on the bounce - last doing so in the 2001-02 campaign - and the brilliant beating of Tottenham did not lead to a sustained upturn in fortunes for Kieran McKenna's side.

Only two more Premier League victories have been added to Ipswich's paltry total since then, and the Tractor Boys are still waiting for their first top-flight success of 2025, having failed to triumph in any of their six games in the competition since the turn of the year.

However, taking a point home from a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa last weekend may have felt as good as three for the Tractor Boys, who had to cope with 10 men for the entire second half and forced their foes to come from behind after Liam Delap's 10th Premier League goal of the season.

The heroics of Alex Palmer in goal ensured that Ipswich would snap a four-game losing run in the top division, but they remain two points adrift of safety in 18th position and come into the weekend having lost six of their last seven home games in the Premier League, including each of their last three.

On a more pleasing note, November's surprise win over Spurs in North London means that Ipswich have now conquered their more esteemed opponents four times in a row in the Premier League, and Tottenham's only success from their last six league trips to Portman Road came all the way back in 1994.

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Team News

It was not all good news on the fitness front for Tottenham last week, as Kevin Danso, Rodrigo Bentancur and Son Heung-min were all forcibly withdrawn in the win over Man United, but Postecoglou is confident that all of them were only suffering from minor knocks.

As a result, there is nothing to suggest that the trio will not be fit to face the Tractor Boys, and there is also hope that Timo Werner will return from his hamstring problem in time for Saturday, not that he would be in any position to start, though.

Longer-term absentees Richarlison (calf), Dominic Solanke (knee), Micky van de Ven (thigh), Cristian Romero (thigh) and Radu Dragusin (ACL) are still out of contention, but all except Dragusin are anticipated to return before the next international break.

As for hosts Ipswich, Axel Tuanzebe's sending-off at Villa Park for two bookable offences means that the right-back will serve a one-match suspension on Saturday, where Ben Johnson should drop into a defensive role to cover.

Tuanzebe's ban is one of two fresh blows that the Tractor Boys suffered last weekend, as Julio Enciso hurt his knee just 17 minutes into the contest and has now joined Wes Burns (knee), Conor Chaplin (knee), Chiedozie Ogbene (calf) and Christian Walton (groin) on the sidelines.

However, none of Szmodics (ankle), Sam Morsy (abdominal) or Leif Davis (unspecified) have been ruled out of Saturday's game just yet; the latter was a "really late call" for the Villa draw before ultimately missing out.

Ipswich Town possible starting lineup:

Palmer; Johnson, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Cajuste, Phillips; Philogene, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap

Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:

Vicario; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Kulusevski, Tel, Son

We say: Ipswich Town 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

As praiseworthy as Ipswich's point was at Villa Park, the Tractor Boys needed an inspired Palmer to get them out of jail time and time again, and their Premier League home woes are extremely well-documented.

McKenna's men should not be blown to smithereens by any stretch, but a Tottenham side boosted both confidence-wise and numbers-wise have our vote to complete their East Anglian revenge mission.

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On the hunt for a third Premier League win on the spin, Tottenham Hotspur travel to Portman Road to face Ipswich Town, where revenge will be on the mind for Ange Postecoglou and co.

The Lilywhites were memorably beaten by their newly-promoted foes when they welcomed them to North London earlier in the season, a shock scalp which marked the Tractor Boys' first top-flight win of the campaign.

Match preview

As Tottenham gear up for a bottom-half battle on Saturday, last weekend's headline encounter with Manchester United represented another clash between two sides in the lower echelons of the top-flight standings, which few could have surely foreseen at the start of the term.

However, as Man United's injury crisis worsened while Tottenham's eased, Postecoglou's men came up trumps in the clash between two fallen titans, where James Maddison struck the only goal in a 1-0 win before literally 'taking aim' at recent critic Roy Keane with an imaginary dart.

Slaying Ruben Amorim's men - no matter how deep Man United's crisis may be - was the perfect tonic to back-to-back EFL Cup and FA Cup exits for Spurs, whose only hopes of silverware may now be resting on the Europa League, but things may finally be looking up once more.

No longer working around a double-figure absentee list, Postecoglou has seen the Lilywhites shoot up to 12th place in the Premier League rankings, although the Australian was under no illusions last week that their mid-table ranking remains "unacceptable" for a club of their calibre.

Furthermore, the visitors cannot rise any higher up the division no matter what transpires over the weekend, but they could now achieve a feat they have not managed since the days of Antonio Conte in May 2022, win three consecutive Premier League games without conceding.

Ipswich have to travel back an additional 20 years for the last time that they prevailed in three top-flight encounters on the bounce - last doing so in the 2001-02 campaign - and the brilliant beating of Tottenham did not lead to a sustained upturn in fortunes for Kieran McKenna's side.

Only two more Premier League victories have been added to Ipswich's paltry total since then, and the Tractor Boys are still waiting for their first top-flight success of 2025, having failed to triumph in any of their six games in the competition since the turn of the year.

However, taking a point home from a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa last weekend may have felt as good as three for the Tractor Boys, who had to cope with 10 men for the entire second half and forced their foes to come from behind after Liam Delap's 10th Premier League goal of the season.

The heroics of Alex Palmer in goal ensured that Ipswich would snap a four-game losing run in the top division, but they remain two points adrift of safety in 18th position and come into the weekend having lost six of their last seven home games in the Premier League, including each of their last three.

On a more pleasing note, November's surprise win over Spurs in North London means that Ipswich have now conquered their more esteemed opponents four times in a row in the Premier League, and Tottenham's only success from their last six league trips to Portman Road came all the way back in 1994.

Ipswich Town Premier League form:

Ipswich Town form (all competitions):

Tottenham Hotspur Premier League form:

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Team News

It was not all good news on the fitness front for Tottenham last week, as Kevin Danso, Rodrigo Bentancur and Son Heung-min were all forcibly withdrawn in the win over Man United, but Postecoglou is confident that all of them were only suffering from minor knocks.

As a result, there is nothing to suggest that the trio will not be fit to face the Tractor Boys, and there is also hope that Timo Werner will return from his hamstring problem in time for Saturday, not that he would be in any position to start, though.

Longer-term absentees Richarlison (calf), Dominic Solanke (knee), Micky van de Ven (thigh), Cristian Romero (thigh) and Radu Dragusin (ACL) are still out of contention, but all except Dragusin are anticipated to return before the next international break.

As for hosts Ipswich, Axel Tuanzebe's sending-off at Villa Park for two bookable offences means that the right-back will serve a one-match suspension on Saturday, where Ben Johnson should drop into a defensive role to cover.

Tuanzebe's ban is one of two fresh blows that the Tractor Boys suffered last weekend, as Julio Enciso hurt his knee just 17 minutes into the contest and has now joined Wes Burns (knee), Conor Chaplin (knee), Chiedozie Ogbene (calf) and Christian Walton (groin) on the sidelines.

However, none of Szmodics (ankle), Sam Morsy (abdominal) or Leif Davis (unspecified) have been ruled out of Saturday's game just yet; the latter was a "really late call" for the Villa draw before ultimately missing out.

Ipswich Town possible starting lineup:

Palmer; Johnson, O'Shea, Greaves, Davis; Cajuste, Phillips; Philogene, Hutchinson, Clarke; Delap

Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:

Vicario; Porro, Danso, Davies, Spence; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Kulusevski, Tel, Son

We say: Ipswich Town 0-2 Tottenham Hotspur

As praiseworthy as Ipswich's point was at Villa Park, the Tractor Boys needed an inspired Palmer to get them out of jail time and time again, and their Premier League home woes are extremely well-documented.

McKenna's men should not be blown to smithereens by any stretch, but a Tottenham side boosted both confidence-wise and numbers-wise have our vote to complete their East Anglian revenge mission.

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Chelsea are reportedly determined to sign Crystal Palace centre-back Marc Guehi in the summer transfer window and beat Tottenham Hotspur to his signature.

Guehi was the subject of a failed bid from Spurs in the January window thought to be in the region of £70m, and they are expected to demand a similar fee at the end of the season.

The England international has also previously attracted interest from Newcastle United, and with 18 months left on his Palace contract, it would be surprising if suitors did not return for his signature in the summer.

Given Chelsea were forced to recall Trevor Chalobah from his loan deal at Selhurst Park, signing a centre-back would make sense, while Spurs must address their defensive issues if they are to compete for silverware in the coming seasons.

The Mirror claim that Chelsea are planning to sign Guehi in the summer transfer window and hope to finally pry him away from Palace, usurping Spurs in the process.

Should Guehi sign for Chelsea?

Chelsea are in desperate need of defensive reinforcement given they have struggled to keep opponents at bay all season, with the club having failed to keep a clean sheet in their last eight Premier League games.

The Londoners have also conceded eight goals in their four most recent outings, and their record of 34 goals conceded in the league is the second worst in the top eight.

Guehi has often played on the left side of a back three this season under Oliver Glasner, but he would be more likely to play as a right-sided centre-back under Chelsea boss Enzo Maresca given Levi Colwill plays on the left for the Blues.

However, his ability to reliably win his ground duels (67%) would undoubtedly provide Maresca with extra defensive solidity in the backline regardless of his position.

Should Guehi sign for Tottenham?

Tottenham's defence has been routinely exposed in the Premier League, with the team having conceded at least two goals in six of their past nine Premier League games.

Ange Postecoglou could point to the fact he has rarely been able to select first-choice centre-backs Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven as a mitigating factor for his side's defensive frailty.

Considering the duo have been plagued by injuries at the club, Guehi would likely be afforded with regular playing time.

The Englishman is adept at bringing the ball out from the back and would fit seamlessly into Postecoglou's system, though the Spurs boss would have to leave out one of Guehi, Romero or Van de Ven from his starting lineup when all three are fit.

Tottenham Hotspur will be bidding to make it three straight wins in the Premier League when they head to Portman Road on Saturday afternoon to tackle Ipswich Town.

Spurs recorded a 1-0 victory over Manchester United last time out, with the result moving Ange Postecoglou's side into 12th spot in the Premier League table.

Tottenham will now be searching for a third successive victory in England's top flight against an Ipswich side that are battling to remain in the Premier League this term.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Tottenham's latest injury and suspension news ahead of the contest with the Tractor Boys.

Kevin Danso

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Knock

Possible return date: February 22 (vs. Ipswich Town)

Danso was replaced in the latter stages of the clash with Man United last time out due to a knock, but Postecogolou is expecting the defender to be available for selection this weekend.

Son Heung-min

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Knock

Possible return date: February 22 (vs. Ipswich Town)

Son was replaced late on against Man United after picking up a minor knock, but the South Korea international should be available for the trip to Ipswich.

Rodrigo Bentancur

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Knock

Possible return date: February 22 (vs. Ipswich Town)

Like Danso and Son, Bentancur was substituted against Man United with a knock, but there is no real concern surrounding the midfielder, and he should be in the squad against Ipswich.

Richarlison

Status: Out

Type of injury: Calf

Possible return date: March 9 (vs. Bournemouth)

Richarlison came off with a calf injury in the recent EFL Cup loss to Liverpool, and the Brazilian is not expected to be available for selection until the clash with Bournemouth on March 9.

Radu Dragusin

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible return date: Unknown

Dragusin recently announced that he had undergone successful surgery on the knee problem he sustained against Elfsborg in the Europa League, and he will not be available again until next season.

Dominic Solanke

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible return date: March 9 (vs. Bournemouth)

Solanke will again miss out against Ipswich due to a knee problem, with the striker's return to action likely to come in early March.

Timo Werner

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: February 22 (vs. Ipswich Town)

Werner is in the final stages of his recovery from a hamstring problem, and there is a strong chance that the attacker will be available for selection against Ipswich.

Cristian Romero

Status: Out

Type of injury: Thigh

Possible return date: March 9 (vs. Bournemouth)

Romero remains on the sidelines recovering from a thigh injury, but the Argentina international is on course to return to action towards the start of March.

Micky van de Ven

Status: Out

Type of injury: Fitness

Possible return date: March 9 (vs. Bournemouth)

Van de Ven made his comeback from a thigh injury against Elfsborg in the Europa League on January 30, but he has since been on the sidelines due to a fitness issue, and the centre-back is not expected to be available until the start of next month.

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Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly prepared to rival Arsenal and Chelsea for Borussia Dortmund winger Jamie Gittens.

The attacker has been one of the bright sparks in what is proving to be a difficult campaign for the German club, who are down in the bottom half of the Bundesliga table with eight points separating them from the top four.

Gittens has scored 11 goals and provided five assists in 33 competitive appearances this season, including seven goals and four assists in 22 Bundesliga matches.

As a result of that impressive return, the England Under-21 international is attracting interest from a number of Premier League sides.

Arsenal are among those that have been linked with a move, while it was recently reported that Chelsea have started talks over a potential transfer.

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Spurs to rival Arsenal, Chelsea in Gittens bidding war

However, according to German outlet Bild, Arsenal and Chelsea will face competition from London rivals Tottenham for Gittens's signature.

The report suggests that Spurs are ready to pull out all the stops to add the 20-year-old to Ange Postecoglou's attacking ranks.

Gittens is currently under contract until the summer of 2028, but Dortmund may decide to listen to offers if they fail to qualify for next season's Champions League.

Tottenham will have to splash the cash if they are to pull off the transfer, with Dortmund believed to be looking for a fee in the region of €100m (£83m).

There is a possibility that the Dortmund man could be the subject of a bidding war in the summer transfer window.

In addition to Spurs, Arsenal and Chelsea, Gittens has also been mentioned as a potential transfer target for Manchester United.

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Why Spurs could be at a disadvantage in Gittens race

Gittens will most likely want to join a club that can offer him Champions League football if he leaves Dortmund at the end of the season.

As a result, Spurs may be at a disadvantage to their London rivals, with Arsenal and Chelsea both in the hunt to secure Champions League qualification.

Second-placed Arsenal are well set to qualify for UEFA's elite club competition, while Chelsea are in sixth position with a goal difference keeping them from fifth spot, which could become a Champions League place by the end of the season.

However, Spurs, like Man United, are currently languishing in the bottom half of the Premier League table, meaning any realistic Champions League hopes rest on their performance in the Europa League.

If they go all the way in the Europa League, Tottenham will be rewarded with a Champions League spot which would boost their chances of signing Gittens.