Chelseavs.Spurs

The result at Craven Cottage was Spurs' third defeat in five games, and has placed more pressure on under-fire manager Ange Postecoglou, who has struggled greatly in his second season, with the Lilywhites down in 14th in the Premier League table.

Success in the Europa League is all that can save Spurs' season, and much of the focus will now centre around their upcoming quarter-final with Eintracht Frankfurt, but a strong performance against rivals Chelsea is always imperative.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Tottenham's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their clash with bitter rivals Chelsea, who have not suffered a home defeat in this fixture for seven years, but saw their four-game winning run ended by Arsenal before the international break.

Kevin Danso

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: April 3 (vs. Chelsea)

Danso sustained a hamstring injury late on in their draw with Bournemouth in early March, but after missing the fixtures against AZ Alkmaar and Fulham, as well as international duty with Austria, the Lens loanee is potentially in contention to return.

Dejan Kulusevski

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Foot

Possible return date: April 3 (vs. Chelsea)

Kulusevski has missed Spurs' last four matches, and was also unavailable for Sweden duty last week, with the signs suggesting this could also come just too soon for the wide man, who is recovering from a foot injury.

Richarlison

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Calf

Possible return date: April 3 (vs. Chelsea)

Postecoglou revealed early in March that he expected Richarlison to recover from a calf injury after the international break, suggesting he will be in contention to feature here, after eight games on the sidelines.

Radu Dragusin

Status: Out

Type of injury: Knee

Possible return date: Unknown

Dragusin will not play again this season after surgery on a serious ACL injury, and the Romanian central defender is set to miss most of 2025 with the setback.

Lucas Bergvall

Status: Minor doubt

Type of injury: Illness

Possible return date: April 3 (vs. Chelsea)

Bergvall missed international duty with Sweden due to illness and was not present for training last week, but he should be fine to feature in some capacity here.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR'S SUSPENSION LIST

Tottenham have no players suspended for this Premier League encounter.

Written by

Andrew Delaney