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Man Cityvs.Spurs

sportsmole.co.uk, 20 November 2024, 14:05
Tottenham Hotspur will be bidding to bounce back from successive defeats when they head to the Etihad Stadium on Saturday evening to tackle Manchester City.

Spurs, who are down in 10th spot in the Premier League table, have lost their last two matches to Galatasaray and Ipswich Town in the Europa League and Premier League respectively.

Ange Postecoglou's side were beaten 2-1 by Ipswich in the league before the international break, and there will be pressure on the North London club to bounce back in Manchester this weekend.

Here, Sports Mole rounds up Tottenham's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their showdown with Man City, who are second in the table, five points behind the leaders Liverpool.

Cristian Romero

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Unknown

Possible return date: November 23 (vs. Man City)

Romero is a major doubt for the clash with the champions on Saturday due to the problem which forced him off the field in Argentina's 2-1 defeat to Paraguay in a World Cup qualifier during the recent international break.

Richarlison

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: December 5 (vs. Bournemouth)

Richarlison will once again be unavailable for selection this weekend due to a hamstring problem, with the Brazil international not expected to be back for Spurs until the early stages of December.

Micky van de Ven

Status: Major doubt

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: November 23 (vs. Man City)

Tottenham will be hoping to recover Van de Ven from a hamstring injury in time to take on the champions this weekend, but the centre-back will face a late fitness test for his North London club.

Wilson Odobert

Status: Out

Type of injury: Hamstring

Possible return date: Unknown

Odobert had just battled back from one hamstring problem before picking up another one, and it was recently confirmed that he has undergone an operation, with the attacker facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

TOTTENHAM'S SUSPENSION LIST

Rodrigo Bentancur

Status: Out

Possible return date: November 28 (vs. Roma)

Bentancur will be suspended for Tottenham's next seven domestic matches due to a ban imposed by the Football Association following comments made about his Spurs teammate Son Heung-min.

However, the midfielder will be able to feature in Europe.

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