Plenty of Tottenham Hotspur team news items to cover, so let’s just skip the intro, shall we? Up next for Spurs is a visit from Everton, and the hosts will once again have a multitude of absentees led by Yves Bissouma, who is suspended here after picking up a second red card.
The news is better for Brennan Johnson, who suffered a head injury, but fortunately, he is not concussed. He’ll face a late fitness test.
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Kick: Saturday, Dec. 23, 2023 3PM Local Time, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London
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The same could be said for Giovani Lo Celso (nursing a knock) and Eric Dier (groin problem). Next we move on to the guys who definitely won’t be in the mix: Manor Solomon (knee), Ashley Phillips (ankle), Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring), Ivan Perisic (knee), Micky van de Ven (hamstring), James Maddison (ankle) and Rodrigo Bentancur (ankle).
Maddison and Van de Ven are at least progressing along, and they should be back in action some next month. With Bissouma though, he won’t play again for Spurs until well after his international duty at AFCON is over.
Shifting over to the Toffees, Dele Alli (groin) and Ashley Young (knock) are most likely ruled out, but manager Sean Dyche could provide more updates on the team fitness situation on Friday.
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