The Tottenham Hotspur injury list runs long and deep, but there is only one update, or fresh piece of “Team News” heading into their next clash, a Premier League fixture at Nottingham Forest.
Yes, their overall fitness situation is dire, but for Eric Dier himself, the outlook is slightly more positive. He stands a decent chance of being fit for this match, having missed the last three due to a groin injury that was sustained in training.
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur FYIs
Kickoff: Fri Dec 15, 8pm, City Ground, West Bridgford, Nottinghamshire, England
Tottenham Preview Material: Team News Starting 11 Prediction
Transatlantic Passage: How the Premier League Redefined Soccer in America: LINK
Premier League Form, Standing: Tottenham Hotspur 5th, 30 pts, WLDLL Nottingham Forest 16th, 14 pts DLLLL
Google Result Probability: Tottenham Hotspur 56% Draw 23% Nottingham Forest 21%
Tottenham Team News, Full Injury List
Otherwise, the fitness situation doesn’t improve at all heading into this clash with the Tricky Trees. Let’s run through it all again, in detail.
Ivan Perisic is out, most likely, for the rest of the season with an ACL injury that he suffered in September. Alfie Whiteman suffered a fractured ankle and torn ligaments in that specific area of his body, and this will keep him sidelined indefinitely. Manor Solomon is out until the middle of next month with a knee injury while Ryan Sessegnon, who is to Tottenham what Thiago Alcantara is to Liverpool, has no set timeline for return on his hamstring injury.
James Maddison and Micky van de Ven are out until the middle of January with ankle and hamstring injuries respectively.
Finally, Rodrigo Bentancur is out for about the next 10 or so weeks with an ACL injury.
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