This has certainly not been the season that anybody at Tottenham Hotspur Football Club wanted, and it took yet another turn south with the broken ankle suffered by first choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario. The Spurs’ No. 1 required surgical repair for the ankle, so it’s going to be a long spell on the sidelines for him. Perhaps Vicario comes back in late April/early May? Or maybe he’s done for the season?
Either way, it’s now Fraser Forster time for the next few months!
AS Roma at Tottenham Hotspur FYIs
Kick: Thurs. Nov. 28, 8pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK
Competition: UEFA Europa League Matchday 5 of 8
Tottenham Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction
UEL Standing, Form: Tottenham 7th, 9 pts, WWWL AS Roma 20th, 5 pts, DLWD
Spurs Team News
Elsewhere Europa League clashes, like this one against the team from the Eternal city, would be a great chance for Mikey Moore to feature; ditto for Will Lankshear. However, Lankshear is suspended here, after getting his marching orders from the official in the last UEL clash, against Galatasaray. Meanwhile Moore is still battling a nasty virus.
Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended domestically, but eligible to feature here.
And then finally, Richarlison, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Wilson Odobert all remain out as longer-term injury absentees.
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