Destiny Udogie has finished serving his one game suspension, but he’s still a question mark for Sunday versus Aston Villa. That’s because he’s a fitness doubt for this match, as he’s battling a muscular injury that saw him sidelined for international duty.
Udogie isn’t the only injury and/or suspension issue for Spurs here, as they could be without the services of up to eight players in total.
Tottenham vs Aston Villa FYIs
Kickoff: Sun. Nov. 26, 2:00 pm, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, UK
Spurs Preview Material: Team News Starting XI Prediction Full Injury List
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Premier League Form: Tottenham LWWWW Aston Villa LDWDW
Premier League Standing: Tottenham 4th 26 pts Aston Villa 5th, 25 pts
Google Result Probability: Tottenham 41% Draw 25% Aston Villa 34%
Team News for Both Sides
Cristian Romero (red card against Chelsea) and Yves Bissouma (accumulation of five yellow cards) are both suspended for this encounter. Richarlison (groin surgery) is out until sometime next month while Micky van de Ven (hamstring) and James Maddison (ankle) are out until the new year.
Ivan Perisic (ACL), Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) and Manor Solomon (meniscus) will all also be out with long-term injuries. Shifting over to the Villans, Emiliano Buendia and Tyrone Mings remain sidelined for the long term, due to knee injuries. Jacob Ramsey, Diego Carlos and John McGinn (who had a fitness scare this international period) should all be back in the mix here.
Otherwise Villa have no new injury concerns to speak of.
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