Tottenham Hotspur picked up a new injury concern in midweek, as Brennan Johnson picked up a knock in the score draw with West Ham United on Tuesday night.
‘Yeah, I think he’s alright,” said manager Ange Postecoglu. “It was just a knock from a set-piece. I think everyone got through it pretty well, considering it was two games in a short space of time.’
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Premier League Form, Standing: Tottenham Hotspur 5th, 57 pts, DWLWW Nottingham Forest 16th, 25 pts WDDLL
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So he should be fine for the match with Nottingham Forest on Saturday. Elsewhere Manor Solomon is nearing a return from the knee injury that has kept him out since early February.
Ryan Sessegnon is out for the season with a hamstring injury that required surgery while backup goalkeeper Fraser Forster is still recovering from a foot fracture. He should be back available by the time May arrives.
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