Things have gone from bad to worse for Tottenham Hotspur, who are now winless in their last five, with four of those results being losses. Additionally, club captain Son Heung-min left the most recent defeat, last night at home to West Ham United, noticeably hurt.
Son played down the severity of the situation, while manager Ange Postecoglu was coy on the details.
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In all likelihood, the Son will be fit enough to feature on Sunday. There is more good news with Pape Matar Sarr, who was fit enough to make a cameo off the bench last night in the loss to West Ham. He should be good to go in the starting lineup here.
The same could not be said for the following however: James Maddison (ankle), Manor Solomon (knee), Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring), Micky van de Ven (thigh), Rodrigo Bentancur (ankle), Ivan Perisic (ACL), Ashley Phillips (ankle) and Eric Dier (groin).
When you have an injury list that long, it’s easy to see why the form has take such a sharp and quick decline.
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