Ben Davies is moving closer towards a return for Tottenham Hotspur, but he remains a strong doubt for the Boxing Day clash at Nottingham Forest. “Ben is not as bad as first thought,” Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglu said during the most recent time that he spoke of the thigh injury that Davies is recovering from right now. “There is a chance he could be back hopefully before the new year, so that was positive again.”
So it sounds like Davies might actually be able to participate in the festive fixtures, at some point.
Boxing Day FYIs
Nottingham Forest vs Tottenham Hotspur
Kickoff: Thur. Dec. 26 3pm, City Ground
Tottenham Preview Material: Team News Starting 11 Prediction
Premier League Form, Standing: Tottenham Hotspur 11th, 23 pts, DLLWL Nottingham Forest 4th, 31 pts WLWWW
Google Result Probability: Tottenham Hotspur 34% Draw 25% Nottingham Forest 41%
Tottenham Team News
And that would be wonderful from him, as this is “the most, wonderful time……of, the…..year!” Elsewhere Rodrigo Bentancur is now back available again, having finished serving his massively long suspension, for an offense that actually didn’t even offend the victim (his friend and teammate Heung-Min Son).
Otherwise there are no changes at this time for Tottenham, who are still without the five long-term injured players who have no timeline for return at this point.
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