Tottenham Hotspur are looking to make it two wins out of two this week when they host Aston Villa in the Premier League this Sunday.
Spurs continue to frustrate and delight in equal measure, having beaten Manchester City in the Carabao Cup in midweek, days after losing to Crystal Palace in the league.
Tottenham will next be up against a Villa side that has been flying high in the Premier League and Champions League this season.
Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou held his pre-match press conference on Friday and shared a number of injury and fitness updates.
Tottenham star Micky van de Ven out with hamstring issue
Postecoglou, speaking to reporters – as transcribed by football.london – said Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven is likely out until after the international break due to a hamstring issue.
The Spurs boss also said Cristian Romero and Timo Werner are doubts for Sunday’s game, while captain Son Heung-min “should be okay” if he gets through Friday’s training session.
“The boys worked hard the other night,” Postecoglou said. “The main one is Micky and he has sort of strained a hamstring. It is not too serious but probably after the international break for him.
“The other ones who were a bit sore were Romero and Werner but at the moment there is still a chance for the weekend.
“Sonny has trained today so if he gets through training tomorrow, he should be okay.”
In addition, Wilson Odobert is out due to an injury setback he has experienced this week, and did not want to put a timeframe on it.
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Postecoglou elaborates on Van de Ven’s hamstring strain
Postecoglou was asked whether Van de Ven’s latest hamstring issue is less serious-sounding than the injury he had last season.
“He was disappointed obviously,” said the Spurs boss. “He was really looking forward to the game so he was a bit emotional.
“It is definitely not, knock-on-wood, a bad one like last time which kept him out for quite a while.
“He will work hard and the good thing is there is an international break in there which is an extra two weeks for us.
“So hopefully it means he doesn’t miss too much football.”
Who could replace Van de Ven in Tottenham starting XI?
The likeliest candidate to take Van de Ven’s place against Aston Villa is Radu Dragusin, who did very well against Man City in midweek.
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