Giovani Lo Celso’s thigh injury is now in its third month and for those of you with a taste for brittle players, you’ll be pleased to know that the Argentinian is no stranger to this particular niggle. Another week has been threatened by Mourinho according to PhysioRoom.
Fulham’s Tom Cairney is out, with no return date. His is a knee injury which is proving difficult to correct.
After drawing the reverse fixture 1-1 in January – the fifth straight Premier League meeting in which both teams scored – Tottenham will feel they’re in better shape after winning three of their previous four competitive matches by a 3+ goal margin – these sorts of things can boost morale.
Another positive has been Spurs scoring early doors in these recent games, within the first 15th minutes in fact.
Readers ought to be aware that ‘tonight’s’ game is actually a 6pm kick off, but as most of you are probably still under house arrest, you’ll probably be sat watching TV anyway.
