Spurs dealt injury blow before Leeds clash

Tottenham Hotspur have been dealt an damage blow earlier than this afternoon’s Premier League conflict with Leeds United…

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As revealed by supervisor Antonio Conte throughout his pre-game press convention on Friday, Spurs will probably be with out left wing-back Ryan Sessegnon after he picked up a problem throughout their midweek Carabao Cup defeat to Nottingham Forest.

“About Sessegnon, in the present day he didn’t prepare with us. He has slightly downside and isn’t accessible for tomorrow’s recreation,” he stated (through football.london) earlier than offering an extra replace on Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski, who had been concerned on Wednesday evening.

“About Richy and Deki, they’d a coaching session and I’ve sooner or later to make the very best resolution [on whether to] to select them within the beginning XI.”

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Gutting setback for Conte

There by no means appears to be a scarcity of accidents at Hotspur Means and this newest setback will probably be a gutting one for Conte because it leaves him gentle on choices heading into the ultimate Premier League match earlier than the World Cup break.

Heung-min Son and Cristian Romero, often two of the primary few names on the crew sheet, will probably be absent and as already talked about, the attacking duo of Richarlison and Kulusevski are solely fresh off the again of their very own issues.

Sessegnon’s absence means the Italian goes to must shift versatile veteran Ivan Perisic again to a large function, having featured alongside Harry Kane within the assault in latest outings.

While the health of the 33-year-old Croatian can’t be understated, it’s unlikely that Conte would have wished him to start out three of their final 4 outings, during which two have been full 90-minute shifts, as per Transfermarkt.

His fingers will probably be tied now, although, as Spurs’ £25m gem – who was as soon as lauded as a “huge talent” by former Fulham teammate Stefan Johansen – is not going to be within the matchday squad in any way and that’ll imply one more full shift from Perisic.

It’s additionally a must-win for the Lilywhites as they head into kick-off on the again of two defeats in a row, having additionally been defeated by final season’s runners-up Liverpool within the top-flight only a week in the past.

AND in different information, Conte reveals crew information trace forward of Leeds…