Full Tottenham squad for Aston Villa clash as Ange Postecoglou given double boost
Ange Postecoglou is expected to be boosted by the return of Pedro Porro for Tottenham's Premier League clash against Aston Villa.
The Spain international has missed the last two games due to a muscular issue but he has returned to training this week and could potentially replace Emerson Royal in the starting XI at Villa Park.
When asked for the latest injury news on Friday, Postecoglou revealed: «Everyone from last week is fit and available. Coming back. Pedro [Porro] is good, he's trained all week so no problem. Everyone else, including Richy (Richarlison), is still not training with the main group so unavailable.»
Richarlison missed last weekend's comeback victory over Crystal Palace and despite boldly admitting after the game he could feature against Villa, it looks likely Son Heung-min will continue through the middle in his absence. The Lilywhites have another injury concern in Pape Matar Sarr, with the Senegal international spotted in some discomfort after featuring for the final eight minutes of the 3-1 triumph against the Eagles.
«He's had a bit of a back issue since he got back from sort of the Africa Cup of Nations,» Postecoglou said in a press conference. «He's been dealing with it and it's getting better but it's not sort of totally free, so it's something we're working on with him. It doesn't stop him training, he's still been training, but it does restrict him, it's something we're constantly working on but from what I understand he'll be fine. Like I said, he hasn't missed training so it's just something we're working on with him.»
Despite missing the defeat to Wolves, Destiny Udogie completed 90 minutes in the clash against the Eagles without any issues. As for Villa, Unai Emery has a number of concerns
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