Pedro Porro back for Tottenham Hotspur, Richarlison out of Aston Villa clash
The Spanish right-back has been unavailable for Spurs' last two matches with Wolverhampton Wanderers and Crystal Palace due to a strain, allowing Emerson Royal to come back into the XI.
Prior to last weekend's 3-1 win over Palace, Postecoglou revealed that Porro was «another week away» from returning, suggesting that he would be on track to feature in the West Midlands this weekend.
Speaking to reporters in Friday's press conference, as quoted by football.london, the Australian revealed that Porro had trained with no complications and would be fine to feature on Sunday, saying: «Everyone from last week is fit and available. Coming back. Pedro [Porro] is good, he's trained all week so no problem.»
With Porro fit again, the former Sporting Lisbon man is expected to make a swift return to the starting lineup over Emerson, but the crunch top-four clash comes too soon for Richarlison to return from a knee problem.
Postecoglou announced last week that the Brazilian would need up to a month to recuperate, but after watching the win over Palace from the stands, Richarlison told ESPN Brasil that he was already running again and was hopeful of playing at Villa Park.
However, the striker's comments were premature, as Postecoglou confirmed that he was yet to return to team training, adding: «Everyone else, including Richy, is still not training with the main group so unavailable.»
Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring), Fraser Forster (foot) and Manor Solomon (knee) also remain unavailable for Tottenham, whose top-four destiny will officially be in their
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