Tottenham Hotspur suffer fresh injury blow ahead of Nottingham Forest clash
The Lilywhites make the trip to the City Ground on the back of ending their five-game winless run against Newcastle United at the weekend, marching to a 4-1 win over the Magpies.
In doing so, Postecoglou's fifth-placed side opened up a three-point lead over Manchester United in the table, and they could draw level with Manchester City should they prevail at the City Ground.
Tottenham's dismal run prior to the beating of Newcastle can be partially attributed to their horrendous luck with injuries, as no fewer than eight outfield players watched last weekend's win from the sidelines.
Ashley Phillips (ankle), Eric Dier (groin), Manor Solomon (knee), Ivan Perisic (knee), Ryan Sessegnon (thigh), James Maddison (ankle), Rodrigo Bentancur (ankle) and Micky van de Ven (thigh) are all still missing, as is backup goalkeeper Alfie Whiteman (ankle).
Before facing the media in Thursday's press conference, Postecoglou revealed that midfielder Lo Celso would not be available for the clash at the City Ground owing to a minor training injury, which the club are still trying to get to the bottom of.
«We've still got quite significant absences, we've got eight on the injured table. Unfortunately Giovani Lo Celso will join them, he'll miss this week, hopefully nothing too bad,» Postecoglou told Tottenham's media channels.
«Just a slight injury from training, we're still trying to work it out. Nothing serious in terms of the guys from last week we're one more down but the rest of the guys are OK.»
The Argentinian midfielder was widely expected to leave Spurs in the summer following his
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