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Tottenham Hotspur face a trip to Turkey to play against Galatasaray for a Europa League clash on Thursday.
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Tottenham Hotspur turn their attention away from the Premier League this week as they head to Turkey to take on Galatasaray in their fourth Europa League game after three wins in three games so far.
Their last was a 1-0 win against AZ Alkmaar in late October, where a goal from Richarlison handed Ange Postecoglu the three points. Spurs’ last game against Aston Villa in the Premier League at the weekend, where they won 4-1, put them seventh in the league and nine points off league leaders Liverpool.
They face a Galatasaray side who sit on top of the Turkish Super Lig with 28 points from 10 games, much of their success being down to on loan striker Victor Osimhen who has scored four goals and provided two assists for the Turkish club since joining in the summer, amid transfer links to Chelsea and Arsenal in the Premier League.
Ange Postecoglu will be hoping to make it four wins in a row in the Europa League, but it won’t be easy against their toughest opponent so far in the competition.
Tottenham Hotspur injury news
Firstly, centre-back Micky van de Ven has been ruled out of Thursday’s game due to a thigh injury that he suffered during Spurs’ 2-1 win against Manchester City in the Carabao Cup last week. He is expected to be out for a while yet as manager Postecoglu said: “Micky has sort of strained a hamstring. It's not too serious, but we're probably looking at after the international break.”
French midfielder Wilson Odobert will also miss the game against Galatasaray as he is recovering from a thigh injury that he re-aggravated in late October, meaning he will remain out for an extended period of time. It is unknown as to when he will return.
However, there is a chance that Richarlison could feature on Thursday after scoring in Spurs’ last Europa League match as he has been dealing with a minor hamstring injury since the win over Villa at the weekend. Postecoglu said: “Richy [Richarlison] obviously felt something in the action of setting the goal up, his hamstring, so we'll see.”
Thursday could also see the return of Djed Spence who has been out for several weeks with a groin injury and is currently being assessed over his status before the game. However, it is more likely that Spence will return next weekend against Ipswich Town in the Premier League.
Centre-back Cristian Romero is also a doubt for the game against Galatasaray, as he had to come off due to a minor ankle injury against Aston Villa. However it is not yet clear as to how long he is expecting to miss.
Spurs players out - Micky van de Ven, Wilson Odobert
Spurs players in doubt - Richarlison, Djed Spence, Christian Romero
Galatasaray injury news
The Turkish side have just one player on their injury list ahead of the game against Spurs on Thursday night, with left-back Ismail Jakobs dealing with a muscle strain since mid-October and missing five matches so far.
It is not expected to be a severe issue and the defender could be in line to return against Spurs, although much like Djed Spence for Postecoglu’s side, a more likely return will come at the weekend when Galatasaray face Samsunspor in the league.