Heung-Min Son still out, James Maddison a doubt, everyone else 'should be okay'

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Ange Postecoglou reports that Heung-Min Son will remain sidelined for our Premier League clash against Nottingham Forest on Monday evening (8pm UK).

The skipper didn't travel with the squad to Germany on Wednesday for our UEFA Europa League quarter-final, second leg against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night as he battles to overcome a foot issue.

James Maddison is a doubt after being clattered by Kaua Santos for our match-winning penalty in Frankfurt. The midfielder tried to continue, but was forced off after Dominic Solanke slotted the spot-kick - the decisive moment to take us through to the semi-finals.

Speaking to the media at Hotspur Way on Saturday morning, Ange said: "It's fair to say he'll probably be a bit sore, so he's probably a doubt for Monday. The rest of the group, again, they all worked hard, so they'll be sore, but they should all be okay for Monday night. Sonny will still be out. He's been dealing with a foot problem for a while, so now is as good a time as any to give him the right time to to get over it. He'll definitely miss Monday. Everyone else should be okay."

Ange later suggested there will be changes to the line-up against Forest, adding: "It's fair to say it's been challenging, but I think part of that challenge is the rotation in the team and, to be fair, it's going to be similar on Monday night, and we're going to have to make five or six changes to the team because we want to make sure everyone is in the right space."