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Tottenham Hotspur turn their attention away from the Premier League this week as they look to get back to winning ways against Bundesliga side Hoffenheim in the Europa League. The German club are five points behind Spurs in the table with two games remaining.
Ange Postecoglou’s side have been ravaged with injuries this season, leading to what has been a very poor spell of form. His side lost 3-2 to Everton in their last match, leaving them 15th in the Premier League table.
They face a Hoffenheim side, who are 15th in the Bundesliga, and under serious threat of relegation, just three points off the bottom three. Here is all the latest injury news regarding both teams ahead of their meeting at the PreZero Stadium on Thursday evening.
Hoffenheim injury news
The German side’s injury situation isn’t much better than Spurs’ as they could be missing up to seven players for the game on Thursday night. Firstly, centre-back Ozan Kabak is set to miss the game, due to an ACL injury that he has been recovering from since July - he is yet to feature this season for Hoffenheim, and likely won’t for some time. Striker Ihlas Bebou will also miss the game as he underwent knee surgery in August, he is still recovering.
Centre-midfielders Grischa Promel, and Umut Tohumcu will both miss the Spurs match due to injury. Promel is dealing with an ACL issue that he has been recovering from since September. Meanwhile, Tohumcu’s injury is less severe, it is an ankle issue that he’s been recovering from since December. Left-back Christopher Lenz will also miss the game, as he is recovering from a calf injury that he suffered in October. So will winger Marius Bulter, who is dealing with an issue to his hamstring that he suffered in November.
Hoffenheim have one player that is recovering from an injury, but could make Thursday’s game should he do well in training this week. Diadie Samassekou, who plays in midfield, suffered a minor muscle injury in a recent game against Bayern Munich. He could return for the game against Spurs this week.
Hoffenheim players ruled out: Ozan Kabak, Ihlas Bebou, Grischa Promel, Umut Tohumcu, Christopher Lenz, Marius Bulter. Hoffenheim players in doubt: Diadie Samassekou
Tottenham injury news
Tottenham could be missing up to 11 players for the game on Thursday night, which will mean that Ange Postecoglou will have some tough selection decisions to make. Firstly, goalkeeper Gugleilmo Vicario will miss the game as he is still dealing with an ankle fracture that he played 60 minutes with in Tottenham’s Carabao Cup win against Manchester City
Dominic Solanke is also going to be out after he suffered a knee injury ahead of the game against Everton, he is expected to be out for an extended period of time. Postecoglou said: “We're hoping that it is not too serious, but it will certainly keep him out for a few weeks.”
Furthermore, full-back Destiny Udogie remains out injured with a hamstring issue which should keep him out until February. Winger Brennan Johnson is also expected to be on a similar timeline to Udogie as he is dealing with a calf issue that he suffered in the North London derby against Arsenal. Timo Werner is also out, leaving Postecoglou with just Richarlison as a striker option for Thursday night’s match. Rodrigo Bentancur will also miss the game, as he is dealing with a concussion that he suffered in the game against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup.
Centre-back pair Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven have also been ruled out of the game against Hoffenheim, however they could be set to return for Spurs’ Premier League meeting with Leicester at the weekend. They both have hamstring injuries. Wilson Odobert is also out for the game on Thursday due to him recovering from a long term hamstring injury which forced him to have surgery in November.
In terms of Spurs players that could return for the game against Hoffenheim, goalkeeper Fraser Forster could be back after he has been recovering from an illness for the past two weeks. Although Postecoglou may opt for new signing Antonin Kinsky instead.
Midfielder Yves Bissouma could also return on Thursday as he has been recovering from a knock that he picked up in the 2-1 defeat to Arsenal. If he does miss Thursday, Bissouma should be available for Sunday’s game against Leicester City.
Tottenham players ruled out: Guglielmo Vicario, Dominic Solanke, Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson, Timo Werner, Rodrigo Bentancur, Cristian Romero, Micky Van de Ven, Wilson Odobert. Tottenham players in doubt: Fraser Forster, Yves Bissouma