min fit to play for Tottenham vs West Ham? Injury latest and FPL update

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Tottenham Hotspur are busy looking ahead to their return to Premier League action this weekend as they host West Ham.

Spurs go into the fixture on the back of a 3-2 defeat to Brighton before the international break and will be determined to return to winning ways.

Ange Postecoglou's team had won their previous five matches in all competitions prior to the trip to Brighton, and will hope to secure all three points when they face West Ham this weekend.

Spurs captain Son Heung-Min has missed the last three fixtures in all competitions with a hamstring injury, having been sidelined since the win over Qarabag in the Europa League last month.

Son (£9.8m) remains the fifth most expensive player in Fantasy Premier League despite only being selected by 4.3 per cent of managers. The South Korea international has amassed 33 total points so far this season and is the most expensive player in the Spurs team, ahead of Dominic Solanke (£7.6m) and James Maddison (£7.5m).

Here, football.london takes a look at how likely Son is to be able to feature for Spurs against West Ham.

What has been said about Son Heung-Min's injury?

Postecoglou was asked about Son's fitness before the trip to Brighton, which was prior to the international break.

Son went on to not be selected for the South Korea squad for their international fixtures against Jordan and Iraq over the past two weeks.

The Spurs manager explained that Son was unlikely to feature for his country if he was not available for Tottenham before the international break.

"Sonny is unlikely, he's pushing hard but it is too soon," said Postecoglou on October 4.

"If he doesn't play for us, it doesn't seem like he's close, it makes sense [to not play for South Korea]," Postecoglou added.

Will Son Heung-Min be fit to face West Ham in GW8?

Postecoglou is yet to give a fresh update on Son's fitness ahead of Tottenham's clash against West Ham this weekend.

FPL have Son down as having a 25 per cent chance of playing against the Hammers in the Saturday lunchtime kick off.

Son has not earned any points in FPL since the 3-1 win over Brentford last month, where the 32-year-old got two assists to earn 10 points for his performance.