Tottenham could be without six players for the Europa League game against AZ Alkmaar.
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Tottenham’s hopes of silverware this season now come down to the Europa League which is the only competition that they are still in this year under Ange Postecoglou.
They sit 13th in the Premier League table, 13 points off the top four places, and just hoping for a solid end to the season. Their year could likely be judged based on the Europa League.
Postecoglou’s side finished fourth in the league phase of the competition, winning five of their eight games - two points away from the top spot which was held by Serie A side Lazio.
They remain one of the favourites to win the competition and could be seeing some key injured players returning back this week, which would provide a huge boost to Postecoglou going into Thursday when they play the first leg of the Round of 16 against AZ.
AZ Alkmaar injury news
AZ could be missing three players for the game against Spurs on Thursday as they look to get to the quarter-finals of the Europa League for the 2013/14 season when they got knocked out.
Firstly, attacking midfielder Sven Mijnans is out for the rest of the season with an injury to his Achilles tendon. He will be a big loss after scoring four goals in the Europa League so far.
Young striker Jayden Addai will also miss the game, as he is dealing with an ankle injury which is set to keep him out until later in March.
Finally, Mexx Meerdink, who plays as a forward too, could also miss the game. He is recovering from a hamstring injury and has been listed as doubtful, so there is a possibility that the 21-year-old could return against Spurs.
AZ Alkmaar players ruled out: Sven Mijnans, Jayden Addai
AZ Alkmaar players in doubt: Mexx Meerdink
Tottenham injury news
Meanwhile, Spurs have seven players that could miss the game, with three already being ruled out of the Europa League clash on Thursday. It was reported on Tuesday that Dejan Kulusevski will require a period on the sidelines with a foot injury in a fresh blow to Spurs.
Defender Radu Dragusin is out for the rest of the season with an ACL injury. He underwent surgery which is set to keep him out of action until the end of 2025, if all goes well.
The game will come too soon for Dominic Solanke, who is very close to a return for Spurs. He is dealing with a knee injury that he suffered in January against Rangers in the league phase of the Europa League.
Richarlison has also been ruled out, but he could return from his hamstring injury this weekend alongside Solanke, meaning that Postecoglou could have his striker options back to full fitness against Bournemouth on Sunday.
Defender Micky Van de Ven is a doubt for Thursday’s game, as he continues to recover from his hamstring injury which has been an issue since November.
Cristian Romero could also make his return alongside Van de Ven, as the pair have very similar hamstring injuries, and are on the same timeline. Last week, Postecoglou said: “We've got a week before the first Europa game. We've got the weekend off.
“And again, that's about the time we're hoping that guys like Romero and Micky, in particular. They should be in and around that sort of mark.”
Finally, Ben Davies is also a doubt for the game, as he is dealing with a knock that he picked up in training.
Tottenham players ruled out: Dominic Solanke, Radu Dragusin, Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski
Tottenham players in doubt: Micky Van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Ben Davies