OPINION
It’s a must-win game for Tottenham in the Champions league tonight as they host PSV at Wembley.
And the injuries are mounting up at Spurs, with the club laying bare the extent of their problems ahead of the pre-match press conference on Tuesday.
Eight players are unavailable, with Mousa Dembele the latest to join the confirmed injured. He is due to have his injury assessed to learn the extent of the damage.
TEAM NEWS: @mousadembele (ankle) is continuing to be assessed and will be unavailable for tomorrow's match. pic.twitter.com/kU1yzXvCgI
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) November 5, 2018
Jan Vertonghen, Danny Rose, Eric Dier, and Victor Wanyama all miss out as well through injury.
Hugo Lloris is suspended, while centre-back Juan Foyth and Georges Nkoudou are not part of Pochettino’s squad.
#thfc Spurs are without eight players tomorrow. Vertonghen, Rose, Dier, Dembele (ankle still being assessed) and Wanyama are injured. Lloris is suspended, while Foyth and Nkoudou are ineligible in the Champions League.
— Ben Pearce (@BenPearceSpurs) November 5, 2018
It means Pochettino only has two fit midfielders, Harry Winks and Moussa Sissoko, although both are in fine form at the moment.
Heung-min Son hasn’t played much recently and should start, and Christian Eriksen and Dele Alli are back, and we expect Alli to be risked by Poch.
Paulo Gazzaniga should get the nod in goal and the defence picks itself with injuries and Foyth being unavailable.
This is the team we expect Pochettino to put out at Wembley later tonight:
