A depleted Tottenham will be without Ben Davies at home to Wolves on Sunday after the defender suffered a setback during his return from a hamstring injury.
Wales international Davies has not featured since Tottenham's 1-0 defeat to Bournemouth on December 5, with manager Ange Postecoglou expecting the 31-year-old to miss a further “couple of weeks”.
Center back Radu Dragosin is a doubt after being forced off during Tottenham's 1-0 defeat to Nottingham Forest on Thursday, worsening an injury list that includes Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero.
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Tottenham vs Wolverhampton: “Another test”
“We have been in a difficult situation for a while,” Postecoglou said. “The nature of football and the fixture schedule means we've always been on a fine line. It's another test for us.”
Spurs' only clean sheet in their last nine matches came against bottom club Southampton, who have scored four fewer goals than any other team in the Premier League.
Postecoglou, who brought back 18-year-old Archie Gray from midfield to defense to help ease the situation, said it was “a bit too early to tell” if Dragosin would be involved at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
“He broke his ankle and felt he couldn’t continue,” the Australian added after Anthony Elanga scored the only goal of the match. “We'll have to wait and see.”
Full focus on Sunday.
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Tottenham results
Tottenham have lost four of their last five league games, with their 5-0 win over the Saints on December 15 representing their only win in their last six Premier League games.
Wolves won 2-0 at home to Manchester United on Thursday to record back-to-back wins since Vitor Pereira was appointed as manager.
They are now the eighth-highest scorers in the division, one point behind third-placed Leicester City.
