ottenham’s World Cup stars will start to return in a mid-season pleasant in opposition to Nice on Wednesday evening.
Heung-min Son returned to coaching after South Korea’s exit final week and can proceed to put on his facemask after surgical procedure on a facial damage forward of the event.
Richarlison, Rodrigo Bentancur and Ben Davies are set to overlook out whereas recovering from hamstring, thigh and abdomen points, respectively, which have made them doubts to face Brentford on Boxing Day.
Additionally absent shall be Hugo Lloris, Ivan Perisic and Cristian Romero after their participation within the closing weekend of the World Cup.
Harry Kane and Spurs’ English gamers weren’t in coaching on Monday, making an look at Tottenham Stadium unlikely.
Spurs beat Motherwell 4-0 of their solely different pleasant of the World Cup break, Antonio Conte choosing Harvey White and Charlie Sayers to start out in that recreation in early December.
Dejan Kulusevski and Bryan Gil began up entrance with Matt Doherty scoring a brace from left wing-back, a place he occupied as a result of a hamstring challenge for Ryan Sessegnon.
Lucas Moura, Emerson Royal, Clement Lenglet and Fraser Forster are anticipated to be match having missed the Motherwell recreation with knocks.
Predicted Tottenham XI: Forster; Tanganga, Sanchez, Lenglet; Royal, Bissouma, Skipp, Sessegnon; Kulusevski, Son, Gil.
