Tottenham games Destiny Udogie will miss as Ange Postecoglou confirms crushing injury blow

Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou has revealed that Destiny Udogie volition beryllium sidelined for astir six weeks with the hamstring wounded helium suffered against Wolverhampton Wanderers past weekend.

The Italy planetary was taken disconnected aboriginal successful the 2nd fractional of that 2-2 draw with Vitor Pereira's side, conscionable a mates of weeks connected from suffering different scare successful the 5-0 thrashing of Southampton.

Postecoglou confirmed astatine the clip that Udogie had done much harm to his hamstring, and reports earlier this period claimed that the left-back could beryllium sidelined for astatine slightest 8 and perchance arsenic galore arsenic 10 weeks.

The erstwhile Udinese antheral volition not beryllium spending that agelong successful the infirmary, but speaking to the property earlier Saturday lunchtime's clash with Newcastle United, Postecoglou confirmed that helium is apt to beryllium retired until the mediate of February.

"Destiny, with his hamstring, looks astir the six-week mark," Postecoglou told the media, arsenic helium prepares to header without Udogie for astatine slightest 10 and perchance arsenic galore arsenic 11 matches.

Which Spurs games volition Udogie miss?

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A six-week layoff means that the defender should beryllium backmost successful contention astir mid-February time, but helium volition miss a fistful of cardinal matches betwixt present and then, starting with Saturday's sojourn of the Magpies.

Udogie is besides expected to beryllium retired some legs of Tottenham's EFL Cup semi-final clash with Liverpool, the archetypal of which takes spot connected Tuesday earlier the instrumentality fixture astatine Anfield connected February 6.

Another cardinal crippled that the Italy planetary volition miss is the imminent North London derby with Arsenal astatine the Emirates connected January 15, 3 days aft an FA Cup third-round showdown against Tamworth.

Tottenham's last 2 Europa League league signifier matches against Hoffenheim (January 23) and Elfsborg (January 30) are besides retired of the question, arsenic are top-flight games against Everton (January 19), Leicester City (January 26) and Brentford (February 2).

Postecoglou's broadside presently person nary crippled scheduled for the play of February 8/9, which is reserved for FA Cup fourth-round fixtures, but Udogie mightiness beryllium capable to instrumentality against Manchester United connected February 16.

Failing that, the 22-year-old should astir surely beryllium successful contention to look Ipswich Town connected February 22, but Djed Spence and Sergio Reguilon volition person to clasp the fort connected that broadside for the clip being.

Will immoderate Tottenham players instrumentality against Newcastle?

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Postecoglou besides revealed that nary of his longer-term wounded victims would beryllium backmost connected Saturday, depriving him of Ben Davies, Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero, Guglielmo Vicario, Richarlison, Wilson Odobert and Mikey Moore.

Furthermore, Spurs person been dealing with a sickness bug successful caller days too, but Postecoglou did not sanction the players who had caught the infection, adding: "None of the injured ones are backmost yet. We've had a spot of an unwellness bug with a fewer not training.

"At this signifier Richy and Mikey Moore are the adjacent cabs disconnected the rank, we're hoping adjacent week. Ben, Micky and Romero each benignant of astir the aforesaid time, backmost extremity of January."

Rodrigo Bentancur joins Tottenham's injured players connected the sidelines arsenic helium serves a one-game suspension for yellowish paper accumulation, but Spence makes a timely instrumentality from his ain prohibition to screen for Udogie.

Spurs participate the play sitting successful a lowly 11th spot successful the Premier League table, six spots beneath Newcastle, who are retired to marque it 5 wins from their past six Premier League games against the Lilywhites.

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