Tottenham: Roberto De Zerbi provides three-word James Maddison injury update before Crystal Palace

Tottenham Hotspur playmaker James Maddison volition beryllium disposable for Spurs' Premier League lucifer against Crystal Palace connected Saturday contempt a caller wounded scare.

The England planetary came disconnected successful the 51st infinitesimal of past weekend's 2-0 triumph implicit Chelsea, sparking superior interest implicit a subordinate who has endured a torrid clip fitness-wise successful caller years.

While the London derby was inactive going on, quality filtered done that Maddison's occupation was groin-related, easing fears implicit different superior genu wounded for the midfielder.

Roberto De Zerbi besides expressed anticipation that Maddison's wounded was not overly superior astatine the time, and speaking to reporters successful his pre-game property league connected Friday, helium confirmed that the 29-year-old is good for the weekend.

"James is available," De Zerbi said successful a three-word Maddison update, confirming a large boost for his charges arsenic the ex-Leicester City antheral yet bids to drawstring a tally of games together.

Maddison has been restricted to conscionable 2 Premier League starts truthful acold this season, though 1 of those archetypal XI appearances saw him unfastened the scoring with a stunning long-range curler successful Tottenham's 3-1 triumph implicit Coventry City.

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The 29-year-old's availability is captious portion Xavi Simons is inactive connected the mend from an ACL injury, and Dejan Kulusevski has made conscionable 2 substitute appearances this play aft a superior genu problem.

Maddison is 1 of 2 wounded boosts for Tottenham against Crystal Palace, arsenic De Zerbi besides confirmed that left-back Destiny Udogie is backmost disposable pursuing an unspecified injury.

The Italy planetary was absent from Spurs' wins implicit Coventry and Chelsea, aft completing 74 minutes of the 1-1 gully with Manchester United, his 100th lucifer successful a Tottenham shirt.

"He is available," De Zerbi said connected Udogie. "He can't enactment consistently during the week. After Man United helium didn't enactment with america for a agelong time. We person large aesculapian unit and we are taking the close decision, for the close players successful the close moment."

However, Tottenham volition inactive beryllium missing Tosin Adarabioyo, Lucas Bergvall, Mykhaylo Mudryk and Savio for the sojourn of Crystal Palace, arsenic good arsenic semipermanent genu unfortunate Wilson Odobert and the suspended Rodrigo Bentancur.