Tottenham suffer new Pedro Porro injury blow against Aston Villa as three replacements identified

By Ben Knapton | 19 Sep 2026 13:09, Last updated: 19 Sep 2026 13:09

Tottenham Hotspur suffered a crushing wounded stroke successful their Premier League clash with Aston Villa, arsenic Pedro Porro was taken disconnected with an evident limb problem.

The Spain World Cup victor was restored to the starting XI for Saturday's aboriginal kickoff, aft missing fixtures against Everton and Liverpool with a insignificant muscular concern.

However, Porro lasted conscionable 19 minutes of the clash with Unai Emery's side, arsenic the 27-year-old had to beryllium withdrawn for Archie Gray wrong the opening quarter.

Porro stayed down connected the turf aft attempting a challenge, and the right-back's pained look suggested that helium knew helium had suffered a game-ending injury.

The erstwhile Manchester City antheral was seen banging his fist connected the crushed successful frustration, earlier heading to the touchline alongside Tottenham aesculapian staff.

It is unclear if Porro's contented is related to his erstwhile wounded oregon a caller occupation entirely, though Roberto De Zerbi volition inevitably beryllium pressed for an update by the media aft the game.

Pedro Porro's wounded grounds assessed aft Tottenham blow

Bad quality for Pedro Porro owners arsenic the defender is forced disconnected done wounded ❌ pic.twitter.com/XiJ0RvK9e5

Porro has steered wide of serious, season-ending injuries passim his vocation truthful far, but the defender has often missed a fistful of games present and determination with mean issues.

According to information from Transfermarkt, Porro sat retired 52 elder matches for nine and state done wounded earlier September 19, astir exclusively acknowledgment to muscular problems.

However, the Spaniard has lone missed 9 games for Tottenham, 5 successful the 2025-26 play owed to a hamstring strain, 2 successful 2023-24 with an unspecified strain, and different 2 earlier this play with his muscular concern.

Porro has ne'er been ruled retired for much than 9 consecutive games, but back-to-back injuries for the cardinal defender successful speedy succession are alarming for fans and De Zerbi.

How tin Tottenham regenerate Pedro Porro?

The ever-versatile Gray filled successful astatine right-back during Porro's lack earlier this month, and the Englishman volition beryllium first-choice successful that relation for arsenic agelong arsenic the Spaniard is recovering.

De Zerbi antecedently had Djed Spence disposable arsenic screen and contention for Porro, but aft selling the defender to Inter Milan, Spurs failed to motion a nonstop replacement.

Should Gray besides beryllium ruled retired for immoderate reason, either Tosin Adarabioyo oregon Jan Paul van Hecke would beryllium the adjacent champion thing; the erstwhile played 13 games astatine right-back for West Bromwich Albion successful the 2018-19 season, portion Van Hecke featured astatine right-back connected six occasions for Heerenveen.

Neither Adarabioyo nor Van Hecke are existent full-backs, though, truthful Porro's wounded coupled with Tottenham's nonaccomplishment to motion a axenic Spence replacement highlights different transportation mistake from the hierarchy.