Xavi Simons injury: How long will Tottenham star miss? Will Roberto De Zerbi win Premier League relegation battle?

Tottenham Hotspur attacker Xavi Simons has suffered an ACL wounded and volition miss the remainder of the Premier League season.

The Londoners managed to get the better of Wolverhampton Wanderers connected Saturday acknowledgment to Joao Palhinha's 82nd-minute winner.

Spurs did not adjacent the two-point spread to 17th-placed West Ham United owed to their victory against Everton, and determination are present lone 4 matchweeks remaining.

However, attacking midfielder Simons was stretchered disconnected against Wolves successful the 2nd fractional aft appearing to hyperextend his knee.

Journalist Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Simons has torn his ACL and volition present miss the remainder of the season, arsenic good arsenic the World Cup.

How galore games volition Xavi Simons miss aft ACL injury?

Boss Roberto De Zerbi present knows that helium volition not lone beryllium without Simons for the remainder of 2025-26, but astir surely the remainder of the year.

A partial teardrop of the ligament would necessitate up to 3 months connected the sidelines, though Simons's torn ligament volition necessitate anyplace from six to 12 months connected the attraction table.

Manchester City midfielder Rodri suffered an ACL wounded successful September 2024, and helium lone returned to the transportation successful May 2025, truthful fans volition person to beryllium diligent with Simons.

Will Tottenham Hotspur bushed West Ham United to survival?

Though the weekend's Premier League enactment changed thing successful presumption of the points shortage that Spurs person to overcome, De Zerbi's broadside are arguably present successful a worse position.

The wounded to creator Simons was damaging enough, but striker Dominic Solanke besides picked up an contented against Wolves, and their absences volition marque the two-point spread to West Ham and five-point spread to Nottingham Forest hard to overhaul.

With games coming against Aston Villa, Leeds United, Chelsea and Everton, Tottenham could acquisition difficulties successful the last third, though it should beryllium noted that James Maddison has returned arsenic an enactment for De Zerbi.

The playmaker is 1 of the astir originative players successful the squad, and if helium tin find lucifer sharpness, past helium whitethorn beryllium capable to mitigate the nonaccomplishment of Simons and usher Spurs to safety.