Fantastic news from Totteham: Spurs receive major injury boost ahead of Aston Villa clash
Latest Aston Villa news from BirminghamLive as an injury update is provided on Destiny Udogie ahead of Spurs’ clash against the Villans after the international break
Tottenham defender Destiny Udogie could be in line for a return against Aston Villa
Tottenham defender Destiny Udogie has been left out of the Italy squad as a precautionary measure ahead of Spurs’ clash against Aston Villa.
Udogie’s omission caused widespread confusion in the Italian media, leading to fears among Spurs fans that the former Udinese wing-back was another name to add to their growing injury list.
Spurs’ long-term absentees who are set to miss the clash against Villa on November 26 include James Maddison, Micky van de Ven, Manor Solomon, Ryan Sessegnon and Ivan Perisic, with Richarlison also out for a month as he recovers from groin surgery.
However, our colleagues at football.london understand that Udogie’s absence is due to the injury he suffered in the Premier League against Fulham last month, which led to him missing the victory at Crystal Palace. He was fit enough to return to face Chelsea, lasting only 55 minutes before picking up a second yellow card to be sent off.
Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou had said ahead of that game: “Destiny is still working his way through it – not ruled him out yet. It’s a 50-50 situation at this stage as to whether he’ll be available.”
Fourth-placed Spurs are currently just a point ahead of Villa in the table. They have lost their last two fixtures, a 4-1 defeat to Chelsea and a 2-1 loss at Wolves.
