Tottenham Hotspur produced a ruthless display in their 5-1 win over Newcastle on Sunday. Fabian Schar opened the scoring in north London in the 39th minute, however Spurs drew level moments later through Ben Davies.
The second half was one way traffic as goals from Matt Doherty, Son Heung-min, Emerson and Steven Bergwijn sealed an emphatic victory. The win lifted Antonio Conte’s side above rivals Arsenal into fourth place, however, the Gunners have two games in hand and will reclaim the final Champions League spot with a draw or a win at Crystal Palace on Monday night.
With the race for fourth heading into the final stretch football.london takes a look at the early injury news ahead of Spurs' trip to Aston Villa on April 9.
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Oliver Skipp
Skipp hasn't featured for Tottenham since January, due to an ongoing situation relating to his pubic symphysis. However, there's hope that he could be available for the trip the clash with Brighton in two weeks after he missed the win over Newcastle.
What Conte has said: "Very close to being back with the team, to having training sessions with us. Not yet ready for the game against Newcastle, but [he is] improving."
Expected return date: Aston Villa (A) - April 9
Sergio Reguilon
Reguilon picked up a knee injury in training last week and as a result missed the win over the Magpies with Matt Doherty deputising for the Spaniard in the left wing-back position.
Expected return date: Unknown
Ryan Sessegnon
Sessegnon suffered another hamstring setback in Tottenham's 5-0 win over Everton last month after making six consecutive starts for the club for the first time. One positive is that it is not a re-occurrence of an old injury. The young wide man has injured the same left hamstring as before but it is in a different part of the group of three muscles.
He was ruled out for up to six weeks following the injury and missed out against the Magpies.
What Conte has said: "We are talking about a situation that unfortunately is repeating. Not only in this season but also in the past.
"For sure we have to try with the medical department to find a solution to help this player, but sometimes also, I think that there is a predisposition to have this type of problem and especially muscular problems.
"He’s very strong physically. Sometimes maybe to be so strong physically, instead of being good for your body, sometimes it can be a problem. If we are much stronger than your body can [handle] - it is difficult to speak because we are talking about science. I think about this topic is better to speak with the doctor rather than me.
"For sure we are very disappointed. We are very disappointed. We hope to find the best solution to help him not have many injuries."
Expected return date: Mid-late April 2022
Japhet Tanganga
Tottenham will be without Tanganga for the rest of the season, which the club revealed ahead of the international break.
What the club said: "Japhet Tanganga has undergone surgery on his right knee and will be out for the remainder of the season. The England Under-21 international will undergo a period of recovery and is expected to return to training during the pre-season period."
Expected return: Summer 2022
