Tottenham will be hoping to turn around their recent underwhelming performances with a tricky home fixture against in form Newcastle at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
Antonio Conte's side slipped to a disappointing defeat against top four rivals Manchester United in midweek and will now take on a side who will have their sights set on the Champions League places.
Spurs have been struggling with injuries, especially in their forward line, with Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski both spending time on the treatment table in recent times and Antonio Conte provided football.london with an update on both players during his press conference on Friday.
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He said: "Not news. Deki Kulusevski is not available. I think we have to wait a bit of time to see him with us. It is the same for Richarlison. The other is Emerson, who comes back after a ban. Then we have another training session tomorrow [Saturday] to try to make an evaluation.
"Now to play many games in such a short period, you have to try to check and speak to the players to understand who needs to have a bit of rest to try to avoid injury. We will see tomorrow and then we'll make the best decision for the game on Sunday against Newcastle."
Goalkeeper: Hugo Lloris, Fraser Forster, Brandon Austin
Defence: Matt Doherty, Davinson Sanchez, Eric Dier, Cristian Romero, Ryan Sessegnon, Djed Spence, Japhet Tanganga, Ben Davies, Clement Lenglet, Ivan Perisic, Emerson Royal [doubt]
Midfield: Oliver Skipp, Pierre Emile Hojbjerg, Pape Matar Sarr, Rodrigo Bentancur, Yves Bissouma, Harvey White
Attack: Harry Kane, Bryan Gil, Lucas Moura, Son Heung-min
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