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Dan Kilpatrick

Tottenham set for Richarlison injury boost at Burnley after Carabao Cup concern

Richarlison is expected to be fit for Tottenham's Premier League visit to Burnley on Saturday, despite taking a knock in Tuesday's Carabao Cup defeat by Fulham.

The Brazilian appeared in some discomfort after a blow to his ankle at Craven Cottage and was replaced by Dejan Kulusevski with 20 minutes to play, as Spurs crashed out in the second round with a 5-3 defeat on penalties.

Richarlison opened his account for the season with a goal as the tie finished 1-1 after 90 minutes and is expected to keep his place for the visit to Turf Moor.

Ange Postecoglou, the Spurs head coach, made nine changes on Tuesday night with only Richarlison and Micky van de Ven staying in the side but the Australian is set to revert back to the XI which beat Manchester United and Bournemouth in the League.

Injury boost: Tottenham forward Richarlison will be available to face Burnley at Turf Moor (Getty Images)

Spurs are set to travel north immediately after Postecoglou addresses the media on Friday afternoon, so any new signings - potentially Brennan Johnson from Nottingham Forest and Chelsea's Conor Gallagher - would not be included in the squad for Burnley.

It is unclear at present if Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg or Davinson Sanchez, who both started against Fulham, will be included in the travelling party, with the pair among the players potentially involved in Deadline Day moves.

Spurs’ other unwanted players, including Eric Dier, are yet to be included in a matchday squad by Postecoglou this season.

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