Spurs opponents given injury boost ahead of the weekend | OneFootball

This weekend, for match day twenty of the current Premier League campaign, Tottenham Hotspur will host Newcastle United, as they look for their first win league win at home since a 4-1 triumph over Aston Villa on the 3rd of November.

Their visitors come into the game on the back of five straight victories, with four of those being in the league, and are playing some of their best football in a long time. There is huge dread heading into the game from the Spurs fanbase.

Not only have Eddie Howe's side scored 16 goals across those five games, they have looked impressive defensively, only conceding once - a consolation for Brentford in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals.

Newcastle United given a big boost ahead of the weekend

They are now set to be given a further defensive boost ahead of the game, with Sven Botman - who suffered an ACL injury last March - confirming that he is available for this game. The game he suffered the injury in was the last time he took to the pitch for the first team - with an hour for the U21s last month the only game of any kind in that time. Very typical.

Additionally, former Tottenham Hotspur right-back, Kieran Trippier, who went off injured against Manchester United last time out, is set to be fine for the game. The 34-year old has not always played over Tino Livramento this season, but his set piece delivery as well as general crossing, could be a serious threat for a fragile Spurs defence, particularly with Alekander Isak lurking inside the box.

The good news, however, is Fabian Schar picked up his fifth yellow card of the season in that win at Old Trafford, and will therefore be unavailable for selection here. That game was the cut off for yellow cards to be swiped, so, seemingly for once - Spurs have managed to get on the fortunate side of that one.

It remains to be seen whether or not Howe will start Botman for his first game back after ten months, rather than easing him in. The Magpies have an FA Cup game against League Two side Bromley next week, which could offer a more convenient game to give him his first start back in. The Dutch defender is also left sided, like other first choice defender Dan Burn, which could also come as a dilemma. Let's hope so anyway.