Spurs pick up another hamstring injury ahead of Arsenal clash | OneFootball

Tottenham Hotspur have picked up another injury ahead of the north London derby, though they’re set to welcome Richarlison back into the fold.

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Tottenham Hotspur have a number of injury concerns ahead of Wednesday’s north London derby match against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, and their list of issues grew at the weekend as Timo Werner suffered a hamstring injury against Tamworth.

Werner completed 90 minutes of the 120-minute match, but he was forced off in injury time. Ange Postecoglou has now confirmed that it’s an injury setback.

“The only one who picked up an injury was Timo [Werner],” Postecoglou said. “It’s a hamstring injury and we’re waiting on the results of that scan.”

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One Spurs player expected to return to the mix is Richarlison, and Postecoglou confirmed as much, saying that “Richy is available” to face Arsenal.

Richarlison has been out with a hamstring problem since early November, and he’s only made a total of seven appearances this season due to his injury issues.

Wilson Odobert is set to miss the game, as will Guglielmo Vicario with an ankle injury and Destiny Udogie with a thigh injury. The latter pair aren’t expected to return before February.

But Vicario’s absence has been mitigated by Spurs signing a new goalkeeper, bringing in Antonin Kinsky. The 21-year-old has already kept clean sheets against Liverpool and Tamworth, now he’ll hope to do the same against Arsenal.

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Ben Davies, Cristian Romero, and Micky van de Ven are also expected to be unavailable, with Postecoglou suggesting all three are “slated to return at the back end of January”.

Expected Spurs absentees vs Arsenal: Odobert, Vicario, Udogie, Davies, Romero, van de Ven, Werner