Tottenham Hotspur
·23 September 2025
Team news | Thomas Frank's squad update, latest on Davies, Kolo Muani

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·23 September 2025
Thomas Frank reports that the players who fought out a 2-2 draw at Brighton on Saturday are all available for our Carabao Cup third round tie against Doncaster Rovers on Wednesday evening (7.45pm) - but that means Ben Davies and Randal Kolo Muani will sit it out again.
Our longest-serving and most-recently players were late withdrawals as we came from 2-0 down to draw at the Amex. Thomas told us afterwards that striker Randal had been suffering with a dead leg for a few days while defender Ben had a slight twist in his knee.
Thomas wasn't expecting either player to be sidelined for too long, but our return to Carabao Cup action for the first time this season has come too early.
Speaking at his pre-match press conference at Hotspur Way on Tuesday afternoon, Thomas said: "Everyone last time is available again. Ben and Randal will not be available for selection tomorrow. It's a minor injury for both of them, but it's just too short a turn around."
Meanwhile, Thomas had a further update on Kota Takai - out since pre-season with a plantar fascia issue - and striker Dominic Solanke, who last featured off the bench at City on 23 August due to an ankle problem. "They are both progressing - both trained today with the team, so that's good."