The 12 players who could miss Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur Ibrox showdown in Europa League

Ange Postecoglou will return to Glasgow this week as his Tottenham Hotspur side take on Rangers at Ibrox. The Spurs boss spent two years in charge of Celtic, winning five domestic trophies in that time, including two Scottish Premiership titles before being appointed in North London.

The Australian is under a bit of pressure at Spurs, following a 4-3 loss to Chelsea on Sunday afternoon. It was a fourth-straight game without a win for the North London outfit, whose last victory came against Manchester City on November 23.

Tottenham’s last Europa League outing was a 2-2 draw with Italian side AS Roma, with former Borussia Dortmund defender Mats Hummels scoring a 91st minute equaliser for the Serie A outfit. Spurs have won three of their opening five games in the competition and sit ninth in the table, just one place behind Rangers who have a slightly better goal difference. Ahead of the game, there are a number of injury concerns for Tottenham to contend with as we round-up the latest from both camps.

Rangers injury news

Rangers injury list is not as lengthy as Tottenham's but they still do have some doubts, with at least one player out. Neraysho Kasanwirjo is sidelined for a few months while Oscar Cortes, Rabbi Matondo and Tom Lawrence are training again. The former duo are more likely to feature against Spurs while Lawrence is working his way back to full fitness.

Last week, Rangers boss Philippe Clement said: “Neraysho Kasanwirjo won’t be available for the next couple of months, Tom Lawrence is training individually."

Tottenham Hotspur injury news

Cristian Romero lasted just 14 minutes against Chelsea before he “felt something in his quad.” The defender had only returned from a toe problem but is now facing more time out as Spurs wait to discover the extent of the issue. Brennan Johnson and Micky van de Ven also emerged with issues from the loss to Chelsea but Postecoglou was confident they were nothing to be concerned about. Johnson came off against Chelsea due to illness while Van de Ven felt “tightness” after he was a surprise inclusion in the starting line-up.

Ben Davies picked up a hamstring problem against Bournemouth last week and is not expected to return against Rangers, with a full timeline on his return still unclear. Guglielmo Vicario, Mikey Moore, Richarlison and Wilson Odobert are all expected to remain out for the trip to Scotland.