Tottenham vs AZ Alkmaar final injury news as 6 out with 2 doubts and one banned
Tottenham have three players ruled out and one doubt for the Europa League game on Thursday.
Tottenham Hotspur are pinning their hopes of a trophy this season on Thursday’s clash against AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League.
Ange Postecoglou’s side are 1-0 down after the first leg last week, meaning that they’ve got some work to do at home in order to keep their hopes of silverware this season alive.
They have four players who could miss the match, with three already ruled out by the medical team at Tottenham. AZ could be without five players for their trip to North London on Thursday.
AZ Alkmaar injury news
The Dutch side will hope to keep their slender one goal lead when they make the trip to London on Thursday night.
Firstly, winger Mayckel Ladho has been ruled out for the game due to him dealing with a foot injury which is set to keep him out until early April. He suffered the blow during the first leg last week.
Star midfielder Sven Mijnans is also out for the game. He is dealing with an Achilles Tendon injury that could keep him out for the remainder of the season.
Jayden Addai is a doubt for the game, after recovering from an ankle injury which kept him out of the first leg last week.
Mexx Meerdink will also be a doubt for Thursday with a hamstring injury. He is back in training and so could be fit to make an appearance even in a limited capacity against Spurs this week.
AZ players ruled out: Mayckel Lahdo, Sven Mijnans
AZ players in doubt: Jayden Addai, Mexx Meerdink
Tottenham injury news
Spurs could be without five players on Thursday night with the first being Radu Dragusin, who is out for the rest of the season, as he suffered an ACL injury in February. Rodrigo Bentancur is unavailable due to suspension after picking up a third yellow card of the Europa League campaign.
Swedish midfielder Dejan Kulusevski is a doubt for the game, he is dealing with an ankle injury. Postecoglou said: “He's got a knock on the foot, [and] it's got a bit sore in the last couple of weeks. He's been able to train and play, but it wasn’t getting better. He's unlikely to be back before the international break.”
Richarlison is also ruled out for Thursday, but he is close to coming back from a calf injury that he suffered in February. He could be looking at a return at the weekend against Fulham. Ben Davies is no longer a doubt for the AZ game, after recovering from a knock. Postecoglou said on Wednesday: "Ben (Davies) is back."
In a fresh blow, Kevin Danso has been ruled out by a hamstring problem. Postecoglou said: "Kevin got a hamstring injury in the last game so he's out. We have the international break which helps us and Kevin looks after himself, he's a pretty good athlete, so we'll give him every chance to get back. We'll have to let it settle down a bit before we get some clarity but he'll be pushing."
Tottenham players ruled out: Radu Dragusin, Dejan Kulusevski, Richarlison, Kevin Danso, Rodrigo Bentancur