While Destiny Udogie will be unavailable for the clash against Everton next week after picking up a yellow card against Nottingham Forest, Yves Bissouma will now serve a four-match suspension after receiving a straight red.
Tottenham delivered a gutsy and resilient performance to emerge with all three points from the City Ground, with goals either side of half-time from Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski proving the difference between the two sides.
However, Friday evening was not without blemishes for Ange Postecoglou, who will now be without two of his players.
Udogie and Bissouma suspensions
Udogie picked up his fifth yellow card of the season against Forest, which means that the left-back will be suspended for the clash against Everton.
Bissouma, on the other hand, picked up his second red card of the season, with the referee initially handing the Mali international a yellow card for his high challenge on Ryan Yates, only to change it to a red after re-watching the tackle on the touchline monitor.
Since this is the midfielder’s second red card of the campaign, he will be suspended for four matches instead of three, with the 27-year-old set to miss the games against Everton, Brighton, Bournemouth and Manchester United.
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The Athletic reveals that the former Brighton star could be out until the end of January, given that he will link up with the Mali squad for the AFCON next month.
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With Mali kicking off their campaign against South Africa on January 17, it is quite unlikely that Bissouma would link up with his national squad at the start of January. His suspension is a massive blow, given that Bentancur and Maddison are not expected to be back in action anytime soon.
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