Tottenham set to miss eight players for Premier League battle against Liverpool

Tottenham Hotspur will attempt to snatch three points from Liverpool in the Premier League, but their squad is looking a bit depleted.

Tottenham Hotspur looked to be back on track after a draw away to Newcastle was followed by two consecutive victories.

However, Spurs dropped a contender for their worst performance of the season last Sunday, conceding three goals against 16th-place Nottingham Forest. 

This Saturday, Tottenham will be eyeing a return to winning ways, but there is little to be optimistic about when it comes to player availability.

Tottenham will face Liverpool without eight players

According to Football London, eight Spurs players are currently unavailable to face Liverpool on Saturday, with two new absences since the Forest defeat.

Pape Matar Sarr and Yves Bissouma will miss the game against Liverpool after joining up with the respective national teams to compete at AFCON.

The remaining six are players who continue to be out with injuries, all of which have been long-term spells on the sidelines, except for Destiny Udogie.

Spurs should not be affected by their unavailable players

Bissouma has not played a single minute of football for Tottenham this season, and Sarr’s minutes have been limited in recent weeks. Other than that, there are no new absentees.

Liverpool themselves have seven players unavailable, and so neither team is really any better off than the other in that department. The upcoming meeting between the two clubs will certainly be lacking some of its usual quality.

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