It might be the international break but Tottenham Hotspur continue to suffer with injuries and setbacks. Ange Postecoglou's men had started the 2023/24 season in red-hot form but their form has unravelled in recent weeks.

The bizarre 4-1 home defeat to Chelsea left Spurs without a number of key players. Micky van de Ven and James Maddison were both forced off with injuries, seeing them out until 2024, while Cristian Romero and Destiny Udogie were sent off.

Tottenham were hoping for a quick reaction at Wolves last weekend, but two injury-time goals saw the three points go to the Wanderers to condemn Spurs to two straight defeats.

November's international break, the last of 2023, had come at the perfect time for Postecoglou. A chance to provide some relief for some and allow others to recover ahead of the hectic winter period.

However, that hasn't really been the case. Captain Son Heung-min, who has scored eight goals this term, provided a big concern in South Korea's World Cup qualifier against Singapore

After scoring for his nation, Son went down injured after a late tackle on Shah Shahiran. Fortunately, he played the remainder of the contest before insisting he was "fine" to the local media.

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"I am fine now, I don't like to lie down for a long time [on the pitch]. At that moment [I went down] I couldn't feel anything on my foot," he is reported as saying by South Korean journalist Sungmo Lee. "It's not only me, all players have small injuries but still play for the team."

Elsewhere, goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario has been forced to leave the Italy squad after picking up flu symptoms and replaced by Atalanta's Marco Carnescchi. Udogie was left out of the squad, though football.london understands that it's only precautionary.

Romero, who is suspended for the games against Villa and Manchester City, was in action for Argentina overnight. The world champions suffered their first defeat in their World Cup qualifying campaign at the hands of Uruguay with the 25-year-old playing the whole game.

Five players join Maddison and Van de Ven in the medical room at Hotspur Way. Richarlison, Ryan Sessegnon, Manor Solomon, Alfie Whiteman and Ivan Perisic are all out, meaning Postecoglou faces being without nine players for Sunday's clash with Aston Villa.