Tottenham Hotspur will be itching to return to Premier League action after losing two consecutive games. Ange Postecoglou's men had started the season with eight wins from ten matches but have dropped down to fourth after defeats to Chelsea and Wolves.

The results have been compounded by the severe injury problems that have mounted at Hotspur Way. The bizarre loss to London rivals Chelsea two weeks ago saw Micky van de Ven and James Maddison forced off - ruling them out until 2024.

"Micky, obviously, as we saw the other night, [suffered] a fairly significant hamstring injury," Postecoglou said. "So, without putting a firm timeline on it, at least a couple of months out for him, so we're looking at the new year."

On Maddison, the Spurs boss added: "He got quite a significant ankle injury the other night and was sent for scans. It wasn't great, so he'll be out for a period of time, probably into the new year as well."

This month's international break has come at the perfect time for Spurs. Fortunately, none of Postecoglou's players have picked up any additional injuries while playing for their countries.

However, captain Son Heung-min did spark a huge concern after going down injured in South Korea's win over Singapore. 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. Destiny Udogie was left out of the squad, though football.london understands that it's only precautionary and he should be OK for the visit of Aston Villa.

Romero, who is suspended for the games against Villa and Manchester City, has been in action for Argentina. The world champions suffered their first defeat in their World Cup qualifying campaign at the hands of Uruguay and eyes will be on the centre-back's performance against Brazil next week.

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.