Tottenham Hotspur forward Richarlison is set for three weeks on the sidelines with a knee injury. The Brazil international was substituted off in the 71st minute of the 2-1 home defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers on February 17 — his side’s most recent Premier League outing.
forward is set for three weeks on the sidelines with a knee injury. The Brazil international was substituted off in the 71st minute of the 2-1 home defeat against on February 17 — his side’s most recent outing. Richarlison, 26, has been in strong form of late, scoring nine goals in his last 10 Premier League appearances. “Going through the last game, Richy has picked up a bit of a knee injury, so he will be missing for two or three weeks,” Spurs head coach Ange Postecoglou said on Friday.
“He’s had a great middle part of the season for us and been a big contributor but that’s kind of how his season has gone and we’ll just have to compensate for him not being there.” Spurs captain Heung-min Son looks set to lead the line in Saturday’s match at home to , with , and January arrival all competing for attacking positions. Asked about the rest of his squad ahead of the Palace game, Postecoglou added: “Sess had to have surgery on his hamstring.
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