Spurs facing injury crisis ahead of Wolves clash

Vitor Pereira's side arrive in London in fine form with back-to-back wins over Leicester and Manchester United, while Spurs find themselves in a slump with two consecutive defeats.

In their 1-0 loss to Nottingham Forest on Boxing Day, Spurs defender Radu Dragusin was forced off with an injury that will need to be assessed before facing wolves, leaving Ange Postecoglou with more injury fears to his depleted side.

"He was a bit sore," he said.

"He hurt his ankle and said he couldn’t continue so we'll just have to wait and see."

Spurs have been without centre-defensive pairing Micky van de Ven and Christian Romero who are both on the sidelines, leaving 18-year-old Archie Gray to partner Dragusin in recent games.

When the Romanian was forced off with his injury, Yves Bissouma replaced him and the midfielder may need to slot into defence against Wolves with Spurs struggling to name a defensive line-up.

On top of that, right-back Djed Spence will serve a one-match suspension after picking up two yellow cards against Forest.

Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario is expected to be out until March, while defender Ben Davies is unlikely to be fit to face Wolves, meaning Postecoglou will be depending on Dragusin's injury not being serious, or Van de Ven or Romero being fit enough to face Wolves, with the head coach under pressure regarding his own future.

"We're asking a lot of this group of players," he said. 

"A lot of these guys are playing every three days. It's only logical they are not going to be at their sharpest but they are trying and that's all I can ask of them.

"The boys worked hard (against Forest) and we tried to generate as many opportunities as we could considering the context of the game and how Forest play, but we just couldn't get over the top of them."