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Tottenham return to action this Sunday after a weekend off with a North London Derby at home to Arsenal. Ange Postecoglou's side went toe-to-toe with the Gunners in the reverse fixture and came away with a fully deserved point and they will be aiming for another positive result to bounce back from the Newcastle hammering earlier this month.

With two weeks spent working at Hotspur Way, while Arsenal have played four games, Spurs are in a great position to get their season back on track and subsequently derail their rivals' Premier League title hopes. Given the display at St James' Park, Postecoglou is facing a number of team selection decisions, although one has already been made for the Spurs boss.

Last week, Destiny Udogie confirmed on Instagram that an operation has ruled him out for the remainder of the season. Tottenham then revealed in a statement it was a quad injury suffered in training that will keep the defender out for the next few months, dashing his Euro 2024 hopes with Italy.

Ben Davies will likely come into the starting XI for Udogie and there could be another full-back change this Sunday. Pedro Porro was substituted early in the second half against Newcastle with Postecoglou then revealing why he was withdrawn.

«He felt something in the first half and he wanted to see how it went in the second half,» the Tottenham boss admitted. «I haven't checked with the medical team yet but we'll see what the issue is.» Despite concerns, the Spain international is said to have returned to training withThe Athletic reporting Porro is expected to be fit to face Arsenal.

Richarlison is another injury doubt for the Lilywhites having been plagued by issues over the last six weeks. Following the defeat to Wolves, the Brazil

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