Team news | Spurs vs Bournemouth | Ange hopeful on Skipp, but Kulusevski suspended
Fri 29 December 2023, 17:15|
Tottenham Hotspur
Ange Postecoglou is hopeful Oliver Skipp will be available after injury for our New Year's Eve clash against Bournemouth in the Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (2pm UK).
The midfielder picked up a knock in our 2-1 win against Everton on 23 December, his first start since August, ruling him out of our 4-2 loss at Brighton on Thursday evening.
Speaking in his post-match press conference at the Amex, Ange said: "Every week’s a challenge, a short turnaround for us, hopefully we might get Oliver Skipp back, probably the only fresh legs we’ll have to contribute to what we’re doing. It's good challenge for us. We’re at home, whilst we’ve had a couple of losses at home, every home game we’ve been well in them, and we’ll need to be at our best to match Bournemouth on Sunday."
Ange told our Review Show that he didn't expect any other players to return, and he has the added blow of Dejan Kulusevski being suspended for this game after picking up a fifth yellow card against Brighton.
That means James Maddison, Ivan Perisic, Ryan Sessegnon, Manor Solomon, Rodrigo Bentancur and Micky van de Ven all remain sidelined, while Yves Bissouma serves the third of a four-match suspension.
