Tottenham Hotspur interim head coach Ryan Mason has confirmed that Hugo Lloris will not be ready for Sunday's Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield.
The Lilywhites captain sustained a hip injury during last weekend's heavy defeat to Newcastle United and was nowhere to be seen in Thursday's 2-2 draw with Manchester United.
Yves Bissouma (ankle), Rodrigo Bentancur (ACL), Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring) and Emerson Royal (knee) are keeping Lloris company in the medical bay, so Fraser Forster should prepare to act as the last line of defence once again.
From being easily beaten by Marcus Rashford for Man United's second to sending a free header wide of the post, Eric Dier cannot consign Thursday's match to history quickly enough, but the England international is seemingly in no danger of dropping out.
Ben Davies has now fully recovered from a hamstring problem, but Dier should form an unaltered rearguard with Cristian Romero and Clement Lenglet, as Ivan Perisic and Pedro Porro continue out wide.
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Oliver Skipp should pair up in the engine room as ever, but despite putting in a good shift on Wednesday night, Richarlison could be swiftly demoted back to the bench as Dejan Kulusevski returns to the XI.
Resuming their deadly double act for Tottenham's equaliser in midweek, goalscorer Son Heung-min and creator Harry Kane will spearhead the Lilywhites' charge, as the latter aims to find the back of the net for the fourth Premier League away game in a row.
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup: Forster; Romero, Dier, Lenglet; Porro, Hojbjerg, Skipp, Perisic; Kulusevski, Kane, Son
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Ben Knapton
