Former Bournemouth -top scorer Dominic Solanke lasted 20 minutes as a late replacement before he base himself against Alkmaar, but Postecoglou has described the back injury of the rush hour as a “knock” and did not exclude him.
Colleague defenders Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero remained unused substitutes against the Dutch side in a late decision by Postecoglou.
“When I saw the field, I decided that I would not risk them,” the Australian explained. “A few extra days of training and they will be in the mix.”
Ben Davies is “advanced” and has “an opportunity” to return from injury, but defender Radu Dragusin, attacker Dejan Kulusevski and Forward Richarlison belong to the other absent from Postecoglou.
🚨anange postecoglou insisted that a “difficult pitch” was partly the fault of Tottenham’s “disappointing performance” at AZ Alkmaar:
🗣️ ”It was a difficult pitch and we really did not treat it well. Apart from that, we just were not aggressive enough. ‘#ThFC | #Coyspic.twitter.com/zpghlzzflf
– Last word on Spurs (@LastWordonSpurs) March 6, 2025
Center-back Illia Zabarnyi will serve the last match of a three-game suspension for Bournemouth, but right back Julian Arajo is available after hamstring operation.
Ryan Christie is a doubt with a groin injury that the midfielder held against Wolves, while defenders Marcos Senesi and Adam Smith and Forward Es Unal remain.
Tottenham vs Bournemouth expected line-ups
Tottenham Start XI: Vicar, Spence, Gray, Danse, Udogie, Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddler, Johnson, Tel, Son
Bournemouth Start XI: Kepa, Kerkez, Huijsen, Hill, Cook, Christie, Adams, Semenyo, Kluivert, Tavernier, Evanilson
How to watch Spurs vs Bournemouth: Live Stream, TV Channel
The start on Sunday is at 14:00 GMT and fans in the UK can tune live to Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Premier League and Sky Sports Ultra, with coverage from 13:00.
Live streaming is available on a wide variety of devices via the Sky Go app.
