Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou expects both Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero to miss Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round. The centre-back pair have returned to training, and Van de Ven played 45 minutes against Elfborg last week but has not featured since.

Tottenham have been dealt a major injury blow after Ange Postecoglou confirmed Micky van de Ven has been ruled out of their Carabao Cup semi-final second leg at Liverpool. Van de Ven only returned from a long hamstring lay-off in the Europa League last week but Postecoglou says the Spurs centre-back “doesn’t feel ready for the step up to the intensity of the Premier League” Being without Van de Ven is huge setback for Spurs,

Tottenham Hotspur are gearing up for a pivotal Carabao Cup semi-final second leg clash away to Liverpool this evening, and an injury update has come out of N17 ahead of the all-important encounter. Taking a 1-0 lead to Anfield from their first leg in north London,