Tottenham have suffered a big blow with news that Toby Alderweireld's hamstring injury is expected to keep the key defender until after Christmas.
Alderweireld has not played for Spurs since pulling up against Real Madrid in the Champions League on November 1.
And manager Mauricio Pochettino has now confirmed the Belgian is likely to now sit out until the New Year.
"We expect longer than we previously [thought] when the problem happened," Pochettino said.
"Maybe after Christmas, maybe. That is the expectation. It will be longer [than we thought].