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Tottenham prepared for a season-defining game on Thursday in typically chaotic fashion.

An abject Spurs lost 1-0 to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of their last-16 clash last week to leave their hopes of progression hanging by a thread. While Ange Postecoglou’s side certainly have the quality to turn things around, little about them will fully convince supporters they are ready to do so.

Postecoglou has long suggested his team will improve once key players are back from injury. Many of them have returned, albeit problems do remain.

Dejan Kulusevski

Spurs were without Dejan Kulusevski for the first leg of the Alkmaar game, which proved a big blow for Postecoglou.

Kulusevski was seen wearing a protective boot ahead of the game and subsequently missed the trip to the Netherlands.

Sadly for Spurs, Kulusevski isn’t expected to return before the international break later this month.

Last week, Postecoglou said: “He's got a knock on the foot, he's not really sure when to be honest but it's got a bit sore in the last couple of weeks but he's been able to train and play and just get through it OK.

“But it wasn’t getting better so we did some further investigations and no real clarity again, but we're waiting on a couple of things to find out the extend of it but unlikely to be back before international break.”

Potential return date: Unknown

Ben Davies

Prior to the Bournemouth game, Postecoglou confirmed Ben Davies had returned to training but the Welshman did not feature.

Davies has missed the last five games with an unspecified injury, though perhaps is not too far off a return in order to boost Tottenham’s defensive ranks.

Postecoglou will provide an update on the latest at Wednesday's pre-match press conference.

Potential return date: Unknown

Richarlison

Richarlison has suffered injury after injury at Tottenham

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A frustrating time of things on the injury front continued for Richarlison last month after a calf problem forced him off during the Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Liverpool.

Back in mid-February, Postecoglou suggested the Brazilian was around three weeks from a comeback but there has since been no official update.

Potential return date: Unknown

Radu Dragusin

Radu Dragusin is facing a significant period out of action.

Dragusin suffered an ACL injury in February and has since undergone successful knee surgery.

As such, the Romanian international is not expected back for months.

Potential return date: Late 2025