Tottenham Hotspur vs Bournemouth

Tottenham Hotspur

Out:RicharlisonDragusin

Doubts: Davies 75%Kulusevski 25%Solanke 75%

Banned:

Latest News: Dominic Solanke suffered only a knock when hobbling off at AZ Alkmaar on Thursday night and could even be involved this weekend. Ben Davies (unknown injury) may also return, having returned to training. In less positive news, Dejan Kulusevski (foot) joined the injury list earlier this week and is likely to be out till after the March international break.

Richarlison (calf) and Radu Dragusin (knee) remain sidelined, as well. Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, like Solanke, were among the substitutes in the Netherlands in midweek, so could now be involved in Gameweek 28. Ange Postecoglou explained that he didn't want to risk his fit-again centre-halves on an unsteady pitch in Alkmaar but opened up the possibility of them featuring against Bournemouth, saying "they've [got] a chance". Whether he'd start both of his newly available centre-backs in the same game is open to debate, of course, so Kevin Danso may yet keep his place.

It's Destiny Udogie's 'turn' for a breather if Postecoglou is following any sort of pattern with his full-back rotation, but there's no need to give Rodrigo Bentancur one in midfield: he'll be banned for the second leg against AZ next week. Rotation in attack is something that Postecoglou is indulging in now that he's got a near fully fit squad, as witnessed by rests for Kulusevski and Son Heung-min in Gameweek 27. Brennan Johnson was the only attacker to complete 90 minutes in the Netherlands so could make way for Wilson Odobert or Mikey Moore, while Yves Bissouma and Pape Matar Sarr are fresh options in the middle of the park.

Bournemouth

Out:AraujoSenesiSmithUnal

Doubts: Christie 75%

Banned:Zabarnyi

Latest News: The Cherries continue to monitor and manage Ryan Christie, who is suffering with a "chronic" groin injury. The midfielder may need surgery on the issue but that could be delayed until the summer and he'll be monitored game by game in the meantime.

Elsewhere, Julian Araujo (hamstring) has taken a step back in his recovery and rejoins Adam Smith (hamstring/calf) and Enes Unal (knee) on the sidelines, while Illia Zabarnyi serves the final game of his three-match ban. Marcos Senesi (quad) could be the next player to return: he was seeking his surgeon’s approval to resume training as of last Friday but there was no further update on him in Iraola's presser.

Lewis Cook and James Hill look set to continue in their respective positions, then, with Alex Scott poised to fill in alongside Tyler Adams if Christie is not fit enough to start. With Antoine Semenyo and Justin Kluivert pretty much assured of starts (surprise injuries permitting), the question in attack is whether the fit-again Evanilson is going to follow up his 67 minutes in the FA Cup with a first Premier League start in two months - and whether Dango Ouattara drops out or moves wide to accommodate him. Iraola said that Evanilson does "need more time" to be completely back to optimal levels, although did add that "he's training normal and playing normal". Marcus Tavernier, David Brooks and Luis Sinisterra are all wide-midfield options if Ouattara is needed up top, not to mention competition for the attacking midfielders outright.