Liverpool vs Tottenham injury news as 8 ruled out and 2 doubts
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The Reds are in a difficult spot currently, struggling to drum up form under new boss Andoni Iraola, and those struggles continued on Saturday, when they failed to score and drew with Fulham at home.Iraola proved he can turn around a poor start at Bournemouth, and there will be no panic yet, but the Spaniard will be well aware that his side need to improve, and despite keeping a clean sheet against Fulham, they looked particularly open defensively.Tottenham arrive at Anfield in poor form themselves, yet to win in the Premier League and having drawn their last two games 0-0, including the weekend's draw with Everton that led to boos from home fans.Ahead of Tuesday night's Carabao Cup tie, we have rounded up the latest injury news surrounding both sides.Xavi Simons - OutSimons is recovering from a ruptured ACL and will not be available until at least February.Wilson Odobert- OutIt is the same story for Odobert, but the winger will return this year if all goes well, likely in early December.Mykhailo Mudryk - OutMudryk is not going to be out until early November after picking up an injury almost immediately after arriving. De Zerbi explained last week: "It was a stupid injury to Mudryk, and we hope he comes back as soon as possible.
Playing without tackle, without different movement, he felt pain in the ankle, and then after two days, he made the medical check. The normal problem when one player is out of long time!"Conor Bradley - OutBradley is recovering from his long-term knee injury, and he won't be back until late November.Hugo Ekitike - OutEkitike will be back around the same time after his calf issue.Giovanni Leoni - OutLeoni is recovering from a long-term knee injury but should be back in early November.
Iraola said recently: "I think the plan is also to start training during the [international] break, with the group."Federico Chiesa - OutChiesa is the next one to return from Liverpool's longer term injury list, expected to return after the international break from his back injury.Joe Gomez - FitIraola said in his pre-match press conference: “He is training with the team. I think he’s going to be available for tomorrow and now it’s a matter of deciding how much he can play and what is the best thing to do.” Add us as a preferred source on GoogleFollow