Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou will be working with an injury-depleted defence for Saturday's Premier League showdown with Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux.
The Australian suffered his first Premier League defeat in a 4-1 loss to Chelsea on Monday, where Destiny Udogie and Cristian Romero were both banished from the field either side of the break.
While Udogie only has to serve a one-game ban, Romero's straight red means that the Argentine will sit out three matches, also rendering him unavailable for meetings with Aston Villa and champions Manchester City following the international break.
In addition, Micky van de Ven (thigh) and James Maddison (ankle) were taken off during first-half injury time on Monday, joining Manor Solomon (knee), Ivan Perisic (knee), Ryan Sessegnon (thigh) and Alfie Whiteman (ankle) in the infirmary.
Postecoglou has conceded that Van de Ven's issue will keep him out until 2024, leaving Eric Dier as Spurs' only senior central option for the trip to Molineux, and the Englishman is therefore guaranteed a first Premier League start of the season alongside Guglielmo Vicario and Pedro Porro.
On a rare positive note, Ben Davies has shaken off his own ankle problem and could fend off competition from 18-year-old Ashley Phillips to operate as a makeshift centre-back, allowing Emerson Royal to bomb down the left-hand side.
Yves Bissouma and Pape Sarr's midfield partnership will not be impacted by Spurs' wealth of absentees, while Maddison is also out for the rest of 2023 and should see his spot filled by Giovani Lo Celso, unless Bryan Gil is handed a rare top-flight start.
Richarlison - who was dropped to the bench versus Chelsea - has also gone under the knife to treat a pelvic injury, so Brennan Johnson ought to hold his position alongside Dejan Kulusevski and Son Heung-min in attack.
Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup: Vicario; Porro, Dier, Davies, Royal; Sarr, Bissouma; Kulusevski, Lo Celso, Johnson; Son
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