Tottenham predicted line-up vs. Slavia Prague: Four changes with Udogie & Kolo Muani among doubts

Tottenham Hotspur will be hoping to build on the weekend’s win over Brentford on Tuesday evening when they take on Slavia Prague in the Champions League – but Thomas Frank could still have some selection headaches to work through, with as many as eight players at risk of missing the match in North London.

With just two wins in the league stage so far, Spurs need to make sure they get all three points if they want to continue their European adventure, but Destiny Udogie was among the players absent from their most recent matchday squad, the likes of Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski are still slowly working their way back from injuries, and there is a fresh worry over the fitness of striker Randal Kolo Muani as well.

With a lot on the line at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday, we’ve collected all of the latest Spurs team news and injury updates below, along with our prediction for Frank’s likely starting line-up against Slavia Prague.

Will Destiny Udogie or Randal Kolo Muani miss Spurs’ match against Slavia Prague?

Left-back Destiny Udogie was left out of the line-up for the 2-0 win over Brentford after sustaining what Frank initially described only as a “soft tissue injury.” The Spurs head coach had only confirmed the existence of the injury and said that it would be “not too long” before the Italian was back prior to his Monday press conference, but has now told the media that Udogie will be out for around a months thanks to what transpires to be a hamstring injury.

There is also some concern over the health of striker Randal Kolo Muani, who was replaced by Wilson Odobert towards the end of Saturday’s game and was later seen limping as he left the ground, according to The Evening Standard.

It remains to be seen whether there is any chance that the Frenchman misses time or whether any pain will pass quickly, but he may be a candidate for rotation on Tuesday if he remains in discomfort - he was, however, pictured in training on Monday, suggesting that he is not dealing with a significant injury.

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Could Dominic Solanke make his comeback this week?

Several of Spurs’ injured players are close to making comebacks from their recent absences, but Frank has been keeping the status of perhaps the most important of the club’s returning players – Dominic Solanke (ankle) and Dejan Kulsuevski (ACL) – close to his chest.

When asked by the media about their availability last week he simply said that “when they are ready to be close to joining the squad, then I will provide an update,” but both are expected to return at some point in December. Based on Frank’s reaction last week, that seems unlikely to be against Slavia, however.

There is some chance Radu Dragusin (ACL) and Kota Takai (thigh) make the bench for the first time this season after coming through another week of training and match practice after long lay-offs, but James Maddison (ACL) and Yves Bissouma (ankle) remain out.

None of Spurs’ squad are suspended for Tuesday’s game but there players need to be careful: Micky van de Ven, Pedro Porro and Kolo Muani will all pick up a one-match ban should they collect another booking.

Spurs predicted XI vs. Slavia Prague: Vicario; Spence, Danso, Romero, Porro; Palhinha, Sarr; Odobert, Bergvall, Kudus; Richarlison.