Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou will flip to Brandon Austin in opposition to Newcastle United with first and second-choice goalkeepers Guglielmo Vicario and Fraser Forster unavailable.
Postecoglou has to take care of a number of accidents to key gamers, similar to centre-back pairing Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, forward of the Premier League match against Newcastle on Saturday.
The membership’s damage disaster has been worsened by a reported illness bug, with back-up goalkeeper Forster certainly one of many to fall in poor health this week.
Richarlison, Mikey Moore, Ben Davies, Van de Ven and Romero are all but to get well from their accidents and Postecoglou has confirmed Future Udogie is out for six weeks, whereas there are a number of different gamers reportedly unwell.
First-choice goalkeeper Vicario is out till March after present process ankle surgical procedure and with Forster additionally unwell, it appears like Postecoglou must flip to Austin.
Austin, 25, joined Spurs in 2007 after spells with Watford and Chelsea however is but to make his first-team debut for the north Londoners.
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He spent the second half of 2019/20 on mortgage at Danish outfit Viborg FF and performed for Orlando Metropolis in MLS between January and June 2021.
Austin has been on the bench 15 instances this season and will make his ‘long-awaited debut’ in opposition to Newcastle on Saturday, according to talkSPORT.
The report confirms that Forster has a ‘illness bug’ together with a number of Spurs team-mates, which suggests the 25-year-old is ready to be drafted in for the Premier League conflict.
It is a excellent alternative for Austin to show himself to Postecoglou, with Forster failing to impress in Vicario’s absence.
Ought to he present capability with the ball at his ft in opposition to Newcastle’s excessive press and never make any catastrophic goalkeeping errors, there might be no cause for the Australian to convey Forster again in.
Spurs go into Saturday’s fixture in horrid type, successful solely certainly one of their final seven league matches, leaving them 11th in the Premier League.
In the meantime, Newcastle are completely flying and on the again of a snug 2-0 victory away to Manchester United.
With so many Spurs gamers unavailable, it may very well be an absolute massacre, with Eddie Howe’s facet in a powerful place for an announcement win.
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