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TEAM NEWS: Holtby ineligible for Fulham, Spurs welcome Dembele back
LEWIS HOLTBY is unavailable for Fulham's trip to Tottenham tomorrow (12:45pm) because the loanee is not allowed to face his former club.
Holtby is on loan at Fulham until the end of the season but the terms of his temporary move prevent him from facing Spurs.
The Cottagers' club-record signing Kostas Mitroglou remains sidelined with a knee injury, but is expected to return against Hull the following weekend.
Mousa Dembele's return is the only boost for Spurs boss Tim Sherwood, with the Belgium international back after a hip complaint.
However, defender Jan Vertonghen (ankle) is not ready while Kyle Walker (pelvis) and Michael Dawson (hamstring) also remain absent, as does Erik Lamela (back), Roberto Soldado (hamstring) and Etienne Capoue (foot).
Tottenham provisional squad: Lloris, Friedel, Archer, Naughton, Kaboul, Chiriches, Dawson, Fryers, Rose, Sandro, Paulinho, Chadli, Dembele, Veljkovic, Eriksen, Sigurdsson, Bentaleb, Winks, Lennon, Townsend, Kane, Adebayor.
Fulham provisional squad: Stekelenburg, Stockdale, Heitinga, Amorebieta, Hangeland, Riether, Riise, Burn, Zverotic, Sidwell, Karagounis, Kvist, Parker, Richardson, Kacaniklic, Dejagah, Kasami, Woodrow, Bent, Rodallega.