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Spurs boss confirms double injury blow: Midfield duo also doubts for Arsenal clash
SPURS manager Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed Toby Alderweireld and Ben Davies will miss Sunday's north London derby against Arsenal.
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But Harry Kane is fit enough to make the Spurs squad after ankle ligament damage.
Midfield duo Mousa Dembele and Erik Lamela are both doubts while Moussa Sissoko will serve the last game of his three-game suspension.
Spurs defender Toby Alderweireld will miss Sunday's match
Kane has been out since September 18 but returned to training last week.
But Pochettino looks set to gamble on his fitness in a bid to win their first game since September.
Striker Harry Kane is back fit for Spurs
However he will have to do without Alderweireld, who has failed to recover in time from a knee injury and Davies, who picked up a knock late on in the 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen on Wednesday.
Dembele was forced off with an ankle problem against Leverkusen while Lamela missed the match with a hip injury.
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