Five Spurs Greats Clash in Heart-Pounding Match Against Rangers

LONDON, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 01: Destiny Udogie of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates with teammate Dominic Solanke who scored his side's second goal during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 01, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images) | Getty Images Tottenham may have another match — the return leg against Atletico Madrid in the Champions League — to play first, but there could be as many as five players that could be available for Igor Tudor in next weekend’s relegation six-pointer against Nottingham Forest. The Standard looked at Spurs’ injury list and also comments recently made by Tudor to put a timeline on the return of a number of players missing from Sunday’s draw at Liverpool.

There’s the chance that five players could be back in time for Forest — Destiny Udogie, Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Joao Palhinha, and Conor Gallagher. Romero and Palhinha are perhaps the two freshest in the mind — both were out vs. Liverpool because they collided head-to-head in the waning moments of the Champions League first leg against Atleti at the Wanda.

Both missed out due to concussion protocol but could be back in time for Forest, if not for the return leg tomorrow. Gallagher is also on the verge of a return after missing the Liverpool match with a fever. If he’s feeling better tomorrow, he’ll probably play or be on the bench, but it sounds like he should be perfectly good to go for this weekend.

Destiny Udogie has been out since February with a hamstring injury, but Tudor said he “for sure” would be ready for Forest. That’s a huge boost to Spurs, who have been making do with Pedro Porro, Djed Spence, Souza, and occasionally Archie Gray at fullback. Udogie is a lock-down starter at left back, and his return will be pretty important for Spurs’ run-in.