3) Erik Lamela
Lamela missed the game against Leicester through illness, and was in line to return against Bayer Leverkusen. However, he picked up a hip injury in training and has missed the Champions League clash and the North London derby. A couple of weeks on, Lamela could still be sidelined with the same injury.
I think that Spurs have missed Lamela more than many think, he brings an excellent work rate to the team as well as the ability to pick out that killer pass. The sooner Spurs get him back in the starting eleven, the better as they have missed him over the last few games.
4) Mousa Dembele
The Belgian put in a Man of the Match performance last time out against Arsenal, in a season that has been disrupted by suspension as well as injury. He won countless tackles in the midfield, brought the ball forward excellently at the Emirates, making that strong run to win the penalty in the second half.
Just when it looks like Dembele is back to his best, he could be forced to sit out the West Ham game with a muscle problem. Spurs have not lost in the last 29 games that Dembele has started. You just have to look at that stat to see the positive impact he has on the Spurs side.
5) Dele Alli
It was a shock to see Dele Alli left out of the starting line-up to face Arsenal. That was until we found out the reason why. The England international is more than likely to miss the West Ham clash with the knee injury that kept him out of the North London derby.
Alli’s passion, strength and creative spark will be missed, and it makes you wonder he Pochettino will play behind the striker with both Eriksen and Alli out through injury.
These are five key players that could miss the West Ham clash at White Hart Lane. Vincent Janssen and Ben Davies could also sit out this key fixtures with injury.
