Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou has explained why Dominic Solanke, Yves Bissouma and Brennan Johnson have all missed the Premier League clash against Everton in an injury news update.

Spurs sit 15th in the Premier League table ahead of the game, but could rise back up to 12th if they win and Manchester United fail to beat Brighton at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon.

The manager is hoping to end a poor run of form for Spurs with no win in their last five Premier League games, but is having to do so with a threadbare team already. Injuries to key players in defence have dogged the team for some time, but there is at least a return to action for Ben Davies at the heart of the defence, allowing Archie Gray to move into his preferred central midfield position for the first match in some time.

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With Richarlison coming back to fitness, it was expected that the former Everton striker would be among the substitutes in the week leading up to the match. However, late on Saturday night news emerged that Solanke was likely to miss the game - though the Brazilian is still among the substitutes. Postecoglou has revealed why Solanke is out, as well as Bissouma and Johnson.

"Yeah, Brennan and Biss picked up knocks against Arsenal," Postecoglou told Sky Sports. "Biss [is] not too bad, Brennan probably a little bit more significant.

"Dominic tweaked his knee yesterday in training trying to take a shot and misses today and not sure of the extent of it.

"It's always a blow when you lose key players for any club. Obviously in the situation we're in that's further exemplified by the fact that we don't really have the depth to cover it at the moment, but that's ok. We've got 11 fit players and that's what you need to start a game."