Tottenham: Ange Postecoglou shares Micky van de Ven and Richarlison injury latest

Ange Postecoglou has confirmed Micky van de Ven will miss Tottenham’s match against Fulham on Saturday, with Ragu Dragusin to earn his first start in his place.

Van de Ven, 22, was substituted shortly after half-time in Sunday’s 4-0 win at Aston Villa with a suspected hamstring injury.

Postecoglou says he will not be available at Craven Cottage, but allayed any fears of a serious injury by revealing his spell on the sidelines will be a short one.

January signing Dragusin, who cost £21.5million from Genoa, will earn a first Spurs start as he deputises for the Dutchman.

Meanwhile, Richarlison has missed the last two weeks with a knee injury but has trained this week and is set to be available for the trip south of the Thames.

“They’re the only two”, Postecoglou said of Van de Ven and Richarlison.

“Everyone else is the same as last week. Micky: nothing too significant. He’ll miss tomorrow, but we’re quite confident with the international break that he won’t miss much more. I think we took him off at the right time to be honest.

“Richy: he trained today and should be available tomorrow.”

The Spurs manager said of Dragusin: “I’ll take the suspense out of it. He’ll start tomorrow. It’s a good opportunity for him. We signed him with a view [that] it was quite clear we were going to be short in that position.

“He’s had to be patient for his opportunity, but that’s not a surprise. Micky and [Cristian] Romero have been outstanding. I thought he was good when he came on the other day. He’s a pretty self-assured guy. I think he can bring something else to us as a team. He’s a very, very good defender.”