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Tottenham handed Wilson Odobert injury blow ahead of hectic three-game week

Tottenham winger Wilson Odobert.
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Tottenham Hotspur have been handed a potential injury blow during their Carabao Cup match against Coventry City. Wilson Odobert was substituted in the early stages at the Coventry Building Society Arena.

The summer signing, 19, was handed a start by manager Ange Postecoglou, but was withdrawn before half-time. Odobert was replaced by Brennan Johnson on the right wing for Spurs and the club will now wait to discover the extent of that injury - with the French youngster limping off the pitch.

Spurs signed Odobert from Burnley during the recent summer transfer window and was one of Tottenham's best forward players in the game against Coventry prior to suffering the apparent injury.

He only lasted 17 minutes before the setback happened. Postecoglou will highly-likely be asked about Odobert's condition when he speaks to reporters after tonight's match.

Odobert had made three appearances for Tottenham this season following his summer transfer from Burnley. The forward has been awarded two starts in the Premier League by Postecoglou and was a second-half substitute last weekend for the North London Derby defeat to Arsenal, which saw the Gunners win 1-0.

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Should Odobert's injury prove to be anything serious - and hopefully it's not - the 19-year-old could be set to miss some important matches for Spurs. After taking on Coventry, Tottenham will return to Premier League duty at the weekend when they take on Brentford at the Gtech Community Stadium.

That will be followed by the club's first fixture in the Europa League, where Spurs will host Qarabag on September 26, at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Postecoglou and his side will then have just three more days to recover for their following Premier League game, which comes against Manchester United at Old Trafford.

Spurs are in action three times in eight days between September 21 and September 29.