Up to 11 players could be unavailable for Everton vs Tottenham, leaving Thomas Frank with an anxious wait over his squad’s fitness.

As many as 11 players could be sidelined for Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League clash with Everton due to injuries, as attention shifts to this weekend’s fixtures. Spurs will aim to recover from last weekend’s 2-1 home defeat to Aston Villa when they visit the Hill Dickinson Stadium for the first time on Sunday (4.30pm kick-off). They were in European action on Wednesday, earning a 0-0 draw away at Monaco in the Champions League.

Manager Thomas Frank dealt with several injury concerns for that match, and the situation remains unchanged heading into the weekend. Long-term absentees James Maddison and Radu Dragusin are still recovering from anterior cruciate ligament injuries. Dragusin is slightly ahead in his recovery and could return next month, having resumed light training. Maddison, however, is expected to miss most of the season after suffering his injury during pre-season preparations.

Ben Davies, Dejan Kulusevski, Dominic Solanke, and Yves Bissouma are also expected to be unavailable. Davies and Bissouma sustained injuries while on international duty with Wales and Mali earlier this month, with Bissouma confirming he has undergone ankle surgery. Kulusevski continues to recover from a patella injury sustained in May, while Solanke is working his way back from a minor ankle operation.

Frank is also waiting for updates on Cristian Romero, Destiny Udogie, and Jack Grealish. Romero withdrew from the Villa game during the warm-up due to an adductor injury and was absent again against Monaco. Udogie has missed the last two matches with a minor knee irritation. Grealish, who was ineligible to play against Monaco due to his loan status, is expected to return for the Everton fixture.

In a setback for Everton, defender Jarrad Branthwaite has suffered a complication in his recovery from a hamstring injury and will undergo surgery, keeping him out for an extended period.