Roberto De Zerbi issues triple Tottenham fitness update as injuries pile up after Coventry win

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Tabuteau, S. (2026, October 19). Roberto De Zerbi issues triple Tottenham fitness update as injuries pile up after Coventry win. Evening Standard. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/tottenham-injury-latest-de-zerbi-marmoush-robertson-tosin-b1301526.html

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Evening Standard · collected 2026-10-19 · by Sam Tabuteau

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Kulusevski returned after nearly 18 months due to a patella injury requiring two surgeries. Maddison scored on his first competitive start since an ACL injury, contributing to Spurs' first league win of the season against Coventry. Maddison was substituted at 70 minutes for precautionary reasons, while Kulusevski came on in the 87th minute. Omar Marmoush pulled up with a calf issue during the match but is expected to be fit for Chelsea. Destiny Udogie missed the game due to a knee knock and his fitness status remains uncertain for upcoming matches. Potential return date for Udogie: TBC. Marmoush: October 24 vs Chelsea (A). Wilson Odobert, who also tore his ACL in February, is not expected back until January.

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🔮 On an evening when Maddison made his first competitive start since May 2025 and Dejan Kulusevski returned after 526 days out injured, Spurs looked to have suffered another spree of fitness concerns when Robertson, Tosin and Marmoush were all replaced in the second half.

2026-10-19 · Evening Standard

Roberto De Zerbi issues triple Tottenham fitness update as injuries pile up after Coventry win · assertive framing

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On an evening when Maddison made his first competitive start since May 2025 and Dejan Kulusevski returned after 526 days out injured, Spurs looked to have suffered another spree of fitness concerns when Robertson, Tosin and Marmoush were all replaced in the second half. uncertain

Robertson → make → half

Robertson went down with what appeared to be a hamstring issue, while Tosin also had to be assessed as he exited the pitch. asserted

he → go → pitch

Marmoush was seen clutching his right calf. asserted

Marmoush → see → calf

De Zerbi, though, has downplayed any injury fears for the Spurs trio as nothing important. asserted

Zerbi → downplay → nothing

“No, no, no, I think there are no injuries, nothing important,” De Zerbi said post-match. asserted

Zerbi → think → ?

The Italian’s latest fitness issue sees him join an increasingly long list of absentees, and De Zerbi admitted Conor Gallagher had also been battling for fitness in the lead-up to tonight’s game. asserted

Gallagher → see → game

Explaining why Spurs had set up with a three-man defence in possession, De Zerbi said selection issues in midfield had forced his hand. asserted

issues → explain → hand

“We played three at the back [in possession], I want to explain why, because for the injured players in the midfield position, Conor Gallagher came back two days ago, and at the beginning of the week, the medical staff told me maybe he could not be available to play,” De Zerbi continued. uncertain

Zerbi → play → me

“Bergvall was injured, Mateus Fernandes worked just the last two days because of his [newborn] son, and I thought three at the back was the best solution to defend the counter-attack, to have more control of the game, and for that I'm happy because we didn't concede a counter-attack. asserted

we → injure → attack

“The Coventry style of play is 80 per cent counter-attack, and we didn't concede any counter-attack. asserted

we → concede → attack

style → read → United

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