Spurs look set to be without Mousa Dembele as they travel to the Emirates to face Arsenal in the Barclay’s Premier League and could also be without Aaron Lennon, Jermain Defoe and Kyle Walker.

Dembele is struggling to recover from a hip problem which has dogged him since his time at Fulham while Defoe, Lennon and Walker all picked up injuries as the North London side lost at Manchester City at the weekend. Spurs have decided against sending Dembele for surgery to rectify the problem in the hopes that he can overcome it without missing a significant chunk of the season. He has not played for Spurs since October 7th.

Spurs will also be without Scott Parker, who has yet to feature for the club this season as he recovers from Achilles tendinopathy as well as Younes Kaboul and Benoit Assou-Ekotto who are both out with knee injuries.