• Midfielder trained with Spurs squad today despite injury • Harry Redknapp had all but ruled Van der Vaar out of game

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Rafael van der Vaart has made a surprise recovery and is expected to be fit for Tottenham Hotspur's Champions League clash with Internazionale tomorrow night.

Harry Redknapp had all but ruled the Holland midfielder out of the Group F game after he came off during Saturday's defeat at Manchester United with a suspected hamstring injury, but Van der Vaart was able to train with the rest of his team-mates today.

Tom Huddlestone will also return after missing Tottenham's last two matches with an ankle problem but the goalkeeper Heurelho Gomes is suspended, while the captain Ledley King and Vedran Corluka (both groin) are still out.

Jermain Defoe, Michael Dawson (both ligament damage), Jamie O'Hara (back) and Jonathan Woodgate (groin) are long-term absentees.

Provisional squad:

Cudicini, Hutton, Bale, Gallas, Bassong, Kaboul, Jenas, Sandro, Assou-Ekotto, Lennon, Huddlestone, Palacios, Kranjcar, Bentley, Modric, Dos Santos, Van der Vaart, Crouch, Keane, Pavyluchenko, Pletikosa.