Andros Townsend has sparkled for Tottenham and England this season (Picture: Getty Images)

Andros Townsend and Mousa Dembele have given Tottenham a major boost by returning to training in time to face Everton in Sunday’s crunch Premier League game at White Hart Lane.

Townsend has not played since suffering a hamstring strain in the Capital One Cup defeat to West Ham on December 15 and will be eager to push his claims to play for England in the World Cup this summer.

He was outstanding for Roy Hodgson’s team as they booked their trip to Brazil earlier in the season and is the player most likely to benefit from Theo Walcott’s absence through injury which rules him out of the tournament.



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Dembele has his own World Cup claims to further as Belgium have also qualified and will want his place back in the side after missing last weekend’s 1-1 draw at Hull with an ankle problem.

Spurs manager Tim Sherwood told the official club website: ‘We’re positive on Andros and he has a chance [to play against Everton]. He’s champing at the bit to return.

‘Mousa’s fine. He’s back out training again and he’s in the frame to start against Everton.’

The Merseysiders climbed above Tottenham into fifth place in the table thanks to their 2-1 victory at home to Aston Villa on Saturday and both sides are hot on the heels of Liverpool in fourth as they seek to qualify for the Champions League next season.

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