Tottenham Hotspur travel to Craven Cottage tomorrow to take on Fulham as they aim to secure their first Premier League win of 2026.
Igor Tudor’s first game in charge of the club ended in bitter disappointment, with Arsenal breezing to a 4-1 victory to continue their title challenge.
However, the trip to Fulham is seen as a much more winnable game than the one against Mikel Arteta’s side, although they have played some good football this season.
And now, Marco Silva has confirmed that his team will be without a key player for Tottenham’s visit.
Kevin ruled out for Tottenham clash
Kevin joined Fulham in the summer transfer window from Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. The tricky Brazilian winger has already shown what he’s capable of, scoring a fantastic last-gasp goal against Manchester United earlier this month.
Fulham went on to lose that game in the dying embers, but Kevin has grown in stature in recent weeks after taking a bit of time to get to grips with Premier League football.
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However, he was substituted before half-time during the 3-1 win against Sunderland after suffering a foot injury.
Silva has confirmed that Kevin will be out for several weeks, due to which he will be unavailable to face Tottenham.
“Kevin is the only player who will not be in contention for the game,” Marco explained in his pre-match press conference on Friday.
“We’re are waiting (to find out more), but he’s probably going to have surgery and will be out for some weeks. It’s a big blow for us and for him personally. We’re here to support him.”
Other injury absentees for Fulham and Tottenham
Pedro Porro and Kevin Danso are back in contention for Tottenham, although we have to wait and see if they feature from the start.
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Tudor also delivered a positive injury update on Destiny Udogie and Dejan Kulusevski, with the pair expected to return at some point in March.
That said, none of Tottenham’s other long-term absentees are close to returning, so Tudor only has a small squad at his disposal.
Elsewhere, Fulham don’t have any injury concerns other than Kevin, with Sasa Lukic and Samuel Chukwueze back in the squad to face Tottenham.
