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Tottenham Hotspur could now be handed a huge boost ahead of Aston Villa’s trip to North London, as they might be missing Ollie Watkins.

Aston Villa travel to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, having just secured their first two Premier League wins of the season and are looking to build momentum.

Unai Emery’s side are set to face a Tottenham Hotspur team that also won just before the international break, beating Leeds United 2-1 at Elland Road.

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However, the West Midlands club could now be without their main number nine and finding an internal replacement for Sunday’s clash could be tricky.

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Ollie Watkins has been forced to withdraw from the England camp with an injury and has now returned to Aston Villa, report The Athletic.

The striker suffered the knock during England’s 3-0 win over Wales on Thursday, and he was forced off just before half-time.

The 29-year-old suffered a nasty-looking collision with the goal post when attempting to get on the end of a cross.

After the game, Watkins told reporters, ‘I’m fine,’ but he walked through the mix zone rather gingerly and did not look comfortable.

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