The start of 2026 has not been kind to Tottenham Hotspur. They are yet to win this year, having drawn two and lost one in the Premier League. Back-to-back draws with Brentford and Sunderland have been followed by a heartbreaking 3-2 defeat to Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Wednesday evening.

In addition, the injury situation has started taking a toll on the Spurs’ side. Thomas Frank lost midfielders Lucas Bergvall and Rodrigo Bentancur to muscle injury in the defeat at Bournemouth. Now, the Dane has just Archie Gray and Joao Palhinha as fit central midfield options. Before the Bournemouth fixture, Mohammed Kudus became an injury casualty.

Mohammed Kudus was forced off in the 1-1 draw with Sunderland last weekend. He limped off in the 19th minute with the aid of a physio, but it was not known how serious the injury was until the scans happened earlier this week. The scans revealed that the Ghanaian attacker’s injury was far worse than initially feared, sidelining him for the foreseeable future.

Mohammed Kudus has been ruled out of action until after the March international break

After the Bournemouth game, Thomas Frank provided details of Kudus’ injury, handing a 21-word injury update. The Danish tactician claims...