14 players could miss Tottenham vs Crystal Palace after fresh injury update

Tottenham Hotspur will face Crystal Palace and will have some players on the sidelines due to injury

Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace will both have players on the sidelines when they meet in the Premier League this week. Spurs will host Palace in north London on Thursday night as they look to return to winning ways and move clear of the relegation zone.

Igor Tudor has lost both Premier League matches as Tottenham boss, against Arsenal and Fulham, and will be determined to see that change with a victory against Palace this week.

Spurs go into the fixture in 16th place in the Premier League table, just four points above the relegation zone, and have not won a single top-flight match since December 28.

That means Tottenham are without a win in the Premier League in 10 matches, a run which also includes six defeats, and has seen Spurs drop further down the table.

Tudor will be forced to go into the clash against Palace without several key players due to injury.

Djed Spence will miss Tottenham’s match against Palace with a calf injury which kept the defender on the sidelines for the defeat to Fulham at the weekend.

"No Djed is out, he's not ready for the game tomorrow," Tudor said on Wednesday.

Lucas Bergvall is continuing to recover from an ankle injury, while Ben Davies is also a long-term absentee after undergoing surgery on a similar injury back in January.

Destiny Udogie (thigh) and Mohammed Kudus (hamstring) are both sidelined with muscle injuries that are expected to keep the duo unavailable for the clash against Palace.

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Cristian Romero will serve the final game of a four-match suspension for picking up his second red card of the Premier League season in the defeat to Manchester United last month.

James Maddison, Wilson Odobert, Dejan Kulusevski and Rodrigo Bentancur remain long-term absentees for Tottenham.

Palace will also have some players unavailable for the clash against Tottenham, with members of their squad ruled out with injuries.

Eddie Nketiah will not be available to face Spurs due to a hamstring injury that has kept the striker on the sidelines for several weeks.

Jean-Philippe Mateta is nearing a return after being sidelined with a knee injury, but is not expected to be available in time to feature against Tottenham, while Cheick Doucoure is a long-term absentee for Palace.

Jefferson Lerma has been sidelined with a hamstring injury in recent weeks, and manager Oliver Glasner says the midfielder will return to the matchday squad but is not fit enough to start.

"He [Lerma] trained with us and is ok," Glasner said. "It's quite early, but if we need him for 15-20 minutes at the end we have him. He’s available for 15-20 minutes."

Palace will also be without defender Maxence Lacroix, who will serve a suspension after being shown a red card during their defeat to Manchester United at the weekend.