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Tottenham Team News: Poch Confirms Boost Ahead Of Arsenal Clash + Alderweireld Latest
Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed a fitness boost ahead of Tottenham’s clash with Arsenal while the Spurs boss also offered the latest on Alderweireld
Tottenham Hotspur will look to climb in to the top four with a win when they take on Arsenal at Wembley on Saturday lunchtime.
Mauricio Pochettino has been speaking to the media at his pre-match press conference this afternoon and has provided the latest team and injury news ahead of the game.
The Spurs boss confirmed a boost with the news that January signing Lucas Moura could make his debut for the club this weekend after working on his fitness in training this week.
Moura joined Tottenham from Paris Saint-Germain on deadline day last month and was ineligible to play in the FA Cup replay win over Newport County last night but he could feature against Arsenal on Saturday.
Tottenham now have a fully-fit squad to choose from as Danny Rose and Harry Winks came through the Newport game unscathed last night after recovering from recent injuries.
Toby Alderweireld also made his first start since November 1st yesterday after overcoming a long-term hamstring injury but Pochettino hasn’t decided if he’ll start against the Gunners this weekend.
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The Spurs boss told reporters:
#thfc Pochettino on Lucas Moura: "I think he will be ready to be in contention. He's doing well, training so hard. He's starting to feel his legs. We need to assess him tomorrow after the last training session but I hope's he's doing well and we can put him in contention.”
— Ben Pearce (@BenPearceSpurs) February 8, 2018
Poch hasn't decided yet if Toby Alderweireld will start against Arsenal. Lucas Moura is ready after training well although 'he's feeling his legs'. Also it's Daniel Levy's birthday today and Poch was asked if he had got him a present. 'Yes, myself!' Then he started cracking up.
— Alasdair Gold (@AlasdairGold) February 8, 2018
Tottenham head in to the weekend action sitting one point behind fourth-placed Chelsea so they can climb in to the top four with a positive result while a win would also open-up a seven point lead over Arsenal.
