As Tottenham Hotspur prepare to face Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Football London takes a look at the players who could be missing for both sides
Patrick Austen-Hardy Senior Sports Journalist
11:37, 31 Jan 2026
Pep Guardiola, Manager of Manchester City interacts with Thomas Frank, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, during the Premier League match between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur at Etihad Stadium on August 23, 2025 in Manchester, England
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Pep Guardiola and Thomas Frank face each other this weekend(Image: 2025 Getty Images)
Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City will be missing 13 players between them in their Premier League clash.
Both sides were in action in the Champions League, with Spurs overcoming Eintracht Frankfurt 2-0 and City defeating Galatasaray by the same scoreline at the Etihad Stadium. But both sides will be taking each other on in a pivotal clash for their seasons tomorrow.
City are looking to keep pace with Arsenal, while Tottenham are desperate to end a run of five Premier League fixtures without a win. Football London takes a look at who will be missing for the Premier League heavyweights.
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Spurs manager Thomas Frank is dealing with one of the worst injury crises ever seen in the Premier League. The Dane has excelled in the Champions League but has struggled to pick up regular results domestically.
It does not help that he is currently unable to call upon nine first-team players. He has been without attacking stars James Maddison (ACL) and Dejan Kulusevski (knee) since the summer and Mohammed Kudus (thigh) also remains absent.
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Brazilian forward Richarlison is also out for seven weeks with a hamstring injury, while box-to-box midfield engine Rodrigo Bentancur is out for three months, having undergone hamstring surgery.
Options in defence were also reduced when Ben Davies broke his ankle, while Lucas Bergvall is also nursing an ankle injury he picked up against Frankfurt.
Midfielder Joao Palhinha is also absent, having not recovered from the knock he suffered before the home loss to West Ham, while Pedro Porro is also expected to be out for a number of weeks.
Tottenham Hotspur's Lucas Bergvall walks off after sustaining an injury during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD7 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Borussia Dortmund at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on January 20, 2026 in London, England
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Lucas Bergvall is set for a spell on the side-lines(Image: 2026 CameraSport)
The latter was confirmed in a club statement which said: "The full-back picked up the problem in the first half of our 2-2 draw at Burnley in the Premier League on Saturday, where he was withdrawn at half-time, replaced by Destiny Udogie. Pedro hasn't travelled; unfortunately, he's picked up a hamstring injury, so he'll be out for four weeks."
It's also unclear if defender Micky van de Ven will be available to face Guardiola's side. Frank said: "Micky is a minor one.
"It will be touch and go for Sunday. We're hoping, he was on the pitch yesterday, on the pitch today. So, hopeful for that, but it's touch and go."
Manchester City
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola greets Jeremy Doku as he is substituted due to injury during the UEFA Champions League 2025/26 League Phase MD8 match between Manchester City and Galatasaray A.S. at City of Manchester Stadium on January 28, 2026 in Manchester, England
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Jeremy Doku picked up a knock against Galatasaray(Image: 2026 Visionhaus)
City have some absences of their own. Similarly to Spurs, they are missing plenty of players due to long-term injuries. Jeremy Doku is the latest City star to enter the treatment room, as he went down with a muscular injury in the win over Galatasaray.
Ruben Dias (hamstring) has also been absent since City's 1-1 draw with Chelsea at the start of January and is also expected to miss the clash in north London. In the same clash, Josko Gvardiol suffered a broken leg and will soon be having surgery.
Tottenham transfer target Savinho is also expected to miss the match with a quad problem, while Mateo Kovacic is a long-term absentee, having suffered an ankle injury. John Stones is also expected to miss the match with a thigh injury.
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