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Richie Mills

Fri 1 May 2026 17:10, UK

Tottenham Hotspur have a worrying record when it comes to injuries this season as they aim to beat the drop.

Heading into the final four fixtures of the Premier League season, Tottenham sit 18th in the table – two points from safety.

While they ended their 15-game winless run against Wolves last Saturday, West Ham’s victory over Everton meant Tottenham are still no closer to survival.

What has not helped the causes of Thomas Frank, Igor Tudor, and Roberto De Zerbi this season is Tottenham’s hefty injury list.

Ahead of facing Aston Villa, Tottenham could have 10 players out injured, highlighting just how tough a task it will be to stave off relegation to the Championship.

Tottenham top injury charts

James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski are arguably Tottenham’s best players. But serious knee injuries have kept them sidelined for the entire season.

Mohammed Kudus has been absent for the vast majority of this year, while captain Cristian Romero is out for the season.

Tottenham’s injury list could shorten significantly as the likes of Destiny Udogie, Pape Matar Sarr, Ben Davies, and more, could return to the first-team soon.

But so much damage has already been done. Indeed, Transfermarkt points out that Tottenham’s squad has chalked up 27 different injuries this season, more than any other Premier League side.

And, they are comfortably ahead of the rest when it comes to games missed due to injury at 363.

Newcastle United, Crystal Palace and Chelsea round off the top four but they have had much better seasons than Tottenham.

If De Zerbi can get any of his injured personnel back for the Villa game, that could be the difference between relegation and survival.

What team will Tottenham pick?

De Zerbi’s options are severely restricted by Tottenham’s seemingly never-ending injury list.

But Spurs still have enough quality to get a result at Villa, who have a much shorter turnaround after playing on Thursday in the Europa League semi-finals.

Tottenham are likely to name an attacking team for the Villa Park encounter on Sunday night but whether that will be enough to upset Unai Emery’s side remains to be seen.

Tottenham have lost six of their last 10 meetings with Villa and former Brighton boss De Zerbi has lost three of his four meetings with the Midlands team.

Moreover, Ollie Watkins has scored in three previous Premier League games against sides managed by De Zerbi, including a hat-trick in September 2023. Ergo, Tottenham have their work cut out.