Tottenham hit with huge Mathys Tel injury blow as Leeds 'escape red card'
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Tottenham will be sweating over the fitness of Mathys Tel during the international break after the forward was forced off against Leeds on Saturday.
Tottenham will be sweating over the fitness of Mathys Tel during the international break after the forward was forced off against Leeds on Saturday.
In a potentially signifiant injury blow, the French forward was substituted before half-time after a heavy challenge from Jayden Bogle, who landed his studs on the the Spurs man’s left Achilles.
Tel initially tried to continue before signalling to the Spurs bench that he could not play on, and he was replaced by Dominic Solanke in the 43rd minute.
Bogle was not booked by the referee, John Brooks, and while VAR reviewed the challenge, they did not deem it to meet the threshold for serious foul play.
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