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George Bennett

Key Tottenham duo's Liverpool disciplinary tightrope act could benefit Leeds United

Tottenham Hotspur duo Rodrigo Bentancur and Harry Kane are just one booking away from receiving a suspension as the visit of Leeds United looms. Both players have totted up four yellow cards this season and will need to escape a fifth booking when Liverpool travel to North London this weekend.

Leeds head to Tottenham on November 12 before the Premier League pauses for six weeks for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar as they look to keep ahead of the bottom three for the season's suspension.

Spurs face Nottingham Forest at the City Ground in the EFL Cup before their meeting with the Whites, but Bentancur and Kane won't be affected as bookings are competition specific in the League Cup.

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The loss of both players would prove a major blow for Antonio Conte, especially Kane, who has scored a formidable total of 10 goals in 13 games in the Premier League this term.

Kane recently surpassed Andy Cole and Sergio Aguero respectively in the Premier League's all-time top goalscoring charts, and has moved to within 15 goals of Manchester United legend Wayne Rooney.

Bentancur has featured in all but one league game for Tottenham this term (missed the 1-1 draw vs West Ham with a head injury) and scored the winning goal in Spurs' 3-2 comeback win at AFC Bournemouth last weekend.

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