Cristian Romero has missed out on the Tottenham squad for this evening's North London Derby against Arsenal due to a hip injury. A regular in the Spurs XI since the start of February after recovering from a three-month layoff because of a hamstring problem, the Argentine's absence is a huge blow for Antonio Conte's side in such a pivotal game in the top-four race.
Davinson Sanchez comes into the Tottenham backline as a result, partnering Eric Dier and Ben Davies in the back three. Speaking ahead of the game, the Spurs boss revealed that Romero sustained the problem in Saturday's 1-1 draw against Liverpool and has not recovered in sufficient time.
"In the game against Liverpool he received a hit on his hip. After the game he had pain and is not right to recover," said Conte.
