Tottenham received a huge boost in their hopes for Champions League qualification this evening with the news that Gareth Bale will return to training within two weeks.

Tottenham forward Gareth Bale will miss Sunday’s Barclays Premier League game against Everton after he suffered an ankle injury in last night’s draw against Basle.

Gareth Bale will today have a scan on the ankle injury which threatens to derail Tottenham’s season.

Andre Villas-Boas’ hopes of lifting the Europa League for a second time hang in the balance thanks to a woeful defensive performance and a serious-looking injury to Gareth Bale.

Tottenham 2 FC Basel 2

Inter 4 Tottenham 1 (AET: 4-4 on agg, Spurs win on away goals)

Inter Milan 4 Tottenham 1 (Agg: 4-4, Spurs win on away goals)

Tottenham 3 Inter 0

Tottenham striker Emmanuel Adebayor is a major doubt for tomorrow’s game against Inter Milan after suffering a knee injury during Sunday’s north London derby win over Arsenal.

Lyon 1 Tottenham 1Tottenham win 3-2 on agg

Veteran Tottenham goalkeeper Brad Friedel will play against Lyon tomorrow, denying Hugo Lloris another start against his former club in the Europa League.

Europa League last 32: Tottenham 2 Lyon 1

Emmanuel Adebayor will be the bench this afternoon following his late return from the African Nations Cup as Tottenham attempt to leapfrog Chelsea into third with victory over Newcastle at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham will test Emmanuel Adebayor’s fitness today before deciding whether he goes straight back in to the starting line-up for tomorrow’s Barclays Premier League clash against Newcastle at White Hart Lane.

West Brom head coach Steve Clarke has recalled Republic of Ireland striker Shane Long for today's home Premier League clash against Tottenham.

Striker Jermain Defoe has been passed fit for Tottenham’s game at West Brom on Sunday after overcoming his niggling pelvic injury.

Tottenham will have striker Jermain Defoe back from injury in time to travel to face Norwich in the Barclays Premier League on Wednesday.

Left-back Benoit Assou-Ekotto has overcome his knee injury and looks set to make his first Tottenham appearance in four months tomorrow against Coventry in the FA Cup.

Gareth Bale’s latest controversial booking for diving has earned him a suspension for Tottenham’s New Year’s Day clash with Reading.

Gareth Bale’s latest controversial booking for diving has earned him a suspension for Tottenham’s New Year’s Day clash with Reading.

Forward Clint Dempsey and midfielder Tom Huddlestone have a chance of returning from their respective groin and knee injuries for Tottenham’s game against Sunderland tomorrow.

There were two statistics that summed up this game. For Aston Villa, they equalled a Premier League low of conceding 12 goals in two games to slip to 16th in the Premier League — with the worst goal difference to boot.

Forward Clint Dempsey is a doubt for Tottenham’s St Stephen's Day fixture at Aston Villa after he missed Saturday’s draw against Stoke with a groin problem.

Gareth Bale has recovered from his hamstring injury and is available for Tottenham’s Barclays Premier League game against Stoke tomorrow.

Tottenham Hotspur 1 Swansea City 0

Tottenham 1 Swansea 0

Tottenham manager Andre Villas-Boas recalled left-back Kyle Naughton for their Barclays Premier League clash with Swansea.

Scott Parker and Benoit Assou-Ekotto have returned to first-team training and could feature in Tottenham’s Barclays Premier League game against Swansea.

Everton 2 Tottenham 1

Everton 2 Tottenham 1

Tottenham defender Michael Dawson has only a slim chance of recovering from his hamstring injury in time to face Everton on Sunday.

Andre Villas-Boas looks set to hand Brad Friedel his first Tottenham start in almost a month against Panathinaikos tomorrow.

Fulham 0 Tottenham 3

Kyle Walker was left out of Tottenham’s starting XI for the first time in a league match since August 2011 as Andre Villas-Boas looked to secure a third successive win at Fulham.

Tottenham 2 Liverpool 1

Controversial former France coach Raymond Domenech has labelled Bayern Munich star Franck Ribery a ‘‘diva’’ who he “would have gladly strung him up’’ and revealed the depth of his hatred for several of his other former players.

Arsenal 5 Tottenham 2

Arsenal 5 Tottenham 2

Tottenham playmaker Mousa Dembele is out of tomorrow’s north London derby at Arsenal with a hip injury.

David Silva has returned after a five-match absence with a hamstring injury for Manchester City as they prepare to face Tottenham at the Etihad Stadium today.

Tottenham midfielder Sandro has a chance of recovering from a calf injury for Sunday's game against Manchester City, manager Andre Villas-Boas said.

Tottenham Hotspur 0 Wigan Athletic 1

Tottenham playmaker Mousa Dembele is unavailable for tomorrow’s Premier League game against Wigan due to a niggling hip injury.

Striker Emmanuel Adebayor is a doubt for Tottenham’s Capital One Cup game at Norwich after he missed training yesterday with a stomach bug.