Spurs missing six

Tottenham will be without Fredi Kanoute, Thimotee Atouba, Sean Davis, Rohan Ricketts, Simon Davies and Michael Brown for tomorrow’s Barclays Premiership match at Crystal Palace.

Kanoute has not played since the win over Everton on New Year’s Day because of a hamstring tear and added to that problem by sustaining an abductor muscle strain last week.

Coach Martin Jol also confirmed that Sean Davis will need a further two weeks before contemplating a comeback from knee surgery, knee injuries rule out Atouba and Ricketts, while Simon Davies (virus) and Michael Brown (suspension) also miss the Selhurst Park clash.

Provisional squad: Robinson, Fulop, Edman, King, Mendes, Gardner, Carrick, Yeates, Marney, Kelly, Pamarot, Keane, Defoe, Ziegler, Naybet, Ifil, Bunjevcevic.