Defoe hit with hamstring injury

Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has picked up a hamstring problem and will need a final check before tomorrow's UEFA Cup clash against Dinamo Bucharest at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe has picked up a hamstring problem and will need a final check before tomorrow's UEFA Cup clash against Dinamo Bucharest at White Hart Lane.

Spurs are already without Robbie Keane with a knee injury, but Mido returned from a groin problem to feature against Charlton at the weekend and bolsters the attack.

Teemu Tainio was ill during the week, while Jermaine Jenas is still out with his ankle injury.

Provisional squad: Robinson, Chimbonda, Lee, King, Dawson, Huddlestone, Tainio, Zokora, Malbranque, Lennon, Defoe, Berbatov, Mido, Cerny, Assou-Ekotto, Davenport, Stalteri, Ziegler, Murphy, Ghaly.

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