King still missing for Spurs

Tottenham skipper Ledley King is still out with a hamstring injury and will miss the Barclays Premier League clash at Aston Villa.

Luka Modric has trained with the youth team as he steps up his rehabilitation from a fractured fibula.

Goalkeeper Carlo Cudicini (wrists and pelvis) is a long-term absentee.

Provisional squad: Gomes, Alnwick, Corluka, Hutton, Assou-Ekotto, Bale, Woodgate, Bassong, Dawson, Palacios, Jenas, Huddlestone, Lennon, Bentley, Kranjcar, Naughton, Keane, Defoe, Crouch, Pavlyuchenko.