Spurs missing van der Vaart and King

Tottenham will be without new talisman Rafael van der Vaart and captain Ledley King for tomorrow night’s Champions League clash with Inter Milan.

Summer signing Van der Vaart serves a one-match ban following his sending-off in Spurs’ last Group A outing against FC Twente, while King is out with a groin injury – though he would have been rested anyway.

Manager Harry Redknapp therefore hopes William Gallas feels no ill effects from his first game for a month on Saturday, while Younes Kaboul (hamstring) is still a doubt and Sandro is ineligible, joining long-term absentees Jermain Defoe, Michael Dawson (both ligament damage), Jamie O’Hara (back) and Jonathan Woodgate (groin) on the sidelines.

Provisional squad: Gomes, Cudicini, Hutton, Bale, Gallas, Bassong, Kaboul, Corluka, Jenas, Assou-Ekotto, Huddlestone, Lennon, Palacios, Kranjcar, Bentley, Modric, Dos Santos, Crouch, Keane, Pavyluchenko, Pletikosa.