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Tottenham boss Ryan Mason has this evening revealed that he is ‘not sure’ whether or not Gareth Bale will be fit to face Aston Villa.
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Mason and co. are set to return to action on Wednesday night.
The Lilywhites will welcome Aston Villa to the Tottenam Hotspur stadium, for a Premier League clash.
Whilst Dean Smith’s visitors have little other than pride to play for in north London, Spurs, on the other hand, will go in desperate search of all three points in 24 hours’ time.
This comes with the capital outfit of course in the thick of the English top-flight’s battle for European football.
As things stand, Tottenham sit 6th, four points adrift of Liverpool in 5th.
ENFIELD, ENGLAND – MAY 05: Ryan Mason, Tottenham Hotspur interim manager during the Tottenham Hotspur training session at Tottenham Hotspur Training Centre on May 05, 2021 in Enfield, England. (Photo by Tottenham Hotspur FC/Tottenham Hotspur FC via Getty Images)
London rivals West Ham, though, are hot on the heels of Wednesday’s hosts, locked on 59 points, albeit with a considerably inferior goal difference.
‘We’ll see…’
As such, it goes without saying that Ryan Mason will be hopeful of having as close to a fully fit squad as possible at his disposal, when Spurs face off with Villa.
Speaking in a pre-match press conference on Tuesday, though, the Lilywhites boss cast doubt over the potential participation of one player in particular – Gareth Bale.
When drawn on the wellbeing of his Welsh wide-man, Mason was first keen to lavish praise on Bale, amid a fine spell of individual form:
‘Gareth was probably the best I have seen him all season at the weekend.’
‘He was sharp, he was running at players, he has that confidence back of playing in repetitive games and he feels confident in his body.’
From here, however, the ex-Tottenham midfielder admitted that, as things stand, Bale is a ‘question mark’ to feature on Wednesday, with the Real Madrid loanee seemingly in line for a late fitness test:
‘He also knows his body. He is a question mark for tomorrow. We are not sure whether or not he is going to be ready. It is down to the player, he is experienced enough.’
‘We’ll see. Like it was with Serge [Aurier at the weekend], if a player doesn’t feel 100 per cent, I don’t feel confident enough, we have enough players ready, enough players competing, that want to play.’
‘If a player doesn’t feel 100 per cent and it is not right then he won’t play.’
#thfc Mason ‘not sure’ if Bale will be ready to play in front of the fans tomorrow night. https://t.co/237GOsWwyM
— Dan Kilpatrick (@Dan_KP) May 18, 2021
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Premier League table
| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City FC | 36 | 47 | 83 |
| 2 | Manchester United FC | 36 | 28 | 70 |
| 3 | Leicester City FC | 36 | 21 | 66 |
| 4 | Chelsea FC | 36 | 22 | 64 |
| 5 | Liverpool FC | 36 | 21 | 63 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 36 | 22 | 59 |
| 7 | West Ham United FC | 36 | 10 | 59 |
| 8 | Everton FC | 36 | 3 | 56 |
| 9 | Arsenal FC | 36 | 12 | 55 |
| 10 | Leeds United | 36 | 4 | 53 |
| 11 | Aston Villa FC | 36 | 7 | 49 |
| 12 | Wolverhampton Wanderers FC | 36 | -14 | 45 |
| 13 | Crystal Palace FC | 36 | -21 | 44 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 36 | -16 | 43 |
| 15 | Burnley FC | 36 | -18 | 39 |
| 16 | Newcastle United FC | 36 | -19 | 39 |
| 17 | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 36 | -5 | 38 |
| 18 | Fulham FC | 36 | -24 | 27 |
| 19 | West Bromwich Albion | 36 | -37 | 26 |
| 20 | Sheffield United FC | 36 | -43 | 20 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 22 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 22 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 17 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 17 |
| Calvert-Lewin, Dominic | Everton FC | 16 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 15 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 13 |
| Watkins, Ollie | Aston Villa FC | 13 |
| Lacazette, Alexandre | Arsenal FC | 13 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United FC | 12 |
| Ings, Danny | Southampton FC | 12 |
| Wood, Chris | Burnley FC | 12 |
| Gundogan, Ilkay | Manchester City FC | 12 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Zaha, Wilfried | Crystal Palace FC | 11 |
| Iheanacho, Kelechi | Leicester City FC | 11 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 10 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick | Arsenal FC | 10 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maguire, Harry | Manchester United FC | 0 | 11 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 10 |
| Gallagher, Conor | West Bromwich Albion | 0 | 10 |
| Milivojevic, Luka | Crystal Palace FC | 1 | 8 |
| Lundstram, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 8 |
| Luiz, Douglas | Aston Villa FC | 0 | 8 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 1 | 8 |
| Soucek, Tomas | West Ham United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Hojbjerg, Pierre | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 0 | 8 |
| Xhaka, Granit | Arsenal FC | 1 | 7 |
| Bellerin, Hector | Arsenal FC | 0 | 8 |
| Andersen, Joachim | Fulham FC | 1 | 7 |
| Phillips, Kalvin | Leeds United | 0 | 8 |
| Egan, John | Sheffield United FC | 1 | 7 |
| Holgate, Mason | Everton FC | 0 | 8 |
| Hayden, Isaac | Newcastle United FC | 0 | 8 |
| McGoldrick, David | Sheffield United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Westwood, Ashley | Burnley FC | 0 | 7 |
| Reid, Bobby | Fulham FC | 0 | 7 |
| Shaw, Luke | Manchester United FC | 0 | 7 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Kane, Harry | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 13 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United FC | 11 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur FC | 10 |
| Grealish, Jack | Aston Villa FC | 10 |
| De Bruyne, Kevin | Manchester City FC | 10 |
| Rashford, Marcus | Manchester United FC | 9 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City FC | 8 |
| Harrison, Jack | Leeds United | 8 |
| Werner, Timo | Chelsea FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 8 |
| Pereira, Matheus | West Bromwich Albion | 7 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Ward-Prowse, James | Southampton FC | 7 |
| Eze, Eberechi | Crystal Palace FC | 7 |
| Gross, Pascal | Brighton & Hove Albion FC | 7 |
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 7 |
| Cresswell, Aaron | West Ham United FC | 7 |
| Digne, Lucas | Everton FC | 7 |
| Bamford, Patrick | Leeds United | 6 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City FC | 6 |
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