Ange Postecoglou searching for answers to Spurs injury woes

Ange Postecoglou has revealed Tottenham are looking into why so many players have suffered injury setbacks this season.

Ben Davies is the latest to fall into that category, with the Welsh international initially primed to return for Sunday's visit of Wolves but no longer available.

Davies suffered a setback in training this week, which means Spurs could be without a fit centre-back after Radu Dragusin was forced off in the latter stages of Thursday’s 1-0 loss at Nottingham Forest with an ankle issue.

Postecoglou is already without first-choice central defenders Cristian Romero and Micky van de Ven after both failed to make it through their comeback fixture against Chelsea on 7 December.

"Yeah, that’s been our major problem this year. Guys who are coming back from injury rather than us losing players as such," Postecoglou said.

"We’re looking at those things and why they’re happening. It’s certainly happened too often this year where guys have come back and they’re the ones who are missing.

"I think just about all of them, apart from Vic (Guglielmo Vicario), are recurrences of an injury.

"Even with Romero, it was a different injury but it’s still a guy coming back, so it’s something we’re looking at."

There could be good news on the horizon with attackers Mikey Moore and Richarlison expected to return to training next week.

Richarlison suffered his own setback in November when his short-lived return after a calf issue was cut short when he injured the same area against Aston Villa.

Moore, meanwhile, has been sidelined by a virus for the best part of two months but the 17-year-old could provide a much-needed spark in the new year when Newcastle visit on 4 January.

Postecoglou said: "Him and Richy are in the final phases. Next week