Tottenham players who face crucial end to the Premier League season with Antonio Conte

Antonio Conte's Tottenham side have nine Premier League games left to try and secure Champions League football for next season. Spurs are currently three points behind fourth-placed Arsenal but have a number of winnable fixtures to come.

Another year without silverware means a top four spot is their last chance to end the season in the strongest position possible. Champions League football next season will not only help with their high ambitions, but also help attract summer transfer window targets.

It will be a big final couple of months for Conte after his first season in charge in north London - albeit not being in charge for a full campaign. A fourth place finish will help keep the Italian in N17 for next season, but also give him hope for the players Fabio Paratici could target when the transfer window opens.

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After a strong start to the season, Skipp has now been out for over a month with his unfortunate injury. Before the break Conte was asked for an update on the 21-year-old's injury.

"It’s difficult to answer now. We’ll have two weeks to see this improvement and make him ready for the game against Newcastle," the 52-year-old said on Skipp. However understand that this may be a bit of an ambitious ask and fans aren't likely to see the midfielder back quite so soon.

Skipp was starting to form a solid partnership with Pierre Emile Hojbjerg at the