Watkins suffered a groin injury in the 2-0 defeat at Wolves and was replaced by Donyell Malen at half-time. The Dutchman could lead the line against Tottenham, while Morgan Rogers or new signing Marcus Rashford could also play the number nine role.

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou expects both Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero to miss Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round. The centre-back pair have returned to training, and Van de Ven played 45 minutes against Elfborg last week but has not featured since.

Postecoglou was asked about the France Under-21 international’s long-term future before Tottenham’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday. “He’ll be a Tottenham player,” Postecoglou said.

Ange Postecoglou has tended to play down the significance of the domestic cups at Tottenham, previously insisting that they were not a quick fix for the club's problems, but the head coach made no attempt to dismiss the potential impact of beating Liverpool on Thursday.