Tottenham vs Bodo/Glimt injury news and suspension latest as nine could miss Europa League clash

There are set to be a number of absences from the Europa League semi-final first leg on Thursday night as Tottenham Hotspur host Bodo/Glimt.

' season will be defined by what happens in the Europa League and whether their campaign is purely remembered for their dismal Premier League form or whether 2025 becomes the year in which led the north London club to finally end their trophy drought with a first piece of silverware in 17 years and what would be their first European trophy in 41 years.

Both sides will be hoping to go into Thursday evening's match at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium with their best possible starting XI but that already will not be the case for Boro/Glimt. Here's what players look set to be missing for Spurs and their Norwegian visitors for the first leg clash.

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The main doubt for Spurs going into the game comes with captain . The South Korean star's foot injury has kept him out for four matches now, including the victory in Frankfurt that took Tottenham into the semi-finals.

While Postecoglou said ahead of Sunday's defeat at Liverpool that Son was improving and was back in training, he kept things a bit more vague after the game, saying that the skipper was "touch and go" to face Bodo/Glimt in the first leg but should be available for the second leg in Norway the following week.

On the other players in the squad, Postecoglou added: "Yeah everyone is good. The ones who played all got through it ok. So in terms of Thursday, everyone should be fine."

That means only the injured and unregistered Antonin Kinsky and Timo Werner will otherwise be unavailable as Postecoglou waits on the fitness of Son.

Bodo/Glimt

The visitors have problems galore when it comes to unavailable players and potential further ones out of action for Thursday night's match.

The Norwegian outfit have three players missing through suspension as captain Patrick Berg is out due to an accumulation of Europa League yellow cards as is his midfield partner Hakon Evjen. On top of that, forward Andreas Helmersen, who scored a big goal against Lazio, is also banned after he was sent off in that same game.

Manager Kjetil Knutsen has further worries as winger Ole Blomberg picked up an injury this month that meant he missed Sunday's 3-0 league win against KFUM and he will be a doubt for Thursday night's match.

Then in that victory on Sunday, centre-back Odin Bjørtuft was forced off in the 54th minute and left the pitch holding his groin. The 26-year-old has been a near ever-present for Bodo/Glimt this season and a key component of their successful Europa League run.

His team-mate Ulrik Saltnes spoke to reporters after the victory about the defender and said: "He was disappointed and told me that his groin was painful, but you can feel pain without that necessarily meaning it is something [bad]."

Knutsen added: "I do not know anything. I never enjoy a player laying down, but the medical staff are looking into it."

All eyes will be on what team Bodo/Glimt are able to put out in N17 on Thursday night.

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