Maddison, Son, Bissouma were not benched due to illness – Postecoglou reveals

Ange Postecoglou explains why he left the likes of Yves Bissouma, Heung-min Son and James Maddison out of the starting eleven against Newcastle.

Severely depleted Spurs side battled hard against Newcastle

Tottenham were already missing several key men due to injuries and suspensions. To make matters worse, a bug running through the squad put even more strain on the squad ahead of their showdown with Newcastle.

As a result, Postecoglou fielded an extremely depleted side...