Antonio Conte is holding his press conference on Thursday afternoon ahead of the North London Derby between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal.
The international break has come to a close and the Premier League returns with a bang and the big derby at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday lunchtime begins a busy weekend. Arsenal sit on top of the early table with Spurs unbeaten in third place, a point behind their north London rivals, and Saturday’s game brings the first battle of the season between the two.
Conte will provide an update on the club’s injuries after the international break and also any fresh ones. The Tottenham head coach will deliver the latest information on captain Hugo Lloris‘ thigh injury and Ben Davies’ hairline fracture below his knee as well as speaking about the chances of Dejan Kulusevski being fit for the match at Arsenal.
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The Swede had a scan after returning from international duty having felt a tight hamstring after playing 90 minutes of his country’s 1-1 draw against Slovenia in the Nations League on Tuesday. Conte will also speak about the challenge posed by Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side and what difficulties the upcoming run of 13 matches in just six weeks will bring to his Spurs squad. The Italian could also discuss the possibility of switching formation to a midfield three in order to match up with the Gunners’ numbers in the centre of the park.
Our Tottenham correspondent Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to Conte ahead of the North London Derby. Scroll down for his latest updates from the press conference at Hotspur Way.