Like fellow Europa League semifinalists Man United, Tottenham are trying to atone for a dreadful Premier League campaign with UEFA Europa League glory.
Spurs should have a heavily rotated side back and ready to go for the first leg of their semifinal against Norwegian club Bodo/Glimt on Thursday, although one big question still remains.
Ange Postecoglou rested a number of oft-injured starters as Spurs were pummeled by Liverpool, who confirmed their status as Premier League champions with a 5-1 thrashing.
Postecoglou should have anyone rotated out for that weekend game back and ready to go for this European semifinal, but the fitness of captain Heung-Min Son remains unclear. The South Korean has been out with a foot injury for a number of weeks and has only just returned to training.
Their opponents are in an even worse situation, as they have three key individuals all sidelined due to suspensions.
The Sporting News runs through the latest team news and injury updates for both sides as the match draws nearer.
Tottenham vs. Bodo/Glimt lineups, predicted starting 11, team news
Postecoglou hung his side out to dry in the league over the weekend in order to keep his starters fit for action in Europe. The Spurs boss rested centre-back pairing Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero, and took brought James Maddison off at halftime during the heavy defeat to Liverpool. All three should start here.
Spurs are hoping for good news on Son who trained individually before the Liverpool match and could be ready to play a role off the bench. He's almost surely not quite fit enough for a spot in the starting XI just yet.
The only other player to miss out is Radu Dragusin whose season is over due to a torn ACL. Dejan Kulusevski and Kevin Danso are both recently fit, with the former likely playing a significant role in the remaining European push.
Tottenham predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Vicario (GK) — Spence, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie — Bergvall, Bissouma, Maddison — Kulusevski, Solanke, Tel.
Injured: Son (foot, doubt), Dragusin (ACL).
Suspended: None.
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Bodo/Glimt are in a world of hurt, as three key players have all picked up suspensions at the same time. The most notable absentee is midfield lynchpin Patrick Berg who leads the team in minutes this season but must sit due to yellow card accumulation.
Also missing will be fellow midfielder Haakon Evjan, plus striker Andreas Helmersen who was sent off late in their quarterfinal second leg against Lazio. Either Kasper Waarts Hogh or Sondre Sorli will come in to replace Helmersen up front, while Sondre Brunstad Fet is a likely candidate to enter in midfield.
They may also be without a few players due to injury, most notably defender Odin Bjortuft who was withdrawn early in the second half of their league game against KFUM on the weekend.
Bodo/Glimt predicted XI (4-4-2, right to left): Haikiin (GK) — Sjovold, Bjortuft, Gundersen, Bjorkan — Dybvik, Fet, Saltnes, Hauge — Maatta, Hogh.
Injured: Bjortuft (doubt), Bassi (doubt), Blomberg, Wembangomo.
Suspended: Helmersen, Berg, Evjen
Tottenham vs. Bodo/Glimt live stream, TV channel
Here's how to watch this Europa League match across selected areas of the world's major regions:
| Date | Time | TV channel | Streaming | |
| USA | Thu, May 1 | 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT | CBS Sports Network | Fubo USA, Paramount+, ViX |
| Canada | Thu, May 1 | 3 p.m. ET / 12 p.m. PT | — | DAZN |
| UK | Thu, May 1 | 9 p.m. BST | TNT Sports 2 | discovery+ |
| Australia | Fri, May 2 | 7 a.m. AEST | — | Stan Sport |
| India | Fri, May 2 | 1 a.m. IST | Sony TEN 1 | JioTV, Sony LIV, tabii |
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