The Italian is set to be sidelined for months after surgery on a fractured foot suffered in Saturday's 4-0 win over Manchester City, leaving Ange Postecoglou to rely on veteran Fraser Forster against Roma and beyond.

Tottenham Hotspur will welcome Roma on Thursday in one of the most anticipated matches of Matchday 5 in the UEFA Europa League, with both sides in contrasting form. Spurs lost at Galatasaray on Matchday 4 but are still firmly in the top eight and have a chance to further solidify their standing with a win this week.

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Remarkably, this is the first ever competitive meeting between the two teams and Spurs have a fine record against Italian clubs with just one loss in 10 home games. TV channel: The game will be broadcast on TNT Sports 1 and TNT Sports Ultimate. Live stream: Subscribers will be able to watch on a live stream via the Discovery+ app.

Atalanta (second) will be looking to solidify their place in the top half of Serie A against AS Roma (12th).Last time out, Atalanta picked up a 6-1 win away from home against Young Boys, taking 21

Tottenham Hotspur return to Europa League action on Thursday night when they take on Serie A giants AS Roma at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham’s Postecoglou holds press conference ahead of Europa League clash against AS Roma Watch live as Tottenham Hotspur's Ange Postecoglou and a player hold a press conference ahead of their Europa League match against AS Roma.

Tottenham Hotspur host AS Roma on matchday five of the UEFA Europa League on Thursday, November 28th. It will be the final time European action will be

Tottenham Hotspur start as strong favourites in their E Europa League home fixture with AS Roma. The Premier League side continue to have a wildly inconsistent season. Having lost at home to struggling Crystal Palace,