Ange Postecoglou, head coach of Tottenham Hotspur, has stated that Ashley Phillips, Brennan Johnson, and Giovani Lo Celso will all be available for Saturday’s Premier League matchup against Everton.
The Lilywhites, who ended their terrible run of results with back-to-back victories over Nottingham Forest and Newcastle United, take on their Merseyside rivals in the Premier League as they look to win three straight games.

After a 2-0 victory at the City Ground last Friday, Spurs are now only one point behind Club World Cup rival Manchester City. Goals from Richarlison and Dejan Kulusevski were scored either side of the halftime whistle.

Johnson, a former Tricky Trees attacker, started the match against his old team last Friday, but a nasty cut to his head forced the Welshman to leave the game early.

Although Johnson was bleeding profusely from the wound and Oliver Skipp was taking his place, Postecoglou announced immediately following the game that he had not suffered a concussion, which would have prevented him from playing.

Postecoglou stated on Friday, speaking to Tottenham’s media outlets, that Johnson would be OK to play against the Toffees, saying, “Brennan’s fine, he’s trained all week.”

The Spurs manager also disclosed that midfielder Lo Celso, who has rekindled his Tottenham career under the Australian, has recovered from the injury that prevented him from playing in the victory over Forest.

Because left-back Destiny Udogie is out for one game due to a yellow card accumulation, and Yves Bissouma is now serving a four-game ban for his red card at the City Ground, Lo Celso’s availability will be helpful.

“Everyone else is fine, and we have Gio Lo Celso back. He’s trained and ready to go. In his pre-game press conference, Postecoglou said, “Obviously, we’re losing two boys due to suspensions, but everyone else is OK.” He also disclosed that 18-year-old defender Phillips was back in the lineup.

Alfie Whiteman, James Maddison, and Rodrigo Bentancur are just a few of the long-term injury victims still without many Lilywhites; they are all recovering from ankle injuries.

While Ryan Sessegnon and Micky van de Ven are out with severe thigh injuries, Manor Solomon and Ivan Perisic are also recovering from knee surgeries.

Providing an additional update on Van van Ven and Maddison, two of his team’s mainstays from earlier in the campaign, Postecoglou stated that while the two are improving, a comeback is still some distance off.

“They’re making progress, but they’re not close to being considered for any first-team assignments just yet,” Postecoglou continued regarding the English playmaker and Dutch defender.

Prior to this Saturday’s match, Tottenham leads Everton by 11 and 17 points, respectively, in the standings, but Sean Dyche’s team is coming to the capital after a four-game winning run in the Premier League.

The Toffees defeated Chelsea, Newcastle United, Burnley, and Nottingham Forest while maintaining perfect attendance records. However, they lost to Fulham on penalties in Tuesday’s EFL Cup quarterfinal.