De Zerbi warns Tottenham must avoid ‘taking risks’ with injuries but Maddison available after Chelsea knock

Tottenham head coach Roberto De Zerbi has confirmed that midfielder James Maddison is available for selection ahead of the match against Crystal Palace. Maddison suffered a groin strain during Tottenham's 2-0 victory over Chelsea while working his way back from a previous ACL injury. Despite his availability, De Zerbi emphasized that the club must avoid rushing recovering players back into action.

Tottenham will remain without injured trio Tosin Adarabioyo, Lucas Bergvall, and Mykhailo Mudryk for the upcoming fixture. De Zerbi highlighted the necessity of managing player workloads carefully, pointing to past injury setbacks involving Pedro Porro and Dejan Kulusevski as reason to avoid taking unnecessary risks.