Micky van de Ven, Cristian Romero and Dominic Solanke latest news and return dates - Spurs down to bare bones ahead of Carabao Cup date at Liverpool

Micky van de Ven will miss Tottenham Hotspur’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Liverpool on Thursday with injury. Van de Ven, 23, made his return to the side against Swedish club Elfsborg in the Europa League on January 30, playing the first half before being replaced by Radu Dragusin.

Tottenham defender Micky van de Ven is set to miss the team's Carabao Cup semifinal clash against Liverpool as he recovers from a hamstring injury.

The winner of this tie will face Newcastle in the final at Wembley, after the Magpies eased to a dominant 4-0 aggregate win over Arsenal to keep their hopes of ending a long trophy drought alive. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below, featuring expert analysis from Dan Kilpatrick at the ground!

Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou expects both Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero to miss Sunday’s trip to Aston Villa in the FA Cup fourth round. The centre-back pair have returned to training, and Van de Ven played 45 minutes against Elfborg last week but has not featured since.