Two key Tottenham stars are close to suspension but the North London Derby is safe

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Thomas Frank may lose two of his key Tottenham players to suspensions over the coming weeks if they are not careful.Tottenham already has a long list of injury absentees, but there appears to be some light at the end of the tunnel for the Lilywhites.Cristian Romero, Wilson Odobert, and Destiny Udogie returned to action against Chelsea, while Dominic Solanke is edging closer to a return after undergoing surgery a little over a month ago.However, if the Lilywhites are not careful, they might soon be without two of their most important players, who are now hovering close to suspension. Saturday 8th November Premier League TottenhamTottenham12:30Manchester UnitedManchester United Sunday 23rd November Premier League ArsenalArsenal16:30TottenhamTottenham Saturday 29th November Premier League TottenhamTottenham20:00FulhamFulham Tuesday 2nd December Premier League NewcastleNewcastle20:15TottenhamTottenham Saturday 6th December Premier League TottenhamTottenham15:00BrentfordBrentfordCredit: @thefrederikkejensen / InstagramTottenham duo are two yellow cards away from a suspensionPlayers in the Premier League have to serve a one-match suspension if they accumulate five yellow cards in the first half of the season (until gameweek 19).Two of Tottenham’s players are getting closer to that number at the moment, with Cristian Romero and Mohammed Kudus both currently sitting on three bookings.That means that if either Kudus or Romero pick up two yellow cards within the next eight league matches, they will have to sit out one game.Micky van de Ven, Djed Spence, Kevin Danso, Xavi Simons and Joao Palhinha have accumulated two bookings each this season.Spurs break unfortunate club record against ChelseaSome will feel that the yellow cards are the least of Tottenham’s concerns at the moment, with the Lilywhites struggling to fashion opportunities at home.That is a problem that has plagued the club since the start of the season, and they hit a new low on Saturday, with Spurs registering an xG of just 0.05 against Chelsea.That is the worst xG Tottenham have ever registered since the stat has been recorded from the start of the 2012-13 season, but Thomas Frank remains confident Tottenham will click into gear as an attacking force.READ MORE: Supercomputer predicts Tottenham’s chances of top four finish after defeat to ChelseaThe post Two key Tottenham stars are close to suspension but the North London Derby is safe appeared first on Spurs Web.