Giovani dos Santos is facing a spell on the sidelines having sustained an injury in the game against Preston..

The Mexican midfielder susatined an ankle injury during Spurs' 5-1 Carling Cup win at Deepdale and manager Harry Redknapp expects dos Santos to be sidelined for a number of weeks.

"He is going to be out for a good few weeks unfortunately," Redknapp told the club's official website.

"He came back and was in good form and showed a good attitude and looked nice and sharp so this is a setback."