Tottenham's problem at Leeds looks less like a long injury list and more like a missing layer: Bentancur is suspended, and Bergvall, Simons, Mudryk, Odobert and Adarabioyo are all listed out. That takes away a holding midfielder, two of the creative players behind the striker, and a centre-back in one go. So who sets the tempo for Spurs if Leeds press them in midfield?
Per our availability data, Leeds are shorter in numbers but the gaps are narrower: Rodon and Joseph are the two listed out. Rodon matters most, since a centre-back absence changes how a home side defends when Spurs get the ball wide. Udogie is shown as available from the late-October record, so Tottenham's left side should still be there.
My question is whether Leeds' two absences cost them more in how they defend, or Tottenham's five cost them more in how they build. I lean towards Spurs having the harder job, but the data here is thin: it's availability only, and these rows are marked trial in our database. What would you watch first?
