Stoke City duo Bojan Krkic and Peter Odemwingie will not make the trip
to North London to face Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, manager Mark
Hughes has said.
Nigeria international Odemwingie, who came off the bench against
Liverpool in Stoke's Premier League opener on Sunday, is likely to miss
the next couple of weeks after injuring his hamstring.
"It's disappointing for him because he has worked tremendously hard
throughout preseason," former Manchester City manager Hughes said at the
pre-match press conference.
Former Barcelona forward Bojan will play in an under-21 fixture against
Wolves on Saturday morning to build up his fitness levels, as he
continues his rehabilitation from a long-term knee injury.
"He won't travel with the first team on Saturday, but he is incredibly close to being fit and available," Hughes said.
"We feel he is better served getting game time rather than sitting on the bench."
However, Marko Arnautovic and Marc Wilson are likely to make the squad
for the match against Spurs, after missing the Liverpool game.
"Marko has trained this week and we don't think he will have any real
reaction to that, but we will check him out again before we travel,"
Hughes added.
"Marc Wilson has been able to train as well, which is a positive for us,
but we have to be careful with him because he has some bruising on his
ankle bone which could hinder him.
"They aren't easy things to deal with and to get over but he has shown a
lot of determination to come back from it, so he is hopefully going to
be available too."
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