Porro and Tonali available for Tottenham vs Villa

Pedro Porro and Sandro Tonali are both available for Tottenham's Premier League fixture against Aston Villa on Saturday (12.30pm), manager Roberto De Zerbi confirmed at his pre-match press conference on Friday.

Porro had missed Tottenham's previous two matches against Everton and Liverpool after starting against Newcastle and Forest. Tonali was absent from the midweek trip to Anfield due to a knock.

Asked whether Porro, Tonali and James Maddison were fit to start against Villa, De Zerbi said: "Porro, Tonali, Maddison are all available to play. Normally, we have to understand the situation in terms of physical condition, but all of them are ready."

Maddison came on for the final 15 minutes at Anfield. De Zerbi indicated the midfielder still needs time to build match fitness. "James is working with the team the last 10, 15 days, maybe less than 15 days. Even if he is a technical player, he needs to be fit, to stay in a good condition," De Zerbi said. "When he arrives to the best condition, it is very important for us, as a personality, as a characteristic, as a quality, as an experience, the quality of his passes are different than the others."

Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski, Mykhailo Mudryk and Wilson Odobert remain sidelined for Saturday's match.