Roberto De Zerbi is set to be without a number of players for Tottenham's clash against Chelsea

Roberto De Zerbi will be hoping he can welcome back one of his senior Tottenham Hotspur players when his side lock horns with Chelsea at the weekend.

Spurs moved up to 16th place in the Premier League following their 3-1 win over Coventry City on Monday night. Goals from James Maddison, Omar Marmoush and Ben Davies ensured a huge three points at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, with fans inside the ground saving the biggest cheer of the night for Dejan Kulusevski, who came off the bench to make his return after 17 months of injury turmoil.

Chelsea, now managed by Xabi Alonso, have started the season under the Spaniard well and are currently fourth. They came away from Everton with all three points on Saturday thanks to a 2-0 win and De Zerbi will know how tough a test the Blues will present.

Tottenham are expected to receive a boost for the clash at Stamford Bridge, too, as Pedro Porro continues his recovery from a hamstring injury sustained in the loss against Aston Villa on September 19. The World Cup winner limped off after just 19 minutes and has missed the last two matches, as well as all of Spain's matches during the three-week international break.

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Porro took to social media last week to declare he is "almost back", sharing a video of himself in what appeared to be Tottenham's revamped Hotspur Way first team gym, leaping up from a sitting position on to a plyometric box that is as high as his chest.

football.london reported last month that the Spaniard could be back either for the game against Coventry or, if not, the trip across the capital to Chelsea. We asked De Zerbi on Sunday, before the win over Coventry, and he confirmed which one it was, saying: "Pedro, I think he's coming. Maybe in Chelsea he can play."

Porro's return would be a big boost ahead of the clash against the Blues, especially as De Zerbi has a number of other fitness concerns to contend with. Destiny Udogie missed the win over Frank Lampard's side due to a knee injury, with De Zerbi saying before the match: "Destiny Udogie played 70 minutes [against Man Utd] and he suffered a problem in his knee and we didn't take a risk."

Andy Robertson, Tosin Adarabioyo and Omar Marmoush all limped off during the win over the Sky Blues, although De Zerbi did not believe they were seriously injured. Keeping his cards close to his chest, De Zerbi said: "No, no, no, I think there are no injuries, nothing important."

Elsewhere, Lucas Bergvall, Mykhailo Mudryk and Savio are nursing knocks and won't be back in time to face Chelsea, while Xavi Simons and Wilson Odobert are still recovering from anterior cruciate ligament surgeries. Rodrigo Bentancur is suspended following his red card picked up against Manchester United.

Senior Tottenham players set to miss Chelsea clash: Xavi Simons (knee), Odobert (knee), Udogie (knee), Bentancur (suspended), Bergvall (knee), Mudryk (ankle), Savio (muscle issue).