Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has revealed that forward Gareth Bale will miss the next "few weeks" after he sustained a calf injury in their League Cup quarter-final win at Stoke City.
Bale, who is on loan from Spanish side Real Madrid, started and scored in the 3-1 win but was withdrawn at halftime.
Mourinho is short of backup options in attack with the Portuguese manager saying Lucas Moura and Carlos Vinicius were also doubts for Wednesday's match against Fulham.
"No, I don't expect him [Bale] to be fit and also I have my doubts that Lucas and Vinicius can be fit for Fulham," Mourinho said.
"I wouldn't say it's serious [for Bale] but I'd say a few weeks."
Bale, who was named Player of the Year in his final season at Spurs before a then-world record move to Real Madrid in 2013, has yet to live up to those standards, scoring only three times for the north London side this season.
Mourinho was also happy with Tanguy Ndombele's improvement in recent games, especially after he scored in Sunday's 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers, but said he is not yet fit to play the full 90 minutes.
The 24-year-old Frenchman has struggled with injuries since his arrival last season and he has completed a full game only twice this season.
"We are happy, apart from a couple of matches where his performances were not good, overall there was a big evolution," Mourinho said.
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Wolves v Tottenham player ratings
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WOLVES RATINGS: Rui Patricio - 4, Should have done better for the opener and wasn’t tested too many times after that. EPA -
Nelson Semedo - 6, Got forward well at times and threatened to create something. Booked for a foul on Tanguy Ndombele. AFP -
Conor Coady - 7, Picked up an injury after 20 minutes but didn’t allow it to impact what was a pretty solid performance. Booked when he fouled Ndombele after making a mistake. EPA -
Romain Saiss - 8, Looked confident in his defensive play and popped up to score the equaliser. EPA -
Fernando Marcal - 5, Had a mixture of impressive moments and others that were very sloppy. Booked for a foul on Ndombele. Getty -
Joao Moutinho - 5, Had a fair amount of the ball but didn’t manage to do too much with it. His passing in the early stages seemed a bit off. EPA -
Ruben Neves - 6, Was neat on the ball throughout and kept things ticking along nicely. Tested Hugo Lloris from range. Getty -
Adama Traore - 6, Threatened with his dribbling but often lacked the required end product. EPA -
Daniel Podence - 6, Was busy and had some decent chances but couldn’t truly test Lloris. Booked for dissent. PA -
Pedro Neto - 8, Looked very bright and deserved the assist he got for the equaliser with a good corner delivery. AFP -
Fabio Silva - 5, Had a tough task against the Tottenham Hotspur backline but had some promising moments. Tried to get a penalty a fair few times but the referee was having none of it. Lacked conviction in his finishing. EPA -
SUBS: Rayan Ait Nouri (Marcal 75’) – N/R, Did well against Matt Doherty after coming on. Reuters -
Owen Otasowie (Moutinho 84’) – N/R, Looked very composed in the middle of the pitch and defended well. EPA -
Vitinha (Podence 91’) – N/R, Got his appearance fee and a point. Happy days. Getty -
TOTTENHAM RATINGS: Hugo Lloris - 6, Was brave to deny Silva. Didn’t really have a chance of preventing Saiss’ goal. AFP -
Davinson Sanchez – 6, Put in a fairly solid performance in his first Premier League game since the 3-3 draw against West Ham. EPA -
Eric Dier - 7, Looks so comfortable in the centre of Jose Mourinho’s back three and dealt with Silva well. Reuters -
Ben Davies - 7, Assisted the opener and was convincing in most of his defensive work but allowed Saiss to get in front of him for the equaliser. PA -
Matt Doherty - 5, Was easy to forget that Doherty was on the pitch until the latter stages as he returned to his old stomping ground. EPA -
Harry Winks - 6, Did the basics well in his first league start since September but didn’t do anything to really catch the eye. Booked for a cynical foul on Traore. AP -
Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg - 7, Held his midfield position well and helped to protect Spurs’ defence. Reuters -
Sergio Reguilon - 6, Got forward very well but often lacked the required end product whenever chances arose for him. Getty -
Tanguy Ndombele - 8, Scored after 57 seconds and continued to threaten the Wolves defence throughout his time on the pitch. EPA -
Heung-min Son - 6, Was marshalled by the Wolves defence well and looked very quiet by his standards. AP -
Harry Kane - 6, Was far from his best and didn’t really create that much for himself or his teammates. EPA -
SUBS: Steven Bergwijn (Reguilon 63’) - 6, Showed plenty of energy and willingness after coming off the bench. Getty -
Moussa Sissoko (Ndombele 70’) – N/R, Was a more defensive option than his compatriot and the move didn’t work. Reuters -
Erik Lamela (Son 83’) – N/R, Tried to make something happen but didn’t manage it. Reuters
