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Tottenham assessing Danny Rose's knee injury

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Rose has aggravated his knee injury, Mauricio Pochettino has confirmed.

Danny Rose is being assessed by Tottenham's medical team following a recurrence of his knee injury.

The England left-back, who missed the first two months of the season due to a knee ligament injury, has not featured for Spurs since their 5-2 Boxing Day victory over Southampton.

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Sky Sports News understands Rose has already been partly assessed by the Spurs medical team and will continue to undergo tests to discover the full extent of the injury.

It is also understood Rose is set to miss the Premier League match against West Ham on Thursday, live on Sky Sports Main Event HD, and the FA Cup third-round tie against AFC Wimbledon at Wembley on Sunday.

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After Spurs' 2-0 win over Swansea on Tuesday, manager Mauricio Pochettino said: "We need to assess him. After the game against Southampton it was impossible to train and now we are going to assess him. Then the club will give information about what has happened.

"I am concerned about everyone when they cannot be available to play. Sometimes it is small things. You know in this situation we cannot manage because I am not a specialist. I am not a doctor.

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"Always you are worried because you want the players available and fit to play, so you can make your decision. But we need to wait and we will assess him in the next few days."

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Pochettino added: "But my feeling, my perception is it would be difficult to play in 48 hours."

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