Tottenham lose Pedro Porro for a month with hamstring injury

Tottenham Hotspur will be without Pedro Porro for around a month after the club confirmed the hamstring injury the right-back suffered in the defeat at Aston Villa, a blow that strips Roberto De Zerbi of his only recognised senior right-back just as Spurs chase a first win of the season.

Porro, who had only recently returned to the side, was forced off after 19 minutes against Villa and has now withdrawn from Spain's squad for the September international window. The club expects him to be sidelined for approximately four weeks.

What Porro's absence costs Tottenham

The Spaniard is De Zerbi's most influential full-back, a player the manager has described as 'very important' for the way he influences matches at both ends. Signed in 2023 and a key figure in Spain's World Cup triumph last summer, Porro had started four of Tottenham's five Premier League games this season.

His absence leaves Archie Gray as the likely stand-in at right-back for the fixtures that follow the international break, with Tottenham winless and bottom-adjacent after five games. The schedule is unforgiving: a trip to Manchester United at Old Trafford and the visit of Coventry City both fall inside the expected recovery window, meaning Porro misses them both.

An international window to absorb the blow

The three-week break at least gives Spurs time to adjust without conceding league points in the meantime. Porro will miss Spain's four fixtures during the window, and his rehabilitation will be handled at Hotspur Way with a return targeted around late October.

For a side that finished 17th in each of the last two Premier League campaigns, losing the one natural senior right-back for a month is the kind of setback a struggling squad can ill afford. Tottenham's next team sheet will show just how De Zerbi plans to plug the gap.

OneLightScore will track Porro's recovery and Tottenham's team news, lineups and injury updates through every matchday of the Premier League season.