Tom Huddlestone is also out of the tie at White Hart Lane as he has a knee injury but midfielder Jamie O'Hara is available, while Jermaine Jenas should continue in midfield.
Ledley King will be rested, while Jonathan Woodgate (groin), Benoit Assou-Ekotto (groin) and Carlo Cudicini (wrists and pelvis) are on the sidelines.
Tottenham (from): Gomes, Alnwick, Corluka, Hutton, Naughton, Bale, Bassong, Dawson, Bentley, Kranjcar, Modric, Palacios, Jenas, O'Hara, Rose, Giovani, Pavlyuchenko, Keane, Defoe, Crouch.
