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And not for the first time this season, Jol must also wait on the fitness of Moroccan centre-half Nourredine Naybet, who pulled up with a hamstring injury at Birmingham last weekend. With Anthony Gardner struggling too, Jol’s other option would be playing Reto Ziegler at left full back and moving Erik Edman inside to partner Ledley King.
Otherwise Jol could call on Dawson, who came through his first week of full training since arriving at the club.
Dawson was signed along with Andy Reid, from Nottingham Forest on transfer deadline day for the combined sum of £8m, but a shin injury plagued the first two months of his Tottenham career.