Antonio Conte in line to avoid key Tottenham absence for Man Utd and Liverpool on one condition

We are approaching the cut-off point for a two-match suspension for ten yellow cards in the 2022/23 Premier League season as the campaign nears its conclusion

As we are now at the business end of the campaign, with title hopes, European aspirations and relegation on the line, there is a key date in the calendar coming up that all clubs will be looking to pass without any hitches. It is in regards to players picking up a suspension at such an important time in the term.

Having already passed the cut-off point for players earning a one-match ban if they obtain five yellow cards from their team's first 19 games of the Premier League season, the next hurdle they need to navigate is coming up. Premier League rules stipulate that players who accumulate ten yellow cards in Premier League matches up to and including their team's 32nd fixture will serve a two-match ban in the competition.

Not exactly an ideal scenario for many, a number of players including Ivan Toney, Ruben Neves and Moises Caicedo are walking the disciplinary tightrope at present. So how do things looks for Tottenham with five games to go until they have played their 32nd league fixture of the campaign?

In order to pick up a two-match suspension, which would come against Manchester United and Liverpool in late April, Romero would have to be booked in each of Tottenham's next five games. Spurs do have four players on four yellow cards as things stand but the quartet cannot now accumulate the ten yellow cards that would see them incur a two-match ban.

With a Champions League place up for grabs, Antonio Conte needs all of his players available if the Lilywhites are to get the better of Newcastle United, Liverpool and Brighton & Hove Albion in the race for fourth.