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title: "Buendia ruled out for Norwich against Tottenham"
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author: "Daniel Emery"
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published: "2020-01-21T18:00:10Z"
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# Buendia ruled out for Norwich against Tottenham

Norwich have been dealt a huge blow heading into their clash against Tottenham this week with Emi Buendia ruled out through injury.

Daniel Farke has[confirmed](https://twitter.com/paddyjdavitt/status/1219609867180281859)that Buendia has suffered a quad injury and will miss the next two games against Tottenham and Burnley, in the Premier League and FA Cup.

> Twitter: In at Colney. Big injury blow. No Buendia for #thfc. Quad problem #ncfc (@paddyjdavitt)

Buendia played a[key role](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/260592/Show/Emiliano-Buend%C3%ADa) against Tottenham in the 2-2 draw last months, assisting Mario Vrancic’s opener and playing a part in the build-up to the second goal.

![Stephen Pond/Getty Images Sport](https://media.readnorwich.com/readnorwich/2020/01/1200387518.jpg)

### READ NORWICH VERDICT

The Argentine midfielder currently tops the chances created per-90 leaderboard for every player outside of the traditional top six. He averages over three chances created per-game, which shows how valuable he is to Norwich in the Premier League.

> Twitter: Leaders in Chances Created per 90 from TheOther14 after #PL week 23. @Other14The
>
> Includes set-pieces. (Chances cr… https://t.co/P08M5a0pLc (@Other14The)

He has [registered](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/260592/Show/Emiliano-Buend%C3%ADa)seven assists for the Canaries, which is only bettered in the Premier League by Trent Alexander-Arnold and Kevin De Bruyne. This means that Norwich now need to find a way to be effective without him in the starting line-up.

Daniel Farke could call upon Onel Hernandez to start out wide. He has seen his chances limited this season, but is a direct option who likes to commit defenders and get to the byline to create opportunities. Hernandez could be useful on the counter-attack by using his pace to get in behind the Spurs defence, which could give Norwich a chance of coming away with a positive result from the game.