Dele Alli ruled out for six weeks because of a thigh injury suffered against Fulham

Dele Alli will miss up to six weeks of the thigh injury that he suffered at Fulham on Sunday.

The 22-year-old England midfielder is expected to join Harry Kane to miss a series of crucial key matches for his club's season.

Alli, who miss the Carabao Cup semifinal on Thursday, scored the Spurs equalizer at Craven Cottage, but was relegated to the 86th minute.

Kane is already away until the beginning of March because of an ankle injury that he contracted against Manchester United last week.

Midfielder Moussa Sissoko is missing for two weeks because of an injury to the groin. His winger Son Heung-min competes in the Asian Cup with South Korea.

The Spurs are third in the Premier League, nine points behind leaders Liverpool, and despite Sunday's win, they are trying to regain control of the ground lost, at the risk of being hampered by the loss of key personnel.

Alli will undergo a period of rehabilitation and should resume training in early March.