• Corluka and Palacios already suffering from virus
• Ilness strikes preparations for Everton match

Tottenham have cordoned off their Spurs Lodge training ground after several members of the club’s playing and training staff were struck down by a virus.

Wilson Palacios and Vedran Corluka have already been struck down by the sickness and diarrhoea bug, although several others are believed to be poorly.

With Spurs due to play Everton at White Hart Lane on Sunday the club’s manager Harry Redknapp held his pre-match media duties at White Hart Lane instead of the usual venue of training ground in Chigwell, Essex.

“We’ve closed the training ground,” said Redknapp. “Everything is off limits. We’re just going to train there and that’s it.”

Tottenham HotspurPremier LeagueJames Callowguardian.co.uk