Erik Lamela has revealed that he missed Tottenham Hotspur's shock 5-3 win over Chelsea on New Year's Day because of a "small calf injury".
The £30m winger, who has started 15 of Tottenham's 20 Premier League games this season, was not in the squad for the London derby at White Hart Lane.
Brilliant game today! I did not play for a small calf injury, but I started to recover.Thank you to all for the support! Come on you spurs!!
— Erik Manuel Lamela (@Coco_Lamela) January 1, 2015
Lamela is not expected to be risked when Spurs travel to Burnley in the third round of the FA Cup on Monday.
In the Argentine's absence, Andros Townsend kept his place in Mauricio Pochettino's lineup and got their third goal from the penalty spot. Harry Kane [two], Nacer Chadli and Danny Rose were the other scorers.
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