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Antonio Conte reveals Tottenham were hit by a sickness bug that forced players out of training with fevers and vomiting ahead of their win over Burnley... with Hugo Lloris, Dejan Kulusevski and Harry Winks among those to have fallen ill

By Matt Barlow for the Daily Mail

Published: 16:53 BST, 15 May 2022 | Updated: 17:01 BST, 15 May 2022

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Antonio Conte saluted the spirit and progress of his Tottenham players as they fought off a virus to pile the pressure back on Arsenal in the race to finish fourth.

Hugo Lloris produced a clean sheet against Burnley despite feeling the ill effects of a bug also troubling subs Dejan Kulusevski, Harry Winks and back-up goalkeeper Pierluigi Gollini, and forcing them to miss training on Saturday.

'Hugo had a fever but there was no chance of him missing an important game,' said Conte, who named two goalkeepers on the bench as insurance.

Antonio Conte (second from left) said Dejan Kulusevski (right) was ill before the visit of Burnley

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