Tottenham will be without midfielder Mousa Dembele for Wednesday's Premier League game at home to Hull. <br /> <br />Dembele took a kick to his left foot against Manchester United on Sunday and is not available, while Vincent Janssen remains out with an ankle problem. <br /> <br />Erik Lamela has returned from Argentina, where he was visiting his brother in hospital, but the winger is still regaining fitness following a hip injury. <br /> <br />Mauricio Pochettino admits Tottenham are struggling to cope with increased levels of expectation this season. <br /> <br />Spurs have won only two of their last eight Premier League matches and sit 10 points adrift of frontrunners Chelsea. <br /> <br />Pochettino admits his side are still yet to find the rhythm of last season's surprise title challenge but argues they remain in a similar position. <br /> <br />"It can be one possibility, that the expectation is higher," Pochettino said. <br /> <br />"There are different aspects and maybe we didn't cope with the expectation. <br /> <br />"But if we see the result, today after 15 games we have 27 points - last season I think it was 26, one point more than last season. <br /> <br />"Last season in that moment we had qualified for the next round of the Europa League and like now we are in the Europa League. <br /> <br />"We are in nearly the same position and last season it was 'wow, Tottenham'. Today the expectation is higher and for that we feel a bit disappointed. <br /> <br />"Of course the Champions League was a big challenge and it disappointed a lot our fans, players and staff. <br /> <br />"That's the feeling but if we are cold and analyse the numbers, they are similar to last season." <br /> <br />Hull head coach Mike Phelan is expected to choose his starting line-up from an unchanged squad. <br /> <br />Phelan must decide whether to recall club-record summer signing Ryan Mason for his first return to White Hart Lane after dropping the former Tottenham midfielder to the bench for last weekend's home draw against Crystal Palace. <br /> <br />"We've got (Jake) Livermore, Mason, (Michael) Dawson and Tom Huddlestone who are all ex-Tottenham, so they'll all want to play against their former team," Phelan said. <br /> <br />"From my point of view it's about picking the right group of players and I'm sure whether Ryan starts, or he comes on as a substitute, he'll want to perform and show the qualities he learnt at Tottenham and that he's brought to Hull." <br /> <br />Striker Dieumerci Mbokani serves the final game of a three-match ban and Phelan will still be without Abel Hernandez, Will Keane, Moses Odubajo and Allan McGregor.
