Gareth Bale injury: Spurs attacker spotted icing his right ankle after win over Baggies

Tottenham earned a hard-fought 1-0 win over West Brom on Sunday but were still left concerned over Gareth Bale's ankle injury. 31-year-old winger made his first Premier League start for club since rejoining Spurs from Real Madrid on a loan deal in summer and was replaced by Lucas Moura in 78th minute. After game, Bale was spotted with an ice pack on his right ankle with medics treating star forward, who watched end of game from  bench. 

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Tottenham vs West Brom: Gareth Bale ankle injury sparks concerns for Spurs, Wales

For majority of game at Hawthorns, Spurs were dominating and tried ir best to break down a stubborn West Brom defence. visitors had to wait until 88th minute to take lead when Harry Kane headed in his 150th Premier League goal to eventually seal all three points for Jose Mourinho's side and move m up to second in Premier League standings. However, towards end of game, video foot captured Gareth Bale on bench with an ice pack wrapped around his right ankle. 

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Bale was subbed off in 78th minute after a relatively poor display on his first Premier League start of season and looked to be in some pain while medics were applying a band around his ankle. procedure of using an ice pack is to generally reduce swelling on an injury but Spurs have t confirmed any injury for Bale as of yet, r have y given a timescale on how long Welshman might be sidelined. 

It's still unclear if Bale was being treated by physios as a mere precaution and wher he will be fit to play for Wales against USA on Thursday. 

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Gareth Bale injury: Jose Mourinho disappointed over Arsenal's assistant coach overseeing Bale's injury at Wales

While speaking to reporters after 1-0 win over West Brom, Jose Mourinho explained that he was "unhappy" that Arsenal assistant coach Albert Stuivenberg would be monitoring Bale's situation at Wales in absence of Ryan Giggs. “Honestly, it makes me very uncomfortable," said Portuguese. 

More so, Bale had to wait a while before making his first Tottenham appearance this season due to a knee injury. Wales and Tottenham will be er to kw extent of dam done on Bale's ankle soon. Wales will face USA on Thursday in an international friendly and n play ir UEFA Nations League games against Republic of Ireland and Finland.

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