Spurs' Eriksen out of Apoel clash with illness

Soccer Football - Premier League - West Ham United vs Tottenham Hotspur - London Stadium, London, Britain - September 23, 2017 Tottenham's Christian Eriksen celebrates scoring their third goal Action Images via Reuters/Matthew Childs

(Reuters) - Tottenham Hotspur will be without playmaker Christian Eriksen for Tuesday's Champions League game against Apoel Nicosia after the Danish midfielder pulled out due to illness, manager Mauricio Pochettino has said.

Eriksen, who fell ill on Sunday night and did not travel to Cyprus for the Group H clash, joins injured midfielders Mousa Dembele (ankle) and Victor Wanyama (knee) on the sidelines.