Walker comes through comeback

Kyle Walker stepped up his comeback from abdominal surgery with an appearance for Tottenham's U21 side on Monday.

The full-back has not played for Spurs' first team since March and missed out on England's World Cup squad because of the long-standing problem.

Doctors decided to operate in September, and Monday night's outing against Manchester City's U21s at Stevenage was his first competitive football in more than eight months.

Walker started the game and lasted 67 minutes of a 2-1 win. Afterwards he tweeted: "Felt good to back on the pitch tonight with the U21s, nice to cap it with a win too.

"Thanks to the medical team,the fans, my friends and most of all my family for standing by me whilst injured. Always light at the end of the tunnel."

The game also saw the return of Spurs' South Africa defender Bongani Khumalo, who has been out since March with a knee injury.

Khumalo made 30 league starts during a loan spell with Doncaster last season before he was injured while away with his country.