It will be easier to extract individual table cell data if colspan and rowspan are exploded into single cells.
Add options (--explode-rowspan, --explode-colspan and/or --explode-table-cells) to use.
For example, this table:
<tr>
<td rowspan="2">Two rows</td>
<td colspan="2">Two columns</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Single A</td>
<td>Single B</td>
</tr>
</table>
Should be converted to this:
<tr>
<td>Two rows</td>
<td>Two columns</td>
<td>Two columns</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>Two rows</td>
<td>Single A</td>
<td>Single B</td>
</tr>
</table>