Spurs are set to begin life under new manager Ange Postecoglu, who guided Celtic to a domestic treble last season, and the Australian tactician will bidding to guide them to a top four finish in the upcoming English top flight.
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Tottenham Hotspur will kickoff their preparations for the 2023-24 season with a pre-season friendly against West Ham United at Optus Stadium in Australia on Tuesday. Spurs are set to begin life under new manager Ange Postecoglu, who guided Celtic to a domestic treble last term. The Hammers, meanwhile, have already played two friendlies this month, defeating Boreham Wood and Perth Glory.
🎙 “I’m really looking forward to it. We’ve got some fantastic footballers and, more importantly, some fantastic people.”
Ange previews our opening Asia-Pacific Tour clash against West Ham tomorrow in Perth 🇦🇺
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) July 17, 2023
Tottenham, who missed out on European football for the first time in 14 seasons, courtesy of finishing eighth in the 2022-23 Premier League standings, will be bidding to secure a top four finish under the Australian tactician in upcoming English top flight. Spurs have already signed couple of players this summer, bringing in James Maddison, Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski, Guglielmo Vicario and Manor Solomon. Following their brief stop over in Australia, the North London club will host Shakhtar Donetsk in a charity match, before facing Barcelona in the Joan Gamper Trophy.
West Ham, on the other hand, started their pre-season with a comprehensive 4-1 win over Boreham Wood at Meadow Park on July 10, before defeating A-League side Perth Glory 6-2 in the South Pacific on Saturday. Jarrod Bowen scored twice, while Gianluca Scamacca, Emerson Palmieri, Danny Ings and Divin Mubama also got on the scoresheet for the English outfit in Perth. Although David Moyes’ men finished 14th in the 2022-23 English top flight standings, they will be competing in the 2023-24 Europa League having defeated Fiorentina 2-1 in the showdown to lift the Conference League title last month. After the game against Spurs, the Hammers will face off against Dagenham & Redbridge, Rennes and Bayer Leverkusen in exhibition games this summer.
Tottenham Hotspur probable starting lineup: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Dier, Udogie, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Maddison, Kulusevski, Kane, Son
West Ham United probable starting lineup: Fabianski, Laing, Zouma, Luizao, Cresswell, Bowen, Downes, Potts, Fornals, Ings, Scamacca
Tottenham Hotspur
| Opponents | Score |
| Perth Glory | 6-2 (W) |
| Boreham Wood | 1-4 (W) |
| Fiorentina | 1-2 (W) |
| Leicester | 2-1 (L) |
| Leeds | 3-1 (W) |
West Ham United
| Opponents | Score |
| Leeds | 1-4 (W) |
| Brentford | 1-3 (L) |
| Aston Villa | 2-1 (L) |
| Crystal Palace | 1-0 (W) |
| Liverpool | 4-3 (L) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Tottenham beat West Ham | 2-0 |
| West Ham draw Tottenham | 1-1 |
| Tottenham beat West Ham | 3-1 |
| Tottenham beat West Ham | 2-1 |
| West Ham beat Tottenham | 1-0 |
The club friendly between Tottenham Hotspur and West Ham United will take place at Optus stadium at 3:30 pm IST on Tuesday.
| Tottenham Hotspur vs West Ham United | Key Details |
| Date | July 18 |
| Venue | Optus Stadium, Australia |
| Kickoff time in UK | 11:00 am |
| Kickoff time in Australia | 8:00 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 3:30 pm |
Football fans in Australia can catch the live action via 10 Play, 10 Bold and Paramount +.
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