The Tottenham Hotspur starting line-up for the pre-season friendly match against Hoffenheim has been announced.
Tottenham Hotspur are set to take on Hoffenheim this afternoon in their penultimate pre-season friendly of the summer.
The encounter, set to take place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, marks Spurs’ first pre-season match in front of their home fans in north London.
Roberto De Zerbi’s side will now be hoping to put up a show in front of the Lilywhites faithful as Spurs look to maintain their unbeaten run in friendly encounters this pre-season.
Tottenham Hotspur team vs Hoffenheim
With the Premier League a week away from kicking off, the Spurs boss will be aiming to avoid any needless injuries. But De Zerbi will also be looking to improve his players’ fitness ahead of the new campaign.
Coming into the clash against Hoffenheim, the Tottenham boss has been forced into several team selection decisions.
James Maddison does not start here despite the Englishman clarifying that he is not nursing any injuries, contrary to reports.
Micky van de Ven also misses out as De Zerbi continues to manage the Dutchman’s fitness while, summer signing Mateus Fernandes is also once again absent due to an issue picked up in the club’s tour of Oceana.
Here is the Tottenham XI to take on Hoffenheim:
Tottenham: Kinsky, Robertson, Senesi, van Hecke, Gray (C), Gallagher, Bergvall, Tonali, Tel, Moore, Richarlison
Subs: Austin, Takai, Donley, Elliott-Parris, Tyrese Hall, Byrne, Adewole
Spurs prepare for quick turnaround before Premier League opener
Spurs will return to action once more on Sunday afternoon, less than 24 hours after today’s encounter. Once more, it will be a clash against the German outfit Hoffenheim.
That game, however, will be a behind-closed-doors match-up between the two sides. It will also allow Roberto De Zerbi to hand out more minutes to the players who missed out today.
Once the Sunday encounter is done, Tottenham will then turn their focus to the Premier League, where Spurs are set to take on Brentford on the opening weekend at the Gtech Stadium.