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Tottenham get their pre-season schedule fully up and running as they travel to take on Hearts this evening. Spurs beat Cambridge United in a behind-closed-doors friendly on Saturday, and now play in front of a crowd for the first time this summer as they build towards the new campaign.
This will be Ange Postecoglou’s second season in charge of the club, and the Australian will be desperate to make a strong start after a fairly disappointing final few months to end last season. Spurs finished fifth in the Premier League and will therefore be in the Europa League as they make their return to European football.
Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Radu Dragusin will not be involved this evening, after their international involvement this summer, but there are plenty of first-team stars who are likely to play some part. Follow all the action with Standard Sport’s LIVE blog below!
Hearts vs Tottenham latest updates
Postecoglou for England
Reports this evening suggesting that Ange Postecoglou is on the FA’s list of targets as they look to appoint the next England manager.
The Telegraph report that the Tottenham boss is being considered as a possible replacement for Gareth Southgate.
So is every single other manager (maybe not Sam Allardyce), it would appear, so wouldn’t worry too much Spurs fans...
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Stage is set
Some actual blue sky at Tynecastle!
Spurs begin summer with big win
New signings Lucas Bergvall and Archie Gray both played as Tottenham on Saturday kicked off their pre-season with a 7-2 win over Cambridge United in a behind-closed-doors friendly.
A first-half hat-trick from Brennan Johnson and a double from Heung-min Son, with by likes of Pedro Porro, Yves Bissouma, Dejan Kulusevski and Manor Solomon also involved, had Spurs cruising at the break.
There was plenty of rotation from both teams, with manager Ange Postecoglou using two completely different teams in each half.
Teenagers Bergvall and Gray got their first minutes of the summer in the second half, the former in midfield alongside James Maddison and Oliver Skipp and supporting Timo Werner. Gray lined up at right-back.
With a few first-team stars still away on international duty, there were plenty of academy prospects on show, with Jamie Donley, Tyrese Hall, George Abbott, Luca Gunter, and Mikey Moore all believed to be involved.
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Bergvall shirt number confirmed
Tottenham have handed Lucas Bergvall the No15 shirt ahead of his debut season with the club.
The 18-year-old Swede has officially joined Spurs after an £8.5million deal was struck for his signature in February with Djurgarden following his rapid rise in his home country.
And Spurs’ allocation of one of the more senior remaining squad numbers suggests Ange Postecoglou will hand Bergvall a serious chance in the first-team in 2024-25.
The last Tottenham player to wear the No15 was Eric Dier, who held the shirt for almost a decade.
Standard Sport prediction
The score is never important in these games, especially for a first run out of the summer, but it can usually provide plenty of goals.
Expect an entertaining game at Tynecastle Stadium, with plenty of players getting minutes under their belts.
Tottenham to win, 4-2.
Tottenham team news
Spurs gave plenty of players their first minutes of pre-season in a behind-closed-doors win over Cambridge on Saturday, including run outs for summer signings Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall.
Ange Postecoglou will have most of his first-team squad available, with just defensive trio Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Radu Dragusin on international duty.
It remains to be seen if the likes of out-of-favour players Djed Spence and Sergio Reguilon will join the travelling party.
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Hearts team news
Hearts have signed Yan Dhanda, Blair Spittal, James Penrice, Daniel Oyegoke, Musa Drammeh and Ryan Fulton, and the new arrivals could be given minutes here.
The Scottish side are a week ahead of Spurs in their pre-season preparations.
How to watch Hearts vs Tottenham
TV channel and live stream: In the UK, live coverage of the match can be found on SPURSPLAY and Hearts TV.
Tottenham’s video streaming service. costs £45 for an annual subscription. The price then drops to £35 for season-ticket holders and One Hotspur Members.
The game will also be broadcast on Hearts TV, which costs £12.99 for a game pass.
Live blog: You can follow all the action right here with us!
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Spurs get their pre-season schedule properly up and running this evening, as they travel to Scotland.
We’ll have all the latest updates, build-up and team news ahead of kick-off, which comes at 7pm BST from Tynecastle.
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