Tottenham Hotspur cruised past Cambridge United 7-2 in the first preseason friendly match of the 2024-25 preseason on Saturday afternoon. The match was a behind-closed-doors friendly game that was not open to the public, nor was it televised or screened.
According to the Evening Standard, Brennan Johnson scored a hat trick and Son Heung-Min had an additional brace in the first half as Spurs led 5-0 at the break. The second half featured a full rotationand ended 2-2 for the final score; Mikey Moore was reported to be one of the second-half scorers, and there was participation from academy players Jamie Donley, Tyrese Hall, George Abbott, and Luca Gunter.
The reports state Spurs started a strong lineup in the first half, with Johnson and Sonny supported by numerous first-team players such as Pedro Porro, Dejan Kulusevski, Yves Bissouma, and Manor Solomon. New signings Archie Gray and Lucas Bergvall played in the second half, with Gray at right back and Bergvall in a creative role in central midfield. Timo Werner also played in the second half according to Football.London along with Oliver Skipp, Emerson Royal, and James Maddison.
It’s tough to write a review article for a match nobody could see, and there’s probably not much point in looking too deeply into this one. Spurs are without a number of first team players including Cuti Romero and Giovani Lo Celso (away at Copa America), while almost all of the players who participated in the EUROs are still on vacation, so this was certainly an opportunity to give notable youngsters and players like Solomon coming back from long term injuries a chance to get some minutes in their legs.