Tottenham-West Ham is a friendly and is played on Tuesday at 12:00: news, stats, TV, streaming, likely line-ups, predictions.
Like last year, there are a number of English clubs who have chosen Australia as the first stop on their summer tour.
Among them is Tottenham, who are preparing for their first pre-season friendly against fellow citizens West Ham in Perth, the capital of Western Australia. Spurs, who will be coached this year by an Australian, former Celtic Ange Postecoglou, will then make stopovers in Bangkok, Thailand, and Singapore before returning to Europe. The Hammers, on the other hand, have already played two tests, both of which ended in a goleada. Firstly, the Hammers beat Boreham by four goals, and then the local football team, Perth Glory, crushed them by a scoreline of 6-2. Among the goalscorers was Gianluca Scamacca, who according to the latest rumours could return to Italy after just one season in England. In fact, the former Sassuolo striker is being tracked by Roma, the club where he took his first steps as a player.
West Ham have not yet gone wild in the market after the sale of their now former captain Declan Rice, who ended up at Arsenal for over £100 million.
West Ham’s Chesters
On the bench, meanwhile, sits David Moyes, confirmed despite a season lived constantly with the relegation nightmare but “saved” only thanks to a crescendoing finale, in which the Hammers returned to lift an international trophy, winning the second edition of the Conference League. On the other hand, Tottenham are starting from scratch, after a disastrous season, which ended in eighth place and out of the cups. Waiting to understand if Kane will stay or not, there is curiosity about the debut of Postecoglou, at his first big occasion after the positive experience in Scotland. Against West Ham, three new signings are likely to start from the first day: Vicario and Udogie, two old Serie A acquaintances, and Maddison, who arrived from Leicester.
The Prediction
Postecoglou is famously an offensive-minded coach, which is why we expect a clean break from the recent past. In this friendly West Ham start slightly ahead, but only the simple fact that they have already made their debut unlike Spurs: in any case the total goals should be at least three.
The likely Tottenham-West Ham line-ups
- TOTTENHAM (4-3-3): Vicario; Pedro Porro, Romero, Dier, Udogie; Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Maddison; Kulusevski, Kane, Son.
- WEST HAM (4-4-2): Fabianski; Laing, Zouma, Luizao, Cresswell; Bowen, Downes, Potts, Fornals; Ings, Scamacca.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-2
