Tottenham faced off against Scottish side Hearts in their pre-season opener.
Ange Postecoglou and his side headed to the Scottish capital looking to kick off their pre-season campaign in style.
Tottenham would unsurprisingly dominate possession early on and eventually take the lead in the 39th minute through Brennan Johnson, who slotted home from close range after some smart interplay from Dejan Kulusevski and James Maddison.
The Spurs boss would change his team entirely at the half-time break with eleven new players taking the field for Tottenham.
Just a minute into the second half though, Tottenham would concede a sloppy equaliser with Emerson Royal passing the ball straight to Lawrence Shankland, who converted from close range.
Tottenham’s young guns fired back however with Will Lankshear restoring Spurs’ lead in the 55th minute before Mikey Moore added a second.
The Lilywhites would not stop there however with Djed Spence tapping home a fourth in the 72nd minute, followed by a fifth goal from defender Ashley Phillips who scrambled home from a yard out.
If you weren’t able to watch Spurs in action, here are a few things you may have missed.
Moments missed from Tottenham vs Hearts friendly
Djed Spence inclusion
An outcast since arriving in North London, Spence was a surprise inclusion in the Spurs squad, having recently seen his permanent move to Genoa fall through after the Italian side failed to exercise the buy option in the Englishman’s loan.
Spence was one of eleven Spurs changes at half-time, with the full-back providing a very impressive 45-minute cameo, grabbing himself a goal and an assist from right-back.
Lack of centre-backs
Tottenham entered the fixture without any of their senior centre backs with Cristian Romero, Radu Dragusin and Micky van de Ven, all yet to return from international duty.
This meant Oliver Skipp and new signing Archie Gray had to deputise at centrehalf, with 19-year-old Ashley Phillips the only other centre-back included in the Tottenham squad.
The return of Manor Solomon
The game saw the long-awaited return of Manor Solomon, who started on the left of a front three for Spurs. It was the winger’s first Tottenham appearance since September, having been on the treatment table for the last eight months following a serious meniscus injury.
New position for Jamie Donley
Tottenham’s lack of available defenders meant Jamie Donley had to deputise at left-back.
Normally deployed as a number ten, it was a surprise to see the youngster deployed at full-back, he however impressed in defence – adapting to the inverted full-back role in comfortable fashion.
Maddison injury
The Tottenham talisman impressed in the first-half, providing the assist for Johnson’s goal. Spurs fans however were left worried when the Englishman was whipped out from a late tackle by Cameron Devlin.
Maddison would go down holding his ankle, an injury he is of course familiar with having missed three months of last season with an ankle injury.
Thankfully though for Spurs supporters, Maddison brushed off the knock and went on to play the rest of the first half.
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