LONDON rivals Tottenham and West Ham will go head-to-head Down Under in a pre-season friendly RIGHT NOW.
Danny Ings has given the Hammers the lead after 15 minutes after tapping in from close range.
Harry Kane and new boy James Maddison start for Spurs in their first match under new manager Ange Postecoglou.
- Kick-off time: 11am BST
- Live stream: SpursPlay/ West Ham TV
- Tottenham XI: Vicario, Pedro Porro, Romero, Tanganga, Reguilon, Skipp, Bissouma, Maddison, Solomon, Kane, Kulusevski
- West Ham XI: Fabianski, Laing, Zouma, Ogbonna, Emerson, Bowen, Potts, Downes, Fornals, Mubama, Ings
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- By Lloyd Canfield
Tottenham 0-2 West Ham
32. Lovely feet from Yves Bissouma in midfield, who nutmegs a West Ham player before finding Pedro Porro out wide.
The cross goes into the box, but it is Oliver Skipp in the middle rather than Harry Kane.
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Tottenham 0-2 West Ham
30. West Ham have looked impressive in the opening half an hour, Potts has been really impressive and industrious in midfield.
Mubama has been lethal up top and Jarrod Bowen impressive as ever on the wing.
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Tottenham 0-2 West Ham
27. James Maddison shoots from a free kick just outside of the box, but it hits the wall.
No luck for him just yet.
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Tottenham 0-2 West Ham
23. Mubama doubles the lead for West Ham!
It's two for West Ham, and it's Mubama who scores it!Emerson swings a great ball in from the left hand side following a corner, and number 45 Divin Mubama rises highest above five Spurs players to head home.
Great finish, that is two in two for the starboy.
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Tottenham 0-1 West Ham
21. Tottenham definitely have had more of the ball in the opening 20 minutes or so, but West Ham have looked dangerous on the counter attack and that has already paid dividends.
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Tottenham 0-1 West Ham
17. West Ham have opened the scoring!
Jarrod Bowen crosses and it is Danny Ings who sneaks in at the back post to net an effort past Vicario in the Spurs net!
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Tottenham 0-0 West Ham
15. A few rusty touches for Kane so far, which perhaps is to be expected given he only returned to pre-season training on Wednesday.
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Tottenham 0-0 West Ham
12. Another dangerous counter for West Ham
Spurs are not leaving many players back when they attack here, which is allowing West Ham to really look dangerous on the break.
This time it is Mubama found on the attack, but he can't force a shot on target.
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Tottenham 0-0 West Ham
10. Another chance for Spurs!
This is a big one for Kulusevski, they attack down the left hand side and play the ball inside to the Swede, he lashes a shot at goal but it is well saved by Fabianski again.
- By Tom Barclay
Tottenham 0-0 West Ham
10. West Ham have turned to another academy graduate to play in the position vacated by Declan Rice following his £105million move to Arsenal.
Freddie Potts, 19, lined up in holding midfield.
He is the son of Hammers legend Steve Potts and brother of Dan Potts, of newly-promoted Luton.
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Tottenham 0-0 West Ham
8. Bowen breaks away again down the right hand side on the counter attack, and wins another corner.
Again the corner comes to nothing.
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Tottenham 0-0 West Ham
6. Chance for Spurs!
Spurs get down the left hand side and have a chance with Solomon inside the box, but Kurt Zouma is in the right place at the right time to snuff it out.
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Tottenham 0-0 West Ham
4. Bowen darts forward for West Ham and wins a corner for the Hammers, but it comes to no avail.
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Tottenham 0-0 West Ham
2. James Maddison has his first touch in a London derby, and Spurs make their first move forward down the right hand side with Pedro Porro.
The ball is played into Skipp who looks to cut the ball back, but to no avail.
- By Lloyd Canfield
Tottenham 0-0 West Ham
0. Kick-off
A slightly dragged out pre-match presentation delayed kick-off slightly, but we are finally under way here in Perth.
It is Spurs and Harry Kane who kick us off!
- By Tom Barclay
Pre-match demonstration
Kane and all the Spurs and West Ham players, as well as the officials, watched on as they were given a traditional ‘Welcome to Country’ greeting before kick-off.
The ceremony, which included a number of performers dressed in indigenous Aboriginal clothing put on a song and dance, is designed to give visitors safe passage to the nation.
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Five minutes to kick-off
Just five minutes until the game gets underway here in Perth, Australia – and the tension is building for the Ange revolution to get underway.
Settle in with us and get ready for what should be a brilliant game.
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Son misses out
Heung Min-Son has travelled with the squad to Australia, but is missing from today's game.
He had the same amount of time with the boys as Oliver Skipp, who reportedly cut his holidays short to join up with the first team after featuring for England in their U21 Euros triumph.
- By Lloyd Canfield
One for your dream team?
Dream team fans will be keen to see how potential asset James Maddison gets on today.
He was a standout performer last season, even in a Leicester side that ended up getting relegated from the Premier League.
He could reach new levels under Ange Postecoglu, especially if given consistent game time behind one of the deadliest strikers in world football.
James Maddison and Harry Kane could be a formidable partnership in Dream Team this seasonCredit: Getty - By Lloyd Canfield
Predictions?
As we said, this is a tough one to call. It looks as though Spurs have a stronger team on paper, but who knows if that will be enough to overcome a West Ham team who have already played two pre-season games.
Here at SunSport we think Tottenham and their new signings will have what it takes to get the win, but what do you think?
- By Tom Barclay
An update from Tom Barclay:
HARRY KANE starts for Spurs in their tour opener against West Ham in Perth.
The England striker, who is being courted by Bayern, also takes the armband with club captain Hugo Lloris back at home hoping to seal a transfer elsewhere.
Kane's Three Lions colleague James Maddison also starts the game in midfield, along with fellow new recruits Manor Solomon and Guglielmo Vicario.
Son Heung-min and Tanguy Ndombele are not named in the squad, despite both being here in Australia.
It is not confirmed whether they are both injured yet or not, though Ndombele received treatment during Monday's open training session at the WACA cricket ground.
Oliver Skipp also starts, having come on in England's triumphant Under-21 Euro final ten days ago.
- By Lloyd Canfield
Starts for the Spurs new boys
Three of Spurs' summer signings are making their debuts this morning, in the form of Guglielmo Vicario, James Maddison and Manor Solomon.
Destiny Udogie, a full-back signed from Udinese is also on the bench, and don't be surprised to see him come on and impact the game.
- By Lloyd Canfield
Fans excited for Mubama
West Ham fans seem happy overall with their line up against Spurs on social media, with most of them just mourning the loss of Declan Rice.
However, one name keeps cropping up again and again among Hammers fans, and that name is Divin Mubama.
The 18-year-old English striker wears number 45, and could well be the next big thing out of a West Ham academy that has produced stars such as Frank Lampard and Rio Ferdinand.
He has only played 35 minutes of Premier League football, but that will be expected to increase this season.
Time for him to show what he is capable of…
- By Lloyd Canfield
West Ham's starting XI
This is how West Ham line up, with starts for Laing, Potts and Mubama…
West Ham have some of their star-boys on display this morningCredit: Twitter – @WestHam - By Lloyd Canfield
Tottenham Hotspur's starting XI
This is how Spurs line up for their first game of pre-season…
There are starts for plenty of the new boys as Spurs take on West HamCredit: Twitter – @SpursOfficial
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