West Ham and Tottenham Hotspur have arrived for a series of friendlies down under, including a match against Isuzu UTE A-League opposition Perth Glory. Here are all the details for the two matches out west.
Ange Postecoglou’s Tottenham Hotspur and fellow Premier League outfit West Ham United, along with Isuzu UTE A-League side Perth Glory will continue their preparations ahead of the upcoming 2023-24 campaign in a series of friendlies at Optus Stadium.
West Ham will face Glory in the opening match on Saturday evening, before the UEFA Conference League winners meet Spurs in a London derby the following Tuesday – Postecoglou’s first match in charge of the English giants.
Both matches will serve as tune-ups for the respective three sides, with Glory getting their new campaign underway on Tuesday night against Macarthur FC in an Australia Cup play-off.
The Hammers and Spurs, on the other hand, are heading into the final month before the Premier League season gets underway and will be looking to use these matches as preparation for the opening round of their campaign in England’s top tier.
With the games only days away, here’s everything you need to know about the two matches out west.
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MATCH DETAILS
Perth Glory v West Ham United
Date: Saturday, 15 July 2023
Venue: Optus Stadium
Kick-Off: 8.00pm AEST/ 6.00pm (local)
Broadcast: 10 Bold, 10 Play and Paramount+
Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United
Date: Tuesday, 18 July 2023
Venue: Optus Stadium
Kick-Off: 8.00pm AEST/ 6.00pm (local)
Broadcast: 10 Bold, 10 Play and Paramount+
You can tune in to both games on 10 Bold or stream via 10 Play or Paramount+.
Tickets for both games are still available on Ticketek.
OPEN TRAINING
West Ham are hosting an open training session at Macedonia Park on Thursday, July 13 at 1 PM. To register your attendance, head on over to the West Ham website for all the details. Admission is free.
WEST HAM OPEN TRAINING DETAILS
Tottenham will be hosting an open training session on Tuesday, July 18 at the WACA. Tickets are $5 with all proceeds going to Telethon 7.
TOTTENHAM OPEN TRAINING DETAILS
TEAM NEWS
Perth Glory
Glory caretaker Kenny Lowe confirmed they will be without Mustafa Amini, Ryan Williams and Jacob Muir. Tunisian winger Salim Khelifi is expected to return from injury.
Friendly squad: Oliver Sail, John Koutroumbis, Luke Bodnar, Mark Beevers, Aaron McEneff, Salim Khelifi, Luke Ivanovic, Cameron Cook, Jordan Elsey, David Williams, Giordano Colli, Adam Taggart, Trent Ostler, Darryl Lachman, Daniel Bennie, Kaelan Majekodunmi, Aiki Tsukamoto, Joseph Forde, Corey Sutherland, Andriano Lebib, James Overy, Adam Zimarino, Jaylan Pearman, Joel Anasmo, Stefan Colakovski
West Ham United
Declan Rice won’t be apart of the squad that travels down under with a move to Arsenal set to be completed in the near future. Ben Johnson will also miss out, having only just returned from international duty with England after they won the Euro Under-21 Championship this past weekend.
Michael Antonio is on international duty with Jamaica at the CONCACAF Gold Cup, while Brazil playmaker Lucas Paqueta and Algerian winger Saïd Benrahma are also absent from the touring squad.
Travelling squad: Lukasz Fabianski, Joseph Anang, Jacob Knightbridge, Jarrod Bowen, Dan Chesters, Conor Coventry, Aaron Cresswell, Flynn Downes, George Earthy, Pablo Fornals, Danny Ings, Levi Laing, Luizao, Divin Mubama, Angelo Ogbonna, Emerson Palmieri, Freddie Potts, Gianluca Scamacca, Kamarai Swyer, Kurt Zouma
Tottenham Hotspur
Harry Kane is on the plane! The England captain joins a massive Spurs squad preparing to take on West Ham in Perth, featuring Heung-Min Son, Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski and new signing James Maddison.
Ryan Sessegnon has been ruled out of the pre-season tour after undergoing surgery on a hamstring injury. Ange Postecoglou also confirmed Fraser Forster and Rodrigo Bentancur will also miss out..
Travelling squad: Guglielmo Vicario, Alfie Whiteman, Brandon Austin, Josh Keeley, Destiny Udogie, Sergio Reguilon, Davinson Sanchez, Emerson Royal, Joe Rodon, Eric Dier, Cristian Romero, Pedro Porro, Djed Spence, Japhet Tanganga, Ben Davies, James Maddison, Oliver Skipp, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Ivan Perisic, Giovani Lo Celso, Tanguy Ndombele, Pape Matar Sarr, Yves Bissouma, Alfie Devine, Harvey White, Harry Kane, Heung-Min Son, Richarlison, Dejan Kulusevski, Manor Solomon, Dane Scarlett
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PRE-SEASON SUMMARY
Perth Glory
Perth enter into yet another new era after Ruben Zadkovich resigned as senior head coach in early June. The club are currently searching for his replacement, but in the interim, Kenny Lowe will step in for the friendly against West Ham and clash with the Bulls in Darwin next Tuesday. Lowe previously coached the side between 2013-18 and is their longest serving manager during their tenure in the A-League Men’s.
The club are also on the hunt for new investors as a potential change in ownership continues to roll on.
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On the field, Glory have had a slate of exits including young gun Keegan Jelacic – who signed for Belgian side Gent – while Jack Clisby, Liam Reddy, Zach Duncan, Jacob Dowse and Antonee Burke-Gilroy were among the 13 to leave the club.
Their only new arrival thus far is All Whites goalkeeper Oli Sail from Wellington Phoenix, while Daniel Bennie and Jaylan Pearman were handed scholarship deals.
West Ham United
The Hammers are set enter into a new age in wake of star midfielder Declan Rice’s imminent departure from the club. Rice is set to join Premier League runners-up Arsenal for a whopping £105 million, with the deal to be completed soon.
David Moyes’ side had an interesting 2022-23 season, where they finished 14th in the Premier League and only six points above the drop zone, but took home the UEFA Europa Conference League title in a dramatic victory over Fiorentina. Despite having another season of European football locked in, the Hammers are under pressure to turn things around in the league and are in the midst of an important off-season as they look to replace the outgoing Rice.
Juventus midfielder Denis Zakaria has been linked with a move to the London based side, as has Real Betis defender Luiz Felipe – who looks set to sign for the club. Southampton’s James Ward-Prowse has also been garnering a tonne of interest and the Hammers are one of the teams expected to bid for the England midfielder.
The other fascinating storyline is the case of Italian forward Gianluca Scamacca who has been linked with a move back to Serie A. He even revealed in a recent interview with Gazzetto dello Sport that he would love the chance to play under Jose Mourinho at Roma.
Scamacca struggled with injuries last season, detailing that he played the entirety of the campaign with a torn meniscus. The talented striker started in the Hammers’ pre-season win over Boreham Wood on Tuesday and is in the squad to face Perth and Tottenham.
Tottenham Hotspur
The Ange Postecoglou era is officially underway.
All eyes will be on Postecoglou as he coaches his first game as Spurs boss against the Hammers on Tuesday. However, it will be a curious watch to see if star striker Harry Kane will line-up on the night too as he’s linked with a move to German champions Bayern Munich.
Kane – who is in the final year of his contract – has an offer on the table from Spurs but reportedly won’t sign a new deal until after the transfer window is over. He has returned to pre-season training with Spurs and Postecoglou is keen to keep the English forward.
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Spurs have been busy this off-season, signing James Maddison, Gugliemo Vicario and Manor Solomon as Postecoglou looks to shape the squad in his image ahead of the upcoming campaign.
