Tottenham Hotspur have named a more experienced team for the second match of their pre-season tour, with several big names selected from the start against Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium in Sydney.
After scoring in a 2-0 win over Auckland FC over the weekend, Richarlison leads the line Roberto De Zerbi’s Spurs as they look to continue building momentum.
Other notable stars named to line up from minute one are Conor Gallagher, Mathys Tel, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Manor Salamon and Ben Davies.
New signing Martin Dubravka sees his first minutes in a Tottenham shirt, while young guns Rio Kuerematen, Malachi Hardy and Tye Hall round out the XI.
Perhaps the most surprising inclusion is Swedish midfielder Bergvall, who has been named despite transfer talk linking him with a string of Premier League rivals including Manchester United, Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest, Aston Villa and Fulham.
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Australian fans hoping to see the likes of James Maddison, Matheus Fernandes, Dominic Solanke, Micky van de Ven, Kevin Danso or Destiny Udogie will be disappointed, with the high profile contingent not even in the matchday squad.
However, there is a chance that the likes of Andy Robertson and Sandro Tonali could see game time, having been selected to start on the bench.
Meanwhile, Sydney FC have named a strong starting XI, featuring new signing Takahiro Sekine, with the former Urawa Red Diamonds captain joining the club earlier this month and bringing with him over 400 professional matches of experience.
Disappointingly, Aussie wonderkid Akol Akon is missing from the Sky Blues XI named by Patrick Kisnorbo after picking up a knock, while Harrison Devenish-Meares is also out having revealed he had undergone surgery on Instagram this week.
Rhyan Grant captains a side which comprises young guns like goalkeeper Gus Hoeflsoot, Tiago Quintal and Mathias Macallister, who will be hoping to impress and put themselves in the shop window.
New signings Jake Hollman, Gabriel Popovic and Ethan Dyer are among the substitutes.