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Tottenham beat Sydney FC on penalties to earn their third victory of pre-season after being held to a 1-1 draw over 90 minutes during which Mathys Tel scored a stunning free-kick.

Tel found the top-right corner with a wonderful strike from 25 yards in the 29th minute in Sydney, but the A-League side equalised after half-time through Takahiro Sekine before Martin Dubravka saved a penalty in the shoot-out, which allowed Dane Scarlett to net the winner.

Tottenham are interested in signing Manchester City winger Savinho and Tel, who only signed for the club permanently this summer in a £30m deal from Bayern Munich, appeared to respond to those transfer links with a stand-out 45-minute display off the left.

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Roberto De Zerbi rested a host of his stars, including Mateus Fernandes, but started midfielder Lucas Bergvall, who Sky Sports News understands wants to leave the club this summer, for his first pre-season minutes before he was replaced at the break by club-record signing Sandro Tonali.

Andy Robertson made his first Spurs appearance as a second-half substitute, being handed the captain's armband and impressing in a 25-minute cameo by setting up two chances and having a shot saved before tucking away a penalty.

The key moments from Sydney

PENALTIES! Dubravka makes a big save in the shoot-out before Scarlett wins it.

What we learned from Spurs' friendly with Sydney...

Sky Sports' Sam Blitz:

Tel responds to Savinho news - Spurs are after a new left winger, and Man City's Savinho could be another high-profile addition to Roberto De Zerbi's squad. But Tel provided a reminder of his talents. His stunning free-kick stole the show but he was also Spurs' brightest attacker in the game. If Savinho and Tel are Spurs' two left-wing options, it shows real depth in that area.

Robertson looks energised on debut - He only got 25 minutes, but Andy Robertson made a real impact on his first Spurs outing. The left-back should have had two assists but Min-Hyeok Yang missed from close range. De Zerbi's full-backs in this game were very attacking and often had good goalscoring chances, is the Scot in line for a new wave of attacking influence in the Premier League?

Gray could be important for De Zerbi - When the team news came out, it was a surprise to see Archie Gray named as captain for the second pre-season game in a row. More experienced players such as Conor Gallagher, Richarlison and Ben Davies also started, but it was the young midfielder with the armband. Despite all the talk about Mateus Fernandes and Sandro Tonali coming in, is Gray the final piece of that three-man midfield, on the basis of that vote of confidence from De Zerbi?

Where are Spurs' goals coming from? Yes, it's only pre-season. But you look at the Spurs attack and wonder where the goals are coming from. Spurs were wasteful against Sydney - with Gallagher missing three big first-half chances and substitute Yang missing two more after coming on. Richarlison was anonymous in his 60-minute display, while the likes of Dominic Solanke, James Maddison, Mohammad Kudus, Xavi Simons and Dejan Kulusevski are still out injured. De Zerbi has made loads of signings in defence and midfield, but more still needs to be done up front.

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Chelsea have announced the £7.5m signing of goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez from Aston Villa, although he is ineligible to play in this game.

"Coming to Chelsea, for me and my family, was an easy decision to make and I'm just over the moon - I can't wait to get started," he said.

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Sky Sports' William Bitibiri at Selhurst Park:

"A big applause for Daniel Muñoz as he makes his way to the bench.

"His future may be unclear, but Palace fans are making sure what they feel about the Colombian isn't."

Sky Sports' William Bitibiri at Selhurst Park:

"Looks like I was wrong! Enzo Maresca is out there playing a game of 'don't let them know your next move'. Marc Guehi, who started in Manchester City's midfield last time out, has been warming up as part of the back four alongside Dias, Khusanov and Gvardiol.

"That would mean Nico O'Reilly keeps his spot in City's midfield but perhaps in a different role.

"Let's see what the team looks like once it all kicks off here, but if I am wrong, there's a collector's item for you all. Wow."

Sky Sports' Jamie Redknapp at Selhurst Park:

“He is a genius. Make no mistake.

“Managers now want structure, they do not like players who are a bit loose out of possession. But I go to football matches to watch people like him play.

“That is what makes me smile. I don’t like watching players pass it sideways, that is not why I go to football. I go to watch geniuses do their work.

Some managers won’t appreciate it. But last week he got his manager out of a hole because without him they would not have won that game.”

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson talking to Sky Sports:

“That is part and parcel of being at Palace sometimes, obviously players move on to bigger and better things. It is just unfortunate because we have built something really special here. Hopefully, the new lads can come in and do really well.”

Crystal Palace goalkeeper Dean Henderson talking to Sky Sports:

“I think it just takes time to adapt. We saw that under the old manager as well. We just have to build on the performances and the results will come. He is a great manager, has got great ideas, but it will just take time even for the senior pros to understand his values.”

Man City striker Erling Haaland has scored in all five of his Premier League games against Crystal Palace, netting eight goals in total. It’s the best 100% scoring record a player has against an opponent in the competition, while the only players to net in each of their first six against a side are Raheem Sterling and Mohamed Salah (both vs Bournemouth).

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