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Tottenham's double header Saturday came to a close with a dull 0-0 draw at League One side Luton Town.

Thomas Frank had named two different starting line-ups for a morning game against Wycombe Wanderers and then the afternoon game at Kenilworth Road. Two goals from Pape Matar Sarr and a brace from Armando Quitirna ensured the spoils were shared in the morning training ground game against Wycombe.

For the match at Luton, there was a late change to the Tottenham line-up as Destiny Udogie was on the team sheet after travelling to Kenilworth Road but it was midfielder Jamie Donley who lined up at left-back, having played in that role the previous summer in pre-season.

Dominic Solanke missed out as a precautionary measure with a minor ankle injury, and the game came too soon for James Maddison after his return to full training this week. Kota Takai has not yet recovered from the knock that kept him out of the match at Reading last weekend and he turned up later in the game as an observer.

The game itself was lacking in chances for both sides as Tottenham struggled to overcome their lack of a number 10.

Here are our Spurs player ratings from the match at Kenilworth Road.

Guglielmo Vicario

Didn't have much to do in his first half stint other than keep possession with his feet which he mostly did. 6

Djed Spence

Started the game brightly but got very sloppy towards the end of the first half, presenting Alli with a chance after a misplaced pass along with a few lunging challenges to give away free-kicks around the Spurs box. 4

Kevin Danso

Solid enough without being particularly eye-catching. He was the first outfield player to come off after the hour mark. 6

Micky van de Ven

Handed the captain's armband in the second half and was probably one of Spurs' better players on the day although that's not saying much. 7

Jamie Donley

Drafted into the match at the last moment and slotted in at left-back, where he played last pre-season. He didn't always look comfortable and it was a waste of his skillset. He moved into the number 10 role for the final 15 minutes and Spurs looked slightly better for it. Had to play for the full 90 minutes as well as there were no more subs. 5

Yves Bissouma

Should be dominating games against League One sides but he never really got going. Just an average performance like many of his team-mates. 6

Archie Gray

His first minutes of pre-season and he looked rusty in the first half. Slightly better in the second half but he needs to be better if he's going to get midfield minutes in the weeks ahead. 4

Mohammed Kudus

Some flashes of inspiration and those remarkably quick feet but didn't have the end product to go with it on this occasion, hitting his one chance at a defender after Tel had put him through. 6

Mikey Moore

A tough day for the 17-year-old who barely touched the ball in the number 10 role. He came back on numerous occasions trying to get into the game but rarely did. 4

Brennan Johnson

Played down the left and struggled to make any real impact with some loose touches and running into defenders. 4

Mathys Tel

Brought his usual energy to the pitch but playing up top just doesn't really suit him as he roams around. Set up Kudus for a good chance and was at least trying to make things happen. 6

Subs

Antonin Kinsky

The Czech was called into action early after coming on in the second half, the first from Wells' powerful volley and the second from Alli's effort from out wide. Used his feet well after that. 7

Junai Byfield

A bright 25 minutes or so for the 16-year-old who never looked out of place and was confident in everything he did. 6

The late subs

Among the late changes, there were a couple of standout performers with both full-backs Rio Kyerematen, fresh from his new contract, and Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny doing well, and Will Lankshear sending a late shot across the face of goal.

Tottenham Hotspur opened their pre-season double header on Saturday with a 2-2 draw against League One side Wycombe Wanderers at their Enfield training ground.

Two goals from Pape Matar Sarr and a brace from Armando Quitirna ensured the spoils were shared in the second pre-season friendly of the Thomas Frank era. It was double header day with Spurs then travelling to Luton Town that afternoon for another Tottenham starting XI to take on a different League One outfit.

While that game at Kenilworth Road was played in front of a crowd, the first game against Wycombe was played behind closed doors at Hotspur Way on Saturday morning as Frank got a good look at a strong team that featured Brandon Austin, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Luka Vuskovic, Ben Davies, George Abbott, Lucas Bergvall, Pape Matar Sarr, Wilson Odobert, Richarlison and skipper Son Heung-min, with a bench full of youngsters.

Here are five things we noticed during the match at Hotspur Way.

Bentancur exit

There was a late change to the Tottenham line-up after it was published when Rodrigo Bentancur was deemed too ill to take part in the training ground friendly.

That meant 19-year-old George Abbott was drafted in to the midfield despite not being in the squad for this game originally.

The teenager gave a good account of himself with an energetic performance in the centre of the pitch and was leading the press often alongside Lucas Bergvall in the central duo.

The expectation is that Abbott will head out on loan this season after his successful spell at Doncaster Rovers but he will have left a good impression on Frank and the new coaches and will likely head out on the pre-season tour to Hong Kong and South Korea on Sunday if a loan move doesn't arise this weekend.

Sarr up top

Pape Matar Sarr showed his finishing ability in a role behind Richarlison during the game. With Frank setting up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, the Senegal international played between captain Son Heung-min and Wilson Odobert but often pushed up into a position that was usually alongside Richarlison.

That advanced position paid dividends early on when he followed up Wilson Odobert's saved strike after the Frenchman was played inside by Pedro Porro.

Then in the second half Sarr found an equaliser when young substitute Tynan Thompson produced a good low drive across from the left side and the older midfielder fired home his second goal.

Austin error

It was not a day to remember in a positive sense for goalkeeper Brandon Austin. The academy product, having finally made his Premier League debut last season, was handed his first start of the Frank era.

The 26-year-old made a complete mess of things though in the first half. The Spurs goalkeeper let a low shot from Armando Quitirna squeeze through his hands and body and into the net behind him.

There was little he could do about the same player's finish in the second half. Quitirna was picked out in plenty of space in the box and blasted a powerful shot past Austin and high into the net.

Vuskovic positioning

For the first time we got to see Luka Vuskovic playing alongside Cristian Romero. Frank decided to play the teenager on the right with the World Cup-winning Argentine switching to the left to help out the young centre-back.

Vuskovic's first appearance against Reading the previous weekend was eye-catching with his sweet strike to open his account for the club and his headed assist for Will Lankshear's earlier goal.

Against Wycombe the teenager was less eye-catching but put in a solid enough shift at the back. He did make one important attacking contribution as it was Vuskovic who sent Porro away with a ball down the right in the build-up to Spurs' opening goal.

Maddison hint among those watching on

As the squad for the Luton game was already at Hotspur Way there was an opportunity for various Tottenham players and staff to walk over and watch the game on one of their training pitches.

Spotted were Guglielmo Vicario, Mathys Tel, Brennan Johnson, Mohammed Kudus, Archie Gray, Mikey Moore, Alfie Devine, Yang Min-hyeok, Kevin Danso, Micky van de Ven, James Maddison, technical director Johan Lange, on his phone and U21s boss Wayne Burnett watching the game from behind the railings at the training ground.

There was a hint of what was to come with Maddison as well as the midfielder arrived in just shorts and a training shirt while the other players going to Luton were in their tracksuits. It soon emerged that the game at Kenilworth Road had indeed come too soon for the player to take part after only recently returning to full training after his knee injury.

Dominic Solanke has missed out on Tottenham's pre-season friendly team to face Luton Town on Saturday afternoon as a precautionary measure with a minor ankle injury.

Thomas Frank has named his second starting XI of the day following a 2-2 draw at Hotspur Way against another League One side in Wycombe Wanderers. Pape Matar Sarr scored both of the goals for the home side during the morning kick-off at the Enfield training complex.

The team for that match was Brandon Austin, Pedro Porro, Cristian Romero, Luka Vuskovic, Ben Davies, George Abbott, Lucas Bergvall, Pape Matar Sarr, Wilson Odobert, Richarlison and skipper Son Heung-min, with a bench full of youngsters. Rodrigo Bentancur was in the original line-up only to miss out through illness, meaning George Abbott came into the team at late notice.

For the second game at Kenilworth there are some notable absentee as Solanke misses out with that ankle injury and the game has come too soon for James Maddison after his return to full training this week. Kota Takai has not yet recovered from the knock that kept him out of the match at Reading last weekend.

Josh Keeley starts for Luton after his £1million move from Tottenham last week.

Here is the Spurs team and substitutes bench for the game against the Hatters:

Vicario, Spence, Danso, van de Ven, Udogie, Bissouma, Gray, Moore, Kudus, Johnson, Tel. Subs: Kinsky, Gunter, Scarlett, Donley, Yang, Lankshear, Devine, Kyerematen, Byfield, Rowswell, Russell-Denny, Olusesi.

Tottenham Hotspur are stepping up their preparations for the new season on Saturday with two fixtures taking place against League One opposition.

Wycombe Wanderers are the first opponents of the day at Spurs' training ground before the remainder of the squad takes on Luton Town at Kenilworth Road.

Only two seasons ago, this would have been a Premier League bout but back-to-back relegations for the Hatters sees them tackling the third tier this campaign.

Guglielmo Vicario, Dominic Solanke and potentially a returning James Maddison could all feature in the second fixture of the day.

"We wanted an extra game in our schedule to give as many players as many match minutes as possible, in order to put them in the best position, physically," Frank said, explaining why two games were being played on the same day.

"We will play two even, strong teams and they will play between 60 and 75 minutes, maybe more. By the end of Saturday, 22 players will have played a lot of match minutes and they will be in a very good place before we go on tour."

Football.london has taken a look at how you can follow all of the action for the Luton game...

What time is kick-off?

Luton vs Spurs will kick-off at 3pm (UK time) at Kenilworth Road on Saturday, July 26.

How can I watch the action?

If you are in the UK, and around the world, you will be able to watch the game via Tottenham's in-house coverage on SpursPlay.

A pass for their streaming site will cost £45 for the season and that will allow you to watch every pre-season friendly as well as full match replays of regular season games and live coverage of selected women's and academy games.

Is there an alternative option?

In some countries, other channels and broadcasters will be showing the friendly this afternoon. In the United States of America fuboTV and Fox Sports have the rights to the match while in South Korea, Coupang Play will be showing the game.

Other options include Sport 1 in Israel and SPORT TV2 in Portugal.

How else can I follow the action?

Tottenham Hotspur's pre-season campaign continues with matches against Wycombe Wanderers and Luton Town on Saturday.

Spurs set up a double header against the two League One sides with Thomas Frank wanting to give plenty of minutes to most of his big squad of around 32 available players with the Dane splitting two strong starting lines-ups across both of the matches.

The first game against Wycombe is being played behind closed doors at the club's Hotspur Way training complex, kicking off at 11am while the second game is to be played at Kenilworth Road, kicking off at 3pm.

"We wanted an extra game in our schedule to give as many players as many match minutes as possible, in order to put them in the best position, physically," said Frank ahead of the double header.

"We will play two even, strong teams and they will play between 60 and 75 minutes, maybe more. By the end of Saturday, 22 players will have played a lot of match minutes and they will be in a very good place before we go on tour."

We've got live updates from both matches which you can find by scrolling down, with our Spurs reporter Alasdair Gold in place at Luton for the second game and both matches are available on the club's SpursPlay channel.

Rodrigo Bentancur was taken out of Tottenham's starting line-up to face Wycombe Wanderers on Saturday at late notice due to illness, football.london understands.

The Uruguayan was originally named in the starting XI to face the League One side, however Bentancur was then swapped around half an hour before kick-off for 19-year-old academy product George Abbott, who was not in the original squad to face Wycombe so would likely have been in the later squad to face Luton.

The team to face Wycombe (11am kick-off) is Austin, Pedro Porro, Romero, Vuskovic, Davies, Abbott, Bergvall, Sarr, Odobert, Richarlison, Son (c). A youthful substitutes bench includes Bloedorn, Ashcroft, Cassanova, Arganese-McDermott, Akhamrich, Tyrese Hall, Olusesi, Williams-Barnett, O Irow, Lehane, T Thompson.

Four hours later, Spurs will kick off a second Saturday friendly at Kenilworth Road against another League One outfit in Luton, who could feature former Tottenham goalkeeper Josh Keeley after his £1million move last week.

Frank will be in charge of both games on Saturday and has had to select two matchday squads from the 32 senior players fit and available as well as using plenty of the under-21s development squad.

"We wanted an extra game in our schedule to give as many players as many match minutes as possible, in order to put them in the best position, physically," said the Dane. "We will play two even, strong teams and they will play between 60 and 75 minutes, maybe more. By the end of Saturday, 22 players will have played a lot of match minutes and they will be in a very good place before we go on tour."

Tottenham Hotspur are stepping up their preparations for the new season with two games in one day.

Saturday will see the first team squad split into two groups, the first taking on League One side Wycombe Wanderers in an 11am kick-off at Hotspur Way.

The second group travel to Kenilworth Road to take on Luton Town following their relegation to League One last season (3pm kick-off).

The two games will give the squad a chance to get more minutes, as well as giving head coach Thomas Frank a chance to have a look at more players.

Speaking to the Spurs official website, the Dane said: "We wanted an extra game in our schedule to give as many players as many match minutes as possible, in order to put them in the best position, physically.

"We will play two even, strong teams and they will play between 60 and 75 minutes, maybe more.

"By the end of Saturday, 22 players will have played a lot of match minutes and they will be in a very good place before we go on tour."

Here is everything you need to know about following the first game of the day against Wycombe...

When is the game?

The game takes place on Saturday, July 26 with kick-off at 11am. The game is taking place at the Hotspur Way Training Centre but will be played behind closed doors.

Is it on TV?

No, the game will not be shown on TV, but Spurs have confirmed that it will be available to stream live on its SPURSPLAY streaming platform. A subscription is £45 for the season and that will allow you to watch every pre-season friendly as well as full match replays of regular season games and live coverage of selected women's and academy games.

How else can I follow?

football.london will bring you coverage around the match, as well as the game against Luton later in the afternoon.

Christian Norgaard has admitted it will be "interesting" to come up against a Thomas Frank team having worked under the Dane for so long. The Arsenal midfielder was an instrumental part of Brentford's success under Frank, helping the Bees win promotion from the Championship to establish them as a Premier League club in his six years in west London.

Making the switch to Arsenal earlier this month as Mikel Arteta added some more experience to his squad, Frank was also on the move as he headed to the white side of north London to become Tottenham Hotspur boss. Arsenal and Spurs play each other in a North London Derby in Hong Kong next Thursday, giving both Norgaard and his former boss an early chance to face each other.

"It's fine. We get the pre-season game out of the way and then we get straight to business when the season starts," he told football.london in Singapore.

"It'll be good to see him of course, we had a good time together at Brentford but life goes on as well. I'm in a different place, he's in a different place but now it will be interesting to play against him now that I've played with him for a long time."

Martin Zubimendi may be Arsenal's standout summer signing so far but Norgaard could prove to be a vital piece of the jigsaw due to his experience. The Denmark international knows he may not start every game due to the options available to Arteta but he just wants to help the team both on and off the pitch.

"I’m realistic of course. I know this is a step up in terms of quality, size of club but I'm also here to contribute of course. Otherwise I wouldn't have made the move," he said.

"I know there are some of the best players in the world in my position here. It will be competitive. There are the things you see in the weekend on the pitch but there are a lot of things going on around the football team but I really hope I can help this team on and off the pitch."

He added: "Yeah, it’s about being available. It’s about being fit. I'm used to playing 38 games plus a couple of cup games but here it will be close to 60 games maybe. You need a full squad and for me it is about being available and I know my chances will come and it's just about taking them when they're there."

Norgaard simply couldn't turn Arsenal down when they first made the move for him and he spoke with Arteta.

"There’s a lot of competition but for me it was a chance to represent Arsenal at the age of 31," said the Copenhagen-born player. "I was coming to a later stage of my career and I signed a new deal with Brentford, but when the interest came from Arsenal and I first talked with Mikel, it was very clear to me that I would do everything to be able to play here.

"To get this adventure, to be part of a team that has such big ambitions is for me an amazing step to take at this stage of my career."

Joining Arsenal nice and early in pre-season, the midfielder has benefited from the opportunity to get down to work with his new teammates first thing in the summer.

"I think it is a good point that Mikel is making about getting players in as quick as possible," he said. "I've been able to be with the team from day one in pre-season. It has benefitted me a lot.

"I'm much further down the line now in terms of the integration of play than I would have been, if I had joined now. It is such a good group, good group of staff and the whole team around has made everything very easy."

Thomas Frank faces the unusual prospect of picking two Tottenham teams for two different matches on the same day.

Spurs face a double header of friendlies on Saturday as they take on Wycombe Wanderers and then Luton Town. The behind-closed-doors match against Wycombe was added at late notice to the schedule and kicks off at 11am. Four hours later, Spurs will kick off their previously scheduled friendly at Kenilworth Road against another League One outfit in Luton, who could feature former Tottenham goalkeeper Josh Keeley after his £1million move last week.

Frank will be in charge of both games on Saturday and must select two matchday squads from the 32 senior players potentially fit and available as well as using plenty of the under-21s development squad.

"We wanted an extra game in our schedule to give as many players as many match minutes as possible, in order to put them in the best position, physically," said the Dane. "We will play two even, strong teams and they will play between 60 and 75 minutes, maybe more. By the end of Saturday, 22 players will have played a lot of match minutes and they will be in a very good place before we go on tour."

Manor Solomon is unlikely to be fit after suffering a calf injury in training while Dejan Kulusevski, Radu Dragusin and Bryan Gil remain out after their different knee injuries and subsequent surgeries. However, James Maddison has returned to full training with the squad and Kota Takai was expected to return to training this week following a small training ground knock.

Richarlison missed last weekend's win at Reading but Frank said afterwards: "Richy has trained well, we’re just building him, that’s the big thing, He trained earlier today, and we expect a full training week next week and, right now, we expect him to play next week."

The trio of Archie Gray, Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert, who were granted extra time off after their exploits at the U21 European Championships should also be back in contention.

Yes we know it's near impossible to guess two teams on one day in pre-season but here are our attempts at predicting the two Spurs starting line-ups Frank could put out as he takes the chance to look at some different combinations.

Wycombe XI (4-2-3-1): Kinsky; Spence, Danso, Van de Ven, Udogie; Sarr, Bissouma; Johnson, Son, Moore; Richarlison.

Luton XI (4-2-3-1): Vicario; Porro, Romero, Vuskovic, Davies; Bergvall, Bentancur; Kudus, Donley, Tel; Solanke.

Tottenham Hotspur youngster Mikey Moore is keen for a loan move this season to ensure he gets regular football for his development, football.london understands.

The 17-year-old started Thomas Frank's first match as Tottenham head coach, playing the first 45 minutes against Reading on Saturday and looking dangerous as the half wore on. However, there is a lot of competition for the Spurs academy product on the wings at the club with Mathys Tel signed on a permanent deal this summer alongside Son Heung-min, Wilson Odobert, Richarlison, Brennan Johnson, Dejan Kulusevski, the injured Manor Solomon and newcomer Mohammed Kudus all able to play on the flanks.

Yang Min-hyeok is also a winger although the South Korean teenager is expected to head out on loan again while Bryan Gil , who is on his way back from knee surgery, is still at the club even though he is expected to leave with 12 months left on his contract.

football.london understands Moore's camp have been pushing for a loan move for the youngster during contract talks with Spurs, with a number of clubs both in England and abroad keen on taking the England U19 international for the season ahead.

Frank will make the final decision on what comes next for the youngster and Tottenham are also aware that his homegrown status makes him a precious commodity in their Champions League squad as he does not have to be registered in the main group, where they have issues with too many non-club trained players and instead he can go on the B list.

Despite his age, Moore made 19 first team appearances last season for Tottenham under Ange Postecoglou around a virus that laid him low for more than two months during the winter. The 17-year-old returned to score his first goal for the club with a run and low finish in the Europa League victory against Elfsborg, to complete a memorable night for the academy as Damola Ajayi and Dane Scarlett also found the net in the 3-0 win.

Now Moore wants to push on with week in, week out football to continue his development this coming season. His new head coach will decide whether he gets it at this stage or not.