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[[[Soccer]']] Tottenham vs Shakhtar live 6 August 2023

Taking on three-time national champions Lion City Sailors after a proposed meeting with Roma fell through, Postecoglou picked up his first victory as Tottenham head coach in a 5-1 thumping, during which Kane opened his pre-season account alongside a Richarlison hat-trick and Giovani Lo Celso strike. Tottenham's demolition job of the Singapore outfit was only their second exhibition game of the summer following their opening 3-2 defeat to West Ham United, as torrid conditions led to the late postponement of their clash with Leicester City in Thailand, and Spurs must now navigate two friendlies in the space of as many days.

Preview: Spurs vs. Shakhtar - prediction, team news, lineupsSports Mole previews Sunday's friendly clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Shakhtar Donetsk, including predictions, team news and possible lineups. Ange Postecoglou takes his seat in the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium dugout for the first time when the Lilywhites welcome Shakhtar Donetsk to North London for their penultimate friendly on Sunday. The charity match will see funds raised for the people of Ukraine amid the ongoing Russian invasion, although Tottenham may also take the opportunity to repair their relationship with Shakhtar following the controversial Manor Solomon transfer. Match preview © Reuters Before Bayern Munich chiefs arrived in North London attempting to find common ground with cut-throat Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy - to no avail - the Bavarians' top target Harry Kane did what he does best in Singapore to propel Spurs to their opening pre-season victory on July 26.

Gil has become the second Lilywhites player to go under the knife this summer following Ryan Sessegnon (hamstring), while Rodrigo Bentancur - who injured his ACL six months ago - is still several weeks away from a first-team comeback. On a brighter note, Postecoglou eased concerns over Yves Bissouma's fitness after the midfielder appeared to damage his ankle last time out. With only 48 hours to recover for a journey to Barcelona, Postecoglou is sure to make use of his entire squad over the next few days, and the Australian could very well restrict his more revered names to a 30 or 45-minute run-out ahead of the Joan Gamper Trophy. Similarly, Shakhtar also have a trio of injury concerns bedevilling them, as Georgiy Sudakov (appendicitis), Valeriy Bondar (collarbone fracture) and Ivan Petryak (ankle) are all sidelined for the time being.

Tottenham and Shakhtar will be renewing hostilities 14 years on from their inaugural meeting in the 2008-09 UEFA Cup last 16, where the Ukrainian giants stormed to a 2-0 win in the first leg, and a 1-1 home draw seven days later was not enough to save Spurs' European bacon. Tottenham Hotspur friendly form: Shakhtar Donetsk form (all competitions): Team News Tottenham have a new long-term absentee in their medical bay for the next couple of months, as Spanish attacker Bryan Gil has undergone surgery on a groin injury, although the 22-year-old has only been a peripheral figure during his time in North London so far.

Midfielder Artem Bondarenko was sent off during the visitors' recent 1-1 draw with NK Veres Rivne in the league, but the 22-year-old's participation here is unaffected, while ex-Ajax attacker Lassina Traore should operate at the tip of the attack. Tottenham Hotspur possible starting lineup:Austin; Emerson, Romero, Davies, Reguilon; Sarr, Skipp, Lo Celso; Solomon, Richarlison, Perisic Shakhtar Donetsk possible starting lineup:Trubin; Gocholeishvili, Kozik, Matvienko, Pedrinho; Bondarenko, Castillo; Zubkov, Sikan, Newerton; Traore We say: Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 Shakhtar Donetsk The result of Sunday's game will pale into insignificance as both sets of players come together for a good cause, but with Shakhtar already in the thick of their domestic season, the visitors' minds may be elsewhere.