Summary

  • Trippier back for Tottenham after World Cup

  • Alderweireld makes first start of season

  • £22.3m signing Zambo Anguissa starts for Fulham

  • Fosu-Mensah makes Fulham debut

  1. A welcome returnpublished at 14:50 British Summer Time 18 August 2018

    Tottenham v Fulham (15:00 BST)

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    Tottenham supporters may be itching to get settled at a new ground but Fulham fans will be more than happy with a rreturn trip to Wembley.

    This was where they sealed their return to the Premier League just three months ago, beating Aston Villa 1-0.

    Plenty has changed since then, with £100m spent and 12 new players coming through the door.

  2. Lawro's predictionpublished at 14:46 British Summer Time 18 August 2018

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    Tottenham put in a pretty solid performance to beat Newcastle last week.

    My worry about Fulham is that they are easy on the eye and play nice football, but where are their goals going to come from?

    Prediction: 2-0

    Lawro's full predictions v singer Tom Grennan.

  3. Moving date put on holdpublished at 14:40 British Summer Time 18 August 2018

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    Simon Brotherton
    Commentator on BBC TV

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    Fulham might be happier to play at Wembley than their hosts this weekend.May's play-off win over Aston Villa will be fresh in the memory for the newly-promoted side, while Spurs were hoping this would be the last match at their temporary home before the opening of their new stadium.

    That's no longer the case and with the club apologising to fans, the whole situation is further complicated because an NFL game is booked at Wembley on the day they're supposed to host Manchester City in late October.

    Amid the off-field turmoil, Tottenham at least made a winning start at Newcastle last week, while Fulham are still waiting to get off the mark after falling at home to Crystal Palace.

  4. Team newspublished at 14:34 British Summer Time 18 August 2018

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    England's World Cup star Kieran Trippier makes his first start of the season for Tottenham in place of Serge Aurier in what looks like a back five for Mauricio Pochettino's men. Toby Alderweireld also comes into the side, after reports of a summer move failed to materialise.

    Tottenham XI: Lloris, Trippier, Davies, Alderweireld, Sanchez, Vertonghen, Alli, Eriksen, Dier, Moura, Kane

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    Fulham make three changes, with £22.3m deadline-day signing Andre-Frank Zambo Anguissa starting in midfield in place of Kevin McDonald. World Cup winner Andre Schurrle drops to the bench - replaced by Aboubakar Kamara - while on-loan Manchester United defender Timothy Fosu-Mensah makes his debut at right-back.

    Fulham XI: Fabri, Fosu-Mensah, Bryan, Le Marchand, Chambers, Zambo Anguissa, Cairney, Seri, Sessegnon, Kamara, Mitrovic

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  5. Beware the ides of August...published at 14:29 British Summer Time 18 August 2018

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    Two things are pretty much guaranteed by the time August comes round - the weather takes a turn for the worse and Harry Kane forgets how to score.

    Well, we're being spoiled by an extended hot summer, so will today be the day Kane breaks his August duck?