- Oct 17, 2006
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SPURS 1-0 BIRMINGHAM
Bergwijn
Spurs: Hart (Lloris), Aurier, Dier (Davies), Carter-Vickers, Cirkin (Bergwijn), Gedson, Sissoko (Hojbjerg), White (Dele), Sessegnon, Clarke (Son), Lucas. Bergwijn
Subs: Gazzaniga, Kane, Bowden, Scarlett, Decine.
Birmingham: Prieto, Colin, Dean (C), Kieftenbeld, Bela, Šunjić, George, Lakin, Pedersen, Friend, Crowley.
Subs: Jeacock, Seddon, Bajrami, Bailey, Dacres-Cogley, Roberts, Davis, Medina, Reid, Boyd-Munce, Miller, Clayton.
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We will play the second of two quick-fire friendlies against Birmingham City today 24 hours after welcoming Reading for our second pre-season clash.
We opened our preparations for the 2020-21 campaign with a 3-0 victory over Ipswich Town last weekend but our next two friendlies against Championship opposition arrived in quick succession, where we beat Reading 4-1 yesterday.
As mentioned, we kicked off our preparations for the 2020-21 campaign with a 3-0 success over Ipswich last weekend. Sessegnon scored the opener for us, while Son netted twice during what was a good performance from us.
There will be a lot of rotation, though, as we face two games in the space of two days. We will then round off our preparations for the 2020-21 campaign away to now Championship side Watford on September 5.
Everton will then be our visitors to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on the opening weekend of the new Premier League season, and we will be determined to get off to a positive start.
Birmingham, meanwhile, have played two friendlies since ending their 2019-20 Championship season with a 3-1 home defeat to Derby County on July 22.
The Blues opened their preparations for next term with a 1-1 draw against Charlton Athletic on August 22 before suffering a 2-0 defeat to Premier League side Leicester City on Wednesday.
New head coach Aitor Karanka again used a different XI in each half and that is again expected to be the case this weekend, although Gary Gardner, Lukas Jutkiewicz and George Friend should all be involved, having been left out of the clash with the Foxes at the Trillion Trophy Training Centre.
Birmingham, who have sold Jude Bellingham to Borussia Dortmund this summer, will round off their pre-season preparations against Walsall on September 1 before taking on Cambridge United in the EFL Cup on September 5. Karanka's side will then open their 2020-21 Championship campaign at home to Brentford on September 12 and are also due to face Swansea City and Rotherham United before the end of the month.
We lead the overall head-to-head record between the two teams, with the our side posting 45 wins to Birmingham's 28, while there have also been 21 draws. We have not locked horns in a competitive match since May 2011, though, when we ran out 2-1 winners in the Premier League.
Two of the last four top-flight clashes between us have finished level, although Birmingham thumped Tottenham 4-1 in a Premier League clash in March 2008, the very next match after our last cup success!
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