Spurs vs Sydney FC: Tottenham’s preseason test in Australia
Takes Tottenham to Allianz Stadium in Sydney for their third preseason match and second stop in the southern hemisphere. Roberto De Zerbi’s side are looking to…
Sydney FC host Tottenham at Allianz Stadium in Sydney on Wednesday, July 29, in a preseason meeting that gives Spurs another chance to keep building under head coach Roberto De Zerbi. The match is Tottenham’s third of a busy preseason and their second in the southern hemisphere after a 2-0 win over Auckland.
It matters because Spurs are still shaping their squad and rhythm before the new campaign. Sydney FC, meanwhile, get a home test against Premier League opposition after reaching the A-League Men Grand Final last season.
Spurs vs Sydney FC: kickoff, venue and how to watch
The game will be played at Allianz Stadium in Sydney, Australia. Tottenham’s global streaming platform, Spursplay, will carry the match.
Kickoff times are set for Wednesday, July 29, at 5.45 a.m. U.S. ET, 10.45 a.m. UK BST, 3.15 p.m. India IST and 7.45 p.m. Australia AEST. That schedule puts the match in prime viewing windows for Spurs supporters across several regions, even if the London-based club are thousands of miles from home.
For Tottenham, the fixture comes in the middle of a packed preseason tour. The club began the tour with a 2-0 win over Auckland in the early hours of Sunday morning, UK time, and now move on to Sydney for another early test.
De Zerbi, who joined in March, is working through his first preseason at the club. Tottenham’s last league campaign left plenty to clean up. Spurs had to wait until the final day to confirm their place in this season’s Premier League, after a season in which they used three managers: Thomas Frank, Igor Tudor and eventually De Zerbi.
Team news and what De Zerbi said
Tottenham have also been busy in the market. The club have confirmed the signings of Mateus Fernandes, Sandro Tonali, Andy Robertson, Marcos Senesi and Jan Paul van Hecke, and Spurs fans will be watching to see how those new arrivals fit into the preseason picture.
Fernandes already made a strong first impression with a preseason debut goal against MK Dons and then appeared off the bench against Auckland. Fellow new signings Tonali, Robertson and van Hecke were rested in that match.
De Zerbi explained the decision clearly after the Auckland game. “After a very long trip, we can't take a risk with the players who are not ready to play yet,” he told TVNZ. It remains to be seen whether they will be ready for Wednesday’s game.
Tottenham are also without the defensive trio of Senesi, Djed Spence and Pedro Porro after each made it to the final weekend of the World Cup. Rodrigo Bentancur and Pape Matar Sarr were a
For Sydney FC, the match comes after a season that ended in disappointment despite a fifth-place finish in the table and a run to the A-League Men Grand Final, where they lost 1-0 to Auckland. The club now face a different kind of pressure: a high-profile preseason night at home, against a side trying to reset after a difficult year.
The next Spurs vs Sydney FC update will hinge on which of De Zerbi’s new signings are cleared to feature, with the squad status still the biggest question heading into kickoff.
