London, England – After dem don knack dem for Super Cup, Tottenham Hotspur don ready to bounce back as dem prepare for dem first Premier League match of the season today, August 16, 2025.
While dem dey try recover from the sting wey PSG give dem, wetin dey show for the midweek encounter, coach Thomas Frank dey weigh options to see if Dominic Solanke fit to start. This guy don dey ginger fans since e come back from injury, but na wetin dem call ‘baby steps’ wey dem dey manage am.
Solanke, wey don dey sit down since early pre-season after dem hook am for ankle injury, just don start to sample the pitch again against PSG. But, no go put pressure on am yet oh; Frank sabi wetin e dey do after him talk say Richarlison performance na “really phenomenal” (Chai! That one strong well!)
As e be, Frank no get fresh injury palava to manage again. But Destiny Udogie still dey chill out with knee injury as Frank sabi say, “Destiny dey make progress, but e still early for am to join squad.”
Before na, coach Frank try back-three against PSG, but today, expect am to shift back to 4-2-3-1 formation wey go allow Spurs control possession wey dem sabi. So, Kevin Danso go fit waka go bench as dem go need extra winger for dem line-up.
Meanwhile, Mathys Tel wey don dey for bench lately no sabi how to shine on top pitch, but wey dem dey try find am replacement like Wilson Odobert or Brennan Johnson for the lineup today. For midfield, Pape Matar Sarr go still dey active while James Maddison and Dejan Kulusevski dey on the treatment table for long time.
Na him be the predicted line-up: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Palhinha, Bentancur; Kudus, Sarr, Odobert; Richarlison. Injured players dey include Dragusin, Udogie, Takai, Maddison, and Kulusevski. Kick-off na 3pm BST, so make we settle down well for the show!
At the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, fans dey expect big things from their boys as dem try to shake off the Super Cup shame. Who know, maybe today go be the day wey dem go show say dem no be mumu after all!
