Tottenham made a winning start to their pre-season programme on Wednesday as they edged MK Dons behind closed doors at the club’s Hotspur Way training ground. The match was sure to pose an interesting opposition for Spurs, given the Dons were promoted last season and were already two matches into their own pre-season preparations, but it took less than three minutes for the hosts to open the scoring. A corner fell to new signing Mateus Fernandes and he lashed it in off the post from the edge of the area to make an emphatic start to his own career with the club.
His goal turned out to be the winner, though both sides had further strikes ruled out. Richarlison strayed offside shortly after half-time, before the visitors had another ruled out following a foul on Martin Dubravka. There was plenty for Roberto De Zerbi to be optimistic about on the day, as new arrivals, established players and academy talent all impressed.
Catch up with the action from Tottenham vs MK Dons as it happened below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog, complete with expert insight and analysis.
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FULL-TIME: Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
That does it! Tottenham win their first outing of pre-season.
Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
88mins: Spurs break forward through Moore, but he cannot find a shooting angle. He squares for Williams-Barnett, whose own shot is blocked by his team-mate Scarlett.
Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
86mins: A miscommunication in attack as Moore shanks a volley over, denying Richarlison a shooting chance of his own.
Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
84mins: The Dons’ set-pieces have left a fair bit to be desired here. Another corner goes begging without a shot on target.
Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
79mins: A huge save from Dubravka to deny the Dons! A close-range header into his near post is smartly pushed over by the veteran shot-stopper.
Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
76mins: SAVE! Richarlison takes Tottenham’s first shot for quite some time, but it is right down MacGillivray’s throat.
Spurs come again and Williams-Barnett plays Min-Hyeok in behind with a superb pass. He brings it down well and beats the keeper, but cannot get his shot on target.
NO GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
73mins: The Dons have the ball in the back of the net from a corner, but it is chalked off after a foul on Dubravka.
Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
72mins: Tye Hall takes his turn to concede a corner with a sliding tackle.
Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
71mins: Spurs counter from a corner and Williams-Barnett does nicely to beat his man with a change of pace, but his pass lets him down.
Tottenham 1-0 MK Dons
70mins: Moore is found in space and attempts to chip MacGillivray, but the offside flag is up and his shot is off target.
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