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Arsenal and Tottenham meet in Hong Kong today for a pre-season friendly as the North London rivals gear up for the new campaign. The Gunners have already played two matches in Asia as part of their tour, beating AC Milan and Newcastle United. Mikel Arteta's men are looking to get close to challenging Liverpool this year in the title race, and they've strengthened in many areas. Meanwhile, Tottenham are preparing for a new era as Thomas Frank has replaced Ange Postecoglou. Spurs have played their pre-season ties in England so far, beating Reading and drawing with Wycombe and Luton. Now, they are ready to take their preparations up a notch and face their bitter rivals on the other side of the world. This pre-season friendly will take place on Thursday, July 31. Kick-off at the Kai Tak Sports Park in Hong Kong is set for 12: 30pm UK time. The game will be shown on both Arsenal and Tottenham's website. Arsenal are offering a deal for fans that allows them to watch all of the club's pre-season games for £14. 99. Alternatively, the game is available for £4. 99. More information here. And on Spursplay, it is £45 for a 12-month subscription. You must register here for access to that deal. talk SPORT will have updates throughout the afternoon, and talk SPORT. com will have all the reaction. To tune in to talk SPORT through the website, click HERE for the live stream. You can also listen via the talk SPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM. Viktor Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi are on the bench for Arsenal with fellow new signing Christian Norgaard joining Declan Rice in midfield. Kai Havertz is starting up front alongside Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli. For Spurs, summer signing Mohammed Kudus starts. Captain Heung-Min Son has been left on the bench amid speculation surrounding his future. Arsenal: Raya, White, Kiwior, Saliba, Lewis-Skelly, Rice, Norgaard, Odegaard, Saka, Havertz, Martinelli Subs: Setford, Rojas-Fedorushchenko, Mosquera, Gyokeres, Zinchenko, Trossard, Nwaneri, Merino, Nelson, Lokonga, Zubimendi, Copley, Kabia, Nichols, Dowman, Harriman-Annous, Salmon Tottenham: Vicario, Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence, Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall, Kudus, Richarlison, Odobert Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Danso, Davies, Vuskovic, Abbott, Gray, Bissouma, Donley, Maddison, Yang, Johnson, Son, Tel Arsenal star Saliba can't wait to see Gyokeres in action. He said: “We know how good he is, it’s scary to play against him. . “Of course, I’m so happy to have him in my club, and I’m sure that he will help us to win games and win trophies. “Why scary? Because when you face a striker who scores goals, you have to be focused! But now he’s in our team and he will score for us, so that’s good. ” And on pre-season so far, he said: “There are a lot of positive things. We played two games; we won two games. There are also a lot of things to improve, but of course we have to keep going like that. “We have three games left before the Premier League, so we have to keep going and keep winning games. ” © 2025 talk SPORT Limited
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