Hearts vs Tottenham: Preview, Predictions, Lineup & How to watch on TV

Tottenham kick off their pre-season campaign this week with a trip to face Hearts. It is the perfect opportunity for Ange Postecoglou to assess the status of his squad and it could even inspire some more business for the current 2024 summer transfer window.

As the excitement builds for the season ahead, Tottenham have been hard at work. They have already been involved in some behind-closed-doors friendlies in the buildup to this match so for Postecoglou, the target is clear; he would like to retain 100% match sharpness before the season begins, seemingly integrating the new signings into the team at the same time.

So, without further ado, here is the Hearts vs Tottenham preview, which features our predictions, likely lineups & information about how to watch Hearts vs Tottenham on TV

Hearts vs Tottenham: Preview, Predictions, Lineup & How to watch on TV

What Time does Hearts vs Tottenham Kick-Off?

Kicking off in Edinburgh, local Tottenham fans will not have to stay up late for this one.

• When is kick off? Wednesday 17 July, 2024
• What time is kick off? 20:00 (BST)
• Where is it played? Tynecastle Park, Edinburgh

Hearts vs Tottenham Head to Head Record

It is a rare occasion that the two sides meet. In fact, the last time they did was in 2011. However, here is a rundown of the last five meetings between Hearts vs Tottenham.

Is Hearts vs Tottenham on TV?

Here is all the required information about how to watch Hearts vs Tottenham on TV:

• UK - SPURSPLAY, Hearts TV
• USA - CBS Sports Golazo, Paramount+

Hearts Team News

Hearts provided a great pool of Scotland players for the Tartan Army to bring to EURO 2024. The Hearts duo Lawrence Shankland and Zander Clark were ultimately selected and they returned from EURO 2024 after the group stage. They are both yet to start for Hearts in preseason, as are Costa Rican pair Gerald Taylor and Kenneth Vargas.

The goalkeeper Craig Gordon is impressively still playing at a high level at 41 years old and he got back to it with Hearts recently, although they did lose. Gordon did not play for Scotland despite being selected in the preliminary squad, so he should be good to go in this fixture.

Predicted Hearts lineup vs Tottenham: Gordon; Oyegoke, Kent, Rowles, Neilson; Tagawa, Spittal, Tait, Dhanda; Boyce, Drammeh

Tottenham Team News

Famously, Tottenham's Copa America winning duo Cristian Romero and Giovani Lo Celso are still celebrating their great nation's victory. Lo Celso provided an assist and Romero kept a clean sheet in the final, so they have every right to celebrate and recuperate.

Tottenham also had four players who went to EURO 2024, so they will be missing from this fixture. Radu Dragusin, Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg, Guglielmo Vicario and Micky van de Ven all played well at EURO 2024, so Spurs fans should not expect to see them in this fixture.

There are also some injuries which Spurs are carrying into this pre-season fixture from the last campaign. Fraser Forster, Destiny Udogie and Ben Davies will not feature in this match as they are still on the mend. Timo Werner, though, is back in action.

Predicted Tottenham lineup vs Hearts: Austin; Porro, Phillips, Byfield, Donley; Gray, Skipp; Kulusevski, Maddison, Werner; Son

Hearts vs Tottenham score prediction

The beauty of pre-season is that anything can happen, without much detriment to the teams involved. I do think Ange Postecoglou will want to put on a show amid his return to Scotland, though. Hearts is a team he knows well, I think the score will be Hearts 0-2 Tottenham.