Tottenham XI vs Brentford: Predicted lineup, confirmed team news, injury latest for Premier League today

Tottenham will have several debutants but a number of key players missing as they face Brentford in their Premier League opener today.

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Big-spending Spurs have made waves in the transfer market, splashing £237million on new players this summer.

But the real test comes this evening with a tricky first game in store at the Gtech Community Stadium.

After successive 17th-place finishes in the Premier League, Spurs are determined to embark on a successful new era under Roberto De Zerbi.

Familiar injury issues have continued to hamper their preparations for the campaign, however, leaving De Zerbi to sweat over the fitness of a number of key first-team stars.

New captain Micky van de Ven did not play at all during pre-season after returning from extended leave following the World Cup and De Zerbi confirmed on Friday that he would not be in the squad to face Brentford, either.

De Zerbi also said vice-skipper Porro would not be involved and that Pape Matar Sarr has picked up a hamstring injury that is not thought to be serious but will keep him out this weekend.

Skipper: Micky van de Ven was named the new Tottenham captain on Friday Getty There was some positive news, with Destiny Udogie, James Maddison, Dominic Solanke and Mateus Fernandes all training ahead of Spurs’ trip across the capital. De Zerbi said they would be “inside”, indicating they might all make the squad.

Udogie, though, remains a doubt, having not played during pre-season as De Zerbi carefully manages his minutes after a succession of muscular issues.

Maddison, also part of Tottenham’s new five-man leadership group alongside Van de Ven, Porro, Ben Davies and Archie Gray, is another player seeing his minutes managed.

The England midfielder is still working his way back to full fitness after returning from an anterior cruciate ligament injury at the end of last season.

Although he has been pictured in training and started a behind-closed-doors friendly against Hoffenheim last Sunday, his involvement against Brentford is also in doubt.

Striker Dominic Solanke is another doubt for Saturday, having been used sparingly in pre-season.