Overview

• Thursday’s clash in Hong Kong marks the first North London derby contested outside Britain as Spurs launch the opening leg of their Asia tour.
• Thomas Frank described Arsenal as one of the best teams in the world and called the fixture “more than a friendly.”
• Defenders Destiny Udogie and Kota Takai are doubts after picking up a knee injury and plantar fascia issue, respectively.
• Forwards Dominic Solanke and James Maddison remain unavailable as they progress through their rehabilitation programmes.
• Mohammed Kudus has impressed in pre-season and Tottenham remain active in the transfer market after missing out on Morgan Gibbs-White.