Well, no one was expecting that. Savio is not in the matchday squad at all. De Zerbi had said he could be in line for his full debut this evening, but he now appears to have picked up an injury issue. In more positive news, Omar Marmoush is in from the start, while Pedro Porro and Micky van de Ven are back in the starting lineup.

: Hornicek; Dedic, Thiaw, Botman, Hall; Nico, Miley; Elanga, Willock, Barnes; Wissa

: Jaouen, Schar, Bamba, Steur, Bamba, Murphy, Woltemade, Ramsey, Shahar

Kinsky; Gray, Van Hecke, Van de Ven, Robertson; Fernandes, Tonali, Bentancur; Porro, Richarlison, Tel

: Dubravka, Senesi, Gallagher, Udogie, Bergvall, Solanke, Kudus, Davies, Moore

Roberto De Zerbi says he wants to select Dejan Kulusevski in his Premier League squad for this season.

Premier League clubs must confirm their 25-man squad lists for the upcoming campaign shortly after the transfer window closes on Tuesday, September 1.

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When Tottenham parted ways with the first nine figure transfer fee in the club’s history to sign Sandro Tonali, the perception was that he would be the poster boy for a new exciting era under Roberto De Zerbi, Sam Tabuteau writes.

The man for the big moments, a leader on and off the pitch and the central cog of Spurs’ well-oiled, newly-monied march back towards European qualification.

That mirage was shattered rather comprehensively on the first weekend of the season as Brentford’s Mamadou Sangare ran rings round the former Newcastle midfielder and left Spurs breathless.

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Tottenham defender James Rowswell is attracting interest from a number of League One clubs over a potential loan move before the transfer deadline.

understands that Spurs are open to letting the 20-year-old centre-back leave on loan, with Rowswell keen to gain senior first-team minutes this season.

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Liverpool were held to a 2-2 draw by Nottingham Forest, who were unlucky not to leave Anfield with all three points.

Victor Munoz marked his home debut with a late equaliser as the Reds snatched a share of the spoils for a second successive week in the Premier League.

Andoni Iraola is still awaiting his first win as Reds boss after his side twice trailed to Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday.

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On Micky van de Ven’s fitness: “Van de Ven is right to play. We have to look, we have to understand the beginning part of the game. “

On others pushing for starts: “Like Savio, like Pedro, Marmoush is available to play, maybe also the beginning of the game. Robertson is like Udogie. Udogie is a good news for us because Udogie is very important and he played well 60 minutes, like was the plan.”

A tough one to call, considering how bad Spurs were last week and how surprisingly good the Magpies were after their stunningly bad transfer window.

De Zerbi’s men were much improved against Charlton, but it was a weakened Addicks side and it took the Premier League outfit a while to get going.

You would expect more changes to the lineup here, and it could warrant a more fluid and improved performance.

Tottenham to win, 2-1.

As for the visitors, they impressed in Matthias Jaissle’s first competitive game at the helm.

New £50million midfielder Nico Gonzalez, signed from Man City, could get the nod in the engine room, and one of Sean Steur and Lewis Miley could make way for the Spaniard.

Otherwise, there could be first league starts for fellow new recruits Bazoumana Toure, who opened his account for the club against West Brom in midweek, and Aladji Bamba, who came off the bench against Liverpool.

Lukas Hornicek is set to be reinstated in net after Ewen Jaoeun’s less than convincing debut in the Carabao Cup.