Tottenham vs MK Dons LIVE: Pre-season friendly match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Tottenham vs MK Dons LIVEThe FA via Getty ImagesTottenham will step up their preparations for the new campaign with their first pre-season friendly of the summer against MK Dons this evening. Spurs maintained their Premier League status on the final day of the 2025-26 campaign by beating Everton and there is a determination from all involved to ensure there is no repeat of a battle against relegation next season.Head coach Roberto De Zerbi has been backed in the transfer market with Tottenham already spending over £200million on six new players. Two of those - Sandro Tonali and Mateus Fernandes - are expected to make their first appearances for the club in today’s behind-closed-doors friendly, potentially providing supporters with a glimpse of what’s to come from a new-look midfield pairing.The friendly will also provide De Zerbi with the opportunity to run the rule over several senior players as well as one or two youngsters, with Mikey Moore and Jamie Donley among those contention to feature after returning from loan spells at Rangers and Oxford respectively. Follow Tottenham vs MK Dons LIVE below with Standard Sport’s dedicated match blog.Tottenham vs MK Dons latest newsTottenham team newsSpurs are yet to bless us with the knowledge of their starting XI, but their website is teasing it as being released in ‘the next few moments’ so stay tuned!MK DONS CONFIRMED TEAM NEWSMK Dons XI: MacGillivray; Barlaser, Bramall, Crowley, Goode, Hepburn-Murphy, Jones, Paterson, Sanders, Waller, WintleSubs: Stacey, Boateng, Burke, Ekpiteta, Kazungu, Kelly, Lewis-Burgess, Matete, Nelson, Perniskie, Silver, WilesInjury worries continueTottenham were plagued by injuries last season. Will this one be any different?Presumably, no. And that is primarily due to the fact that several of last season’s severe injuries will carry over into this one.As it stands, Dejan Kulusevski and Mohammed Kudus remain sidelined with knee and thigh issues, respectively.Xavi Simons remains in recovery from his ACL rupture.De Zerbi explains how he convinced Tonali, Fernandes and Van Hecke to sign“To want to convince one player, I have to be able to come inside their head.“Tonali was very young when he started to play in Brescia and was a leader, and I think Tonali needs to play in a big club with big motivation.“For Mateus Fernandes, it is a crucial part of his career because he needs a particular style of play to show all his qualities.“Van Hecke is like my son because I worked with him for two seasons at Brighton. I know him very well as a character, a personality, as a leader.”Van Hecke touches down in EnfieldTottenham have shared new footage of Jan Paul van Hecke taking in the sights and sounds of Hotspur Way for the first time.He can be seen undergoing fitness testing and catching up with the likes of Micky van de Ven - his national team-mate - and James Maddison.It remains to be seen whether he will feature today, but don’t bank on it.What of Djed Spence?Djed Spence will not be suiting up for Tottenham this afternoon as he enjoys some time off following the World Cup.But whether he will return to Hotspur Way later this summer remains to be seen.He is subject to interest from Inter Milan, and is reportedly keen to leave the club this summer.Spence’s situation will be one to watch as long as the transfer window is open.Recent resultsThis is the first match of Tottenham’s pre-season campaign, but the Dons have already been out and about.They were beaten 2-1 by Croatian side NK Istra five days ago, and beat National League South outfit Maidenhead United 4-1 the week before that.How did MK Dons fare last season?The tale of Tottenham’s tumultuous 2025/26 campaign is, by now, well known, but how did today’s opposition get on?The Dons enjoyed an impressive league campaign, winning 24 of 46 matches as they finished second in League Two - one point adrift of champions Bromley - to earn promotion to League One.Striker Callum Paterson finished third in the Golden Boot running, finding the back of the net 16 times in 36 appearances.Cup competitions were not particularly fruitful for Milton Keynes, though. They exited the FA Cup in the third round, losing to Oxford United on penalties, were dumped out of the Carabao Cup in the first round by Bristol City, and finished bottom of their group in the EFL Trophy, suffering a 5-1 hammering by West Ham’s Under-21s in doing so.Tottenham pre-season fixtures in fullJuly 22 vs MK Dons, Hotspur WayJuly 26 vs Auckland, New ZealandJuly 29 vs Sydney, AustraliaAug 8 vs Getafe, Hotspur WayAug 15 vs TSG Hoffenheim, Hotspur StadiumAug 16 vs TSG Hoffenheim, Hotspur WayPredicted Tottenham XIRoberto De Zerbi will presumably utilise as many players as possible today, meaning we could see some unorthodox combinations on the pitch.Sam Tabuteau has had a crack at predicting how they might line up anyway. Here are his thoughts.Predicted Tottenham XI: Kinsky, Takai, Phillips, Davies, Udogie, Fernandes, Tonali, Yang, Donley, Tel, Solanke