Tottenham pre-season fixtures: Schedule, how to watch and kickoff times

After staving off Premier League relegation by the skin of their teeth last season, Tottenham Hotspur have already taken drastic measures to ensure that back-to-back 17th-placed finishes do not become a terrible trio in 2026-27.

Spurs have smashed their transfer record twice in one window, bringing in £85m Mateus Fernandes and £100m Sandro Tonali to reinforce their midfield, as well as making significant defensive alterations to boot.

Jan Paul van Hecke, Marcos Senesi, Andy Robertson and Martin Dubravka have all bolstered the Spurs backline, and Lilywhites fans have already caught a glimpse of some of their new arrivals in pre-season.

Here, Sports Mole runs through everything you need to know about Tottenham's friendly fixtures ahead of the 2026-27 campaign.

Who did Tottenham play in pre-season?

Tottenham took part in seven pre-season fixtures, and their schedule began behind closed doors on July 22, when League One returnees MK Dons visited the Hotspur Way Training Centre.

Spurs edged out MK Dons 1-0 on the practice pitches, thanks to a stunning third-minute strike from Mateus Fernandes, whose decisive volley may prove to be the best goal he ever scores for his new club.

Roberto De Zerbi's troops then embarked on a tour of Australia and New Zealand, where Auckland provided their first test Down Under at Eden Park on July 22.

Tottenham maintained their 100% summer record in that encounter with a straightforward 2-0 victory, courtesy of goals from Dane Scarlett and Richarlison, and next up is a brief stopover in Sydney for the Sydney Super Cup.

Spurs' tournament opener ended in a penalty-shootout win over Sydney FC following a 1-1 draw, setting them up nicely for a Chelsea challenge.

The Lilywhites have lost each of their last six competitive games against the Blues, who won 1-0 in North London last season before a 2-1 triumph at Stamford Bridge in May.

However, thanks to a last-gasp Richarlison strike, Tottenham - who had gone down to 10 men when Kevin Danso was dismissed - edged out their London rivals 2-1.

Upon returning home, Tottenham drew 1-1 with Getafe in their penultimate friendly behind closed doors, as Conor Gallagher struck the equalising goal at Hotspur Way.

The only confirmed friendly at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium took place on August 15 and ended in a 3-0 win for Spurs against Hoffenheim, whom the Lilywhites drew 2-2 with behind closed doors a day later to close out a positive preparatory period.

Who played for Tottenham in pre-season?

As neither Tonali nor Fernandes competed at the World Cup - the former due to Italy's failure to qualify and the latter being snubbed from the Portugal squad - both players were raring to go for the start of pre-season.

The £185m duo were named in Tottenham's pre-season tour squad, as were Dubravka, Robertson and Van Hecke, the latter two following their World Cup commitments

Young talents such as Mikey Moore, Luca Williams-Barnett and Malachi Hardy - all of whom impressed in the MK Dons victory - were also present Down Under, but Mohammed Kudus, Xavi Simons, Dejan Kulusevski, Guglielmo Vicario and Wilson Odobert remain sidelined.

The 3-0 success over Hoffenheim saw new signing Senesi involved following his World Cup break, before Rodrigo Bentancur and Pape Sarr saw the field in the four-goal stalemate with the German side the next day.

However, the biggest boost on August 16 for Tottenham arrived in the shape of James Maddison's long-awaited return, as the Englishman completed the first 45 minutes of that 2-2 draw, in an unorthodox striker's role.