Arsenal vs Tottenham confirmed team line-ups in Hong Kong – Romero captain, Son on bench

Tottenham Hotspur take to the pitch against Arsenal today in the first-ever North London derby to be held outside of England.

Having travelled to Hong Kong on Sunday, Thomas Frank named a 29-man Spurs squad for the match against the Gunners, along with the subsequent fixture in South Korea, where they will face fellow Premier League side Newcastle United on August 3rd.

Some Tottenham first-team squad players have not made the trip, including Dejan Kulusevski, Manor Solomon, Radu Dragusin and Kota Takai, while Destiny Udogie picked up an injury during the warm-up ahead of the Luton Town match last weekend.

Mikey Moore, Dane Scarlett and Alfie Devine were also absent from the trip to Asia to arrange loan moves away from the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

How Tottenham line up against Arsenal in Hong Kong

While the game is billed as a pre-season friendly, these two teams certainly will step up the intensity compared to their other fixtures given the intense rivalry that exists between the pair.

Tottenham looked short of creative inspiration in their 0-0 draw against Luton Town, along with the matches against Wycombe and Reading.

This is the Spurs team which takes to the field at the Kai Tak Stadium today:

Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Spence, Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall, Odobert, Kudus, Richarlison

Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Danso, Davies, Vuskovic, Abbott, Donley, Bissouma, Gray, Yang, Johnson Maddison, Tel, Son

Arsenal: Raya; White, Saliba, Kiwior, Lewis-Skelly; Norgaard, Rice, Ødegaard; Saka, Martinelli, Havertz.

Subs: Setford, Rojas, Nichols, Salmon, Mosquera, Zinchenko, Zubimendi, Lokonga, Copley, Merino, Dowman, Nwaneri, Kabia, Nelson, Trossard

For those wondering how to watch Arsenal vs Tottenham in Hong Kong, the match kicks off at 12.30 pm UK and will be broadcast live on Spurs’ streaming service SPURSPLAY.

What other matches are Tottenham playing in pre-season

Following the match against Arsenal, Spurs have two other pre-season fixtures before they face Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Super Cup final on August 13th.

Tottenham Hotspur vs Newcastle United (2025 Coupang Play Series)

• Date: Sunday 3rd August 2025
• Venue: Seoul World Cup Stadium, South Korea
• Kick-off: 8.00pm (local time) 12.00 pm (BST)

Bayern Munich vs Tottenham Hotspur (Telekom Cup)

• Date: Thursday 7th August 2025
• Venue: Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
• Kick-off: 6.30 pm (local time) 5.00 pm (BST)