Thomas Frank takes charge of his first Tottenham game as his new side make the short trip outside of London to take on Reading and open pre-season.
The former Brentford manager replaced Ange Postecoglou in June, with the Australian paying the price for a 17th-placed league finish despite winning the Europa League and ending a 17-year trophy drought.
The Sporting News brings you all the best odds and tips ahead of this clash as Frank looks to get off to a winning start.
Reading vs. Tottenham predictions, tips, bet builder and odds for pre-season friendly
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It's been a summer of change for both Spurs and Reading.
Daniel Levy has so far backed Frank in the market, completing a big-money move for West Ham's Mohammed Kudus, as well as deals for prospects Luka Vuskovic and Kota Takai. The proposed and complicated switch for Morgan Gibbs-White from Nottingham Forest is next on the agenda.
At Reading, Dai Yongge's controversial reign in control of the club is finally over, with Redwood Holdings Limited now in charge.
Noel Hunt will be hoping to now push the Royals on and gain promotion from League One, after just missing out on the play-offs last season.
Here's our expert predictions for this one, courtesy of our football tipster Peter Fitzpatrick.
Tottenham to win and Over 2.5 goals (6/4, Bet365)
First impressions count, and Frank will be desperate to get off to a good start in his Spurs reign. It may be pre-season, when results clearly don't matter as much as fitness, but the impact of trying to play for a place and catch the eye of the new manager shouldn't be under-estimated in this one. Even with Reading's pre-season schedule being ahead of Spurs, the gulf in class between the two sides should be evident so we are backing the Premier League team for a comfortable win and to score plenty in the process.
Both Teams To Score (8/11, Bet365)
Which brings us onto our next pick... Given it's Spurs' first pre-season game and Frank will almost certainly make a host of changes at the break, we're pretty confident that attack more than defence will dominate this one. Add to that the fact that Reading are at home and will want to give their fans something to cheer about and we fancy they should be able to get themselves at least one goal, if not more. Want a score prediction? Well, pre-season is notoriously difficult to predict but a 4-1 Tottenham win is 20/1, if you fancy a longshot punt.
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Reading vs. Tottenham expected lineups, team news
Reading boss Hunt is likely to start his strongest possible side with their League One opener against Lincoln City just two weeks away.
- Reading predicted XI (4-2-3-1, right to left): Pereira (GK) — Yiadom, O'Connor, Burns, Jacob — Wing, Savage — Osho, Knibbs, Camara — Ehibhatiomhan
Frank has a strong squad at his disposal, with Kudus likely to get a run from the start, and Takai and Vuskovic seeing minutes in the second half when the changes are rung.
Notable absentees are Dejan Kulusevski and Radu Dragusin as they continue their recovery from knee injuries, while Mikey Moore, Archie Gray, Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel are still on holiday after Euro Under-21 duty.
- Tottenham predicted XI (4-3-3, right to left): Kinsky (GK) — Porro, Takai, Van de Ven, Spence — Maddison, Bentancur, Sarr — Kudus, Solanke, Son
Reading vs. Tottenham predicted score, most likely results
Here’s some of the most likely results for this match-up, according to Bet365. Odds are correct at the time of publish.
| Result | Odds |
| Tottenham 2-0 | 15/2 |
| Tottenham 2-1 | 15/2 |
| Tottenham 1-0 | 8/1 |
| Tottenham 3-0 | 10/1 |
| Reading 1-0 | 16/1 |
| Draw 1-1 | 8/1 |
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How to watch Reading vs. Tottenham in pre-season friendly
- Date: Saturday, July, 19
- Venue: Select Car Leasing Stadium, Reading.
- Time: 3 p.m. BST
- TV/Streaming: Spurs Player
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