Club Friendly Preview: LA Galaxy - Tottenham Hotspur
Even without David Beckham and Landon Donovan, there will be plenty of firepower on display as Tottenham begins its U.S. tour
By Seth Vertelney
Jonathan Ferrey
| PROBABLE LINEUPS |
| LA Galaxy (4-4-2): Saunders; Franklin, DeLaGarza, Junior Lopes, Dunivant; Jimenez, Juninho, Sarvas, Stephens; Keane, Barrett. |
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OUT: DF Andrew Boyens (L sports hernia surgery); FW Edson Buddle (R knee surgery); MF Dan Keat (R knee surgery); DF Leonardo (R knee inflammation);
QUESTIONABLE: DF Todd Dunivant (R calf hematoma); DF Omar Gonzalez (L knee surgery); MF Mike Magee (R shin hematoma); MF Kyle Nakazawa (back spasms); FW Pat Noonan (R quad strain)
| Tottehnam (4-5-1): Friedel; Assou-Ekotto, Gallas, Vertonghen, Walker; Bale, Huddlestone, Sigurdsson, Van der Vaart, Lennon; Defoe. |
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GOALKEEPERS – Jordan Archer, Carlo Cudicini, Brad Friedel, Heurelho Gomes
DEFENDERS – Benoit Assou-Ekotto, Sebastien Bassong, Michael Dawson (captain), William Gallas, Younes Kaboul, Kyle Naughton, Jan Vertonghen, Kyle Walker
MIDFIELDERS – Gareth Bale, David Bentley, Tom Carroll, Tom Huddlestone, Jermaine Jenas, Aaron Lennon, Jake Livermore, Gylfi Sigurdsson, Andros Townsend, Rafael Van der Vaart
FORWARDS – Jermain Defoe, Harry Kane
| DID YOU KNOW? |
- LA Galaxy All-Stars David Beckham and Landon Donovan will miss this friendly in order to participate in Wednesday's MLS All-Star game against Chelsea.
- Tottenham opened its preseason schedule last Wednesday, beating Stevenage 2-0 with new signing Gylfi Sigurdsson scoring one of the goals.
- Robbie Keane has been red-hot for the Galaxy lately, as he's scored six times in seven games since returning from Euro 2012. Keane was twice a member of Spurs: First from 2002-2008, then from 2009-2011.
- Spurs manager Andre Villas-Boas has said Tottenham won't make a decision on the future of Giovani dos Santos until after the Olympics. The Mexican midfielder has said he wishes to leave the club.
- Galaxy forward Chad Barrett returned to training on Monday after a week-long trial with Norway’s Vålerenga. No decision has been made on any potential transfer.
- Spurs announced that midfielder Scott Parker is set to miss the beginning of the Premier League season after surgery on a persistent Achilles injury. AVB has stated the injury takes four-to-six weeks to heal.
Field Report
Reader's Predictions
Top 3 Predictions
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Los Angeles Galaxy 1-2 Tottenham
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Los Angeles Galaxy 1-3 Tottenham
- 11.62 %
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Los Angeles Galaxy 2-1 Tottenham
- 10.61 %
| Club Friendlies (FR) | Jul 24, 2012 | Los Angeles Galaxy 1 - Tottenham 1 |
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| May 11, 2013 | Vancouver Whitecaps FC 3 - Los Angeles Galaxy 1 | MLS |
| May 5, 2013 | Los Angeles Galaxy 0 - Houston Dynamo 1 | MLS |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Real Salt Lake 0 - Los Angeles Galaxy 2 | MLS |
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| May 19, 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Sunderland 0 | EPL |
| May 12, 2013 | Stoke 1 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| May 8, 2013 | Chelsea 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| May 4, 2013 | Tottenham 1 - Southampton 0 | EPL |
| Apr 27, 2013 | Wigan Athletic 2 - Tottenham 2 | EPL |
| 24 | Brian Perk | Goalkeeper |
| 20 | A.J. DeLaGarza | Defender |
| 4 | Omar Gonzalez | Defender |
| - | David Lopes | Defender |
| 35 | Bryan Gaul | Defender |
| 28 | Sean Franklin | Defender |
| 70 | Marcelo Sarvas | Striker |
| 26 | Michael Stephens | Midfielder |
| 16 | Hector Jimenez | Midfielder |
| 10 | Robbie Keane | Striker |
| 33 | Jose Villarreal | Striker |
| 1 | Carlo Cudicini | Goalkeeper |
| 28 | Kyle Walker | Defender |
| 4 | Younes Kaboul | Defender |
| - | Jan Vertonghen | Defender |
| 5 | S. Bassong | Defender |
| 29 | Jake Livermore | Midfielder |
| 22 | Gylfi Sigurdsson | Midfielder |
| - | Andros Townsend | Midfielder |
| 23 | Rafael van der Vaart | Midfielder |
| 3 | Gareth Bale | Midfielder |
| 18 | Jermain Defoe | Striker |
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10 
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1 
28 
4 
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5 
29 
22 
0 
23 
3 
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