On the back of a behind-closed-doors training ground clash with Cambridge United, the Lilywhites put out two separate XIs for the midweek encounter, where Postecoglou's second-half side did most of the damage. Brennan Johnson drew first blood for the North London giants six minutes before the break, although after Postecoglou made a full 11 changes, Hearts levelled straight away through Lawrence Shankland . However, the hosts' equaliser would only precede a Tottenham onslaught, as Will Lankshear restored Spurs' lead before Mikey Moore and Djed Spence also contributed to the Tynecastle Park trouncing.
A late own goal from Lewis Neilson made Tottenham's margin of victory that little bit more emphatic, on an evening where a plethora of Postecoglou's players made their case for first-team breakthroughs in 2024-25. Timo and Djed link-up to make it 4-1 🔥 pic.twitter.
com/vqKSpGt6AN One man whose Tottenham career appeared dead in the water just a couple of weeks ago, Djed Spence came on for the second half of Wednesday's friendly, replacing first-choice right-back Pedro Porro and subsequently conjuring up an unexpectedly scintillating display. Excelling in an inverted role, the former Genoa and Leeds United loanee provided the assist for Lankshear's effort just nine minutes after his introduction, storming through the centre of the field before a delicate pass for the teenager to finish off. Spence took up a similar position for his own strike late in the second half, as RB Leipzi.