Victor Wanyama will make his Tottenham Hotspur debut at Goodison Park against Everton, stepping in for the suspended Mousa Dembele.
The former Southampton man aside, Mauricio Pochettino has picked a rather familiar starting eleven. Most noteworthy is Jan Vertonghen’s selection: he returns from injury to partner Toby Alderweireld at centre back.
Spurs have gone with a youthful bench. Harry Winks and Cameron Carter-Vickers are among the substitutes, as is summer signing Vincent Janssen.
Perhaps tellingly, there is no place on the bench for either Tom Carroll or Nacer Chadli.
Here’s how Twitter reacted to all the team news.
#THFC team: Lloris (C); Walker, Alderweireld, Vertonghen, Rose; Dier, Wanyama; Lamela, Eriksen, Alli; Kane. #COYS pic.twitter.com/krjYawdzat
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) August 13, 2016
TEAM NEWS! Here's our XI and subs to face @spursofficial to start the @premierleague 2016/17 season. #EFCmatchday pic.twitter.com/Wd1gg4ScXQ
— Everton (@Everton) August 13, 2016
I'm guessing that's the team most of us were expecting. If not, enjoy your first #TottenhamTwitterMeltdown of the season. #COYS
— Steve Heffernan (@SteveHef) August 13, 2016
Good to see Carter-Vickers and Winks on the bench. Surely Wimmer must have picked up a knock? Didn't feature in pre-season either.
— Spurs In The Blood (@SpursInTheBlood) August 13, 2016
Winks seems to have overtaken Carroll as a squad member.
— Alan (@LaptopManager_) August 13, 2016
Can't ask for a stronger team than that, Vertonghen starting alongside Alderweireld & Wanyama too, now to do the business! #COYS#THFC
— Ricky Sacks (@RickSpur) August 13, 2016
Right side picked. Bench highlights how short we still are. One injury away from a week side
— WHLParkLane (@Craig_Spur) August 13, 2016
Thomas James Carroll doesn't make the Tottenham Hotspur match day squad. What a time to be alive.
— Spurs In The Blood (@SpursInTheBlood) August 13, 2016
Shame that Janssen doesn't start – but Poch is sticking with his system, quite rightly. #COYS
— Liquid Spurs (@LiquidSpurs) August 13, 2016
Comfortably reassuring "as you were" line up today. With big Victor in #coys
— Ergo (@SniersMoregut) August 13, 2016