Tottenham comes into this opener as distinct favourites with the bookies, but any form produced off the back of the close season is not really the best.
Antonio Conte’s transfer business suggests that his side which finished fourth last term has been boosted further, but the proof is in the pudding, as the phrase goes.
This game is perhaps likely to be less about the starting XI, but more about the overall effect the entire squad may have upon the outcome.
