Five talking points from Tottenham 2-3 West Ham

London rivals Tottenham and West Ham clashed in Australia during pre-season as both sides gear up for the new Premier League campaign.

Ange Postecoglou took charge of his first game for Spurs, while the Hammers began life without Declan Rice.

And it was the Europa Conference League winners who stormed into the lead, with Danny Ings and Divin Mubama both heading home .

But Spurs hit back in the second half through Giovani Lo Celso before Destiny Udogie flicked a neat header into the back of the net three minutes later.

Gianluca Scamacca then restored West Ham's lead and they held on to secure a victory over their English counterparts. 

Read on as we pick out five talking points from the match.

Tottenham's new look

Having spent the best part of two years playing with a back five under Antonio Conte, it was no surprise to see a change in shape for Postecoglou's first game in charge.

A back four was visible from the off, with Yves Bissouma the chosen man to drop deep between the two centre-backs during possession.

Another noticeable change came in the pressing efforts of Spurs, who looked lively and energetic, as opposed to the wary and timid approach they were used to under their former Italian coach.

Life without Rice

The departure of Rice leaves a huge question mark over how well West Ham can perform without him in the new campaign but it was much of the same in the opening stages in Perth.

David Moyes deployed a similar counter-attacking approach that was so effective in their run to glory in the Conference League and they nearly caught Spurs' high backline out several times.

Jarrod Bowen was the man to watch in the first half, beating Sergio Reguilon more than once and winning a number of dangerous set-pieces for his side.

New boys on the block

Postecoglou opted to throw his three new signings — James Maddison, Manor Solomon and Guglielmo Vicario — straight into the starting XI for the first half, but to no avail. 

Vicario was not able to get down quick enough to prevent West Ham's opener and he was at fault for the second, passing it out of play for the corner from which the Hammers doubled their lead.

Solomon looked bright in the absence of Heung-Min Son and linked up well with Maddison, but neither were able to make an impact in the final third.

Udogie looked sharp in his first outing for the Lilywhites and he was on target for the equaliser in the second half.

Set-piece specialists 

West Ham scored 11 goals from set-pieces in the Premier League last term and their dominance in the air was on display again.

Both of their first-half goals came from corners, with Ings catching a napping Reguilon out at the back post before Mubama powered home from another cross.

Spurs had their own opportunities from corners and hit back through Udogie, who managed to get onto the end of a fabulous Ivan Perisic delivery.

Dominant on the ball

Postecoglou made 11 changes for the second half and the substitutes continued to play on the front foot, despite conceding against the run of play late on.

A dominant display saw Spurs claim 73% possession and record 32 shots, although their defensive issues were still evident.

It is no surprise to see fragility at the back considering the North London outfit conceded 63 league goals last season — the fifth most in the top flight.