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TOTTENHAM–OPENING GAME RECORD IN THE PREMIER LEAGUE:

PLAYED: 18
WON: 6
DRAWN: 5
LOST: 7
GOAL DIFFERENCE: 22/23

Since…..Win: 0……Draw: 5……Defeat: 1

Tottenham have only played five opening game matches at home since the Premier League started in the 1992-1993 season:

Won: 2–Drawn: 2–Lost: 1 (goal difference: 6-5)

Tottenham play Manchester City at home this year.
These two teams met at Maine Road in the opening game in the 1995-1996 season—Result: Manchester City 1 Tottenham 1

QUIZ NIGHT QUESTION: Tottenham’s biggest victory in the opening game of the season since the turn of the Millennium was via a 3-1 home victory.  Who were Tottenham playing in that game on 19th August 2000? (Clue: the team are now contesting matches in the Championship).

Answer: Ipswich