Spurs handed boost as Maddison features in friendly draw with Hoffenheim

[p]Goals by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/davies-ben/65AlIpKT/"]Ben Davies[/a] and young forward [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-barnett-luca/0r3tmYaC/"]Luca Williams-Barnett[/a] ensured Roberto De Zerbi's men ended their friendly programme unbeaten.[/p][p]This was the second of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/tottenham/UDg08Ohm/"]Spurs[/a]' two fixtures with the Bundesliga side following the Premier League club's 3-0 win in front of over 54,000 fans at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/maddison-james/YwP0q0m8/"]Maddison[/a] featured for 45 minutes in an encouraging sign for Spurs following an injury-hit 18 months where he suffered two serious knee injuries.[/b][/p][p]But the absence of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/van-de-ven-micky/rotN6HH8/"]Micky van de Ven[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/udogie-iyenoma/ERi6Ggec/"]Destiny Udogie[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/solanke-dominic/OrADwZse/"]Dominic Solanke[/a] ahead of their Premier League opener at [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/brentford/xYe7DwID/"]Brentford[/a] remains a concern for Tottenham.[/p][embed guid="b1d98c2e-c6d5-46fa-9ae4-71593a232cb2" url="https://x.com/SpursOfficial/status/2088976078987473161?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]New signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/fernandes-mateus/rFdshPHI/"]Mateus Fernandes[/a] played 90 minutes on Sunday, as did [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/danso-kevin/z1MBQMNN/"]Kevin Danso[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/bentancur-rodrigo/nLRMnJtJ/"]Rodrigo Bentancur[/a].[/p][p]Spurs fell behind in the 16th minute when [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/hlozek-adam/2FUsDXpd/"]Adam Hlozek[/a] sent [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/austin-brandon/EHOfteWD/"]Brandon Austin[/a] the wrong way from the penalty spot after Maddison had been penalised for a foul, but the England playmaker was involved in positive fashion for the hosts four minutes later as Davies equalised from a corner.[/p][p]Highly-regarded 17-year-old Williams-Barnett made it 2-1 in first-half stoppage time with a fine finish, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/hoffenheim/hQAtP9Sl/"]Hoffenheim[/a] earned a draw after [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gendrey-valentin/lxAucZ4d/"]Valentin Gendrey[/a] scored in the 55th minute.[/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/hoffenheim-hQAtP9Sl/tottenham-UDg08Ohm/summary/stats/?mid=Mqgl7mGD"]Catch up on the match with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]