The new stadium which boldly stands only a few feet away from the site of the old White Hart Lane resembles a spaceship which has landed, for some reason, halfway down the Tottenham High Road.

Tottenham’s final season at White Hart Lane brought them 18 wins from 19 games, and their first time back on the same site, albeit refurbished to the tune of more than a billion euros, brought another victory, their first in six league games, and a return to third place in the Premier League.

Tottenham host Crystal Palace in the first competitive game at their new stadium, which was a long time coming. It’s complete with some of the ‘largest evers’, writes Ronald Blum

West Ham say they will be able to increase the capacity of the London Stadium to 66,000 after resolving a legal row with its landlord.

Tottenham’s defeat at Inter on Tuesday, their third in succession, has prompted a wave of reactions from inside and outside the club, mostly negative, understandably, and many of the knee-jerk variety.

As introductions to the Champions League go, one night in Milan eight years ago was a hell of a shock for Tottenham Hotspur, writes Gerry Cox

Avoiding compulsory military service has a long and honourable history — from cross-dressing Corporal Klinger in MASH to Donald Trump’s bone spurs — and the recent plight of Tottenham’s South Korean striker Son Heung-min showed that the art of draft-dodging remains highly relevant, writes Tommy Martin.

The France midfielder scored twice as United beat Manchester City to delay the champions being anointed, but was underwhelming in a 1-0 loss to West Brom which gifted City the Premier League title.

So Manchester City are champions, and the frightening prospect for the rest of the Premier League is that they are determined to get even better.

Manchester United are missing out on over £26m (€29m) a season in potential revenue for Old Trafford’s naming rights, a new study claims.

Arsene Wenger claims English players are now the “masters” of diving.

Mauricio Pochettino will have no problem with Tottenham turning up the music if they pull off a shock win against unbeaten Manchester City today.

Tottenham 2 - Brighton 0: Tottenham, who seem to be playing the Premier League in the shadow of their own Champions League excitement, needed a fortunate goal from defender Serge Aurier and a late deflected Heung-min Son effort to beat Brighton and keep their top-four challenge alive.

By the time football restarted after the Second World War, Tottenham Hotspur was a club of the past. 

‘To the left, to the right, he’s our midfield dynamite,’ goes the song Spurs fans sing about Christian Eriksen.

Harry Arter’s Plan B when a thigh injury ruled him out of last year’s European Championships was a holiday in Marbella with a bunch of mates followed by a stint in Barcelona with his partner.

Former England manager Roy Hodgson will be lavished with a £1m bonus if he rescues Crystal Palace, the Daily Mail reports.

The interesting thing about the current transfer market is the trickle down effect, writes The Secret Footballer.

Thibaut Courtois has warned Tottenham that opposing teams will raise their game at Wembley - and also poked fun at the lack of atmosphere at their temporary home.

Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino has challenged his players to make Wembley home and insists their poor record at the national stadium is nothing to do with the unfamiliar surroundings.

Tottenham and Chelsea play at Wembley Stadium on Sunday in the Premier League.

Exiled striker Diego Costa has repeated his wish to return to Atletico Madrid and believes his stand-off with Chelsea will come to an end when he travels to Spain.

The Premier League is ready to kick off into a 25th campaign on the back of yet another big summer spending spree.

Harry Kane believes punters and pundits will pay the price for underestimating Tottenham - again.

There will be three new grounds in the Premier League this season and the away fans sitting in their stands will now be closer to the action, says Chris Hatherall.

Mauricio Pochettino claims Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata turned down the chance of a move to Tottenham -because he feared being back-up to Harry Kane.

Ireland No. 1 Darren Randolph’s future at West Ham looks uncertain with Joe Hart’s loan deal to the Hammers expected to be confirmed today.

When the pressure was on, Wenger showed the leadership qualities to deal with it, writes Chris Hatherall.

For any football fan with a decent soul, saying goodbye to an old ground is always A Moment. 

And so they left with a bang not a whimper, as Spurs said goodbye to White Hart Lane after 118 years in emphatic style, playing Manchester United off the park, sealing second spot in the Premier League, and showing why they are considered the most exciting young side in the country.

Tottenham bid a victorious farewell to White Hart Lane after 118 years as Mauricio Pochettino's side outmanoeuvred Manchester United.

Martin Cloake bids an emotional farewell to White Hart Lane ahead of its final game tomorrow...

Prior to yesterday’s match, I met up with a mate who’d flown over from Dublin to bring Joel, his youngster, to his first ever Arsenal game. 

Pep Guardiola claims Manchester City are the Premier League's best team from box to box, but insists they must sharpen up at either end of the pitch next season.

Tottenham beware: a new ground means new gripes, writes Brenda O’Brien.

CHELSEA

Tottenham 2 Arsenal 0: After describing how proud he was of his Tottenham Hotspur side’s performance in a one-sided north London derby, Mauricio Pochettino was asked whether Chelsea’s victory at Everton earlier in the day meant there was an underlying feeling of disappointment in home dressing room at White Hart Lane.

Arsene Wenger insists it will take more than one great season for Spurs to justifiably say the balance of power in North London has shifted, writes Chris Hatherall, but it certainly felt like the needle moved significantly at White Hart Lane on an afternoon which could have implications way beyond the end of this campaign.

Everton 0 Chelsea 3: This is how champions do it. Chelsea’s trip to Goodison Park was considered the most difficult of their remaining fixtures, yet they tackled it with a professionalism to make Tottenham hearts sink.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has played down the significance of his side's 2-0 defeat in the final north London derby at White Hart Lane.

Tottenham's 22-year wait to finish above Arsenal is over but their title chase is not done yet after Dele Alli and Harry Kane sealed a 2-0 victory in White Hart Lane's last north London derby.