Ange Postecoglou loses first match in charge as West Ham edge out Tottenham

New Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou tasted defeat in his first match in charge as West Ham United secured a 3-2 pre-season friendly victory in Australia on Tuesday.

Postecoglou – who left his job at Scottish champions Celtic to take over at the Premier League side – was able to name Harry Kane in his starting line-up alongside James Maddison, their £40 million signing from Leicester City.

Kane continues to be linked with a move away from the club this summer with Bayern Munich leading the chase for the striker, who was given the captain's armband by Postecoglou.

But the 29-year-old, who has now entered the last 12 months of his contract with the North London club, failed to find the target at the Optus Stadium in Perth.

He had an early close-range shot well saved by goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski but was relatively subdued before being substituted at half-time.

Spurs found themselves two goals down inside 25 minutes with Danny Ings, and Divin Mubama finding the back of the net for the Hammers.

Postecoglou named a completely new XI for the second half and fought back to level with two goals in three minutes from Giovani Lo Celso and Destiny Udogie.

As cool as you like from Scamacca! ❄️A clinical finish from the @WestHam striker and the Hammers bounce back instantly to snatch a 3-2 lead! pic.twitter.com/61xcFow1As

West Ham, though, were not to be denied and Italian striker Gianluca Scamacca secured the victory with a cool finish 12 minutes from time to make it three wins from three in pre-season for David Moyes' side.

“I would like us to score more goals than last year, it's something we are hoping to improve on,” said Moyes, who lost the services of Declan Rice this summer after the Hammers captain joined Arsenal