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What happened in Tottenham vs Hoffenheim behind-closed-doors friendly as James Maddison features Tottenham Hotspur welcomed Hoffenheim back to Hotspur Way on Sunday afternoon for a behind-closed-doors friendly following Saturday's action in front of 54,345 people. Tottenham Hotspur were held to a 2-2 draw by Hoffenheim in a behind-closed-doors friendly at Hotspur Way on Sunday afternoon. James Maddison made his first start for the Lilywhites since May 2025, when he first suffered a knee injury during a 3-1 win over Bodo/Glimt in the Europa League semi-final first leg. The 29-year-old midfielder marked his long-awaited return to action with a cameo off the bench towards the end of a 1-1 draw to Leeds United in the Premier League. After a long summer of pre-season, Roberto De Zerbi finally handed Maddison his first start in 472 days, but unfortunately, it didn't exactly go to plan. FOLLOW OUR TOTTENHAM FB PAGE! Latest Spurs news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page Adam Hlozek broke the deadlock inside the opening quarter of an hour, beating Brandon Austin from 12 yards after James Maddison clumsily conceded a penalty. Ben Davies levelled proceedings a few moments later with a bullet header, latching on to a delightfully weighted cross from Mateus Fernandes. Eager to avenge the defeat at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon, Hoffenheim put the pedal to the metal and almost restored their lead on two occasions before the first-half hydration break. The Lilywhites shot-stopper parried an effort wide before a free-kick sailed over the bar. Then, in the dying embers of stoppage time, Luca Williams-Barnett etched his name onto the scoresheet to give Tottenham the lead. Pape Matar Sarr, who did well to evade a challenge in the middle of the park, rolled the ball into the 17-year-old winger's path, and, without needing to set himself, he opened up his hips and guided the ball into the bottom right far corner. Valentin Gendrey, who was one of many changes for Hoffenheim at the break, equalised early in the second half, arriving at the back post to meet a cross from Alex Honajzer. Kevin Danso struck the woodwork on the hour mark, crashing a header against the crossbar after a well-engineered delivery from Williams-Barnett on the right. Reiss Elliott-Parris, who replaced Maddison at the break, almost netted the winner in the final minutes, blasting a header over from close range. Tottenham were ultimately held to a draw, and De Zerbi will now turn his attention to the opening weekend of the new Premier League season when Brentford host his side at the G-tech Community Stadium on Saturday, August 22. The Tottenham Hotspur starting lineup: Brandon Austin; Tye Hall, Kevin Danso, Ben Davies, Souza (Harry Byrne 70'); Mateus Fernandes, Rodrigo Bentancur; Damola Ajayi (Miracle Adewole 71'), Pape Matar Sarr (Jamie Donley 90'), Luca Williams-Barnett (Tyrese Hall 87'); James Maddison (Reiss Elliot-Parris 45').