Spurs denied permission to reduce Wembley pitch - report

Spurs will play home matches at the 90,000-capacity national stadium before moving to a new 61,500-seat home stadium, which will be ready for the 2018-19 campaign.

The Times reported last month that Tottenham were hoping to reduce the pitch size at Wembley to suit their high-pressing game but were told in a meeting of 20 Premier League chairmen that such a change would not be permitted.

Mauricio Pochettino's side will need to adapt to a 105 metres by 69 metres playing area at Wembley, the largest in the English top-flight football next season.

They won only one of five games at the venue, which they used for home European matches, last season.

(Reporting by Hardik Vyas in Bengaluru)