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PICTURE PERFECT

KANE AT THE DOUBLE

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PICTURE PERFECT

Harry Kane finds the back of the net to level the scores up at 2-2 during Friday night’s Premier
League clash with Everton. It was Kane’s 21st goal of the season in the competition.

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IN THIS ISSUE

CONTENTS 18

25 CARLOS VINICIUS
SPURS FIRSTS
New club, new country, new
Southampton were our first language, new life - Vini has
opponents when the Premier
League kicked off in 1992 loved every minute

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OPPOSITION

Ralph Hassenhutl brings his

Saints side to N17 for this

evening’s clash

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ACADEMY THE ROAD TO GLORY

Under-18s face FA Youth Cup A Martin Chivers hat-trick

heartache in disappointing helps down Coventry en route

West Brom outing to League Cup triumph

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I AM VERY EXCITED TO WORK RYAN
WITH THIS TALENTED GROUP MASON
OF PLAYERS. IT IS A SPECIAL
GROUP FULL OF CONSUMMATE
PROFESSIONALS AND I AM
CONFIDENT WE CAN FINISH THE
CAMPAIGN IN A GOOD PLACE

Good evening. which is a very long time. I love the full of consummate professionals
It is a great privilege Club and I’ve always felt the love from and I am confident we can finish the
and honour for me to the fans; you all know I’m Tottenham. campaign in a good place.
lead this team out at
our wonderful stadium I am very excited to work with this This is not so much about me,
tonight. talented group of players. I know a it’s about Tottenham Hotspur.  We
I’ve been associated with this lot of them from my time as a player want to make sure the fans feel
fantastic Club for over 20 years, here and the following years I have proud of this Club, ensure you feel
spent at the Club.  It is a special group that connection and that we are
representing you on the pitch in the
way you want us to.

That is the impression we want to
make, starting this evening when we
welcome Ralph Hassenhutl and his
Southampton side here.

Despite enduring a difficult run
of late, like every side has had this
season, Southampton are a good side
with excellent individuals.

Our focus, however, must ultimately
be on what we are capable of and
what we can do in terms of our
mindset and approach going into
tonight’s match.

We are the home team and we
want to take the game to them and
to ensure we achieve a positive
performance with a positive result.

We want to make all our fans around
the world happy to watch us play, and
I hope that starts this evening.

Enjoy the game.

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SPURS DIGEST

SPURS

DUO CELEBRATE LANDMARK APPEARANCES

Moussa Sissoko and Lucas Moura Premier League debut off the bench Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
posted Club milestones in our 2-2 at Crystal Palace in February, 2018. against Huddersfield the month
draw against Everton on Friday before. He has 17 goals and nine
evening. Forever remembered for his hat- assists in his 100 Premier League
trick in the Champions League appearances, and he’s now featured
Back in the starting line-up, semi-final second leg at Ajax in in 80 of our last 86 matches under
Moussa racked up 200 appearances May, 2019, Lucas made history Jose Mourinho.
for us in all competitions at by scoring the first hat-trick at
Goodison Park. Signed from
Newcastle in August, 2016, the
French midfielder’s influence has
grown in almost five years at Spurs,
and he’s featured 40 times again
this term.

He started eight of the last
nine matches in our run to the
Champions League Final in 2018/19,
including the final in Madrid, and
his performances were later
recognised when he was named the
inaugural Legends’ Player of the
Season.

Lucas came off the bench at
Goodison, and by doing so, racked
up a century of appearances for us
in the Premier League. Signed from
PSG in January, 2018, he made his

SIX OF THE BEST Looking back at six of our previous Premier League victories over
Southampton…

20 SEPTEMBER 2020 26 DECEMBER 2017
SAINTS 2 SPURS 5 SPURS 5 SAINTS 2
A stunning win on the south coast Harry Kane broke the record for
as Heung-Min Son and Harry Kane most Premier League goals in a
combined to devastating effect. calendar year as his hat-trick took
Danny Ings scored the first and him to 39 for 2017 and helped us
last of the game but in between, overcome the Saints on Boxing
Kane assisted all four of Son’s Day. Dele Alli and Heung-Min
goals before netting our fifth son were also on target, Sofiane
himself. Boufal and Dusan Tadic for our
Wembley visitors.

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KANE’S GOAL STATS UPDATE this season – 31 goals, 16 assists –
his highest tally so far, beating his
Harry Kane broke a couple of us a point from the game, was his previous best of 45 in 2017/18 (41
seasonal goal barriers with his 164th goal in the Premier League goals, four assists).
double in our 2-2 draw at Everton and took him into seventh place in
on Friday evening. the competition’s all-time scoring This is the fifth time Kane has
list, leapfrogging ex-Spur Jermain scored 20-plus league goals in a
His first goal to hand us the lead at Defoe (162) and Robbie Fowler season since his breakthrough
Goodison Park took him to 20 in the (163). Alan Shearer leads the way campaign in 2014/15. Only in
Premier League for the fifth time on 260 goals. 2018/19 and 2019/20 did he not
and 30 goals in all competitions in a reach that tally. Jimmy Greaves is
season for the fourth time. He’s also up to 47 goal the only Spurs player to hit 20-plus
involvements in all competitions league goals on more occasions
Kane’s second, which secured than Kane, having done so in seven
seasons during his time in N17
(1961-70).

Harry is also only the fourth
player in Premier League history
to hit 20-plus goals five times
alongside Alan Shearer (seven
times), Sergio Aguero (six) and
Thierry Henry (five).

In terms of his 30-goal tally in
all competitions, this is the fourth
time Kane has struck that figure.
Again, he first reached the mark in
his breakthrough season, 2014/15,
when he became the first Spur to
hit 30-plus since Gary Lineker in
1991/92. He has now done so on
four occasions for us now, the same
as Bobby Smith, while Greaves
leads the way again having scored
30-plus goals in six seasons. Martin
Chivers and George Hunt are the
only other Spurs players to have
done so more than once.

And finally, Harry continues to
chase down Jimmy Greaves’ all-
time Spurs mark of 266 goals in
379 appearances, and he is now
sitting on 219 goals for us.

23 MARCH 2014 18 DECEMBER 2004
SPURS 3 SAINTS 2 SPURS 5 SAINTS 1
A superb fightback saw us come A five-star show at the Lane
from 2-0 down to win thanks to during the season Saints were
Gylfi Sigurdsson’s 90th-minute relegated from the Premier
strike. Jay Rodriguez and Adam League. This time it was Jermain
Lallana put Saints 2-0 up at the Defoe with the hat-trick, Fredi
Lane, Christian Eriksen’s double Kanoute and Robbie Keane also
levelled the scores before on the scoresheet with future
Sigurdsson snatched the points in Spur Peter Crouch scoring for the
dramatic fashion. visitors.

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NAZ STRIKES TO SINK ROYALS

Spurs Women advanced in the were matched by strikes from Fara Reading level a minute later.
Vitality Women’s FA Cup on Sunday Williams and Rachel Rowe. Our winner came after 93 minutes,
after Jess Naz struck an extra time
winner to give us a thrilling 3-2 victory The hosts broke the deadlock after when Naz broke through to bury her
over Reading in the fourth round at 12 minutes throughWilliams, while our first goal of the season to guarantee
the Madejski Stadium. equaliser came eight minutes later our first FA Cup victory over a fellow
when Kennedy struck a magnificent WSL outfit. We'll host FA Women’s
Naz’s winner proved to be the set-piece from the edge of the area. Championship side Sheffield United
difference after Alanna Kennedy’s We pulled ahead three minutes after in the fifth round at The Hive on
stunning free-kick and Rachel the restart when Williams opened her Sunday 16 May. The kick-off time is to
Williams’ first goal for the Club account for the club but Rowe drew be confirmed.

31 AUGUST 2002 7 FEBRUARY 1993
SPURS 2 SAINTS 1 SPURS 4 SAINTS 2
A last-gasp penalty put us top of the Goals galore once again in our
early Premier League table in 2002. first-ever PL win against the
Les Ferdinand had put us ahead but Saints. Iain Dowie put the visitors
Mauricio Taricco’s own goal made it in front before a staggering
1-1. In the closing seconds, Michael four-goal salvo in less than five
Svensson handled on the line and minutes. Teddy Sheringham
was dismissed, Teddy Sheringham scored the first and last with Nick
stepping up to score and send us to Barmby and Darren Anderton also
the summit. on target, Richard Hall adding the
Saints’ second.

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DATES FOR THE DIARY
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DATES FOR THE DIARY

MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT SUN

APRIL/MAY 22 23 24 25

Our at-a-glance look at the upcoming fixtures APR SPURS U23 V SPURS U18 V MANCHESTER CITY
for all of our teams. LIVERPOOL U23 CRYSTAL PALACE V SPURS
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06 (H), U18PL CARABAO CUP
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MANCHESTER UTD
WOMEN V SPURS
WOMEN (A), WSL

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MANCHESTER CITY SPURS V SPURS WOMEN V
U23 V SPURS U23 SHEFFIELD UTD CHELSEA WOMEN
(H), PL 3PM
(A), PL2 (H), WSL
WEST BROM U18
V SPURS U18
(A), U18PL

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SPURS U18 V SPURS U23 V LEEDS UNITED V BIRMINGHAM CITY
NORWICH CITY MANCHESTER CITY SPURS WOMEN V
U18 (H), U18PL
U23 (H), PL2 (A), PL 3PM SPURS WOMEN
SPURS U18 V (A), WSL
CHELSEA U18
(H), U18PL

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LEICESTER V
SPURS

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ACTION MATCH REWIND

REPLAY REPLAY

ACTION

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MATCH REWIND

EVERTON 16.04.21 SPURS
PREMIER LEAGUE

2 - 2GOODISON PARK

SIGURDSSON (31 P, KANE (27, 68)
62)

07 19 PICKFORD 01 01 LLORIS (C) 10 07
GODFREY 22 04 ALDERWEIRELD
KEANE 05 14 RODON 28
HOLGATE 04 15 DIER
10 25 06 17 DIGNE 12 24 AURIER 03 05 17 24
IWOBI 17 17 SISSOKO
12 04 05 22 ALLAN 06 05 HØJBJERG 15 14 04
DAVIES 25 03 REGUILÓN 01
28 NDOMBELE
(C) SIGURDSSON 10 07 SON
RODRÍGUEZ 19 10 KANE

RICHARLISON 07

01 REFEREE: MICHAEL OLIVER

SUBSTITUTES 410700+X5R353 47% POSSESSION % SUBSTITUTES
COLEMAN (61) LUCAS (REGUILÓN 64)
NDOMBELE (LAMELA 64)
KING (84)
KANE (ALLI 90+3)
UNUSED SUBS 18 SHOTS 12
OLSEN, NKOUNKOU, NEVES VIRGÍNIA, 07 SHOTS ON TARGET 03 UNUSED SUBS
08 HART, SÁNCHEZ, TANGANGA,
BROADHEAD, JOHN, PRICE, WELCH FOULS
WINKS, LO CELSO, BALE

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CARLOS VINÍCIUS

PTLOAYVIINNG

CARLOS VINICIUS admits his first six months in
north London have been a real learning experience

but, always giving his all in a Spurs shirt, he has
loved every minute of it.

By Liam Carson

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CARLOS VINÍCIUS

Carlos Vinicius is a player IT’S REALLY DIFFERENT HERE TO
that will always give PLAYING ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE
everything on the pitch. WORLD. THIS IS THE BEST LEAGUE
A spirited and whole- IN THE WORLD AND THE BEST FOR
hearted man, Carlos has A REASON
had to fight every step of
the way to make it to where he is first priority was that of adapting outstanding form this year, as he
today, but he is not ready to stop to his new home – getting used to has looked to force his way into the
there. his new surroundings, his team- side.
mates and getting to grips with the
It is now six months since the language. However, the striker has not shied
Brazilian first walked through our away from any of those challenges.
doors, after agreeing a season-long Meanwhile, he also had to get up He has instead embraced them and,
loan move to north London from to speed on the pitch and match when he has got his chance on the
Benfica back in October, and it the intensity levels of the Premier pitch, he has regularly delivered,
has certainly been something of a League – a competition he feels is which says so much about his
learning curve for him. very different to anything else he character.
has experienced in his career so far.
Any move to a new city, country And once up to speed, he has then It has been through the testing
or culture can be a huge change for had to contend with Harry Kane’s trials that life has thrown at him so
anyone, but add in a new language far, no less than the painful loss of
as well as a global pandemic, it
then becomes an even greater
adjustment.

Yet, it is something that
Vinicius has thrown himself into.
Determined to settle and thrive in
his new environment, the striker has
continually put the hard yards in,
both on and off the pitch.

When he arrived in London, the

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his mother, that his strong mindset IF THERE IS ANYTHING I NEED, I
has grown. And it is with this CAN JUST CALL LUCAS AND HE IS
mentality that, even with limited ALWAYS THE GUY WHO CAN SORT
minutes on the pitch and his period IT OUT FOR ME. I AM JUST REALLY
of adjustment this year, he has still HAPPY TO HAVE HIM AS BOTH A
been able to hit double figures for TEAM-MATE AND A FRIEND
us.
in my career. Whereas, on the pitch, moments when one team is taking
“The character and mentality I it was to make sure I adapted to the it easy and the other team can then
have got all comes from my past,” pace of the game here. just play it around or when the ball
Carlos explained. “I haven’t had goes out, it just comes straight back
an easy path to get to where I am “It’s really different here to playing in. There is a much higher intensity;
today. My life hasn’t always been so anywhere else in the world. This is the game is so quick.
easy. It’s not been the case that I just the best league in the world and the
started at the highest level. It’s been best for a reason. From a tactical “But also, in terms of a tactical
incredibly tough to get to where I and physical perspective, the game perspective, you have coaches here
have today. For me personally, that’s is much quicker, much more physical. of the highest quality in the world
why I just have the mentally that I The thing I have noticed here is the and the players are at a really high
do at the moment where I just go game stops a lot less – the ball is level physically - they are all really
out and enjoy every opportunity and constantly in play. There are less strong. In addition to that, as I say,
every minute I get on the pitch for
Tottenham and give my all in those
moments to help the team where I
can.

“All my goals are set match after
match. I just take every game as it
comes. But I guess when I arrived,
the main target I set was just to
settle in and adapt to this new stage

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it’s so quick. So, all those things to my house every day. In terms has been on hand to help his friend
make it the best league in the of English, I have the best teacher with anything he needs, and that has
world. around obviously in Lucas Moura, included teaching him English.
who is helping me as best he can.
“We all know that if you are playing I’m just doing everything I can to “It’s a really wonderful friendship
well and things are going well on the learn every day with the language. that we already have,” Carlos said on
pitch, then off the field, everything It’s not easy but everybody knows Lucas. “He is someone who received
seems to fall into place too. So, that the importance of a language in me and welcomed me so well when
was pretty much what I set as my settling into a new place and it is the I arrived. The first couple of days
target when I first arrived, to settle best way of showing respect to this when I was still in the Club hotel he
in well in terms of the group, to work new life if you’re learning to speak said, ‘come to my house.’ Without
hard and fit into the culture that the the language of the new country. I’m even knowing me personally, he
team has as well. If you’re working learning as much as I can when I’m wanted to invite me to his home and
hard and working well for the team, here at the Club training every day welcome me in that way.
it’s then that the bigger goals that and also when I am away from here
the Club has set tend to be hit as as well.” “In everything that I do at the Club,
well. So, for me, that might be the he is always there to help me. He
target of scoring goals. If I score The aforementioned Lucas has helps me an awful lot in my work on
goals, then that is going to help the certainly played a key role in helping the pitch and away from the field
team win matches as well. Carlos settle into London life – of play as well. He’s done so much
and that is something the striker to welcome me and my family here.
“In terms of settling into the city, is clearly eternally grateful for. Often, if there is anything I need, I
I guess I haven’t seen as much of From day one, Vini’s compatriot can just call Lucas and he is always
it as I would have liked because of immediately invited the new man the guy who can sort it out for me. I
the COVID-19 situation. There has to his house to properly welcome am just really happy to have found
been a lot of just going from my him to the Club and since then, he this friendship and to have him as
house to training and then training both a team-mate and a friend.”

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FIRSTS

Tottenham Hotspur has always been described as a club of ‘firsts’ as we’ve blazed a trail
throughout the game in this country and abroad down the years. In each programme this
season, we will reflect on the matches, the people and the occasions that have seen us set the

standard and helped shape our history.

Paul Allen heads off the line during
our first-ever Premier League match

FIRST Members Agreement, signed on today’s visitors Southampton.
17 July 1991 by the game’s top- The first Premier League
PREMIER LEAGUE flight clubs, established the basic
FIXTURE principles for setting up the FA campaign kicked off on 15 August
Premier League. 1992 and our very first game in
The face of English football the newly-formed division saw us
underwent an enormous change in The newly formed top division was travel to the south coast to take
1992/93 when the Premier League to have commercial independence on the Saints. There were 27 goals
was launched amid much fanfare, from The Football Association and across the nine matches played on
bringing an end to the 104-year the Football League, giving the FA that first afternoon – an average of
history of the original Football Premier League licence to negotiate three per game – however, none of
League. its own broadcast and sponsorship them came at The Dell! It’s a well-
agreements. known piece of trivia that Sheffield
At the close of the 1990/91 United’s Brian Deane scored the
season, a proposal was tabled for The First Division clubs resigned first-ever Premier League goal after
the establishment of a new league en masse from the Football League just five minutes of their 2-1 home
that would bring more money into in 1992, and on 27 May that year the win over Manchester United.
the game overall. The Founder FA Premier League was formed as
a limited company, with 22 inaugural A change in our coaching set-up
members including ourselves and meant that we entered that new

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era with Doug Livermore as our under some severe pressure from he was denied by Flowers and the
first-team coach, assisted by Ray the Saints, who included the likes spoils were shared.
Clemence. Our main new signings of Tim Flowers, Jason Dodd, Matt
prior to the start of the season were Le Tissier, Francis Benali and David Both teams had to wait a while
Neil Ruddock, arriving in N17 from Speedie in their line-up. for their first Premier League win.
Southampton, Darren Anderton and Ours came in our sixth match when
Dean Austin. Ian Walker was a busy man in our we defeated Sheffield United 2-0
goal but made a number of excellent on home soil, while Southampton
Ruddock skippered us on his return saves to keep the game goalless, recorded their first victory in their
to The Dell and was outstanding at while our best chance fell to Gordon fifth match, a 2-1 home win over
the heart of our defence as we came Durie shortly after the interval, but Middlesbrough.

FIRST miss the match due to the death of City ended our interest with a 1-4
his father, while one of our founder defeat.
‘MARATHON’ FA CUP TIE members, HD Casey, was a linesman
for the game! Once more, the match We had a similar three-game
The concept of marathon ties in the finished 1-1 and Joyce was on target series against Southampton in the
FA Cup is something only readers again, leading to a second replay at FA Cup of 1901/02 when, as holders,
of a certain age will be familiar with, a neutral ground. we drew 1-1 at White Hart Lane,
following the change in competition 2-2 at The Dell before losing 2-1 at
rules in 1990/91. Tufnell Park was the venue and Reading’s Elm Park.
we finally found a way past the
Prior to that season, cup ties Hatters thanks to goals from Subsequent ‘marathon’ cup ties
would continue to be replayed until Harry Bradshaw and Cameron. We came in 1906/07 (v Blackburn
one team emerged as the winner, went on to defeat Newton Heath Rovers), 1934/35 (v Bolton),
regardless of how many matches in a replay and Sunderland in the 1938/39 (v West Ham) and 1952/53
that took. The longest-ever FA Cup second round proper before Stoke (v Birmingham) – all featuring three
tie came in the fourth qualifying matches.
round of 1970/71, when Alvechurch
and Oxford City needed no fewer John Cameron...one of our goalscorers
than six matches to determine a against Luton Town in 1898
winner, with the former eventually
winning 1-0 in their fifth replay!

After 1990/91, only one replay
would take place and if teams were
level at the end of that, extra time
and penalties would decide the
outcome.

Our first ‘marathon’ FA Cup tie
came during 1898/99 and involved
a three-match series with Luton
Town. They were already familiar
opponents in the competition for us
as we’d been drawn against them in
each of the last four seasons, losing
on three occasions.

We entered the 1898/99 FA Cup in
the third qualifying round, beating
Wolverton and then Clapton after
a replay to face Luton Town again.
The first game in the fifth qualifying
round took place on home soil at
Northumberland Park where we
drew 1-1, Bill Joyce netting our goal,
with a club record of £237 being
taken in gate receipts for the game.

The replay at Luton saw our
inspirational player John Cameron

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anywhere, and we are taking action to
combat all forms of discrimination.
But we can all do more.

Challenge it, report it, change it, and
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OPPOSITION - SOUTHAMPTON

INTRODUCING MANAGER Southampton boss since
SOUTHAMPTON December 2018, Hasenhuttl
impressed by guiding the Saints
RALPH to an 11th-place league finish
in 2019/20, the club’s highest
HASENHUTTL position for three campaigns.
The Austrian made his name in
D.O.B: 09.08.67 Germany with RB Leipzig, taking
NATIONALITY: AUSTRIAN over at the newly-promoted
Bundesliga side in 2016 and
leading them to second place
in the league at the end of that
campaign. Prior to that, he had
coached at SpVgg Unterhaching,
VfR Aalen and FC Ingolstadt in
the German lower leagues.

SOUTHAMPTON’S 04 01
10-YEAR RECORD 05 44

2ND
2ND
14TH
8TH
7TH
6TH
8TH
17TH
16TH
11TH

10/11 ALEX FRASER
11/12
12/13 MCCARTHY FORSTER
13/14
14/15 D.O.B: 03.12.89 D.O.B: 17.03.88
15/16 POSITION: GOALKEEPER POSITION: GOALKEEPER
16/17 NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH
17/18
18/19 JACK
19/20
STEPHENS
SEASON PTS W D L GF GA JANNIK
2010-11 92 28 8 10 86 38 D.O.B: 27.01.94
2011-12 88 26 10 10 85 46 VESTERGAARD POSITION: DEFENDER
2012-13 41 9 14 15 49 60 NATIONALITY: ENGLISH
2013-14 56 15 11 12 54 46 D.O.B: 03.08.92
2014-15 60 18 6 14 54 33 POSITION: DEFENDER
2015-16 63 18 9 11 59 41 NATIONALITY: DANISH
2016-17 46 12 10 16 41 48
2017-18 36 7 15 16 37 56
2018-19 39 9 12 17 45 65
2019-20 52 15 7 16 51 60

PREMIER LEAGUE

CHAMPIONSHIP

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03 12 22 35
06 31 02
RYAN JAN KYLE

BERTRAND BEDNAREK WALKER-PETERS

D.O.B: 05.08.89 D.O.B: 12.04.96 D.O.B: 14.11.97
POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: POLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

SOUTHAMPTON ZONES MOHAMMED KAYNE
(2020/21 PL)
SALISU RAMSAY
OWN THIRD
D.O.B: 17.04.99 D.O.B: 10.10.00
28% POSITION: DEFENDER POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: GHANAIAN NATIONALITY: ENGLISH
MIDDLE THIRD

45%

OPPOSITION THIRD

26%

ON THE ATTACK

41% 27% 32%LEFT SIDE ORIOL
MIDDLE
MOUSSA ROMEU
RIGHT SIDE
DJENEPO D.O.B: 24.09.91
POSITION: MIDFIELDER
D.O.B: 15.06.98 NATIONALITY: SPANISH
POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: MALIAN

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OPPOSITION - SOUTHAMPTON

STUART 19 23 17 NATHAN IBRAHIMA
40 10 11
ARMSTRONG REDMOND DIALLO
27
D.O.B: 30.03.92 D.O.B: 06.03.94 D.O.B: 08.03.99
POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER
NATIONALITY: SCOTTISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: FRENCH

NATHAN CHE 5 4R135+TEAM STATS

TELLA ADAMS 100+X031
PLAYED
D.O.B: 05.07.99 D.O.B: 13.07.96 10 06 15
POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: SCOTTISH GAMES WON GAMES DRAWN GAMES LOST

TAKUMI DANIEL (32%) (19%) (49%)

MINAMINO N’LUNDULU 5150240% X+0R 13090X+0R
AVG. GOALS
D.O.B: 16.01.95 D.O.B: 05.02.99
POSITION: FORWARD POSITION: FORWARD 81050+X0R 100X0+RPOSSESSIONSCORED
NATIONALITY: JAPANESE NATIONALITY: ENGLISH 79%
1.3
31
PASSING GOALS PER
ACCURACY GAME

ALL STATS FROM 2020/21 PL

OPPOSITION - SOUTHAMPTON

ONES TO WATCH

08
09
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JAMES DANNY THEO

WARD-PROWSE INGS WALCOTT

D.O.B: 01.11.94 D.O.B: 23.07.92 D.O.B: 16.03.89
POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

The Saints skipper and long-serving The striker hit 22 league goals last Another Saints Academy graduate,
stalwart came through the club’s season, relishing being fully fit after Walcott joined Arsenal as a teenager
Academy, making his debut in several years of injury setbacks, and in 2006, the same year he became
2011 and representing them more has continued his goalscoring form England’s youngest ever senior
than 250 times in the following into 2020/21. He started out on the international aged 17 years and
decade. A set-piece specialist, South Coast with AFC Bournemouth, 75 days. He went on to make 398
he’s been capped by England from before an impressive spell with appearances for the Gunners, leaving
U17s to senior level, with six full Burnley attracted the attentions of to join Everton in 2018. He returned to
international appearances to date. Liverpool, who he signed for in 2015. the Saints on loan earlier this season.

130100+X 130800+X 100900+X 100400+X 10020X+0 10010X0+R
APPEARANCES INTERCEPTIONS GOALS ASSISTS GOALS ASSISTS

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146 live games

OPPOSITION - MATCH CENTRE

MATCHSOUTHAMPTON ALL-TIME QUOTE…UNQUOTE
CENTREPREMIER LEAGUE STATS
“We’re six points behind the top four,
841 so we have to get results and wait for
the other teams to drop points, but
1000+X 2R6PLAYED we have to do our best and take big,
big responsibility for the rest of the
season.”

- A disappointed Heung-Min Son
after our loss to Manchester United

263 227 351

WON DRAWN LOST “We lost two goals where we feel we
(62%) (22%) (16%) could’ve done a lot better. Second half
we were a lot brighter, controlled the
1,028 1,203 game and created a number of half
chances but couldn’t get our goal and
GOALS FOR GOALS AGAINST when the third one went in, it was very
much an uphill climb from there.”
1,016
- Stuart Armstrong reflects on
POINTS Southampton’s defeat at West Brom

GOAL STATS TOP FIVES 329
290
51203900+XR 10000+0XR PL APPEARANCES 270
262
OPEN PLAY COUNTER ATTACKS JASON DODD 243
CLAUS LUNDEKVAM
(59%) (0%) MATTHEW LE TISSIER 100
JAMES WARD-PROWSE 68
4110610X+0R 10000X0+R FRANCIS BENALI 42
38
SET PIECES OWN GOALS PL GOALS 29
(41%) (0%)
MATTHEW LE TISSIER
2020/21 PL STATS JAMES BEATTIE
34 MARIAN PAHARS
DANNY INGS
JAMES WARD-PROWSE

OPPOSITION - MATCH CENTRE

LAST MEETING

SOUTHAMPTON 20.09.20 SPURS
PREMIER LEAGUE
09 10 10
2 - 5ST. MARY’S STADIUM 07 27

INGS (32, 90 P) SON (45+2, 47, 28 05
64, 73) 08
12 17
06 08 KANE (82)

03 35 05 02 MCCARTHY 01 01 LLORIS 33 15 06 02
WALKER-PETERS 02 02 DOHERTY
01 06 SANCHEZ 01
STEPHENS 05 15 DIER
SUBS BEDNAREK 35 33 DAVIES SUBS
SMALLBONE (ROMEU 55) BERTRAND 03 05 HØJBJERG LO CELSO (NDOMBELE 45)
TELLA (ARMSTRONG 68) ARMSTRONG 17 08 WINKS
WARD-PROWSE 08 28 NDOMBELE LAMELA (LUCAS 61)
LONG (ADAMS 80) 27 LUCAS BERGWIJN (KANE 84)
ROMEU 06 10 KANE
DJENEPO 12 07 SON

ADAMS 10
INGS 09

L L FORM GUIDE W L

MANCHESTER CITY 5 SOUTHAMPTON 1 W SOUTHAMPTON 3 WEST BROM 3
SOUTHAMPTON 2 BRIGHTON 2 BURNLEY 2 SOUTHAMPTON 0
PREMIER LEAGUE BOURNEMOUTH 0 PREMIER LEAGUE
10.03.21 PREMIER LEAGUE SOUTHAMPTON 3 PREMIER LEAGUE
14.03.21 04.04.21 12.04.21
FA CUP
20.03.21

LUCAS MOURA VITAL STATISTICS NATHAN REDMOND

V

PL 2020-21 STATS

26 APPEARANCES 22

1241 MINUTES PLAYED 1254

3 GOALS SCORED 2

717055%00X+R 10040+0X 15 SHOTS 30 10020X+0 717077%0+X0R

6 SHOTS ON TARGET 9

509 PASSES 503

847 TOUCHES 757

PASS ASSISTS ASSISTS PASS
COMPLETION COMPLETION
25 CROSSES 22

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FROM THE ARCHIVE

BACK ISSUE

Looking back at the Spurs programme that greeted today’s visitors in past seasons,
Club Historian John Fennelly reflects on Southampton’s visit to Tottenham in March 1985.

After a single goal that flew past Peter Shilton. to Manchester United after extra
defeat at the Dell After that, we took control with time.

in October, we were Mark Falco, Garth Crooks and Garry Norwich won the League Cup with
Brooke all hitting the target. Steve victory over Sunderland, however
determined to Moran scored the decisive goal in both sides were subsequently
the first game after 30 minutes. relegated alongside Stoke.
maintain our title Oxford United, Birmingham and
Both sides had their moments in Manchester City replaced them.
challenge when the the First Division chase that term
and we led the table over Christmas. Former Spurs striker Kerry Dixon
Saints arrived at White Hart But we faded to finish third – level (Chelsea) and a future one – Gary
on points with runners-up Liverpool Lineker (Leicester) – were the
Lane in March. And we did it in - while Saints were in fifth place. division’s joint top scorers with 24.
Everton were champions and also Cyril Knowles steered Darlington to
emphatic style with a 5-1 triumph. lifted the European Cup Winners’ promotion to the Third Division and
Ossie Ardiles returned from Cup but lost in the FA Cup Final a 17-year-old Paul Gascoigne made
injury to open the scoring in the
39th minute but Danny Wallace
equalised just after half-time.
Glenn Hoddle restored our lead
with a brilliant and powerful shot

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FROM THE ARCHIVE

Leslie Yates presented his Lawrence netting for the visitors.
excellent ‘Look in the Past’ feature On the ‘Meet the Saints’ pen
as he reported on previous games
between the clubs. His news page pix feature, manager Lawrie
contained details of a recent McMenemy introduced a squad
3-2 home defeat suffered by our that included future Spurs coaching
reserves at the hands of their duo Kevin Bond and Joe Jordan.
Southampton counterparts. Dick
and Leworthy were our scorers, Sadly the season was
with Dave Puckett (2) and George overshadowed by the dual horrors
of the Bradford City fire and the
Heysel tragedy.

his Newcastle debut. Mark Falco
Both Spurs and Saints competed 39

in the UEFA Cup that season.
Southampton went out in the first
round to Hamburg while we reached
the fourth round stage before being
eliminated by eventual champions
Real Madrid. Steve Perryman’s
own goal was sadly the decisive
moment.

The FA Cup saw Liverpool knock
us out in the fourth round after we
beat the Reds in the League Cup
before we went out to Sunderland
after a replay. Saints made it to
the fifth round of the former before
going down at home to Barnsley
while QPR ended their League Cup
hopes at the fourth round stage.

Our programme for
Southampton’s visit was a 28-page
part-colour production that cost
50p. Crooks was on the front cover,
David Leworthy was the centre-
page portrait with action shots
from our recent home defeat by
Manchester United.

Gary Mabbutt was the main
interview as he detailed his daily
routine in his battle to recover
from a broken leg. Ally Dick was
introduced in the ‘In Reserve’
focus with Micky Hazard telling
readers about the favourite items
in his collection under the heading
‘Among My Souvenirs.’

SPURS WOMEN

CATCHING UP WITH…RACHEL WILLIAMS What impact has Rehanne
made since her arrival here at
Spurs?

“There’s no day where I don’t
arrive at training excited and
looking forward to what she’s
going to be teaching us. I have
been in the WSL since the day
it started and there is always
something new to learn.

“Over the years, Rehanne’s
always been behind the scenes
and personally I don’t think she
really reaps the rewards for
the work she puts in. The level
of detail she goes to for any
individual player, for unit work
or the team is unbelievable, so
I wish her all the best.”

With the Barclays FA trial at the Centre of Excellence. What was football like
Women’s Super League (WSL) From there she gave me the growing up for you and how
celebrating its 10th anniversary opportunity to have an England did your early experiences
last week, we caught up with trial. She told me I had a real shape your career?
experienced forward Rachel talent and that if I knuckled
Williams who has been at the down and worked hard, I could “I didn’t know any girls that
top of her game since the WSL’s go far with my football. Up played football, so the only way
inception back in 2011. until I was 17, Rehanne was my I could play was to bug my older
manager at Leicester’s Centre brother to take me with him and
Over the course of her career, of Excellence, then I went his friends. They would tease
the 33-year-old has amassed to Leicester College where me and say ‘you can’t run as fast
110 WSL appearances and she was my manager for the as us, you’re not as strong as
played for Leicester, Notts football team and then I played us’, so I thought, right, well if I’m
County, Doncaster Belles, for her at Leicester Women. going to play with the boys then
Chelsea, and Birmingham City I need to be as good as them, so
before making the switch to “We didn’t have a team when it went from there. I was about
Spurs last summer. She lifted I finished at the Centre of eight years old at the time. My
the FA Cup in 2012 and was Excellence, so Rehanne set up brother always took me out
part of Team GB for the London the Leicester Women’s team. with him and the more I played
Olympics in the same year. We started in the bottom
league, worked our way up, Lucy Quinn
You worked closely with won promotion four years in a
Rehanne Skinner during your row and eventually joined the
time at Leicester. How much national leagues.
of an impact did she have on
your career and where you are “I owe a lot to her. If it had not
now? met Rehanne I would not be
where I am today. When I was
“Rehanne and I go way back, I younger, I did not know of any
met her when I was 14. She was girls that played or that girls
living and working in Leicester teams existed out there. I just
close to Northfield, the council played every day with the boys
estate where I grew up. She and she found me. I have said
found me on the streets playing to her since ‘I’ve only got the
with a boys’ team and got me a career I have because of you.”

40

WOMEN

with them, I noticed I got better my career has gone as far as it FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
and better. It actually got to has. For me, it has never been
the point where I was getting about money or fame, I play SEPTEMBER
picked before my brother and football because I absolutely
he was like ‘anymore of that love it.” SUN 6 H WEST HAM UNITED 1-1
and you won’t be coming with
us’.” What are your personal aims SUN 13 A EVERTON 0-1
for the rest of the season and
What was the league like when what do you think this team SAT 26 A ARSENAL (WFAC) 0-4
you first started and how can achieve?
different is it now? OCTOBER
“For me, I just want to be
“Back then when I was at at my best playing week in SUN 4 A MANCHESTER CITY 1-4
the Centre of Excellence at week out, being a nightmare
Leicester, I also played for a for defenders, scoring goals, WED 7 H LONDON LIONESSES (CLC) 4-0
Sunday league team, where I creating goals and working hard
had to pay £2 a week to play. I for my teammates. That is what SAT 10 H MANCHESTER UNITED 0-1
never really believed that the I have always done, I have never
women’s game could go as far put pressure on myself to be the SUN 18 A ARSENAL 1-6
as it has done now. I took it top goal scorer or to be the best
seriously whereas some of the player, I literally want to play NOVEMBER
other girls in that team didn’t with a smile on my face like a kid
work as hard as I did. in the park. I want defenders to TUE 3 A CHELSEA (CLC) 0-2
think ‘oh not Rach again, it’s like
"I got into England U15s and I playing against a brick wall, she SUN 8 H READING 1-1
remember the manager at the never stops running or hassling
time asking me where I played. us.’ SUN 15 A BRISTOL CITY 2-2
I said ‘on the park, on the pitch’
without realising she was “I’m looking forward to the WED 18 A ARSENAL (CLC) 2-2*
meaning what position! I started next time Rehanne gives me
out as a central midfielder which the nod to start. Whether she DECEMBER
made sense because my idol wants me to play in the 9 or the
growing up was Steven Gerrard, 10 position, I am just excited to MON 7 H BRIGHTON & HA 3-1
I absolutely idolised him. get going.
SUN 13 H ASTON VILLA 3-1
"I have been fortunate “For us as a team, we owe a lot
because every manager that to the fans because we had a JANUARY
I have played for has seen difficult start to the season and
my natural talent and almost we are not where we want to be. SUN 10 H BIRMINGHAM CITY P-P
worked the team around me, it We want to make it up to them
is because of that that I feel that by finishing as high as possible.” SUN 17 A WEST HAM UNITED 1-0

SUN 31 A CHELSEA 0-4

FEBRUARY

SAT 6 A ASTON VILLA 0-1

WED 10 H BRISTOL CITY P-P

SUN 28 H EVERTON 2-3

MARCH

SUN 7 A BRIGHTON & HA 0-2

SUN 14 A READING 0-0

SUN 14 H BRISTOL CITY 1-1

SAT 27 H ARSENAL 0-3

APRIL

SUN 4 H MANCHESTER CITY 0-3

SUN 18 A READING (WFAC)

SUN 25 A MANCHESTER UNITED

MAY

SUN 2 H CHELSEA

SUN 9 A BIRMINGHAM CITY

WFAC - Womens FA Cup
CLC - Continental League Cup
All home fixtures at The Hive
* - lost 5-4 on penalties

WSL TABLE

PLD W D L GD PTS

CHELSEA 19 16 2 1 +52 50

MANCHESTER CITY 19 15 3 1 +47 48

ARSENAL 18 12 2 4 +43 38

MANCHESTER UNITED 19 12 2 5 +18 38

EVERTON 19 9 4 6 +12 31

BRIGHTON 19 7 3 9 -19 24

READING 19 4 8 7 -12 20

SPURS 19 4 5 10 -19 17

BIRMINGHAM CITY 18 3 4 11 -24 13

WEST HAM 17 3 3 11 -15 12

Rachel in action for Team GB BRISTOL CITY 19 2 5 12 -51 11
at the 2012 Olympics
ASTON VILLA 17 3 1 13 -32 10
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UP TO AND INCLUDING 16.04.21

DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

Goalmouth action during our win at Leicester POWELL PRAISES
TOGETHERNESS
LADS RECOVER TO WIN AT minutes as he drove home from Head of Coaching Chris
LEICESTER close range to mark his first Powell was delighted with
Our Under-23s came from appearance after six months the response our Under-23s
behind to earn a 3-1 win at out injured with a goal. showed to bounce back from
Leicester City on Monday a difficult situation and run
12 April with an impressive The match marked our first out deserved 3-1 winners at
display in the Premier League visit to the Foxes’ new state- Leicester.
2. of-the-art training centre,
which opened in December. “It was a very slow start
Despite suffering a setback Leicester: Stolarczyk, Clark, against, admittedly, a team
with the hosts taking an early O’Connor, Nelson, Daley- who really came out of the
lead through a Marcel Lavinier Campbell, Ewing (Fitzhugh blocks quickly and then we fell
own goal, we responded well 67), Leshabela, Da Silva behind to an own goal, which
to that disappointment to (Madivadua 55), McAteer, set us quite a task for the
get ourselves back on terms Shade (c) (Russ 78), Wakeling. evening,” he said.
via Dilan Markanday on 24 Substitutes (not used):
minutes. Odunze, Braybrooke. “But, as the team has shown
Spurs: Oluwayemi, Lavinier, all season under Wayne
From there, we went on Cirkin, Thorpe (J Davies 90), (Burnett, Under-23s Coach),
to dominate proceedings. Lyons-Foster, Omole (Richards they have a real resilience and
Showing great fight and 65), Bennett, Bowden (c), Etete, there is a real togetherness
determination, we took the Markanday, Pedder (Skinner about the players, and you
lead on 68 minutes through a 87). Substitute (not used): could see that they were ready
brilliant solo effort from J'Neil Kurylowicz. to overturn that slow start and
Bennett. the goal deficit to end up as
3-1 winners – and it was quite
Substitute Rodel Richards comprehensive in the end for
then sealed the points on 86 us.

“It was a wonderful individual
goal from J’Neil Bennett
and then it was a really
great moment for RJ (Rodel
Richards). He’s worked ever so
hard having been out for six
months and he got the third
goal, which really capped off a
great evening for us.”

STADIUM OPPORTUNITY
The Under-23s will have a
fantastic chance to play at
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
when we take on Liverpool on
Friday (23 April).

The Premier League 2 fixture
has been switched from
Hotspur Way and will take
place behind closed doors at
the stadium, kick-off 12pm.

Follow us on Twitter
@SpursOfficial to see how the
lads get on.

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U23s

TRAINING DAYS train with the senior group by FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
The cameras were out at Jose Mourinho over the course SEPTEMBER
Hotspur Way last Wednesday of each season, giving them SAT 12 H BRIGHTON & HA 1-1
to snap one of the daily first a fantastic insight into the FRI 18 H WEST HAM UNITED 3-0
team training sessions, with a highly-competitive first team SAT 26 A ARSENAL 1-0
number of Under-23s players environment and helping them OCTOBER
spotted. to hone their craft. SAT 3 H SOUTHAMPTON 2-1
MON 19 A EVERTON 0-0
Our youngsters are often Here are some of the photos NOVEMBER
afforded opportunities to from last week’s session… FRI 6 H DERBY COUNTY 1-2
SUN 22 A MANCHESTER UNITED 2-4
MON 30 H LEICESTER CITY 1-5
DECEMBER
MON 7 A BLACKBURN ROVERS 3-2
MON 14 A CHELSEA 2-3
SAT 19 A LIVERPOOL 4-3
JANUARY
FRI 15 A BRIGHTON & HA 5-1
FRI 22 A WEST HAM UNITED 2-1
FRI 29 H ARSENAL 1-1
FEBRUARY
SUN 7 A SOUTHAMPTON 1-1
FRI 26 H BLACKBURN ROVERS 1-1
MARCH
FRI 5 H EVERTON 2-1
MON 15 A DERBY COUNTY 0-1
FRI 19 H MANCHESTER UNITED 3-0
APRIL
MON 12 A LEICESTER CITY 3-1
SUN 18 H CHELSEA
FRI 23 H LIVERPOOL
FRI 30 A MANCHESTER CITY
MAY
FRI 7 H MANCHESTER CITY

Kion Etete Jamie Bowden

All home fixtures at Hotspur Way,
except Liverpool at Tottenham
Hotspur Stadium

PL 2 TABLE

PLD W D L GD PTS

MANCHESTER CITY 20 13 5 2 +37 44

BLACKBURN 20 10 6 4 +12 36

SPURS 20 10 5 5 +9 35

CHELSEA 20 9 6 5 10 33

LIVERPOOL 20 9 3 8 -1 30

DERBY COUNTY 20 9 3 8 -4 30

EVERTON 20 8 5 7 +8 29

MANCHESTER UNITED 20 8 4 8 -2 28

BRIGHTON 22 6 8 8 -8 26

Brooklyn ARSENAL 21 6 6 9 -5 24
Lyons-Foster
WEST HAM UNITED 20 4 5 11 -17 17
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J'Neil Bennett LEICESTER CITY 20 5 2 13 -18 17

SOUTHAMPTON 21 4 4 13 -21 16

UP TO AND INCLUDING 12.04.21

ACADEMY

Nile John looks for a route (Hayton 8), Cassanova
to goal in our FA Youth Cup tie (Mathurin 64), Kyezu, Matthew
Craig, Muir, Paskotsi, Mundle,
John, Scarlett (Donley 47),
Devine, Santiago. Substitutes
(not used): Michael Craig,
Haysman, Hackett.
West Brom: Boruc, Ingram,
De Sousa, Teixeira, Taylor (c),
Ashworth, Fellows (Hall 85),
Iroegbunam, Faal (Andrews
42), Malcolm, Richards (Okoka
73). Substitutes (not used):
Hollingshead, Cleary, Shaw,
Grant.

BAGGIES AGONY IN FA Jamie Donley firing just wide FIXTURE CHANGE
YOUTH CUP and Nile John’s long-range Our Under-18 Premier League
A first-half red card, injuries shot spectacularly tipped away trip to Leicester City,
to two key players and five onto the crossbar by West initially scheduled to have
unanswered goals – including Brom goalkeeper Maksymillian taken place last Saturday (17
two right at the end of the Boruc, but the visitors – who April), has been rearranged.
game – left our Under-18s were also reduced to 10 men
shellshocked at the hands of when right-back Ethan Ingram The match will now take place
West Bromwich Albion in the saw red in the closing stages on Saturday 15 May, kick-off
FA Youth Cup last week (13 – picked us off with two late 12pm at Leicester City’s new
April). goals from substitutes Jamie training ground.
Andrews and Samuel Okoka to
Having lost goalkeeper and complete an unexpected 5-0 USEFUL WIN AT
captain Thimothee Lo-Tutala final scoreline, one totally out SOUTHAMPTON
to injury inside four minutes of keeping with our excellent Yago Santiago bagged a
at Hotspur Way, we fell behind performances at youth level superb goal and assist as we
to Tom Fellows’ strike on 20 over the course of the season. claimed a hard-earned 3-0
minutes before centre-back win at Southampton in the
Marqes Muir picked up a Spurs: Lo-Tutala (c) Under-18 Premier League on
second yellow card in first- 10 April.
half added time, forcing us to
play the last 45 minutes with The Spanish winger exhibited
10 men.
Romaine Mundle in action
Our night subsequently during the win at Southampton
went from bad to worse when
striker Dane Scarlett – who
had earlier hit the bar in search
of an equaliser – limped off at
the start of the second period,
with the Baggies taking full
advantage to extend their lead
through Tim Iroegbunam and a
second for Fellows.

To the credit of Matt Taylor’s
young side, we battled hard to
get back into the fifth round
tie with substitute striker

44

U18s

some excellent footwork to pass on the break for his FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES
fire us into a 25th-minute lead second goal in as many games. SEPTEMBER
at Staplewood before setting Spurs: Lo-Tutala (c), Cesay SAT 12 A WEST HAM UNITED 4-1
up Michael Craig for his first (Kyezu 79), Hackett, Matthew SAT 19 H ARSENAL 2-0
league goal of the season in the Craig, Muir, Paskotsi, Mundle SAT 26 A BRIGHTON & HA 1-1
last few minutes. (J Davies 77), Michael Craig, OCTOBER
Mathurin, Kyerematen SAT 3 H FULHAM 3-0
In between, 19 minutes (Cassanova 60), Santiago. SAT 17 H ASTON VILLA 0-2
from time, Romaine Mundle Substitute (not used): Hayton. SAT 24 H READING 4-4
finished off Kallum Cesay’s NOVEMBER
SAT 7 A NORWICH CITY 2-0
MEET OUR FIRST-YEAR SAT 21 H SOUTHAMPTON 7-0
UNDER-18S PLAYERS SAT 28 H LEICESTER CITY 1-1
In this season’s matchday DECEMBER
programme, we take time DEC 5 A CRYSTAL PALACE 5-1
out to speak to some of our SAT 19 H WEST BROMWICH ALBION 0-0
newest intake of Under- JANUARY
18s players to find out TUE 12 H NEWPORT COUNTY (FAYC) 6-2
more about them during SAT 23 A ARSENAL 1-4
their first season as full- SAT 30 H BRIGHTON & HA 2-1
time footballers. Tonight, FEBRUARY
we hear from midfielder WED 17 A FULHAM 0-5
Jezreel Davies… SAT 20 A ASTON VILLA 1-1
SAT 27 A READING 2-2
Name: Jezreel Davies. football, who would it be? MARCH
Position: Midfield. “Kevin Hart. I love comedy SAT 6 A CHELSEA 6-1
Born: 10 July, 2004, at and he’s so funny!” WED 31 A WIMBLEDON (FAYC) 3-0
Homerton Hospital in Have you got any hidden APRIL
Hackney. talents? “Yes – I can ride SAT 10 A SOUTHAMPTON 3-0
Last school: Lammas a unicycle! I’ve got an old TUE 13 H WEST BROM (FAYC) 0-5
School & Sixth Form in video on my phone of TUE 20 H WEST HAM UNITED
Leyton. me riding a unicycle and SAT 24 H CRYSTAL PALACE
When did you first start juggling at the same time. MAY
training at Spurs? “This I’m also good at gymnastics, SAT 1 A WEST BROMWICH ALBION
time last year – I was backflips and things like TUE 4 H NORWICH CITY
previously at Leyton Orient that.” SAT 8 H CHELSEA
since the Under-13s.” Have you got any pets? SAT 15 A LEICESTER CITY
Any other sports men or “Loads! I’ve got two
women in your family? “My tortoises called Turbo and All home fixtures at Hotspur Way.
older sister Mia used to Teddy, two guinea pigs, two FAYC - FA Youth Cup
play football for Leicester hamsters, rabbits, a dog, a
City but she’s a PE teacher cat… basically my nan owns U18S PL TABLE
now.” a farm in Leicestershire and
Which players do you like because of that, my sister FULHAM PLD W D L GD PTS
to watch in first team Kweena loves animals, so CRYSTAL PALACE 20 14 2 4 +35 44
training and why? “Tanguy she’s the reason we have all BRIGHTON & HA 20 14 2 4 +20 44
Ndombele because he’s these pets at home!” SPURS 21 12 3 6 +22 39
a very creative, exciting If you couldn’t be a CHELSEA 18 9 6 3 +20 33
player. It’s amazing to footballer, what would ASTON VILLA 20 10 3 7 +18 33
watch him to be honest.” you like to be instead? “A ARSENAL 18 9 5 4 +1 32
If you could meet anyone professional table tennis NORWICH CITY 19 8 3 8 -3 27
famous outside of player.” WEST BROM 18 8 1 9 +3 25
WEST HAM UNITED 20 7 3 10 -7 24
READING 20 5 4 11 -23 19
LEICESTER CITY 18 4 4 10 -18 16
SOUTHAMPTON 19 2 4 13 -33 10
19 1 4 14 -35 7

UP TO AND INCLUDING 10.04.21

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PLAYER STATS

WOMENS U18s U23s

WSL CT CUP WFA CUP LEAGUE LC FAYC PL2
APP G APP G APP G APP G
APP G APP G APP G
17 2 3 1 0 0 80
Angela Addison 17 1 3 1 0 0 Eddie Carrington 5 0 0 0 1 0 Brandon Austin 16 3
Rosella Ayane 400000 J'Neil Bennett 11 2
So-hyun Cho 14 1 3 0 0 0 Dante Cassanova 700030 Jamie Bowden 10
Gemma Davison 14 0 2 0 0 0 Kallum Cesay 10 0
Rianna Dean 511000 Kallum Cesay 14 3 0 0 2 0 Dennis Cirkin 82
Anna Filbey 502000 Jack Clarke 20
Hannah Godfrey 14 0 1 0 0 0 Matthew Craig 18 0 0 0 2 0 Michael Craig 20
Kit Graham 13 0 3 0 0 0 Jez Davies 81
Josie Green 11 1 2 0 0 0 Michael Craig 12 1 0 0 1 0 Alfie Devine 19 8
Kerys Harrop 17 0 3 1 0 0 Kion Etete 20
Alanna Kennedy 713000 Jez Davies 200000 Malachi Fagan-Walcott 20
Lucia Leon 500000 Keenan Ferguson 20
Aurora Mikalsen 800000 Alfie Devine 10 2 0 0 2 0 Anthony Georgiou 70
Abbie McManus 421000 Nile John 18 2
Alex Morgan 600000 Jamie Donley 510032 Marcel Lavinier 10
Esther Morgan 700000 Dermi Lusala 17 1
Jess Naz 10 2 3 0 0 0 Jordan Hackett 11 0 0 0 2 0 Brooklyn Lyons-Foster 17 2
Ashleigh Neville 200000 Dilan Markanday 14 2
Chloe Peplow 16 0 3 2 0 0 Khalon Haysman 500000 George Marsh 20
Ria Percival 17 1 3 0 0 0 Marqes Muir 10
Lucy Quinn 13 0 3 0 0 0 Adam Hayton 200010 Jeremie Mukendi 20
Becky Spencer 201000 Romaine Mundle 11 3
Elisha Sulola 900000 Nile John 13 1 0 0 3 0 Jubril Okedina 10 0
Rachel Williams 11 2 2 0 0 0 Josh Oluwayemi 16 0
Siri Worm 17 0 3 1 0 0 Jeremy Kyezu 500030 Tobi Omole 50
Shelina Zadorsky Rafferty Pedder 81
Rio Kyerematen 100000 Maurizio Pochettino 63
Rodel Richards 10
Thimothee Lo-Tutala 13 0 0 0 3 0 Max Robson 10
Jack Roles 20
Dermi Lusala 810010 Danny Rose 10
Yago Santiago 42
Aaron Maguire 300000 Dane Scarlett 10
Aaron Skinner 52
Roshaun Mathurin 15 5 0 0 3 1 Kazaiah Sterling 14 0
Elliot Thorpe 10
Marqes Muir 16 0 0 0 3 0 Shilow Tracey 11 3
Harvey White 30
Romaine Mundle 16 2 0 0 2 1 Alfie Whiteman 10
Tarrelle Whittaker
Maksim Paskotsi 15 5 0 0 1 0

Max Robson 810000

Yago Santiago 14 3 0 0 3 0

Dane Scarlett 13 15 0 0 3 5

Isak Solberg 100000

Renaldo Torraj 100000

Tarrelle Whittaker 15 3 0 0 1 0

Up to and including 04.04.21 Up to and including 13.04.21

Up to and including 12.04.21

Rianna Dean Yago Santiago J'Neil Bennett
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CUP FINAL GLORY

DOWN WEMBLEY
WAY…

While the focus this evening is quite rightly on league points, no doubt supporters will most
likely have one eye on Sunday’s Carabao Cup Final against Manchester City. As this is our last
game before our trip to Wembley, we thought we’d whet the appetite with a look back at our

four previous League Cup successes at the national stadium.

27 February, 1971
Spurs 2 (Chivers 2)
Aston Villa 0

Our first-ever League Cup Final Martin Chivers scores our first
appearance came in our fourth goal against Aston Villa
participation in the competition
and it was Third Division opponents came as the second half opened playing to the whistle and appeared
Aston Villa that stood between us when Chico Hamilton seized on a from nowhere to clear off the line.
and a first piece of silverware since mistake by Cyril Knowles, cut into
the 1967 FA Cup. the middle and with all the space he At last we were stirred into action
wanted unleashed a dipping drive and with 17 minutes left we made the
With Queens Park Rangers and from 25 yards. Pat Jennings could do breakthrough. Jimmy Neighbour’s
Swindon Town of the Third Division little as the ball clipped the bar and shot was easily parried by Dunn but
having previously beaten First went over. he could not push it out of the danger
Division sides to win the League area and it fell perfectly for Chivers
Cup, we knew this was going to be no As the second half went on Villa to hammer home.
Saturday afternoon stroll. Villa had dominated more and more, Spurs
a new tradition to maintain while we concentrating on defence and With the pressure off, we poured
had no desire to join West Bromwich grateful the ever-reliable Phil Beal forward and three minutes later
Albion and Arsenal on the roll of was playing at his best. Even he could Chivers finished Villa off with a
shame. That we did not was largely do little though on the hour mark, goal that showed just why he was
down to the professionalism of Steve as Peter Collins, Pat Jennings and regarded as England’s best centre-
Perryman and the opportunism of Villa’s Andy Lochhead collided going forward of the time. Alan Mullery
Martin Chivers. for a high ball. Lochhead hooked the was at the centre of the move, finding
ball towards an empty net as Spurs Chivers in a crowded goalmouth with
For the first 20 minutes, we bossed appealed for a foul but a young a perfect chip. Chivers took the ball
the game, showing off our skills and Perryman obeyed the old adage of down, twisted past one opponent,
looking for all the world as if we could side-stepped another and, as the
score at will. Alan Gilzean twice put
easy headers wide, Martin Peters
shot tamely into John Dunn’s hands
and Chivers shot wide when scoring
seemed the easier option.

Villa seemed to realise that if
they continued to let us dominate, a
chance would eventually be taken,
and so began to play more on the
front foot, looking for that lucky
break that sometimes falls your way
in a final. The flash of genius almost

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whole Villa defence went one way, There were few incidents of note in foot of a post to make him the first
he fired a fierce low drive the other. the goalless first half, Duncan Forbes substitute to score at Wembley.
It was a cracking goal, one that hacked a Peters’ header off the line,
deserved to seal another cup final Kevin Keelan made one good save Like two years earlier, once again
success. from Alan Gilzean and Mike England we went for the second goal to kill
Spurs: Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles, went close with a couple of efforts. off the game, Chivers hooking a shot
Mullery, Collins, Beal, Gilzean, At the other end Norwich created fractionally wide and Cyril Knowles
Perryman, Chivers, Peters, only one opening, Forbes turning thumping one against an upright.
Neighbour. the chance wide. Perhaps the most Only in the last couple of minutes
Aston Villa: Dunn, Bradley, Aitken, notable event came after 20 minutes did Norwich make any real effort to
Godfrey, Turnbull, Tiler, McMahon, when Pratt twisted his knee and had equalise, Forbes heading inches wide.
Rioch, Lochhead, Hamilton, to be replaced by Ralph Coates.
Anderson. The match was not one to live long
The second half continued much the in the memory but the victory at least
What They Said: same as the first, Norwich defending maintained Spurs’ record of never
“It was the schoolboy dream. It was deep, Spurs lacking the guile to break losing in a final. Nine finals, nine
the first time I’d played at Wembley them down. Jimmy Pearce hooked victories.
so to score two goals on your debut one shot just wide, scraped the post Spurs: Jennings, Kinnear, Knowles,
appearance has to be the greatest from a Peters’ cross and clipped a Pratt (Coates), England, Beal,
of all dreams. We edged it in the Gilzean flick against a post but as Gilzean, Perryman, Chivers, Peters,
end against Villa. I was gifted with time ran down a replay began to look Pearce.
the chance all strikers hope for – six almost certain. Norwich City: Keelan, Payne, Butler,
yards out, no goalkeeper – I just had Stringer, Forbes, Briggs, Livermore,
to keep the ball down and stick it There were 72 minutes on the clock Blair (Howard), Cross, Paddon,
in the back of the net. The second when the stalemate was at last Anderson.
wasn’t bad though!That was the icing broken. Chivers hurled a long throw What They Said:
on the cake.” - Martin Chivers into the Norwich box, Forbes rose to “We had a team meeting just after
head the ball but merely deflected breakfast on the morning of the
3 March, 1973 it across the box to Gilzean. He game and Bill Nicholson announced
Spurs 1 (Coates) could do no more than head it back the side and I was on the bench.
Norwich City 0 towards England on the edge of Later, as the game started, I was
the box, but the big Welshman was sitting there with Ray Evans on the
unable to reach it. Following up was bench, we both sat back in the warm
Coates who slammed the ball along
the ground, past Keelan and in at the

Denied back-to-back League Cup Martin Peters holds the League Cup aloft
Final appearances by Chelsea in the
semi-finals of 1971/72, we still made
a swift return to the competition’s
showpiece occasion when we
reached the 1973 final.

It was by no means a classic as
opponents Norwich City – First
Division newcomers who had lost
their last five games and were
struggling near the foot of the
table – set out their stall not to be
embarrassed on the big day.

The entertainment was going to
have to come from Bill Nicholson’s
side and we certainly did our best to
oblige but found it difficult to raise
our game as Norwich smothered
our most creative player, Martin
Peters, and matched the midfield
engine room of John Pratt and Steve
Perryman for endeavour.

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