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CONTENTSIN THIS ISSUE 06
4 ANTONIO CONTE

1 6UpdatefromourHeadCoachaheadof
this afternoon’s London derby
HUGO LLORIS

2 9Interviewwiththeskipperashereflects
on 10 glorious years at the Club
OPPOSITION

The focus turns to Marco Silva’s
Fulham squad

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HEAD COACH

ACNOTONNTEIO

G ood afternoon and welcome to talked a lot about during the week and
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium it is because of those details that we
for today’s Premier League came away with a draw, rather than a
fixture against Fulham. win.
We go into this game on the
back of two tough away trips, Our focus quickly turned to this
to Nottingham Forest and West Ham afternoon and I should like to welcome
United, from which we recorded four Marco Silva, his players, staff and
points. everyone associated with Fulham.

At Nottingham Forest it was an Marco is an excellent manager who
intense game in a great atmosphere. has proved himself over a number of
At the City Ground you are not only years. Having won the Championship
playing against the team but also the last season, it is no surprise that
crowd. However, I was pleased with our Fulham have made a strong start to
performance. We were compact, kept this campaign, and so it is important
another clean sheet, created many that we are focussed and ready for
chances and deserved our win. another difficult match.

We then travelled to West Ham on After five games, I’m pleased
Wednesday night and it is never easy with our start to the season. We have
to play against them with their style. worked hard off the pitch to build a
We defended well for a long time but I competitive squad and are working
always tell my players that the details hard every day on the training pitch to
make the final result. get the results we want.

West Ham scored in a way we had Enjoy the game.

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AROUND THE CLUB
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AROUND THE CLUB

NEWS DESK ALL SET FOR
CHAMPIONS
CRISTIAN’S DELIGHT LEAGUE RETURN

Cristian Romero is determined to Conte’s back three that ended last The fixture dates and kick-off
continue to give his all in lilywhite season with 10 wins from 14 Premier times for our 2022/23 UEFA
as he aims to repay the trust placed League games, helping the team secure Champions League campaign
in him by the Club after his loan move a fourth place finish and a return to the have been confirmed - and
to north London was made permanent UEFA Champions League. we begin at home against
on Tuesday. Olympique de Marseille on
At international level, he has made Wednesday (7 September).
After initially joining the Club on 11 appearances for his country to date,
a season-long loan from Atalanta in scoring once and in June, he capped off We were placed in Group
August 2021, the Argentina interna- an impressive campaign as La Albice- D at the draw in Istanbul
tional has agreed a deal that will run leste claimed the inaugural ‘Finalissima’, recently alongside the Ligue 1
until 2027. beating Italy at Wembley. side, Eintracht Frankfurt from
Germany’s Bundesliga, last
Having arrived as the ‘Best Defender’ “I’m ever so grateful to the Club for season’s UEFA Europa League
in Serie A and a Copa America winner, the trust placed upon me,” said Cristian. winners, and Sporting Clube de
‘Cuti’ has made 32 appearances for us “I want to return this trust by working, Portugal, from Lisbon.
to date, scoring his first goal in a victory training and giving my all to the Club.
over Brighton in March 2022. That’s the only thing that matters. This Our full list of fixtures is as
to me is non-negotiable. I believe I show follows, with all kick-offs listed
A commanding defender with the this in every match, every time I wear as UK time:
ability to bring the ball out from the the Spurs shirt.”
back, Cuti was a vital part of Antonio MD1 - Wed 7 Sept -
Olympique de Marseille (H) -
DUO MOVE OUT ON LOAN kick-off 8pm

Two more of our players headed out Meanwhile, Sergio has joined MD2 - Tues 13 Sept -
on loan this week, with Harry Winks Atletico Madrid for this season. Sporting Clube de Portugal
and Sergio Reguilon leaving north The left-sided Spain international (A) -
London for the rest of the season. defender, 25, signed for us from Real kick-off 5.45pm
Madrid in the summer of 2020. Sergio
Midfielder Harry has joined made 25 appearances in the Premier MD3 - Tues 4 Oct -
Sampdoria for the 2022/23 campaign. League and 31 in all competitions in Eintracht Frankfurt (A) -
A graduate of our Academy system, 2021/22, taking his tally to 67 in all kick-off 8pm
Harry featured in 30 of our 53 matches competitions in his two seasons at
in all competitions in 2021/22, taking the Club. MD4 - Wed 12 Oct -
him past the 200-appearance mile- Eintracht Frankfurt (H) -
stone for the Club in all competitions The pair join fellow first team kick-off 8pm
since making his debut against FK squad players Joe Rodon (Rennes),
Partizan in the Europa League in Tanguy Ndombele (Napoli) and MD5 - Wed 26 Oct -
November, 2014. He’s now up to 203 Giovani Lo Celso (Villarreal), who are Sporting Clube de Portugal
appearances, scoring five goals. also out on loan for the season. (H) - kick-off 8pm

MD6 - Tues 1 Nov -
Olympique de Marseille (A) -
kick-off 8pm

Venues and kick-off times for
our fixtures in the Under-19
UEFA Youth League, which
mirror those in the UEFA Cham-
pions League, will be confirmed
at a later stage, although our
clash with Marseille takes place
on Wednesday at Hotspur Way,
kick-off 2pm.

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MATCH REWIND

WEST HAM 1
1
SOUCEK (55)

MATCH SPURS
REWIND KEHRER (OG 34)

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MATCH REWIND

31.08.22 | PREMIER LEAGUE | LONDON STADIUM | REFEREE: PETER BANKES

WEST HAM (4-2-3-1): SPURS (3-4-3):
Fabianski, Coufal, Kehrer, Zouma, Lloris (c), Sanchez, Dier, Davies,
Cresswell (Ogbonna 72), Soucek, Royal, Hojbjerg, Bissouma, Perisic,
Rice (c), Bowen, Benrahma (Paqueta Kulusevski (Richarlison 76), Son, Kane.
67), Fornals (Emerson 85), Antonio. Substitutes (not used): Forster,
Doherty, Spence, Lenglet, Tanganga,
Substitutes (not used): Areola, Sessegnon, Skipp, Sarr.
Randolph, Lanzini, Downes, Cornet,

Coventry.

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…STARS TO HAVE PLAYED FOR SPURS AND FULHAM

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Cliff Jones Alan Mullery
A player synonymous with our successes throughout Midfielder Alan Mullery spent eight years in N17, either
the 1960s, Cliff Jones spent two years across London side of two spells with Fulham during a career in which
with Fulham at the end of his professional career. Having he made almost 800 club appearances in English football.
made his name initially with Swansea Town – playing Mullery was just 17 when he debuted for Fulham in the
alongside his brother, Bryn – he joined us in February Second Division in their 5-2 win over Leyton Orient in
1958 and he made his debut in our colours in a 4-4 draw February 1959, playing alongside his hero, Johnny Haynes.
at Arsenal! By then, he already had 16 Welsh caps to his He helped Fulham win promotion that term and his repu-
name and featured for his country at the 1958 World Cup tation grew rapidly, which prompted Bill Nicholson to sign
that summer. Over the next 10 years, he was a genuine him for Spurs in March 1964. Replacing the great Danny
star at White Hart Lane. A courageous, flying winger with Blanchflower, initially it took some time for Spurs fans
wonderful close control, superb heading ability for his 5ft to warm to him but after seeing his energy, enthusiasm
7ins size and a real eye for goal, Cliff played his part in our and commitment on the pitch, Mullery soon changed
1961 Double success before adding the 1962 FA Cup and their minds. He was excellent in our 1967 FA Cup Final win
1963 Cup Winners’ Cup to his medal haul, while he was an over Chelsea and captained us to League Cup success
unused substitute in the 1967 FA Cup Final. Just over a in 1971 but suffered a pelvic injury in October that year
year later, he left us for Second Division Fulham having which kept him out of action for six months. In an effort
scored 159 goals in 378 games for Spurs. Unfortunately to recover to full fitness, he was loaned to Fulham but was
he struggled with injuries in west London, while the recalled after a month due to an injury crisis at Spurs. On
Cottagers were relegated at the end of the 1968/69 and his return, he headed the goal in the second leg of the 1972
Cliff moved into non-league football with Kings Lynn in UEFA Cup Final against Wolves which clinched the trophy
July 1970. for us. That was his last appearance in our colours as he
then joined Fulham permanently, spending another four
THFC seasons at the Cottage and helping them to the 1975 FA
Cup Final.

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reasons we signed him! The Belgian international joined
Dimitar Berbatov the Cottagers from AZ in the Netherlands and featured
One of the most talented players of his generation, 80 times during his two-year spell before moving to N17
Dimitar Berbatov first came to these shores to play for in August 2012. A player who could dominate midfield on
Spurs and was with Fulham when he left England for a his day, he had an incredible ability to retain the ball in
move abroad. The mercurial Bulgarian was signed by the tightest of spaces and was very rarely dispossessed
Martin Jol in the summer of 2006 and wasted no time when on the ball. Injuries hindered his progress at Spurs
in endearing himself to the Spurs faithful. He scored on at times but in the later years under Mauricio Pochettino,
his home debut against Sheffield United and ended the we saw the best of Mousa. He was genuinely unplayable
2006/07 campaign with 23 goals in our colours before at times and it’s no coincidence that he was in the heart of
matching that tally the following season. Among his our midfield during two of our best-ever Premier League
highlights was a four-goal haul in a 6-4 defeat of Reading, campaigns of 2015/16 and 2016/17.
while his penalty in the Carling Cup Final of 2008 was
one of the coolest we’ve ever seen and helped us to beat 5
Chelsea to lift the trophy. Berba left us in September
2008 to join Manchester United and, after four years at Scott Parker
Old Trafford, he returned to London to reunite with Jol at Scott Parker spent the last six years of his playing career
Fulham. Still as good as ever, Berbatov added another 19 with spells at Spurs and Fulham before moving into his
Premier League goals to his name in west London before first managerial role with the Cottagers. By the time Harry
heading off to Monaco in January 2014. Redknapp signed him for us in August 2011, the midfielder
had already enjoyed time with West Ham United, Newcas-
4 tle United and Chelsea, having initially come through the
ranks at Charlton Athletic. He featured 34 times for
Mousa Dembele us during 2011/12 and ended the campaign starring for
Powerhouse midfielder Mousa Dembele scored a fine solo England at Euro 2012, while also playing regularly for us
goal for Fulham in January 2011 – one that was voted their the following season. Parker swapped north for west
‘goal of the season’ by the club’s fans. The fact it came in London in August 2013 and, although Fulham were rele-
a 4-0 FA Cup defeat of Spurs might have been one of the gated to the Championship at the end of his first season,
THFC he remained at Craven Cottage for the next three years
before retiring from playing in June 2017. After a season
here at Spurs as our Under-18s coach, Scott returned to
Fulham as first team coach before taking over the manag-
er’s role from 2019-21. He guided them to Premier League
promotion in his first full season in charge, but couldn’t
keep Fulham in the division and suffered relegation in May
2021. He is currently manager at Bournemouth.

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THE BIG INTERVIEW

LLORIS LLLLLLLLOOOORRRRIIIISSSS

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“FTRHOENBTESOTF IUSSI”N

HUGO LLORIS THIS WEEK CELEBRATED 10 FANTASTIC
YEARS AT SPURS, BUT OUR WORLD CUP-WINNING

SKIPPER STILL BELIEVES THE BEST IS YET TO COME…

BY PAUL MILES

T en years at Spurs, eight as captain, numerous “It was a big move for myself and for my family. For
milestones and records, 139 caps for France my personal development, it was a perfect opportunity.
- not forgetting a World Cup winners’ medal – For me, my wife, for my kids… two of them are born in
and a belief that he’s getting better and better England. They all go to an English school, so they have
with age. No wonder his team-mates have better English than my wife and I! They can speak perfect
started calling Hugo Lloris ‘Benjamin’ after English with a perfect accent, but they can also speak
Brad Pitt’s character in the film, The Curious perfect French. For them, it’s also been a great thing,
Case of Benjamin Button. and will help them for the rest of their lives.
Throughout it all, Hugo has been a driving force, deliv-
ering on the pitch as the Club has delivered off it. Then “We’re still enjoying our time here and it’s not
25, but with 200 senior appearances in French football, finished. There are plenty of good things still to live, to
plus 38 caps for Les Bleus already under his belt, the share and hopefully the best seasons are still in front
goalkeeper initially drove through the gates of our old of us. We cannot forget this experience in London and
Spurs Lodge training ground on 31 August, 2012. the Spurs community, it will be in our DNA for the rest
of our lives.”
“At that time, I could not expect to play so many years
at Tottenham, so many years in the Premier League, but I A fortnight after signing, the ‘evolution’ of the Club,
knew it was the right choice, even if the first few weeks as Hugo describes it, was becoming reality as the team
were a bit complicated,” reflected Hugo, the ‘complica- switched training facilities to our world-class base in
tions’ mentioned probably alluding to the time it took to Enfield in September, 2012.
take the goalkeeper jersey away from evergreen Brad
Friedel! “It has been a massive evolution and the people
involved deserve even more credit for that,” said Hugo.
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all around the world, a big brand and we have many, THE BIG INTERVIEW
many fans around the world. We’ve seen examples of then saved from Sergio Aguero in the first Champions
that ourselves in the USA, Asia and when we travel all League game here at the new stadium, the quarter-final,
around Europe. first leg against City. We won 1-0 and lost a rollercoaster
ride of a second leg 4-3, going through on away goals.
“That’s all good, and when you are a player, you just Of course, Hugo then became the first Spurs captain to
want to make the fans satisfied, to make them happy. It’s lead us out in a European Cup/Champions League Final,
normal in football to have ups and downs, and we’ve had although it wasn’t our night against Liverpool in Madrid.
some great moments. Again, I hope the best days are in
front of us. I guarantee that the players are doing their Highs and lows - Hugo knows all about them. Just
best to become better, stronger and to reduce the gap months after that final, he suffered his most serious
to the best. Hopefully, we’ll follow this way and we’ll be injury in a Spurs shirt, a dislocated elbow in a Premier
rewarded.” League match at Brighton in October, 2019.

Made captain by Mauricio Pochettino in 2014, Hugo That ruled him out for four months, and the world,
played a huge role on and off the pitch as the team grew let alone Spurs, had changed by the time he returned to
and grew. Fifth in 2014/15, third and a title challenge in action in January, 2020. Jose Mourinho was now Head
2015/16 - and a return to the UEFA Champions League Coach, and the COVID-19 pandemic was just around
- another title challenge and second place in 2016/17, all the corner. Hugo suffered more heartbreak as he lost
leading to reaching the Champions League Final in June,
2019. By then, Hugo was a World Cup-winning captain A“ATINSINMOTNDO’FODHSMWOMADENOEVEOGO’TNVEWRRBTEUEMANSHPALA”SASTLL,D
with France, as he lifted the trophy in Russia in 2018. He
also had the distinction of being the last captain to lead
a Spurs team out at White Hart Lane (May, 2017), and
the first to do so at our fantastic new venue, Tottenham
Hotspur Stadium (April, 2019).

What a time that was for Hugo, who produced two
huge penalty saves in the space of a month that would
prove pivotal in the 2018/19 season. First, he kept out
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from 12 yards as the north
London derby ended 1-1 at Wembley – we ended up
finishing one point ahead of the Gunners in fourth. He

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“ONE OF THE
HIGHEST FEELINGS
I COULD FEEL IN
THAT TIME WAS
IN AMSTERDAM,
THE CHAMPIONS
LEAGUE SEMI-
FINAL”

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WCT“FAAOIHRSNNNOEOTDTTNBNIRTILETTORILSHBOETTMAUAFHTIATLSUI”KINLSOIYEKN,NA clean sheets for Spurs (now 122) and he’s now moved
into the Club’s all-time top 10 appearances with 421 in all
his third final as a Spur, the Carabao Cup against City at competitions – number 416 in the final match of 2021/22
Wembley in April, 2021, but things have looked up since at Norwich City took him above John Pratt.
Antonio Conte’s arrival in November last year, and a run
of 10 wins in our last 14 matches in 2021/22 saw us secure He’s now 35, signed a new deal in January running
fourth place and a return to the Champions League. Hugo until 2024 and shows no sign of letting up. Eric Dier, his
marshalled a defence that kept eight clean sheets in team-mate for eight years now and a key member of
those 14 matches – that record is now up to 10 in our last that defensive unit, sums it all up. “Throughout my time
18. Also, it’s worth noting that Hugo has started every here Hugo has always been calm, controlled, friendly
Premier League match since 7 March, 2020 – a sequence and makes you feel very comfortable whether it’s your
now up to 91. first day or you’ve been here for a long time. I call him
Benjamin, after Benjamin Button, as he just seems to
During that run, Hugo became the first player to get better and better, still as good as ever physically,
reach 300 appearances in the Premier League for Spurs mentally, he doesn’t seem to be slowing down at all.
(now up to 340), the first goalkeeper to make it to 100
“He’s still like a kid when it comes to football, which is
THFC so nice to see from someone who has achieved so much,
a World Cup-winning captain, yet still extremely humble,
a very normal guy, which, in football, is one of the best
compliments you can have.”

On his longevity, Hugo added: “First of all, you need to
be lucky, because a lot of things can happen in a football
career. Injuries are never welcome, and, in this aspect, I’ve
been quite safe, apart from the elbow injury at Brighton.
I came back very well, and I still feel very well, so that’s
also why I wanted to take the challenge for the next two
years. I’m ready for this.

“It’s very difficult to pick one or two moments in 10
years. One of the highest feelings I could feel in that time
was in Amsterdam, the Champions League semi-final,
with this incredible comeback, and the communion
with the Spurs fans. I’m looking forward to feeling and
sharing that kind of emotion again, and, somewhere in
my mind, it’s something I want to follow, because I still
think the best is in front of us, and I really want to make
a contribution on that.”

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MAKING THEIR DEBUTS
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DMAEKBINGUTTHSEIR MAKING THEIR DEBUTS

A new series for the this season
as we examine the debuts of
Spurs players whose first senior
appearance in our famous shirt came
against today’s opponents.

JOHN BREARLEY

05.09.1903 John Brearley was an experienced into the side for our first game of the
campaigner when he made his debut season as we headed across London
SOUTHERN LEAGUE for us in a Southern League fixture to take on Fulham, but was unable to
at Fulham, on the day of our 21st kick-off his Spurs career with a goal as
FULHAM birthday. we drew 0-0. Unfortunately for John, we
SPURS failed to score in any of our opening five
Born in Liverpool in 1875 – some Southern League games that term and,
DID YOU KNOW? seven years before we were even when the great Vivian Woodward was
founded on 5 September 1882 – Brearley again available for selection, Brearley
Five players have made their was a centre-forward who had built his lost his place.
Spurs debuts against Fulham reputation in a career that started
in the Southern League. Joining with Kettering before playing once for Towards the end of the 1903/04
John Brearley on 5 September Notts County. He then had one year season, Brearley deputised at half-back
1903 was winger Joe Walton, spells with Chatham and Millwall before when Tom Morris or Ted Hughes were
while almost a year later – on returning to Notts County for a season unable to play and settled well into the
3 September 1904 – Alex Glen and then spending a year each with role, to such an extent that he continued
and Harry Stansfield donned Middlesbrough and Everton. to play there regularly over the next two
our colours for the first time in seasons.
a 1-0 home defeat to the Cottag- Brearley was signed in May 1903 by
ers. Finally, goalkeeper Jack our then player-manager John Cameron, At the end of the 1906/07 campaign,
Whitbourne featured for the first the former Everton man who went back he left us for Crystal Palace and later
time for us on 24 September to his old club to bring in the forward joined Millwall’s coaching staff. By the
1906, in a 5-1 win over Fulham. with a view to Brearley replacing him outbreak of the First World War, he was
so Cameron could concentrate on his coaching Germany and ended up being
managerial duties. interned at Ruhleben prison camp,
alongside his former manager Cameron!
Aged 27, Brearley went straight

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MAKING THEIR DEBUTS

GARRY BRADY

Young Scottish midfielder Garry television, I’m not so sure!”
Brady not only made his first Spurs There was no doubting Brady’s
appearance against Fulham, but was
also named man-of-the-match during talent and, over the course of the next
our FA Cup victory. couple of months, he was often used as
a substitute, gaining more minutes and
Our first game of 1998 saw the adding further Premier League experi-
Cottagers arrive at White Hart Lane ence to his fledgling career. But, at the
for a third round tie, with Head Coach end of that 1997/98 season, he left us
Christian Gross handing 21-year-old for Newcastle United with the hope of
Brady his debut against the Second getting more first team football.
Division outfit.
Unfortunately, that didn’t material-
We were quickly into our stride and ise and Garry spent two loan spells at
went ahead when Stephen Clemence Norwich City before joining Portsmouth
scored his first senior goal for the in March 2001. Within a year he was on
club in the 19th minute, before Colin the move again, joining Dundee back
Calderwood added a second. The in his homeland and found a bit more
visitors pulled a goal back through Neil stability there, featuring over 100 times
Smith in the 53rd minute, but Brady during a four-year stay. His career
played a major role in our third. Jose ended with five seasons at St Mirren
Dominguez sent over a cross which and two years with Brechin City.
Brady met with a header, the ball hitting
05.01.1998 the post before Fulham goalkeeper
Maik Taylor pushed the ball over his
FA CUP own line as he attempted to clear.

SPURS It finished 3-1 with Brady collecting
FULHAM the man-of-the-match award for his
industrious contributions in midfield
DID YOU KNOW? – and he was rewarded with a Premier
League debut just five days later,
Having initially joined us as a coming off the bench to replace Ruel
trainee in July 1992, Garry Brady Fox in a 2-0 defeat at Manchester
initially shared digs with his United. Speaking after the Fulham
good friend Stephen Carr – who game, Garry said: “I didn’t know that
then lined up behind him in the I was playing until the morning of the
right-back slot for Garry’s debut game when Christian Gross broke
against Fulham. the news. I was really shocked, to be
honest, but he told to enjoy the occa-
sion and not be nervous.

“It was good advice but I was still on
edge before the game and probably the
first 15 minutes. As the play went on I
gradually found a wee bit of confidence
and my contribution improved, but it
was definitely a big difference to what
I was used to – even the preparation,
like sleeping in the afternoon, was new
to me.

“In the end the game flew by and my
contribution to the final goal was the
real high point. I claimed it at the time
but, having since seen the replay on

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TOM HUDDLESTONE

31.01.2006 A midfielder with an exquisite range played 108 times for Derby and Wolves.
of passing and a real thunderbolt of So it was no surprise that he slotted
PREMIER LEAGUE a shot, Tom Huddlestone already had in effortlessly into the team and was
bags of experience when he made unfazed by the cut and thrust of Premier
FULHAM his debut for us having only just League football. However, it wasn’t a
SPURS turned 19. winning start for him as Fulham stole
the points with an injury-time header
DID YOU KNOW? Despite being released by his from Carlos Bocanegra, after we’d lost
hometown club Nottingham Forest as Michael Dawson to a red card on 72
No Spurs player has ever made a schoolboy, he quickly proved them minutes.
their full debut against Fulham in wrong by making his senior debut aged
30 years of the Premier League 16 with their rivals Derby County and “I knew I was on the bench before-
era. Tom Huddlestone’s came off immediately becoming a regular for the hand,” explained Tom, , “and unfortu-
the bench in 2006, while the only Rams. nately for Andy Reid, I got on sooner
other Spur to don our colours for than expected. The lads gave me great
the first time in the PL against The talented youngster was encouragement and I felt confident, it
the Cottagers is Adam Smith, attracting plenty of attention from was just a shame about the result and
who replaced Younes Kaboul other clubs, so we moved swiftly to sign that’s really what mattered. Away from
with 14 minutes remaining on the him in January 2005 but allowed him to home, if it’s not looking like you are going
last day of the 2011/12 season. stay on loan at Derby until the summer. to score goals, the next important thing
With our midfield full of senior players is to keep a clean sheet so to concede in
at that time, Huddlestone joined Wolves the 90th minute, and from a set-piece as
on loan for the first half of the 2005/06 well, was heartbreaking.”
campaign to ensure he got the game
time he needed to continue his upward While he only featured three more
trajectory. times that season, Huddlestone soon
became an integral member of the
When he returned to Spurs, manager squad and developed into a real driving
Martin Jol put him on the bench for the force in our midfield. His ability to pick
first time when we headed to Craven out a pass from deep, or through the
Cottage for a Premier League clash eye of a needle, created numerous
on the last day of January 2006. But opportunities for our forwards and he
Huddlestone was called upon earlier was elevated into the England team,
than anyone had anticipated as Andy winning four caps.
Reid picked up a knock after just 26
minutes and the manager turned to his During his final years at Spurs
new midfielder to replace him. though, a string of injuries started to
take their toll and, in the summer of 2013,
This wasn’t new territory for he moved to Hull City, having featured
Huddlestone though as, by this early 209 times for us.
stage of his career, he had already

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ANTONIO CONTE
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THE WHY WORD

Y WORD

TIME TO THINK ABOUT IT

“ I understand the historical background of the
'Y Word' and I don't believe fans who chant it
today are racists. However, when I hear it at
and around matches, I feel deeply embarrassed
and ashamed. It's not only used inside the
stadium but around the High Road where
residents who may have no connection with the
club are subjected to it. The word is offensive
and has no place in an inclusive 21st century
club and society.

Spurs fan | Non-Jewish | 55 - 64

Read more at to enhamhotspur.com/thewhyword

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FULHAM DRAWN

1 LOST

2

1

(2022/23 PL STATS)

M arco Silva’s side make the 10-YEAR RECORD MSAILRVCAO
short trip across London for
this afternoon’s clash with SEASON PTS POS W D L GF GA D.O.B: 12.07.76
high hopes of coming away 2012-13 43 12 11 10 17 60 43 CLUB POSITION: HEAD COACH
with points from Tottenham 2013-14 32 19 9 5 24 40 85 NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE
Hotspur Stadium. A thrilling 2-2 draw 2014-15 52 17 14 10 22 62 83
against Liverpool on the opening 2015-16 51 20 12 15 19 66 79 In charge at the Cottage since
weekend of this season’s campaign 2016-17 80 6 22 14 10 85 57 2021, Marco Silva guided Fulham to
demonstrated that they have what it 2017-18 88 3 25 13 8 79 46 promotion from the Championship at
takes to go toe-to-toe with the best 2018-19 26 19 7 5 26 34 81 the first time of asking last season.
the Premier League has to offer, while 2019-20 81 4 23 12 11 64 48 Formerly in charge at the likes of
a narrow 2-1 defeat in the north of 2020-21 28 18 5 13 20 27 53 Watford, Everton and Hull City.
the capital to Arsenal last weekend 2021-22 90 1 27 9 10 106 43
brought them late heartbreak but a
determination to hold out to the end
this time around. LEAGUE 1
PREM CHAMP

FORM GUIDE

D D W L L

FULHAM 2 WOLVES 0 FULHAM 3 CRAWLEY 2 ARSENAL 2
LIVERPOOL 2 FULHAM 0 BRENTFORD 2 FULHAM 0 FULHAM 1

PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE EFL CUP PREMIER LEAGUE
06.08.22 13.08.22 20.08.22 23.08.22 27.08.22

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GK 1 DF

MAREK TIM TOSIN
RODAK REAM ADARABIOYO

D.O.B: 13.12.96 D.O.B: 05.10.87 D.O.B: 24.09.97
NATIONALITY: SLOVAKIAN NATIONALITY: AMERICAN NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

DF 31 DF 33 DF 2

ISSA ANTONEE KENNY
DIOP ROBINSON TETE

D.O.B: 09.01.97 D.O.B: 08.08.97 D.O.B: 09.10.95
NATIONALITY: FRENCH NATIONALITY: AMERICAN NATIONALITY: DUTCH

DF 27 DF 5 MF 6

KEVIN SHANE HARRISON
MBABU DUFFY REED

D.O.B: 19.04.95 D.O.B: 01.01.92 D.O.B: 27.01.95
NATIONALITY: SWISS NATIONALITY: IRISH NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

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(2022/23PL STATS)

4 APPS APPS 4* APPS 4
1 4
GOALS ASSISTS 1 GOALS 0
2 13
BOOKINGS PASSES 082 ASSISTS

689
PAJLOHAINOHA APNEDRREIERAAS ALMEIKTSRAONVDICAR

D.O.B: 09.07.95 D.O.B: 01.01.96 D.O.B: 16.09.94
POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE NATIONALITY: BRAZILIAN NATIONALITY: SERBIAN

The Portuguese international was a A Manchester United Academy Mitrovic smashed the Championship
summer signing from Sporting and graduate, Pereira was another to scoring record last season and has
made his Fulham debut on the opening arrive in the summer transfer window, carried on where he left off this term,
weekend against Liverpool. His first following loan spells at the likes of with trademark headed goals against
goal soon followed, coming in the Granada, Valencia, Lazio and Flamengo. Liverpool and Brentford. Has 46 goals
victory over Brentford. Capped once by Brazil. in 73 international appearances.

BY NUMBERS

2013 44 90
Fulham’s last victory over Spurs – a 1-0 Seconds that it took for Fulham to open Minute that Fulham scored the winner
win at White Hart Lane. the scoring v Brentford last month. in the same game v Brentford.

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FULHAM’S LAST GAME

27.08.22 | PREMIER LEAGUE | EMIRATES STADIUM

2-1
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MF 7 MF 10 MF 35

NEESKENS TOM TYRESE
KEBANO CAIRNEY FRANCOIS

D.O.B: 10.03.92 D.O.B: 20.01.91 D.O.B: 16.07.00
NATIONALITY: DR CONGO NATIONALITY: SCOTTISH NATIONALITY: AUSTRALIAN

43 2.5 11BY NUMBERS
Goals scored by Aleksandar Mitrovic Key passes per game this season by Interceptions by Tim Ream so far this
last season (in just 44 games) – a Andreas Pereira. season.
Championship record.

FW 11 FW 65 FW 14

MANOR JAY BOBBY DE
SOLOMON STANSFIELD CORDOVA-REID

D.O.B: 24.07.99 D.O.B: 24.11.02 D.O.B: 02.02.93
NATIONALITY: ISRAELI NATIONALITY: ENGLISH NATIONALITY: JAMAICAN

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HOTSPUR HISTORY

Each issue, we’ll be delving into our club archives to look at just some
of the objects and items which helped shape our history off the pitch
and pick out a couple of past programmes against today’s opponents…

sized compared to the people who
featured alongside him. Even in these
early depictions he is wearing shorts,
shirt and football boots.

FROM In the 1908 cartoons pictured, the him doubting it will ever bear fruit. This
THE drawings of Cocky Spur are quite basic – is no doubt in reference to the club’s
VAULT he is very small and doesn’t speak much successive poor FA Cup campaigns, since
and instead watches on as the people our 1901 victory. In this one, fully clothed
Within our Club Archive, we have orig- interact. In one, he is holding a newspaper and wearing his football boots, Cocky is
inals of many cartoons from the first under his wing, in another he is running a almost as tall as his human friend.
half of the 20th century. These mainly coconut shy which instead uses eggs, and
come from two cartoonists, Fred Perry there is also one of him travelling on the By 1920, Cocky Spur has been drawn
and Jos Walker, with original copies of train from Bradford to London. In some of performing a variety of jobs and getting
Perry’s drawings dating back to 1908. these cartoons he does speak, but not in into numerous fights. This 1920 cartoon is
These cartoons were used on the front all of them. the latest one of which we have a physical
cover of our matchday programmes for copy. He is in his kitchen, with his dog; yes,
many years. In the 1909 cartoons however, Cocky the cockerel has a pet dog! In this cartoon
has grown in height and gradually he is asking where the eggs are - in many
One of the things which really stands becomes more human in his actions. He of Perry’s cartoons, eggs represent
out when looking through these Fred also seems to have developed his sense points.
Perry cartoons is the way the cockerel of humour. ‘Quite welcome, I don’t think’
changes over time. he says, in response to seeing a poster Unfortunately, very little is known
of ‘Chelsea 2 Spur 1 – terrific game’ as about Fred Perry himself – with his more
Named Cocky Spur and, early on, the people exchange points in the form famous namesake dominating the histor-
often pictured with his policeman friend, of Christmas pudding behind him. Cocky ical records and making it difficult for a
at first he is small and relatively cockerel is also drawn in a greenhouse with his researcher to find relevant information.
policeman friend, looking sad and at a
drooping plant labelled ‘cup tie’, with We did recently find an advert in
an old match day programme for his
photography studio. If any of our fans
know any more about this mysterious
cartoonist, please do get in touch at
programme@tottenhamhotspur.com

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TAKING
ISSUE

A quick glance
through a couple of
previous matchday
programmes against

Fulham

1977 New York Cosmos; a Spurs tennis team the 1977/78 season. They also included
The last time we met Fulham for points including the likes of Terry Naylor and George Best in their squad.
outside of the Premier League was a Gerry Armstrong lost our annual match
Division Two fixture on 10 September against Conway Lawn Tennis Club; and We beat Fulham in this fixture, Chris
1977, when the 16-page programme Ray Ryan and Mark Falco (2) scored as Jones scoring the only goal of the game.
cost 15 pence. our Youth team came back from 3-0
down to draw 3-3 with Arsenal in South 2010
The editorial on page three high- East Counties League action. Goalkeeper Paul Robinson sports a
lighted our good start to the season, beaming smile on the front cover of
with six points from four games and Fulham were profiled over two pages, our programme for the visit of Fulham
remaining unbeaten. Fulham, on the with two of their players having a Spurs in the Barclays Premiership on 26
other hand, had failed to register a win connection. Ray Evans had played 181 September 2005.
in the league. There were three pages times for us before arriving at Craven
of match action from our games against Cottage via Millwall, while John Lacy Not that there was much to smile
Notts County, Wimbledon and Cardiff signed for us from Fulham at the end of about going into the game as we’d failed
City – most images seemed to show to win any of our last five, only scoring
John Duncan scoring as he netted five once and had just been dumped out
goals across the three games! of the League Cup at Grimsby Town!
Manager Martin Jol issued a rallying call
Pages 6-7 were a round up of news in his column: “In footballing terms, we
in ‘Club Scene’ which told us snippets live and die as a team and only teamwork
such as Keith Osgood was due to make will produce the answers that we need.
his 100th appearance against Fulham; We know that we owe you all a good
Don McAllister had the task of marking performance tonight.”
Brazilian legend Pele during a summer
spent playing for Washington Diplomats New signing Grzegorz Rasiak was
in the USA, with Pele turning out for interviewed on pages 14-15 following his
arrival from Derby County, while Michael
Dawson ran the rule over the Fulham
players and picked out the likes of Zat
Knight, Luis Boa Morte, Papa Bouba Diop
and Brian McBride as ones to watch.

In our ‘Home Run’ feature, midfielder
Andy Reid looked back on his early days
in Dublin and watching his father play
for local side St Patrick’s Athletic, while
our gatefold poster was of flying winger
Aaron Lennon, who told us in his Q&A that
Robbie Keane was the joker in our squad!

Elsewhere, Clive Allen and Pat
Holland rounded up the latest matches
for our Reserve and Under-18s teams
respectively, our goalless draw at home
to Liverpool was profiled in ‘Close Up’, and
our Guest Columnist for this issue was
broadcaster and Spurs fan Danny Kelly.

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SPURS WOMEN

SPURS WOMEN

DREW SPENCE IN ACTION FOR US
BACK AT HER FORMER CLUB CHELSEA

DEFEAT TO BLUES AS her left foot from the edge of area for the final period as the final scoreline
PRE-SEASON ENDS 2-0 with just over five minutes of the stayed at 2-0.
first half remaining.
Spurs Women’s pre-season prepa- Chelsea: Musovic, Nouwen, Carter,
rations came to an end with a 2-0 After Zecira Musovic denied England, James, Reiten, Perisset,
defeat away to Chelsea last Sunday. Spence, we almost pulled one back. Mjelde (c), Kaneryd, Cuthbert, Harder.
The ball was given away to Nikola Substitutes (not used): Orman, Akpan,
First-half goals from Pernille Harder Karczewska, who rounded the keeper Blades, Potter.
and Lauren James saw the Blues lead but saw her effort cleared off the line
at the break and we were unable to by Maren Mjelde. Spurs: Spencer (Korpela 46), Ale,
reduce the arrears in the second half. Turner, Bartrip, Zadorsky (c), Neville,
Half-time substitute Tinja-Riika James (Petzelberger 62), Spence
We had the first chance of the game Korpela was immediately called (So-Hyun 57), Naz (Simon 62), Ayane
when a good ball through to Jess Naz into action after the break, tipping (Bizet 57), Karczewska (Brazil 62).
was cushioned just wide of the post, England’s header over the bar, coming Substitutes (not used): Heeps, Pearse,
while Guro Reiten struck wide from off her line to deny Johanna Rytting- Summanen
Harder’s cross with Chelsea’s initial Kaner and catching a volley from
attempt. The home side took the lead Harder within seven minutes of the WATCH WOMEN START
in the 15th minute, Harder the first to second half. WSL CAMPAIGN HERE!
react to a loose ball with a volley into
the bottom left corner. We then made two more changes, A reminder to all our supporters
So-Hyun Cho and Celin Bizet coming on that Spurs Women will begin their
Shelina Zadorsky fired over and for Spence and Rosella Ayane, before 2022/23 Barclays Women’s Super
Naz had another shot saved after a Rehanne Skinner introduced Ellie League (WSL) campaign with a
nice one-two with Drew Spence - back Brazil, Ramona Petzelberger and Kyah fascinating clash against Manches-
at her former club - as we looked for a Simon with Karczewska, Angharad ter United, right here at Tottenham
way back into the game, but Chelsea James and Naz making way. Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 10
continued to put on pressure, Aniek September, 12.30pm kick-off.
Nouwen and Bethany England both And two substitutes combined as
heading chances wide around the half- Brazil crossed for Simon, who could Tickets are available now from our
hour mark. only direct her header into the side website, so make sure you grab yours
netting before Ash Neville cut in from to cheer on our women as we look
Erin Cuthbert fired over the bar the left and had a shot deflected wide to build on our fifth-place finish last
and Becky Spencer caught a powerful for a corner. season.
shot from Lauren James before the
pressure paid off for the Blues - James At the other end, England shot into
picked out the bottom right corner on the side netting and Chelsea controlled

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FIXTURES & RESULTS

DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES ASH NEVILLE SCORES AGAINST
SEPTEMBER LEICESTER HERE LAST SEASON
SAT 10 H MANCHESTER UNITED* 12.30
SUN 18 A LEICESTER CITY 2PM BOXING CLEVER! conviction, dedication, giving, respect
SUN 25 A ARSENAL 2PM and spirituality, the squad learnt of the
OCTOBER Our women’s squad paid a visit to the former boxer’s life and deeds before
SUN 16 H LIVERPOOL 2PM Muhammad Ali Centre as part of their training like the sporting icon, shadow
SUN 23 H MANCHESTER CITY 2PM pre-season tour to the USA recently. boxing and using a speed bag.
SUN 30 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2PM
NOVEMBER The centre in Louisville, Kentucky, Some of the players then shared
SUN 6 H EVERTON 2PM commemorates the life of one of the life-changing moments they have
SUN 20 A CHELSEA 2PM city’s greatest sons, the late boxer experienced as part of the centre’s ‘red
DECEMBER Muhammad Ali, telling his inspirational bike moment’, an exhibit in reference to
SUN 4 A READING 2PM story and educating visitors. Ali’s life-changing moment at the age
SUN 11 H WEST HAM UNITED 2PM of 12 – the theft of his red bike which
JANUARY Named Sports Illustrated’s Sports- led him to meeting police sergeant and
SAT 14 A ASTON VILLA 2PM man of the Century in 1999, Ali is boxer trainer Joe Martin.
SUN 22 H LEICESTER CITY 2PM regarded as one of the most signifi-
FEBRUARY cant sports figures the world has seen, TOUR ENDS IN TOKYO
SUN 5 H CHELSEA 2PM but his legacy goes far beyond what he DEFEAT
MARCH achieved in the ring.
SUN 5 A MANCHESTER CITY 2PM A stunning late strike from Azusa
SUN 12 A LIVERPOOL 2PM While he was a three-time heav- Iwashimizu saw Spurs Women fall to
SUN 26 H ARSENAL 2PM yweight champion of the world, his a 2-1 defeat to Tokyo Verdy Beleza
APRIL actions away from boxing are also in our second and final game of the
SUN 2 A EVERTON 2PM testament to why Ali, who passed 2022 Women’s Cup in Louisville,
SUN 23 H ASTON VILLA 2PM away at the age of 74 in June, 2016, is Kentucky.
SUN 30 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2PM nicknamed ‘The Greatest’. From his
MAY civil rights work in the 1960s to his Played on 17 August at the Lynn
SUN 7 A MANCHESTER UNITED 2PM global humanitarian work in life after Family Stadium, we fell behind on 19
SUN 21 H READING 2PM his sporting career - in which he was minutes following a fine finish from
SUN 28 A WEST HAM UNITED 2PM named the United Nations’ Messenger Riko Ueki but responded well and
of Peace - the great Ali used his plat- eventually levelled on 57 minutes
HOME FIXTURES PLAYED AT BRISBANE ROAD form as an international sports star with second-half substitute Rosella
UNLESS STATED to improve the world around him and Ayane finding the target. As both sides
* PLAYED AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM inspire others to do the same. pressed for a winner though, it was our
Japanese opponents that proved the
WSL And that was the message the play- more clinical as Iwashimizu clipped
ers took in as they toured the exhibits home on the half-volley in the 82nd
P W D L F A D PTS of the centre in Louisville. Taking in minute to see them take victory.
the museum which is designed around
ARSENAL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 Ali’s six core principles of confidence,

ASTON VILLA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

BRIGHTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

CHELSEA 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

EVERTON 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

LEICESTER CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

LIVERPOOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

MANCHESTER CITY 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

MANCHESTER UNITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

READING 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

WEST HAM UNITED 0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0

THE SQUAD VISIT THE MUHAMMAD ALI CENTRE

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UNDER-21S

UNDER-21S

JOSH KEELEY KEEPS OUT
A WYCOMBE PENALTY

STALEMATE AND an extra point. Although Keeley saved Portsmouth’s 2-2 draw at Crawley
SHOOTOUT AT WYCOMBE Wycombe’s third spot-kick from Jason Town in the Papa John’s Trophy on
McCarthy, it was Jack Young who Tuesday night, but then missed in the
Josh Keeley pulled off a string of struck the decisive blow, squeezing his resulting penalty shootout as the
excellent saves and was fingertips shot agonisingly beyond the goalkeep- hosts claimed an extra point in their
away from another at the end of the er’s dive to see his side triumph 4-3. group.
penalty shootout as our Under-21s
battled out a goalless draw with Wycombe: Stryjek, McCarthy, Wakely, REDS FIGHT BACK
Wycombe Wanderers, before the Kaninda, Jacobson (c) (Leathers
hosts snatched a bonus point on 56), Freeman (Hagan 69), Young, It was the proverbial game of two
spot-kicks in a hard-fought encoun- Pattenden, Horgan, Parson, Al-Ham- halves as we roared into a three-
ter in the Papa John’s Trophy on adi. Substitutes (not used): Dickinson, goal lead against Liverpool, only to
Tuesday evening. Forino, Woodhouse, Matshazi, Makoli. end up with a share of the spoils on
a dramatic night at Stevenage last
We stood up well to the League Spurs: Keeley, Craig, Dorrington, Muir, Friday (26 August).
One hosts on our first outing in this Ashcroft, Cesay, White (Mathurin 64),
season’s competition, soaking up their John (c), Mundle (Robson 78), Santiago, Ahead inside five minutes through
pressure and taking the game to them Donley. Substitutes (not used): Magu- Mundle, we survived a couple of Liver-
at every chance with some flowing ire, Hayton, Williams, Linton, Abbott. pool chances before a quickfire double
football. from the excellent Yago Santiago gave
SCARLETT HITS GOALS us a commanding advantage at the
But we had Keeley to thank for an TRAIL interval.
assured display between the sticks,
the summer signing brilliantly denying On-loan Dane Scarlett scored his But everything changed after the
Nick Freeman, Connor Parsons and first senior league goal last Saturday break as the visitors stormed back
Adam Leathers while Romaine Mundle to give Portsmouth a 1-0 win at Port to level the scores at 3-3, Luke Cham-
and Kallum Cesay forced saves from Vale. bers, Max Woltman and substitute
Max Stryjek at the other end. Harvey Blair on target.
The striker ran through and scored
We were well worthy of the draw at in the 25th minute to send Pompey to To our credit, we managed to halt
the end of normal time as we put our the top of League One. the Reds’ wave of momentum and in
first point on the board in Southern truth, probably should have won it in
Group D and as per competition rules, He subsequently scored again in the last few minutes with Roshaun
we then went straight to penalties for Mathurin, Jaden Williams and captain

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UNDER-21S

FIXTURES & RESULTS

DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES

AUGUST

MON 8 A LEICESTER CITY 2-2

FRI 12 H EVERTON 0-2

SUN 21 A MANCHESTER CITY 0-0

FRI 26 H LIVERPOOL 3-3

TUE 30 A WYCOMBE WANDERERS (PJT) 0-0

SEPTEMBER

SAT 3 A CRYSTAL PALACE 2PM

SAT 10 A WEST HAM UNITED 12PM

SAT 17 H BLACKBURN ROVERS* 12PM

TUE 20 A PETERBOROUGH UNITED (PJT) 7.30PM

FRI 30 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 7PM

OCTOBER

SAT 8 H ARSENAL* 12PM

FRI 14 A WOLVES 7PM

TUE 18 A STEVENAGE (PJT) 7PM YAGO SANTIAGO CELEBRATES HIS
SECOND AGAINST LIVERPOOL
SAT 22 H FULHAM* 12PM
Mathurin causing problems for the
SAT 29 H MANCHESTER UNITED 12PM hosts with their driving runs in the
wide areas.
NOVEMBER
And when Mundle was brought
MON 7 A CHELSEA 7PM Nile John all going close. But we ulti- down by Jadel Katongo after one such
mately had to settle for the draw, our burst towards the end of the first half,
JANUARY third in four Premier League 2 games. the City centre-back was shown a
Spurs: Maguire, Craig, Ashcroft, straight red card as the last defender,
SUN 8 A LIVERPOOL 2PM Sayers (Cesay 52), Muir, White giving us a real incentive to go after
(Robson 46), Mundle (Williams 68), maximum points for the remainder of
FRI 13 H WEST HAM UNITED 7PM John (c), Santiago, Donley, Mathurin. the game.
Substitutes (not used): Hayton,
MON 23 H WOLVES 7PM Abbott. Jamie Donley, Mundle and Santi-
Liverpool: Davies, Stephenson, ago all tested City stopper Mikki van
FRI 27 A ARSENAL 7PM Chambers, Quansah, Jonas, Corness, Sas as we tried to press home the
Frauendorf (Blair 62), Norris, Stew- man advantage after half-time but
FEBRUARY art (O’Rourke 88), Cain (c), Woltman we couldn’t quite do enough to find a
(Cannonier 88). Substitutes (not used): breakthrough.
MON 13 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 7PM Kelly, Olufunwa.
Manchester City: Van Sas, Larios,
FRI 17 A EVERTON 7PM CLEAN SHEET AT CITY Burns, Katongo, Galvez (Agyemang
75), Charles (c), Mebude, Breckin,
MON 27 H CRYSTAL PALACE 7PM There was a first clean sheet of Ogwuru (Adam 41), Bobb, Borges.
the season for our Under-21s as we Substitutes (not used): McNamara,
MARCH secured a hard-earned point away Smith.
to Manchester City in the Premier
FRI 3 A FULHAM 7PM League 2 on 21 August. Spurs: Maguire, Cesay, Ashcroft,
Sayers, Muir, Craig, Mundle (Robson
FRI 17 H LEICESTER CITY 7PM Under pressure in the opening 84), John (c), Santiago, Donley
stages – Oscar Bobb’s effort was (Williams 74), Mathurin. Substitutes
APRIL superbly tipped onto the post by (not used): Hayton, Dorrington, Abbott.
Aaron Maguire on his first appearance
MON 3 H MANCHESTER CITY 7PM at this level inside five minutes – we PALACE TRIP MOVES TO
grew into the game with Mundle and TODAY
SAT 15 A BLACKBURN ROVERS 1PM
KALLUM CESAY UP AGAINST Our Premier League 2 fixture away
MON 24 H CHELSEA 7PM CITY’S DIRE MEBUDE to Crystal Palace, initially scheduled
for last night, is instead taking place
FRI 28 A MANCHESTER UNITED 7PM today (3 September).

HOME FIXTURES PLAYED AT LAMEX STADIUM Kick-off at Selhurst Park was
UNLESS STATED at 2pm – check out the highlights
* PLAYED AT HOTSPUR WAY on SPURSPLAY later on, with a full
report and reaction available post-
PL2 TABLE match on tottenhamhotspur.com.

P W D L F A D PTS

ARSENAL 4 3 1 0 12 6 +6 10

CRYSTAL PALACE 4 3 1 0 12 6 +6 10

EVERTON 4 3 1 0 8 3 +5 10

FULHAM 4 2 2 0 10 5 +5 8

MAN CITY 4 2 2 0 8 3 +5 8

LEICESTER CITY 4 2 1 1 10 6 +4 7

WOLVES 4 2 0 2 5 9 -4 6

LIVERPOOL 4 1 2 1 5 7 -2 5

CHELSEA 4 1 1 2 10 10 +0 4

TOTTENHAM 4 0 3 1 5 7 -2 3

BRIGHTON 4 0 2 2 5 8 -3 2

MAN UNITED 4 0 2 2 6 12 -6 2

WEST HAM 4 0 0 4 5 11 -6 0

BLACKBURN 4 0 0 4 0 8 -8 0

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UNDER-18S D E R -18S

UN WILL LANKSHEAR POSES FOR THE CAMERAS
ON HIS ARRIVAL FROM SHEFFIELD UNITED

WELCOME, WILL! Already missing a number of But the Gunners soon responded
players through injury, including key through Ethan Nwaneri and went on to
Earlier this week, we announced midfielders Rio Kyerematen and Billy enjoy the better of the closing stages
the signing of Will Lankshear from Heaps, we reshuffled and reshaped at as they comfortably claimed the points
Sheffield United. half-time and gave it a good go despite at London Colney.
the disadvantage in numbers, Damola Spurs: Gunter (c), Abbott, Linton,
The 17-year-old forward has agreed Ajayi pulling a goal back from fellow Dorrington, Andiyapan, Hall (Chaplin
a deal that will run until 2025 and has substitute Mikey Moore’s corner on 63 46), McKnight, Olusesi (Owen 86),
joined up with the Club’s Academy. minutes.

Having joined Sheffield United
in January, 2021, Will captained the
Blades’ Under-18 side as they claimed
the Professional Development League
national title last term following an
impressive unbeaten campaign.

DISAPPOINTMENT IN THE WILL ANDIYAPAN ON DEFENSIVE
DERBY DUTY AGAINST ARSENAL

The damage was done in the first half
as our Under-18s suffered a hugely
disappointing 4-1 defeat at Arsenal
last Saturday.

It was all too easy for Gunners
forward Omari Benjamin as he helped
himself to a 20-minute hat-trick amid
a below-par start from our point
of view, our misery compounded
when left-back Jahziah Linton was
shown two quick yellow cards and a
consequent red just before the interval
as an unusually tame derby display
finally produced a flash point.

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FIXTURES & RESULTS

DATE H/A OPPOSITION Williams (Ajayi 52), Black (Moore 61), Ticket information and details of
Akhamrich (Irow 46). our other fixtures can be found on
AUGUST tottenhamhotspur.com.
LEAGUE CUP CAMPAIGN
SAT 13 A LEICESTER CITY 1-0 BEGINS LOVE BREAKS HEARTS

SAT 20 H WEST BROMWICH ALBION 1-2 Our Under-18 Premier League Layton Love’s 95th-minute strike
Cup campaign began this led to heartbreak for our youngsters
SAT 27 A ARSENAL 1-4 morning (3 September, 11am) as West Bromwich Albion recovered
with a trip to Liverpool – log onto from a goal down to clinch a late, late
SEPTEMBER tottenhamhotspur.com to see how victory at Hotspur Way on 20 August.
we got on.
SAT 3 A LIVERPOOL (U18 PLC) 11AM Leading through Rio Kyerematen’s
We’ve been drawn in a group with well-taken opener inside four minutes,
WED 7 H MARSEILLE (UYL) 2PM the Reds, Wolverhampton Wanderers we had chances to extend our lead as
and Charlton Athletic. we sought to build on our opening-day
SAT 17 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 11.3OAM win at Leicester.
We’re set to host Wolves at
OCTOBER Hotspur Way on Saturday 8 October But the visitors had other ideas
(12pm) before visiting Charlton on as a thunderbolt from Akeel Higgins
SAT 1 A ASTON VILLA 12PM Saturday 5 November (11am). shortly before the hour mark saw
parity restored, before Love fired
SAT 8 H WOLVES (U18 PLC) 12PM MARSEILLE home deep into stoppage time to claim
YOUNGSTERS SET a 2-1 win for his side.
SAT 22 A FULHAM 11AM TO VISIT
We also lost Kyerematen and James
SAT 29 H NORWICH CITY 11.30AM With the Club once again competing Rowswell to injury, with Under-18s
in the UEFA Champions League this Coach Stuart Lewis having to make a
NOVEMBER season, we’re also due to return to handful of changes on what turned out
action in the Under-19 UEFA Youth to be a bitterly disappointing day.
SAT 5 A CHARLTON ATH (U18PLC) 11AM League.
Spurs: Gunter (c), Abbott (Rowswell
SAT 19 H CHELSEA 11AM With the group stage fixtures 46 (Heaps 80)), Dorrington (Chaplin
mirroring those of the senior side, 46), Andiyapan, Linton, Heaps (Irow
SAT 26 A CRYSTAL PALACE 11AM our first match will be at home to 75), McKnight, Kyerematen (Bloxham
Marseille Under-19s this coming 45+3), Williams (Ajayi 46), Black,
DECEMBER Wednesday, kick-off 2pm at Hotspur Akhamrich.
Way.
SAT 3 A WEST HAM UNITED 11AM

SAT 17 H SOUTHAMPTON 11.30AM

JANUARY

SAT 7 H ASTON VILLA 12PM

SAT 14 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 11.30AM

SAT 28 A CHELSEA 11AM

FEBRUARY

SAT 11 H CRYSTAL PALACE 11AM

SAT 18 A SOUTHAMPTON 11.30AM

SAT 25 H WEST HAM UNITED 11AM

MARCH

SAT 18 H ARSENAL 11AM

APRIL

SAT 1 A NORWICH CITY 11.30AM

SAT 15 H FULHAM 11AM

SAT 22 A WEST BROMWICH ALBION 12PM

SAT 29 H LEICESTER CITY 11.30AM

HOME FIXTURES PLAYED AT HOTSPUR WAY

U18S PL TABLE

WEST HAM P W D L F A D PTS RIO KYEREMATEN...ON TARGET
CHELSEA 3 3 0 0 12 7 +5 9 AGAINST WEST BROM
CRYSTAL 3 2 1 0 7 2 +5 7
BRIGHTON 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6 45
ARSENAL 3 2 0 1 6 6 +0 6
NORWICH 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
ASTON VILLA 3 1 1 1 5 5 +0 4
WEST BROM 3 1 1 1 8 9 -1 4
TOTTENHAM 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
SOUTHAMPTON 3 1 0 2 3 6 -3 3
FULHAM 3 0 2 1 6 9 -3 2
LEICESTER 3 0 1 2 5 8 -3 1
3 0 1 2 2 7 -5 1

UP TO AND INCLUDING 27.08.22

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BEHIND THE SCENES

Another set of behind-the-scenes images, as our club
photographers are always on hand to capture the
moment…
CAUGHT ON CAMERA
SPURS WOMEN TAKE ON CLUB AMERICA
AT THE LYNN FAMILY STADIUM IN
LOUISVILLE IN PRE-SEASON

A BIG GRIN FROM YVES BISSOUMA

SERIOUS CONCENTRATION FROM RYAN ABTENONDEAVOIFESOUMREESTUSMMSEORMEOFPASRPTUIRCSIPEAVNETNSTS
SESSEGNON DURING A GAME OF JENGA!

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BEHIND THE SCENES

TINJA-RIIKKA KORPELA POSES WITH
A FAN DURING SPURS WOMEN’S
RECENT TRIP TO LOUISVILLE

INSIDE OUR DRESSING ROOM AT THE
CITY GROUND LAST WEEKEND

ERIC DIER ALL SMILES AT OUR
NEW KIT PHOTOSHOOT

THFC RICHARLISON SHOWS REAL
DETERMINATION IN THE GYM

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GOLDEN GOAL
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GOLDEN GOAL

2022/2023 STAT PACK

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FULHAM

MATCH FACTS & TOTAL CARDS

Spurs have taken 34 points 6 11 Fulham have won just one
from their last 39 available 0 0 of their last 12 away league
against Fulham in the games against Spurs (D3
Premier League (W11 D1 L8), a 1-0 victory in March
L1), though both occasions 2013.
they’ve dropped points have
come in home games.

�� �� �� �� ��9 66 6.2 36 3.7 7.2 21

GOALS EXPECTED GOALS GOALS EXPECTED GOALS CLEAN

��57 47 ��47.1 36 ��CONCEDED �� �AGAINST ��SHEETS
AVERAGE 15.8 12.8 40 05
SHOTS POSSESSION % SHOT CONVERSION POINTS GAINED AFTER POINTS DROPPED
RATE % TRAILING AFTER LEADING

GOAL TIMES

0-15 SCORED CONCEDED 0-15 SCORED CONCEDED
16-30 1 1 16-30 1 0
31-45 1 1 31-45 1 0
46-60 1 0 46-60 1 1
61-75 0 0 61-75 1 0
76-90 4 0 76-90 1 3
2 1 1 2

Data excludes matches played after Aug. 29.

POWERED BY

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MATCH REWIND

NOTTINGHAM FOREST 0
2
MATCH SPURS
REWIND KANE (5), (81)

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