Spurs v Luton March 2024

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ange postecoglou The latest bulletin from our Head Coach as we pick up after the international break yves bissouma Exclusive interview with our influential midfielder who’s loving life at Spurs opposition We round up all the vital information as Rob Edwards’ Luton Town side visit N17 the spurs shirt Ossie Ardiles, a special centenary jersey and a Luton Town connection... manor solomon The winger gives us a taste of the languages that have shaped his footballing journey timo werner The German attacker on his hobbies and interests away from the pitch 6 18 28 40 51 69 I N T H I S I S S U E 4 CONTENTS THFC

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FOOTBALL AND ATHLETIC CO. LTD, REG. OFFICE: LILYWHITE HOUSE, 782 HIGH ROAD, LONDON, N17 0BX Chairman: Daniel Levy Operations and Finance Director: Matthew Collecott Executive Director: Donna-Maria Cullen Chief Football Officer: Scott Munn Director of Football Administration and Governance: Rebecca Caplehorn Technical Director: Johan Lange Non-Executive Director: Jonathan Turner Head Coach: Ange Postecoglou Senior Assistant Coach: Chris Davies Assistant Coaches: Mile Jedinak, Ryan Mason and Matt Wells First Team Goalkeeping Coach: Rob Burch Head of Sports Medicine and Sports Science: Geoff Scott Dental Surgeon: Peter Rabin Football Secretary: Jennifer Urquhart Spurs Hotline: 0344 499 5000 Textphone Service for Deaf or Hard of Hearing: 020 8365 5194 Email: supporter.services@tottenhamhotspur.com MATCHDAY PROGRAMME Head of Publications: Jon Rayner Contributors: Sian Allpress, Rob Daly, Andy Greeves, Will Holderness, Anthony Marshall, Paul Miles, Billy Shaw REACH SPORT: Content Sales Director: Fergus McKenna Commissioning Editor: Chris Brereton Senior Production Journalist: Simon Monk Designer: Tom Rogers Marketing & Communications Manager: Claire Brown Photography: Shutterstock, THFC, PA Photos, Mirrorpix, Getty Images Printed by Bishops Published by For matchday programme subscriptions, email: enquiries@reachsportshop.co.uk “My role is to get the ball and try to find a solution for my team-mates. It’s really fun, I’m enjoying this a lot” THFC CONTENTS 5

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THFC ANGE POSTECOGLOU 7 “We want to finish the season strongly, performing well and continuing to move in the right direction - entertaining and winning” ood afternoon and welcome to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for our Premier League fixture against Luton Town. It is great to see Luton back in the top flight for the first time in more than 30 years. They have shown their quality this season and we know first-hand from the reverse fixture back in October just how difficult they will make things for us today. I should like to welcome Rob Edwards, his staff, players and everyone associated with Luton. Rob has done an amazing job over the past 18 months since arriving at Kenilworth Road. We have prepared well for today and have to be focussed and determined to impose ourselves throughout the match if we want to return to winning ways immediately. We go into this game on the back of a defeat at Fulham before the international break – a result that disappointed us all. On that night at Craven Cottage, the first half was pretty even and we created some chances. However, in the second half we didn’t reach the intensity levels and tempo that we expect, so it G became hard for us to get any kind of control. It was disappointing and part of our growth and challenge is how we react to it. Our development as a team was never going to be a straight line, there were always going to be setbacks along the way and we have to make sure we respond well, starting today. We have 10 games remaining and want to finish the season strongly, performing well and continuing to move in the right direction – entertaining and winning. Finally, it was great to see so many of our players representing their respective countries over the past fortnight. I should especially like to congratulate Guglielmo Vicario on making his international debut for Italy last weekend. V i c h a s b e e n c o n s i s t e n t l y outstanding for us this season and his first cap – and a clean sheet – is fully deserved for his performances week in, week out for us. Your outstanding support this season has been a key part of helping us improve and I know you will remain right behind us throughout this final stage of the campaign.

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THFC I N T H AT N U M B E R 9 There have been a total of 15 players to have worn our No 16 shirt since squad numbers were introduced in 1993/94 – with our list mostly made up of an unusual mix of forwards and full-backs! Top of the pile is Kyle Naughton, who featured 75 times in the jersey during his six-year spell on our books, although much of that time was spent out on loan. He joined us in July 2009 in a combined move alongside Kyle Walker from boyhood club Sheffield United, where he had impressed during his breakthrough season of 2008/09. Immediately handed the No 16 shirt, Naughton’s debut came in the closing minutes of our 2-1 win at West Ham United on 23 August 2009, but he featured just three times before moving to Middlesbrough on loan for the rest of that campaign. Full season loans followed at Leicester City and Norwich City before he enjoyed a couple of campaigns back at Spurs where his appearances stats improved considerably. Capable of playing on either flank but more at home at right-back, his best season came in 2013/14 when he featured 34 times with our No 16 on his back before moving in January 2015 to Swansea City, where he is still going strong. With 60 appearances in our No 16 No.16 in that NUMBER As this season marks 30 years since the introduction of squad numbers in English football, we take a closer look at the names and numbers that have formed our matchday squads since 1993/94 – and even further back in our history. NO. 16s…APPEARANCES SINCE 1993/94 1 Kyle Naughton 75 2 Ronny Rosenthal 60 3 Chris Armstrong 47 4 Steffen Iversen 46 5 Kieran Trippier 41 6 Reto Ziegler 35 7= Micky Hazard 32 7= Young-Pyo Lee 32 9 Clive Wilson 20 10= Paul Konchesky 15 10= Kyle Walker-Peters 15 12= Gareth Bale 12 12= Arnaut Danjuma 12 12= Chris Gunter 12 15 Timo Werner 9

1 0 I N T H AT N U M B E R THFC jersey, Israeli striker Ronny Rosenthal sits next on today’s list. He joined us from Liverpool in January 1994 and initially played with the No 11 on his back before taking over number 16 following the arrival of Chris Armstrong. His first game in the shirt came in a 1-1 draw at Manchester City on 19 August 1995, and that 1995/96 was his best campaign for us as he made 40 appearances. Ironically, Armstrong also ended up wearing our No 16 shirt later in his Spurs career! The former Crystal Palace forward had spent four years as our No 11 when he first arrived in north London, making 126 appearances before moving to the number 16 jersey ahead of the 1999/2000 season. He played a further 47 times for us to occupy third spot on our list of No 16s, one game ahead of another forward, Steffen Iversen. Another player to change his number to No 16 – having featured 62 times in our No 10 jersey – the Norwegian international played 46 games with No 16 on his back between 2001-03, including wearing it off the bench in the 2002 League Cup Final. Kieran Trippier switched shirt numbers in the other direction. Arriving at the Lane from Burnley in June 2015, the right-back took the No 16 jersey and played 41 times in it during his first two seasons as he competed with Kyle Walker. When Walker left us to join Manchester City in the summer of 2017, Trippier moved up the order to take over the vacant No 3 shirt. Swiss defender Reto Ziegler arrived with a bright future when he joined us from Grasshoppers in August 2004 and the 18-year-old made his debut in our 1-0 win at Everton on 2 October that year, wearing our No 16 jersey. A left-footer capable of playing in defence or midfield, he featured 31 times in 2004/05 but spent the next season on loan at Hamburg and Wigan Athletic. He added four games to his Spurs tally at the start of the 2006/07 campaign before eventually joining Sampdoria. It seems unlikely for a player who made his Spurs debut in 1980 to appear on our list of No 16s, but that’s exactly how Micky Hazard fits in! The skilful midfielder collected FA Cup and UEFA Cup winners’ medals with us during the 80s before spells at Chelsea and Swindon Town. But he returned to the Lane in November 1993 when squad numbers were then a requirement and he became our first player to be allocated No 16 as an official number. He added 32 games to his Spurs tally before retiring through injury at the end of the 1994/95 season. Versatile South Korean full-back Young-Pyo Lee also wore our No 16 jersey on 32 occasions, during his first season with us in 2005/06. Signed from PSV Eindhoven, he made his debut against Liverpool in August 2005 and was a regular that term under Martin Jol, before taking over the No 3 shirt for the next two seasons. Two Welsh players feature on the list as well. Gareth Bale wore the No 16 shirt when he first came to Spurs and featured 12 times in his first season of 2007/08, the same number as Chris Gunter, who had joined us from Cardiff City in January 2008. The right-back initially wore No 44 on four occasions IN OPPOSITION… Luton Town’s No 16 shirt has only been worn by nine players over the last 30 years, with one player in particular most remembered for wearing it. Glen Rea joined the Hatters from Brighton in March 2016, initially on loan before making the switch permanent that summer. Allocated the number 5 jersey for his loan spell, Rea was given No 16 once a fully-fledged Hatter and wore it for the next five seasons as Luton climbed up the divisions. Others to have been allocated the shirt include goalkeepers Carl Emberson and Elliot Justham, Enoch Showunmi, Rossi Jarvis and Ed Asafu-Adjaye, while it’s Reece Burke who currently occupies it. NO. 16s… OTHER APPEARANCES (1946 TO PRESENT) Prior to the introduction of squad numbers in 1993/94, our No 16 shirt was only worn a handful of times, first making an appearance during our UEFA Cup campaign of 1971/72. In fact it was only ever worn in European competition until it was first allocated as an official squad number to Micky Hazard in 1993/94. Those that donned the No 16 before then were Richard Cooke, Gary O’Reilly, Garry Brooke, Ally Dick, Glenn Hoddle, Scott Houghton, Chris McGrath, Jimmy Neighbour, Jimmy Pearce and Danny Thomas. YOUNG-PYO LEE WORE OUR 16 SHIRT 32 TIMES but took over No 16 from Bale after his compatriot moved up to the No 3 shirt in 2008/09. Full-backs Clive Wilson (20), Paul Konchesky (15) and Kyle Walker-Peters (15) also all wore our No 16 shirts, while on loan forward Arnaut Danjuma featured in it 12 times last season. Current incumbent is German forward Timo Werner, who has so far featured nine times and scored twice with the No 16 on his back.

THFC I N T H AT N U M B E R 1 1 Some of our star players from the Premier League era have worn our No 25 jersey, although most of them will be best remembered for wearing different shirt numbers. Leading the list of our players to have featured in the No 25 jersey is Aaron Lennon, who was allocated the jersey on arrival from Leeds United ahead of the 2005/06 campaign. The flying winger established himself in our team during his first three seasons and racked up 119 appearances in the No 25 shirt, including 47 games in the 2007/08 campaign. He also wore the jersey when we won the Carling Cup in 2008. Once the No 7 shirt became available, Lennon moved up the order and spent the next seven seasons in the jersey. No player has held our No 25 shirt longer than Stephen Clemence, who came through our youth set up to feature 109 times in it during five years in our first team set-up. Making his debut in the jersey against Manchester United on 10 August 1997, the midfielder enjoyed his best campaign with 35 appearances in 2000/01. Prior to becoming our No 1, Hugo Lloris donned our No 25 shirt on 78 occasions. The French goalkeeper was allocated the jersey following his arrival from Lyon ahead of the 2012/13 season, featuring for the first time in it for our Europa League clash with Lazio in September 2012. Academy product Japhet Tanganga is currently on loan at Millwall but still holds our No 25 shirt. The defender broke through here at Spurs wearing No 39 in 2019/20 but took on the No 25 jersey the following campaign and has worn it 39 times to date. Another Academy graduate, Josh Onomah, made his debut for us with the No 47 on his back before taking over the No 25 shirt in 2015/16, wearing it 31 times before leaving us for Fulham. Marauding full-back Stephen Carr wore No 27, No 25 and No 12 before eventually settling into the more familiar No 2 jersey with us. He made 30 appearances as our No 25 in 1996/97, while Danny Rose featured 29 times in the same shirt between 2009-12 before becoming our No 3 in 2013. French midfielder Benjamin Stambouli took on our No 25 jersey following his arrival from Montpellier in September 2014 and made 25 appearances in his one season with us and Bobby Zamora featured 18 times as our No 25 during his six-month spell. Having returned to Spurs for the No.25 NO. 25s…APPEARANCES SINCE 1993/94 1 Aaron Lennon 119 2 Stephen Clemence 109 3 Hugo Lloris 78 4 Japhet Tanganga 39 5 Josh Onomah 31 6 Stephen Carr 30 7 Danny Rose 29 8 Benjamin Stambouli 25 9 Bobby Zamora 18 10 Jermain Defoe 10 11 John Hendry 5 12=Emmanuel Adebayor 1 12=Jamie Slabber 1 second half of the 2008/09 season after leaving us for Portsmouth, Jermain Defoe had to forgo his usual No 18 shirt and wore the number 25 jersey on 10 occasions, before taking back the No 18 ahead of the 2009/10 campaign. Three more players also wore No 25 for us – John Hendry, who was the first to ever wear the shirt in 1993/94 ; Emmanuel Adebayor, who wore it once in 2012/13; and Jamie Slabber, the Academy striker whose sole Spurs appearance came in the No 25 when he came on for Teddy Sheringham in a 3-2 defeat to Liverpool on 16 March 2003.

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THFC NEWS 1 3 try in the coming weeks, that will include an announcement press conference, a visit to our Official Supporters’ Club in Malta and a community activity. For more on Visit Malta, head to www.visitmalta. com/en/ news DESK All at the Club were saddened to hear of the passing of Spurs supporter Ellie Stylianou, who died on 6 March at the age of 24. In an emotional message, her devastated partner, Ali Setirekli, said: “Ellie was my fiancé and we did everything together. She came with me to support Spurs week in and week out, wearing our Spurs tops, and even if it was an away game we would wear them at home and get in front of the TV to support. “She loved Spurs because she loved me and I know she would have wanted something to be done for her at the stadium. It would also make our families happy that she was remembered by Spurs fans. “We would like Spurs fans to clap for Ellie and to be remembered on the 27th minute of today’s game as that was the day we got engaged and we were meant to be getting married in August. “I hope every single Spurs fan reads this and gives her the send off she deserves.” We would like to extend our condolences to Ali and family at this sad time. The Premier League broadcast selection process has been completed for Match Rounds 34 and 35 and, as a result, the north London derby against Arsenal here is now scheduled for Sunday 28 April. The game will kick-off at 2pm and has been selected for live television coverage by Sky Sports. Supporters should note however, that if Arsenal are scheduled to play in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday 30 April, the north London derby will move to Saturday 27 April, Our Men’s First Team will face six-time European champions FC Bayern in the Visit Malta Cup here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday 10 August, 5.30pm kick-off. This mouth-watering curtain-raiser to the new season takes on extra significance, with the Club’s all-time leading goalscorer, Harry Kane, and long-serving defender Eric Dier having recently joined the Bundesliga champions. This will be a 12th meeting with Bayern in our history and only the fourth to have taken place on home soil. We memorably overcame the German giants on our way to UEFA Cup success 40 years ago and last met in the UEFA Champions League during the 2019/20 season. Tickets for this fixture will go on sale at 10am on Tuesday 2 April to all 2023/24 Season Ticket Holders and One Hotspur Members, who will be able to purchase up to four tickets per person from any available general admission seats. Tickets are priced at £30 for adults and £10 for Juniors (U18). As the Presenting Partner of the fixture, Visit Malta will be hosting three Club Ambassadors on a visit to the counClub to face FC Bayern in the Visit Malta Cup ELLIE STYLIANOU RIP FIXTURE CHANGES with a 12.30pm kick-off. Arsenal face Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals of the Champions League on 9 April and 17 April. If they progress, their semi-final, first leg will take place on either 30 April or 1 May. Meanwhile, our home Premier League fixture against Manchester City, initially scheduled for Saturday 20 April, has been postponed due to our opponents’ involvement in the Emirates FA Cup. A new date and kick-off time for the match will be confirmed in due course.

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THFC F R O M T H E VAU LT 1 7 A HELPING HAND This week we are looking at some paperwork from the archive, specifically something related to a Luton Town player, Bob Hawkes. While top-level footballers in the modern era are well paid throughout their careers, historically many players from times gone by have fallen on hard times and been supported by the footballing community. The letter pictured here came from the Luton Football Supporters Club, in relation to the plight of Bob Hawkes, who played for Luton until 1920. The Hatters’ Heritage website calls him Luton Town’s first ‘superstar’ and notes he was their first England international, getting five caps to go with his 19 as an England amateur and was part of the Great Britain team who won a footballing gold in the 1908 Olympics. The 1908 Summer Olympics tournament was held in London, and it was the first time that football was played between national representative selections as opposed to Club teams in 1900 and 1904. The letter explains that, as Hawkes spent most of his career as an amateur footballer, which prevented him from being able to fully focus on also developing his trade as a hat manufacturer, he was finding it difficult to make ends meet. The writers make it clear Hawkes himself had not made an appeal for help and instead was struggling along on his own. They suggest that there would be many p e o p l e c o n n e c t e d to Spurs (and whichever other clubs also received this letter) who would have good memories of Hawkes and his refusal to move to First Division clubs. They make a point of how little financial renumeration he received for his services and that he was a good sportsman and gentleman in sport and in life. Also pictured here is the receipt from Spurs which shows the club kindly donated to the RM Hawkes Testimonial Fund. The main detail is the amount and name on the paperwork – £5 and five shillings. This is the equivalent of £240.37, according to the National Archives currency converter, or 15 days as a skilled tradesman in 1930, and we can assume there were donations from other clubs too. This piece of material shows how important it can be to sort through bundled receipts, especially ones dating back to the earlier periods of the Club’s history. This receipt was grouped in with a whole host of other random old receipts and cheques and yet it reveals an interesting anecdote between the two clubs. WORDS BY SIAN ALLPRESS Our popular feature continues as we dig into the club archives to examine the items and objects which have helped shape our history…

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THFC THE BIG INTERVIEW 1 9 BLISSFUL BISS ves Bissouma is a mood lifter, trend setter and midfield warrior who is enjoying life under the “amazing” Ange Postecoglou. From the very first moment Ange arrived in the summer and laid down his new philosophy and plans for the upcoming season, the memorable conversation really struck a chord with the Mali international who came out brimming with confidence and excited for what was to come. “From the first day to now, the confidence Ange has given me has been unbelievable,” said the 27-year-old. “We had a great conversation and, from then, I knew exactly what I needed to do on the pitch. “He gives all of us a lot of confidence, especially in the way he talks to us as players, he’s like a friend, uncle or dad. He’s a really good guy and very chilled, he doesn’t talk too much but when he says something you always listen. “I think he gives us exactly what we need. He’s brilliant, an amazing person, a fantastic coach and the way he talks with his players to make you understand what he really wants from us is so exciting.” After enduring a challenging maiden campaign in north London with just 10 starts in his 23 Premier League appearances in an injury-hit season – missing three months of action with an ankle injury from February to May 2023 – the midfielder was already focused on making a mark upon his return and particularly looking ahead to 2023/24. Our Head Coach’s arrival brought about an exciting style of play alongside a team culture that blends enjoyment, learning and a shared vision and came at an opportune time for Yves to start afresh and motivated him to work hard to impress the Australian. “I am a fighter and a positive person, so I won’t accept a situation if it remains negative,” said Yves. “I take full responsibility when it’s time to work to change things. Like when I was injured at the end of last season, I was already preparing for this one. “For me, personally, when Ange came in, he told me exactly what he wants from me and my role in the team. I’m just listening and working hard to perform in the way he wants me to and I’m really happy to work with him and the group.” WORDS BY WILL HOLDERNESS An exclusive interview with YVES BISSOUMA as we caught up with the midfielder to talk Ange Postecoglou, reflections on his second season in Lilywhite and his love for the Club. Y “From the first day to now, the confidence Ange has given me has been unbelievable”

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THFC THE BIG INTERVIEW 2 1 Starting the season opener at Brentford in the base of a midfield three in our 4-3-3 formation, our number eight seized his chance and delivered a commanding display with 138 touches – the most since his league debut for Brighton in August 2019 – and made more passes than any other player (116) at just over a 92 per cent success rate to claim our supporters’ Player of the Match award. Playing with a renewed sense of confidence and swagger, Yves flourished in a No 6 role in Ange’s possession-based system – excelling in the first-phase build-up play with his composure and press resistance on the ball – which proved a key component in helping us dominate the middle of the park. “It’s the way I like to play and it’s always good because it suits my style,” he explained. “I really like to receive the ball, turn and try to find a solution, if it’s not on then I’ll dribble to make space and find a solution. My role is to get the ball and try to find a solution for my team-mates. It’s really fun, I’m enjoying this role a lot. “To be on the pitch in the Premier League is great for me because I’m in one of the best leagues in the world. I’ve worked over the years to hone my style of play and I want to continue playing in this way.” Having started our opening eight league games to play an important role in our unbeaten run (six wins, two draws), matchday eight – against this afternoon’s opponents Luton Town – put a slight hold on his consistent performances when he was dismissed for a second booking in first-half stoppage-time in our spirited 1-0 win at Kenilworth Road on 7 October. Ruled out of our subsequent home win over Fulham, Yves came straight back in for our 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace but then picked up another “I am a fighter and a positive person, so I won’t accept a situation if it remains negative”

2 2 THE BIG INTERVIEW THFC Whilst Yves’ contributions on the pitch have come to the fore this term, his vibrant personality and infectious enthusiasm means he is also bringing the vibes off it. The Malian shares a close bond with his family who have been there for him throughout his career, and it is that similar familial bond and support that he enjoys bringing to the team dynamic at Spurs. Whether it’s taking on DJ responsibilities due to his love of music, dancing in the dressing room or sharing a laugh about certain fashion choices – another big passion of his – the 27-year-old shares a tight bond with his teammates and he has always taken pride in bringing the positivity from a young age. “I was always like that, from very young that’s me; that’s Biss,” he explained. “I like to bring the mood, to make sure everyone is ok and learning about my team-mates so I can best support them. “You never know, some teammates might stay at home and we don’t know what they’re thinking about so, when they come to training, I can have an effect because I like to make them enjoy playing football but also enjoy being here before they go out onto the pitch in training. “I like to think I’m a positive and funny person, that’s me, that’s the way I get a lot of enjoyment in football and like having that role in the team.” suspension two games later for an accumulation of yellow cards before a straight red card at Nottingham Forest saw him miss three games at the end of the calendar year. His absence was then prolonged into 2024 with his involvement for Mali in the Africa Cup of Nations held in his birth country Ivory Coast, featuring four times for his nation as they exited the competition at the quarter-final stage inspiring on and off the pitch

THFC THE BIG INTERVIEW 2 3 in extra-time against the hosts and eventual winners. After almost two months without an appearance in a Spurs shirt, Yves returned to the matchday squad for our home clash against his former club Brighton on 10 February, coming on just after the hour-mark with the score level at 1-1 before Brennan Johnson’s stoppage-time winner, and has gone on to start each game since. Although the dynamic midfielder is the first to admit his mistakes, his influence on our style of play has been crucial as, even despite missing eight games through suspension and AFCON this term, he still leads the statistics amongst our midfielders with touches (1624), passes attempted (1398 – at a 92 per cent success rate), ball carries (1045) and his 40 tackles won is second only to Pedro Porro (50) in the squad across his 20 league appearances so far. “This season started really good,” said the former Lille man. “Then after we were restricted because of a lot of injuries and suspensions, things like that put us in a difficult position. “Sometimes I make mistakes, because I’m not perfect and still learning, so I know there’s more to come, but I’m happy and enjoying this role in the team. “I have to enjoy this moment and make the most of it as it’s where I’m fully in control, where I feel strong and feel like myself. I feel free, so I’m enjoying my moment but, in the end, I don’t want to have any regrets so I always fight to feel good.” As we prepare to take on the Hatters following a two-week pause from top-flight action during the March international break, the midfielder says the team is living every moment and will give everything as we strive to improve on our current fifth position in the table with 10 league games remaining. “We try to live every moment to its fullest,” added Yves. “That means in training we give as much as possible and during the matches we try to give everything. “We know it’s the Premier League, it won’t be easy, there will be tough matches, but we’re focused on ourselves and, I think that if we do everything we need to do, we have a good chance of fulfilling our ambitions and our goals. “We’re going to work really hard to put the team where we want to be because this team deserves a lot. I believe we can achieve great things because we have so many young players with so much talent. That’s why I’m not worried about the Club’s future, because I know we will one day be where we are aiming to be. “This club means everything to me, to be a Spurs player is such a big deal, it’s a blessing for me to be here and I’m enjoying my moment here. I’m not only doing this for me but for the club, for the fans, for my family and for everyone. “I love everyone here and I feel the love from everyone here as well so that’s the most important thing in both life and football. I want only the best for this club.” “I really like to receive the ball, turn and try to find a solution”

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2 6 TICKETS THFC CATEGORY A CATEGORY B CATEGORY C Senior Over 65 years old Aged 65 years or over on 12th August 2023 Young Adult Junior Aged 21 years or younger on 12th August 2023 Aged 17 years or younger on 12th August 2023 Adult Senior Junior £65 £32.50 £49 £32.50 £71 £35.50 £53.50 £35.50 £75 £37.50 £56.50 £37.50* £78 £39 £58.50 n/a £78 £39 £58.50 £39 £83 £41.50 £62.50 £41.50 £88 n/a n/a n/a £93 n/a n/a n/a £95 n/a n/a n/a £103 n/a n/a n/a No Match Ticket Availability No Match Ticket Availability Eligibility for Concessionary priced 2023/24 match tickets Under 22 years old Under 18 years old Young Adult 109, 110 110 , 451 - 453, 514 - 516 111,113, 248 - 250, 258 - 260, 322 - 325 101, 108, 112, 124, 508, 509, 513, 517, 521, 522 252, 254, 256, 416 - 418, 422 - 424, 514 - 516 251, 252, 254, 256, 257, 322 - 325, 419 - 421, 451 - 453, 501, 502, 507, 508, 522, 523, 529, 530 102, 107, 123 502, 503, 506, 507, 523, 524, 528, 529 104, 105, 504, 505, 525, 527 248 - 252, 254-260 103, 105, 119, 122, 503 - 506, 524, 525, 527, 528 504, 505, 525, 527 , 323, 324, 451, 453, 501, 502, 529, 530 Approved Safe Standing Areas Blocks 248-260 Rows 1-29 and Blocks 323, 324, 451, 452 and 453 rows 71-82. *Please note that Junior concessions are not available in the Safe Standing area in our single-tier South Stand as this area is not deemed suitable for children. Match Ticket Prices South Category A Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City, Manchester United, Newcastle United 451 - 453, 510-520 £103 n/a n/a n/a Senior OvYoung Adult Junior Eligibility for Family Area The following blocks make up our Family Area: 109, 110, 416, 417, 510, 511, 512 UU109, 110 110 , 451 - 453, 514 - 516 111,113, 248 - 250, 258 - 260, 322 - 325 101, 108, 112, 124, 508, 509, 513, 517, 521, 522 252, 254, 256, 416 - 418, 422 - 424, 514 - 516251, 252, 254, 256, 257, 322 - 325, 419 - 421, 451 - 453, 501, 502, 507, 508, 522, 523, 529, 530102, 107, 123 502, 503, 506, 507, 523, 524, 528, 529 104, 105, 504, 505, 525, 527 248 - 252, 254-260 103, 105, 119, 122, 503 - 506, 524, 525, 527, 528504, 505, 525, 527 323, 324, 451, 453, 501, 502, 529, 530 Approved Safe Blocks 248-260*Please note thsingle-tier SoutTottenham Hotspur Stadium | 2023 / 2024 Match TickeNorth South East West Category A AWAY SECTION AWAY SECTION 514 252 249 250 251 248 254 256 257 260 259 258 325 324 322 451 452 453 522 523 524 525 527 528 529 530 521 520 424 519 516 517 518 420 419 421 418 422 423 515 513 417 510 512 416 509 511 508 507 506 505 504 503 502 501 119 122 124123 113 112 111 108 107 105 104 103 110 109 102 101 234 233 232 323 Arsenal, Chelsea, Li451 - 453, 510-520 Adult Senior Junior £48 £24 £36 £24 £53 £26.50 £40 £26.50 £57 £28.50 £43 £28.50* £60 £30 £45 n/a £60 £30 £45 £30 £64 £32 £48 £32 £69 n/a n/a n/a £71 n/a n/a n/a £79 n/a n/a n/a £95 n/a n/a n/a No Match Ticket Availability No Match Ticket Availability Eligibility for Concessionary priced 2023/24 match tickets Young Adult 109, 110 110 , 451 - 453, 514 - 516 111,113, 248 - 250, 258 - 260, 322 - 325 101, 108, 112, 124, 508, 509, 513, 517, 521, 522 252, 254, 256, 416 - 418, 422 - 424, 514 - 516 251, 252, 254, 256, 257, 322 - 325, 419 - 421, 451 - 453, 501, 502, 507, 508, 522, 523, 529, 530 102, 107, 123 502, 503, 506, 507, 523, 524, 528, 529 104, 105, 504, 505, 525, 527 248 - 252, 254-260 103, 105, 119, 122, 503 - 506, 524, 525, 527, 528 504, 505, 525, 527 , 323, 324, 451, 453, 501, 502, 529, 530 Match Ticket Prices South Category B Aston Villa, Brentford, Brighton & Hove Albion, Crystal Palace, Everton, Fulham, 451 - 453, 510-520 Nottingham Forest, West Ham United, Wolverhampton Wanderers £95 n/a n/a n/a Adult Senior Junior £37 £18.50 £28 £18.50 £43 £21.50 £32.50 £21.50 £47 £23.50 £35.50 £23.50* £50 £25 £37.50 n/a £50 £25 £37.50 £25 £54 £27 £40.50 £27 £59 n/a n/a n/a £61 n/a n/a n/a £65 n/a n/a n/a £80 n/a n/a n/a No Match Ticket Availability No Match Ticket Availability Eligibility for Concessionary priced 2023/24 match tickets Young Adult 109, 110 110 , 451 - 453, 514 - 516 111,113, 248 - 250, 258 - 260, 322 - 325 101, 108, 112, 124, 508, 509, 513, 517, 521, 522 252, 254, 256, 416 - 418, 422 - 424, 514 - 516 251, 252, 254, 256, 257, 322 - 325, 419 - 421, 451 - 453, 501, 502, 507, 508, 522, 523, 529, 530 102, 107, 123 502, 503, 506, 507, 523, 524, 528, 529 104, 105, 504, 505, 525, 527 248 - 252, 254-260 103, 105, 119, 122, 503 - 506, 524, 525, 527, 528 504, 505, 525, 527 , 323, 324, 451, 453, 501, 502, 529, 530 Hotspur Stadium | 2023 / 2024 Match Ticket Prices South East Category C AWAY SECTION AWAY SECTION 252 249 250 251 248 254 256 257 260 259 258 325 324 322 451 452 453 522 523 524 525 527 528 529 530 21 509 508 507 506 505 504 503 502 501 119 122 124123 113 112 111 108 107 105 104 103 110 109 102 101 234 233 232 323 AFC Bournemouth, Burnley, Luton Town, Sheeld United 451 - 453, 510-520 £80 n/a n/a n/a Eligibility for Concessionary prices 2022/24 match tickets Senior Over 65 years old Aged 65 years or over on 12th August 2023 Young Adult Under 22 years old Aged 21 years or over on 12th August 2023 Junior Under 18 years old Aged 17 years or younger on 12th August 2023 Approved Safe Standing Areas Blocks 248-260 Rows 1-29 and Blocks 323, 324, 451, 452 and 453 rows 71-82. *Please note that Junior concessions are not available in the Safe Standing area in our single-tier South Stand as this area is not deemed suitable for children. 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THFC TICKETS 2 7 WEST HAM UNITED PREMIER LEAGUE LONDON STADIUM TUESDAY 2 APRIL KICK-OFF 8.15PM Allocation: 3,001 including 19 wheelchair user/personal assistant pairs, 19 ambulant/personal assistant pairs. Prices: Adult: £30; Senior Over-66: £25; Under-21: £25; Junior Under-18: £25 Wheelchair and Ambulant tickets are priced at £25 with a free of charge personal assistant ticket. Ticketing Points: 1 Season Ticket Holders with 366 or more ticketing points who applied by the deadline have been successful with a ticket. All Wheelchair Season Ticket Holders who applied by the deadline have been successful and will be issued a ticket. Ambulant Season Ticket Holders with 214 or more ticketing points who applied by the deadline have been successful and will be issued a ticket. Payment was taken on Friday 15 March. Successful applicants were sent their digital ticket on Monday 25 March. Safe Standing The London Stadium has safe standing in the upper tier of the visitors’ section.  We will contact all successful applicants advising how a seated ticket can been requested. Digital Tickets For this fixture we will be issuing our allocation as digital tickets.  As for home games, a link will be sent to the assigned supporter via email to download their ticket to their Apple/ Google Wallet. This link will be sent to the individual successful Season Ticket Holder and not to the lead applicant. Any supporter who is successful with their application and who does not have a compatible device was able to submit a request to receive a paper ticket. These requests will be monitored, and the ticket may only be available to collect on the day of the fixture at the London Stadium on production of photographic ID. NOTTINGHAM FOREST PREMIER LEAGUE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM MONDAY 8 APRIL KICK-OFF 8PM Ticketing Points: 3 Tickets for this fixture have sold out. Ticket Exchange is now open. This fixture is a Category B ticket pricing. All tickets are subject to availability. NEWCASTLE UNITED PREMIER LEAGUE ST JAMES’ PARK SATURDAY 13 APRIL KICK-OFF 12.30PM Allocation: 3,204 including, 16 wheelchair user/personal assistant pairs and 16 ambulant/personal assistant pairs. Prices: Adults: £30; Over-65: £27; Under-18: £22 Wheelchair and Ambulant tickets are priced as follows with a free of charge personal assistant: Adults: £15; Over-65: £13.50; Under-18: £11 Ticketing Points: 2 Season Ticket Holders with 312 or more ticketing points who applied by the deadline have been successful and will be issued a ticket. All Wheelchair Season Ticket Holders who applied by the deadline have been successful and will be issued a ticket. Ambulant Season Ticket Holders with 190 or more ticketing points who applied by the deadline have been successful and will be issued a ticket. Payment was taken on Tuesday 26 March. Paper tickets were despatched on Wednesday 27 March. Safe Standing Our allocation at St James’ Park is safe standing. We will contact all successful applicants advising how a ticket in a suitable area can be requested should you not be able to stand throughout the match. ARSENAL PREMIER LEAGUE TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM SUNDAY 28 APRIL KICK-OFF 2PM Ticketing Points: 1 Tickets for this fixture have sold out. Ticket Exchange is now open. This fixture is a Category A ticket pricing. All tickets are subject to availability. UPCOMING FIXTURES SALE DATES FOR FUTURE FIXTURES ON SALE WINDOW OPPONENT FIXTURE DATE PRICE CATEGORY ONE HOTSPUR + ONE HOTSPUR MEMBERS ONE HOTSPUR + ACCESS MEMBERS ONE HOTSPUR - ACCESS MEMBERS 7 MANCHESTER CITY 20 APR 24 A 10AM, MON 4 MAR 10AM, TUE 5 MAR 2PM, MON 4 MAR 2PM, TUE 5 MAR ARSENAL 27 APR 24 A BURNLEY 11 MAY 24 C

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THFC OPPOSITION 2 9 NICKNAME: THE HATTERS FOUNDED: 1885 STADIUM: KENILWORTH ROAD ALL-TIME MOST APPEARANCES: BOB MORTON (562) ALL-TIME MOST GOALS: GORDON TURNER (276) The 41-year-old boss has enjoyed an impressive spell at Luton Town so far, joining the club in November 2022 and leading the Hatters to Premier League promotion a matter of months later, via a third-place league finish and a play-off final victory on penalties at Wembley. Born in Telford and representing the likes of Aston Villa, Wolves and Blackpool as a player, Edwards began his coaching career as interim boss at Molineux. He then coached Telford United, ahead of spells with England Under-16s, Forest Green Rovers and Watford. Luton have won plenty of plaudits – and plenty of football matches – since our meeting in October, giving fans genuine hope of maintaining their top-flight status come the end of the season. Notable victories over the likes of Newcastle United and Brighton & Hove Albion helped build belief, although a 4-3 defeat to Bournemouth, after leading 3-0, was tough to take. A late equaliser against Nottingham Forest in their last outing earned a point that could prove crucial in the run-in. SINCE LAST TIME… MANAGER PROFILE: ROB EDWARDS CLUB INFO

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THFC OPPOSITION 3 1 07.10.23 KENILWORTH ROAD PREMIER LEAGUE LUTON TOWN 0-1 SPURS (Van de Ven 52) We returned to the top of the Premier League table with a gritty victory at Kenilworth Road in October thanks to Micky van de Ven’s strike, despite playing with 10 men for the entire second half. We started brightly and had several opportunities to open the scoring, but went into half-time goalless and down a man following a second booking for Yves Bissouma. We showed our resilient side in the second period, and Van de Ven made the difference from close range after being set up by James Maddison. SPURS WINS: 23 DRAWS: 17 LUTON WINS: 9 MATCHDAY OUR LAST ENCOUNTER: HEAD TO HEAD LUTON PL STATS* WHAT THEY SAID: “THERE IS NO OTHER OPTION THAN TO KEEP GOING AND KEEP FIGHTING. THE PLAYERS HAVE SHOWN QUALITY AND BRAVERY, AS WELL AS THAT FIGHTING SPIRIT. WE WILL NEVER GIVE UP, WE WILL ALWAYS KEEP GOING. THEY ARE A SPECIAL, SPECIAL GROUP.” — MANAGER ROB EDWARDS ON THE APPROACH TO THE RUN-IN “IT WAS IMPORTANT. I’VE BEEN COMING ON LATE RECENTLY, SO IT WAS NICE TO COME ON, HELP THE BOYS, AND GET A GOAL. IT WAS A BIG GAME AND WE NEEDED TO NOT LOSE THAT.” — LUKE BERRY AFTER HIS LAST-MINUTE EQUALISER AGAINST NOTTINGHAM FOREST MOST GOALS: ELIJAH ADEBAYO (9) MOST ASSISTS: ALFIE DOUGHTY (7) PASS COMPLETION: 75.3% AVERAGE POSSESSION: 41.6% VICARIO KAMINSKI MADDISON PORRO VAN DE VEN BURKE BROWN DOUGHTY OGBENE ANDERSEN NAKAMBA LOCKYER MPANZU BISSOUMA RICHARLISON UDOGIE SARR KULUSEVSKI ROMERO ADEBAYO MORRIS SON

3 2 OPPOSITION THFC FOUR TO WATCH THOMAS KAMINSKI ROSS BARKLEY TEDEN MENGI CARLTON MORRIS AGE: 21 | SQUAD NUMBER: 15 The centre-back came though Manchester United’s Academy, making his debut in 2020 ahead of loan spells with Derby County and Birmingham City. Joined Luton this summer and has made 27 appearances to date. AGE: 28 | SQUAD NUMBER: 9 Signed from Barnsley in 2022, and scored 20 goals to fire Luton to promotion. He’s hit eight this season, including the winner against Everton in September that brought their first Premier League victory. AGE: 31 | SQUAD NUMBER: 1 An August signing from Blackburn Rovers, the former Belgian Under-21 international has been in fine form for the Hatters, making 112 saves across 29 Premier League games this term. AGE: 30 | SQUAD NUMBER: 6 The ex-Everton midfielder has been a star man for Luton so far, with four goals and three assists fuelling talk of an England recall after a five-year absence. Barkley has also represented Chelsea and Nice. THE GOALKEEPER THE PLAYMAKER THE MAN AT THE BACK THE STRIKER

THFC OPPOSITION 3 3 THE STATS LAST PREMIER LEAGUE GAME LAST FIVE GAMES 36% of Luton’s points in the Premier League this season have come from goals in the final 10 minutes (8/22), more than any other side. Ross Barkley’s seven goals involvements for Luton in the PL (4 goals, 3 assists) is his most in a single campaign in the competition since 2018/19 (8). Only James Ward-Prowse (6) has more goal assists from dead balls in the Premier League this season than Alfie Doughty (5), while the Luton full back ranks joint-top for chances created from set plays (37). LUTON TOWN 1-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST Kenilworth Road GAME STATISTICS SHOTS SHOTS ON TARGET FOULS DUELS WON IN % PASSING ACCURACY IN % POSSESSION IN % GOALS 0-1 (34.) C. Wood (assist M. Gibbs-White) 1-1 (89.) L. Berry (assist R. Burke) 10 4 10 46% 81% 60% 6 6 17 54% 72% 40% L L D L D DID YOU KNOW? 10+4+10+46+81+60 6+6+17+54+72+40 AGE NATIONALITY GOALKEEPERS 23 TIM KRUL 35 DUTCH DEFENDERS 3 DAN POTTS 29 ENGLISH 4 TOM LOCKYER 29 WELSH 16 REECE BURKE 27 ENGLISH 29 AMARI’I BELL 29 JAMAICAN 2 GABRIEL OSHO 25 ENGLISH 44 AXEL PIESOLD 18 ENGLISH 38 JOE JOHNSON 18 ENGLISH 5 MADS ANDERSEN 26 DANISH 12 ISSA KABORE 22 BURKINABE 27 DAIKI HASHIOKA 24 JAPANESE MIDFIELDERS 8 LUKE BERRY 31 ENGLISH 17 PELLY RUDDOCK MPANZU 29 CONGOLESE 18 JORDAN CLARK 30 ENGLISH 23 FRED ONYEDINMA 27 NIGERIAN 45 ALFIE DOUGHTY 24 ENGLISH 14 TAHITH CHONG 24 DUTCH 13 MARVELOUS NAKAMBA 30 ZIMBABWEAN 28 ALBERT SAMBI LOKONGA 24 BELGIAN 30 ANDROS TOWNSEND 32 ENGLISH FORWARDS 10 CAULEY WOODROW 29 ENGLISH 11 ELIJAH ADEBAYO 26 ENGLISH 7 CHIEDOZIE OGBENE 26 IRISH 19 JACOB BROWN 25 SCOTTISH AND THE REST...

3 4 M AT C H D AY C O U N T D O W N THFC MATCHDAY ANDROS TOWNSEND Spurs Academy graduate who, after a series of loan spells, enjoyed a couple of good seasons in N17, scoring 11 times in 93 games for us. Joined Newcastle United for a year before five seasons at Crystal Palace and a spell at Everton. Signed for Luton last summer and is back on form at Kenilworth Road. GARY DOHERTY Started his career with Luton and made 83 appearances for the Hatters between 1997-2000. Joined us in March 2000 where his versatility was utilised as we deployed him in both defence and attack during his five-year stay. Also had spells with Norwich City, Charlton Athletic and Wycombe Wanderers, while he won 33 caps for the Republic of Ireland. MITCHELL THOMAS Full-back who featured almost 350 times during two spells with Luton. Broke into the side under David Pleat’s stewardship in 1982 before joining Spurs in the summer of 1986 and spending five years with us. After a spell at West Ham, he returned to the Hatters in 1994 for another five years, ending his career at Burnley. PAUL ALLEN Midfielder best known for his spells at Spurs and West Ham United, he also had a four-game stint at Luton Town on loan from Southampton in 1994/95. Featured 377 times for us, scoring 28 times having made his name initially with the Hammers. Also played for Stoke City, Swindon Town, Bristol City and Millwall. SWANSEA CITY 1-2 SPURS 30.03.13 LIBERTY STADIUM It’s 11 years since we last won on this day and that came in south Wales. Early strikes from Jan Vertonghen and Gareth Bale – who also assisted each other’s goals – put Andre Villas-Boas’ team in control, with the hosts replying 20 minutes from time through Michu. The win moved us up to third in the table. MIDDLESBROUGH 1-1 SPURS 30.03.02 RIVERSIDE STADIUM Honours even at the Riverside 22 years ago today. Against a Boro side whose defence was made up of the late Ugo Ehiogu and current England boss Gareth Southgate, GAMES ON THIS DAY PLAYED FOR BOTH Steffen Iversen fired us ahead from close range on 32 minutes. Gus Poyet headed against the crossbar before the home side salvaged a draw through Franck Queudrue’s free-kick. SPURS 3-1 COVENTRY CITY 30.03.96 WHITE HART LANE We needed a second half comeback to take the points against Coventry. Dion Dublin put them ahead on 21 minutes with an excellent far-post volley but two goals in a minute from Teddy Sheringham and Ruel Fox gave us the lead, with Fox securing the win with his second of the game. SPURS 2-2 COVENTRY CITY 30.03.91 WHITE HART LANE We were without Paul Gascoigne and Gary Lineker for the visit of Coventry again on this day in 1991 and fell two goals behind in 19 minutes as the visitors struck through David Smith and Kevin Gallagher. But a brace from Nayim – one in each half – earned Terry Venables’ side a share of the spoils. SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY 0-1 SPURS 30.03.70 HILLSBOROUGH We enjoyed our trip to south Yorkshire on this day some 54 years ago. Bill Nicholson’s side were having a difficult campaign, sitting in mid-table in the league and knocked out of both domestic cups early, but picked up the points at Hillsborough thanks to Alan Mullery’s goal. The Owls were relegated that term. STEFFEN IVERSEN AGAINST BORO IN 2002

THFC M AT C H D AY C O U N T D O W N 3 5 COUNTDOWN 11.03.92 LUTON 0-0 SPURS FIRST DIVISION Before this season, our last meeting with the Hatters came at Kenilworth Road during March 1992, the last year before the Premier League came to fruition. It ended in a disappointing goalless draw, during which Gordon Durie struck the crossbar, Andy Gray’s free-kick was saved by Mervyn Day and Paul Walsh had a header ruled out for offside. 28.03.89 LUTON 1-3 SPURS FIRST DIVISION Three years earlier, we met Luton on their famous plastic pitch and left with maximum points. Steve Foster headed the home side in front but we turned the game on its head with three second-half goals. David Howells equalised, Paul Walsh made it 2-1 before a moment of solo brilliance from Paul Gascoigne sealed the deal. 22.03.58 LUTON 0-0 SPURS FIRST DIVISION There wasn’t any grass on the Kenilworth Road pitch way back in March 1958 either, but this was down to a long hard season taking its toll on the surface! Conditions and a strong wind made it difficult for both teams as it ended goalless, Bobby Smith having our best chances while Ted Ditchburn saved well from Gordon Turner, Jimmy Adam and John Groves. LUTON V WIMBLEDON WHITE HART LANE 09.04.88 Luton have twice played FA Cup semi-finals at our old White Hart Lane ground, most recently in 1988. On that occasion, they were up against Wimbledon – known as the Crazy Gang at the time – and the Hatters went ahead through Mick Harford on 48 minutes. But John Fashanu levelled from the penalty spot and 10 minutes from time, Wimbledon snatched a place in the final when Dennis Wise scored the winner. LUTON V NORWICH CITY WHITE HART LANE 14.03.59 Back in this month in 1959, First Division Luton were firm favourites to defeat Division Three Norwich City in their FA Cup semi-final played at the Lane. But the Canaries had already beaten Spurs and Manchester United and drew 1-1 against the Hatters in N17. However, Luton won the replay to reach their one and only FA Cup Final, losing to Nottingham Forest at Wembley. FIRST DIVISION 16.11.91 WHITE HART LANE We were finding life tough in Division One the last time Luton Town visited north London for a league fixture and we almost suffered another dark day – quite literally! Managed by David Pleat at the time, the Hatters arrived at the Lane second from bottom in the division, while we were only seven places from the foot of the table under Peter Shreeves. The visitors took the lead in the 43rd minute when Gudni Bergsson’s back pass was intercepted by Brian Stein and Mick Harford steered the ball home. At half-time we introduced substitutes Scott Houghton and Nayim into the game – and then the floodlights failed to leave everyone in the dark! When they came back on after a 15-minute delay, we finally switched on ourselves and blew Luton away with a devastating spell. Houghton equalised in the 68th minute after his first effort was saved by Alec Chamberlain before Gary Lineker put us in front just minutes later, converting a cross from Vinny Samways. Houghton then fired in a shot from out on the right flank which caught out Chamberlain to make it 3-1. Another blistering counter-attack led to our fourth as Lineker poked home from close range after Paul Walsh’s shot was saved by the Luton goalkeeper. Despite a brave effort, the Hatters couldn’t get out of the relegation zone and finished third from bottom, just two points adrift of safety, while we ended the season in 15th. MARCH MEETINGS SEMI-FINALS IN N17 LAST MEETING IN N17 LUTON FANS ON THE WAY TO THE LANE IN 1959

3 6 OPPOSITION VIEW THFC oing back to the start of your playing career at Luton Town first of all. How did you come to join the club as a youngster? I was spotted playing for my local team, Crawley Green. I think I was 10 years old and I was invited to train with Luton’s academy a few times and I ended up staying at the club until I was 24. What do you remember about your Luton debut away to Oldham Athletic on 27 September 2003? It was a special moment – even more special when you look back later on in your career. At the time, you’re a young player and take everything in your stride and it’s just the next thing…you play in the youth team, then the reserves and then the next step is making the first team. It was great though, to play for my hometown club. Luton had a number of promotions and relegations during your first spell at the club. What was that experience like? In a single word – crazy. When I started out, we were in League Two and we went up to League One and then the Championship but then we went all the way back down again. There were some magnificent times but the circumstances which saw the club fall through the leagues were pretty tough to go through. Three administrations in three years was really tough as a youngster. I also remember looking at the older players at that time, who obviously had more responsibilities than me, like families to look after. I remember them being really stressed and it was hard to see. The 2008/09 season saw Luton deducted 30 points and relegated out of the Football League. But in the midst of the campaign, the Hatters beat Scunthorpe United 3-2 in front of a crowd of 55,378 at Wembley Stadium to win the Football League Trophy Final. That must have been a special moment? That was the real shining light in that season. There hadn’t been much to write home about for the club for a few seasons before that, unfortunately, so it was really special. Personally, I’d grown up a bit more by that time and so I was more aware of friends and family supporting the club and being at the game at Wembley and the magnitude of what it meant for the club as a whole. You played for a number of seasons under the late, great Justin Edinburgh at Leyton Orient. What was he like as a person and manager? He was the best. He was a great manager and one of the greatest people I had the privilege to work with. Justin was such a great character and a big personality. He had a great career himself but he was so humble and welcoming and warm to myself and all the players, and our families as well which isn’t always the case in football. Justin brought us into his family and made us all his own so he was a really special person in my life, someone I’m proud to have come across and now the connection to Spurs makes that even more deep rooted. What have you made of your former club, Luton Town, this season? I think they have been fantastic, a breath of fresh air. I think they’ve been authentic and they have surprised a lot of people and gained a lot of respect. OPPOSITION VIEW G Each matchday, ANDY GREEVES speaks to a player that formerly turned out for our visitors. Today, Luton-born goalkeeper Dean Brill – who made 109 appearances for his hometown club during two spells with the Hatters from 2003 to 2009 and between 2012 and 2013 – discusses his time with Kenilworth Road and his current coaching role in our Academy.

THFC OPPOSITION VIEW 3 7 It’s a fantastic story, but I don’t think it’s just a fairytale. Their performances merit where they are at. Which players have impressed you? Ross Barkley gets a lot of praise and Carlton Morris is leading the line really well. And I think the goalkeeper, Thomas Kaminski, has come in and done really well. But I wouldn’t really want to single players out. Every player in that squad has really played their part. They are all playing to their maximum. I have to mention former Spur Andros Townsend too. I can tell you first-hand how much of a great professional he is. He is a fantastic person and I was buzzing when he signed for Luton because I think he’s the type of character and has the experience that the Luton dressing room needed. They have definitely got a great player and a great person to help guide them through a tough season. What have you made of Spurs this season? It has been fun, hasn’t it?! The manager has come in and stuck to his guns and has his principles. I think he speaks well but I also think he has a great presence, not just around the first team but around the club and even around the league. There have been some top performers and some really exciting games. You can certainly see the principles which the manager lives and dies by and then some new players coming in, some new blood. How much will you be looking forward to seeing your old side at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this afternoon? I haven’t been able to get to many games this season, Luton or Tottenham, as I work across the Under-18s and 21s here at Spurs, so the schedule is pretty manic. I watch them on the telly as much as I can. But my little boy, George, has got football daft in the last six months or so and so I said I would take him to today’s game. I will have my neutral hat on, I’m just hoping for a good game so that my George enjoys it! Can you tell us a bit about your post-playing career and how you ended up becoming our Head of Academy Goalkeeping back in 2021? I started taking an interest in coaching when I moved to Scotland. I got friendly with the Inverness goalkeeping coach and watched a bit of him coaching in the academy up there. As I got older and more experienced, I always enjoyed passing on information and helping the younger players who came into the group, whichever club I was at. I always had that thirst to share my knowledge and experiences so for me it was a natural transition. So, I did some coaching bits and bobs alongside playing and luckily, I was then offered a role as goalkeeping coach at Orient. When Spurs came calling in 2021 it was a hard one to turn down...the opportunity to work with international goalkeepers and at the facility they have. I really do enjoy the development side of football, the nurturing side and working with these young players, seeing them grow and supporting them when they’re finding it tough. I’m lucky that the opportunity arose at Spurs and I grabbed it with both hands. I’ve been here three seasons now. I work with the 21s and the 18s daily and I’m lucky sometimes to go over and assist with the first team if we get some young players over there too. I also work with some of the younger goalkeepers all the way down to Under-8s. I feel very privileged. “luton have been fantastic, a real breath of fresh air. i think they’ve been authentic and they have surprised a lot of people and gained a lot of respect” DEAN SPEAKS WARMLY ABOUT FORMER SPUR ANDROS TOWNSEND, NOW IN THE LUTON TOWN RANKS

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THFC CHARITY SHIRT 3 9 The Club annually works with its Global Principal Partner, AIA, to identify a charitable cause from across the Asia-Pacific region to replace its shirt sponsorship with for one Premier League game per season. Previous charitable causes to have benefitted from the initiative include: • AIA China Youth Football Development Fund • AIA Thailand ‘Sharing A Life’ • ISF Cambodia • AIA Better Lives Fund, Singapore • AIA China ‘Reading for Dreams’ Donna-Maria Cullen, Executive Director, Tottenham Hotspur, said: “We are proud to continue our work alongside AIA to provide a unique platform to raise awareness for worthy causes across the Asia-Pacific region every season. ICanServe Foundation perform vital work in early breast cancer detection as well SPECIAL SHIRTS SHOW SUPPORT FOR BREAST CANCER CHARITY Tottenham Hotspur and AIA will show their support for a Philippines-based breast cancer charity at our fixture against Luton Town today. The selected charity, ICanServe Foundation, was chosen by AIA Philippines, and the fixture will see the existing AIA logo swapped with an emblem promoting the charity on the front of our men’s team’s shirts. ICanServe Foundation, Inc. is a Philippines-based advocacy group of breast cancer survivors and volunteers. It co-creates breast cancer control programmes with local government as part of its initiative to promote early breast cancer detection, access to accurate diagnosis and timely treatment, survivorship care, palliative care, hospice care and patient navigation. Match-worn shirts will be signed by the players after the game and auctioned to raise funds for the charity. as supporting in-patient care, and we are delighted to promote their work to a global audience of billions around this afternoon’s fixture.” Melissa Henson, Chief Marketing Officer of AIA Philippines who also oversees its ESG efforts, shared: “As part of a company driven by our Purpose of helping people live healthier, longer, better lives, we at AIA Philippines believe that women’s health deserves special attention, hence our partnership with ICanServe Foundation. “By supporting this charity match, we hope to raise awareness, inspire action and contribute to the fight against breast cancer. March, being International Women’s Month, makes this initiative even more poignant.” To support the ICanServe Foundation, place a bid for a matchworn shirt at https://www.matchwornshirt.com/ category/tottenham-hotspur

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THFC THE SPURS SHIRT 4 1 A new edition of The Spurs Shirt book, which chronicles the history of the iconic Tottenham Hotspur jersey, is now on sale in the Spurs Shop. This highly-acclaimed official publication tells the club’s story through an incredible collection of historic match worn jerseys and this new, fully revised and updated edition, includes this rare and celebrated away shirt worn by a club legend on a historic occasion Tottenham Hotspur Football Club celebrated its 100th birthday in 1982 and, to mark the centenary, Le Coq Sportif produced three ground-breaking shirts that are amongst the most stylish and celebrated of all Spurs jerseys. Following the back-to-back FA Cup wins of 1981 and 1982, going into their centenary season Tottenham were firmly positioned as one of the top English clubs both on and off the pitch. And, in keeping with the times as well as the stature of Spurs, Le Coq Sportif produced a superb set of shirts featuring a revolutionary ‘shadow stripe’ effect never before seen on an English club shirt. It was appropriately dynamic and seemed to symbolise a desire to look forward to greater successes rather than harking back to past glories. The ‘shadow stripe’ effect – a mattand-gloss-striped fabric – appeared on all three shirts; a classic white home number, a ‘powder blue’ away shirt and a sleek pale yellow third shirt that was never available to buy as a replica.  On the prototype samples initially produced by Le Coq Sportif, the club crest appeared – as it had on the company’s previous designs – in the centre of the chest. However, Spurs requested that for this landmark season it revert to its more traditional position on the left breast. And on all three of the centenary shirt designs it appeared with the text ‘CENTENARY YEAR’ embroidered in an arc above it, with the years ‘1882’ and ‘1982’ positioned either side of the cockerel and ball and the words ‘TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR’ contained in a scroll below.  The position of the crest meant that for balance the manufacturer’s logo moved to the right breast and there were no Le Coq Sportif logos on the sleeves.  The shirt pictured here was worn by the great Ossie Ardiles in the match away to Luton Town in January 1983 on his return to the Spurs team following the Falklands War, during which he had played on loan at Paris Saint Germain. The game, which finished 1-1, attracted a crowd of 21,231 which was Luton’s biggest gate for seven years. The yellow third shirt was worn in just one game, a friendly away at Bristol Rovers in April 1983 which marked the home side’s own centenary. Given these were the days long before highlights of every game were shown on television, many supporters were not even aware of this shirt’s existence! THE STORY OF THE SHIRT The Spurs Shirt: The Official History of the Tottenham Hotspur Jersey is available now from The Spurs Shop, price £40. WEARING OUR CENTENARY SHIRT AT LUTON IN JANUARY 1983

4 2 SPURS WOMEN THFC ENGLAND STRIKES TO DOWN ROBINS Bethany England registered her first goal in the Barclays Women’s Super League this season as we ran out 1-0 winners over Bristol City at Ashton Gate last Sunday afternoon. We opened the scoring inside the two-minute mark for a second consecutive weekend as our captain latched onto a lovely pass from Grace Clinton and fired a low effort past Fran Bentley to net her 70th goal in the WSL, becoming only the second player in the league’s history to reach that mark. Shuang Wang and Matilda Vinberg both struck the woodwork in the second half as we looked to further extend our advantage, while Drew Spence saw a powerful effort tipped over the bar by Bentley, but we failed to convert a handful of opportunities and left the door open for the hosts to find an equaliser in the closing stages. However, despite some late pressure from the Robins, where they struggled to test Becky Spencer, we held out to secure the three points in the South West and record back-toback clean sheets in the WSL for the first time this campaign. Bristol City: Bentley, Powell, Struck (Stratigakis 43), Aspin, Connolly (c), Harrison (Evans 67), Rodgers, Hayles (Ward 43), Syme, Thestrup, Morgan (Bull 67). Substitutes (not used): Clark, Yanez, Slocombe, Durrant, Kendell. Spurs: Spencer, Neville, Bühler, James-Turner, Nildén, Summanen, Spence (Graham 76), Naz (Vinberg 61), Clinton (Ahtinen 76), Bizet (Wang 61), England (c). Substitutes (not used): Heeps, Grant, Petzelberger, Brazil, Ayane. VINBERG FOR VICTORY We returned to winning ways in the Barclays Women’s Super League on 17 March as Matilda Vinberg’s first goal for the Club was enough to secure a 1-0 victory over Leicester City. The Sweden international was making her first start in the WSL and it got off to the perfect start as, with only two minutes on the clock, she converted Jessica Naz’s cross after a lovely move, starting from Becky Spencer at the back. Drew Spence struck the woodwork just after the first quarter in what was an electric start at Brisbane Road, but the visitors had their opportunities, Spencer producing a fantastic double save before Jutta Rantala’s powerful effort from a tight angle came off the inside of the post in the early minutes of the second half. We had chances in the closing stages of the game to extend our advantage, Kit Graham seeing her shot cleared off the line while Bethany England saw a goal disallowed for offside, but Vinberg’s early opener saw us claim the three points and our first victory in the league since January. Spurs: Spencer, Neville, JamesTurner, Bühler, Nildén, Summanen (Ahtinen 79), Spence (Graham 46), Clinton (Petzelberger 66), Bizet (England 54), Naz, Vinberg (Ayane 54). Substitutes (not used): Votíková, Grant, Brazil, Wang. Leicester: Kop, Bott, Howard, Thibaud (Green 71), Cayman (Nevin 85), Takarada, Rantala, Tierney, Momiki (Pelgander 71), Whelan (c), Petermann (Rose 66). Substitutes (not used): Leitzig, Palmer, Siemsen, Goodwin, Baker. SPURS WOMEN SPURS WOMEN DELIGHT FOR BETHANY ENGLAND AFTER HER WINNER AT BRISTOL CITY

THFC SPURS WOMEN 4 3 SPENCER STARS IN SHOOTOUT SUCCESS! Becky Spencer produced a heroic performance in a dramatic penalty shootout to help us progress to the semi-finals of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup for the first time at the expense of Manchester City. The visitors took an early lead at Brisbane Road, Mary Fowler’s effort from the edge of the box taking a big deflection off Amy James-Turner as the ball looped over the wrong-footed Spencer and into the back of the net. But, in the sixth minute of injury-time, Bethany England stepped in at the decisive moment as James-Turner’s long ball forward caused a miscommunication between the on-rushing goalkeeper Kiara Keating and Laia Aleixandri, allowing our captain to race through on goal and slot home into an empty net. As the teams couldn’t be separated in the 120 minutes, it went to a shootout to decide the tie. And this is where Spencer came alive. City stepped up first as Alex Greenwood saw her spot-kick saved before England converted past Keating. Chloe Kelly was then denied by our number 22, but Rosella Ayane couldn’t take advantage as she saw her effort saved by Keating. Yui Hasegawa rolled home to make it 2-2 before a stunning penalty from Amanda Nilden put us back ahead. Filippa Angeldahl kept the pressure on as she converted, however, Shaung Wang showed no fear to send Keating the wrong way and make it 3-2. Fowler made it three for City before James-Turner stepped up and showed complete calmness to slot her spot-kick into the bottom corner and secure our victory. Spurs: Spencer, Neville, James-Turner, Bühler, Nildén, Ahtinen (c) (Graham 62), Summanen (Wang 86), Clinton, Bizet (Vinberg 86), Naz (Ayane 62), Thomas (England 76). Substitutes (not used): Votíková, Grant, Petzelberger. City: Keating, Casparij, Aleixandri, Greenwood (c), Ouahabi (Morgan 72), Park (Kelly 91), Hasegawa, Angeldahl, Fowler, Shaw (Coombs 71), Hemp. Substitutes (not used): MacIver, Stokes, Houghton, Mace, Kennedy. TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR CUP HISTORY It’s just two weeks until we take on Leicester City in the semi-final of the Adobe Women’s FA Cup here at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday 14 April (12pm UK) and tickets are now on general sale! It’s the first time in our history that we have reached this stage of the competition after we overcame Manchester City in the previous round, winning 4-3 on penalties in a thrilling match at Brisbane Road. Tickets are priced at £15 for Adults and £5 for Junior (Under-18s) and are available via our official website, so make sure you don’t miss out! WARMING UP AHEAD OF THE GAME ELLIS LEHANE BREAKS THROUGH THE CORK DEFENCE WSL TABLE HOME GAMES AT BRISBANE ROAD UNLESS STATED ALL FIXTURES SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CLC – CONTINENTAL LEAGUE CUP FAC – WOMEN’S FA CUP * AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM + LOST 3-4 ON PENALTIES ^ WON 4-3 ON PENALTIES DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES OCTOBER SUN 1 A CHELSEA 1-2 SUN 8 H BRISTOL CITY 3-1 WED 11 H READING (CLC) 6-0 SUN 15 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 3-1 SUN 22 A ASTON VILLA 4-2 NOVEMBER SUN 5 H EVERTON 1-1 SUN 12 H LIVERPOOL 1-1 SUN 19 A LEICESTER CITY 1-1 WED 22 H BRISTOL CITY (CLC) 3-0 SUN 26 A MANCHESTER CITY 0-7 DECEMBER SUN 10 H MANCHESTER UNITED 0-4 WED 13 A ARSENAL (CLC) 3-3+ SAT 16 H* ARSENAL* 1-0 JANUARY SUN 14 H SHEFFIELD UNITED (FAC) 3-2 SUN 21 A WEST HAM UNITED 4-3 THU 25 A SOUTHAMPTON 3-0 SUN 28 H MANCHESTER CITY 0-2 FEBRUARY SUN 4 A LIVERPOOL 1-1 WED 7 H MANCHESTER CITY (CLC) 0-1 SAT 10 H CHARLTON ATHLETIC (FAC) 1-0 SUN 18 H ASTON VILLA 0-1 MARCH SUN 3 A ARSENAL 0-1 SUN 10 H MANCHESTER CITY (FAC) 1-1^ SUN 17 H LEICESTER CITY 1-0 SUN 24 A BRISTOL CITY 1-0 APRIL SUN 14 H* LEICESTER CITY (FAC) 12PM SUN 21 A MANCHESTER UNITED 2PM SUN 28 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2PM MAY SUN 5 A EVERTON 2PM WED 15 H CHELSEA 7.15PM SAT 18 H* WEST HAM UNITED 2PM P W D L F A D PTS CHELSEA 17 14 1 2 50 14 +36 43 MANCHESTER CITY 17 14 1 2 45 11 +34 43 ARSENAL 17 12 1 4 37 18 +19 37 LIVERPOOL 17 8 5 4 25 21 +4 29 MANCHESTER UNITED 17 8 4 5 35 22 +13 28 TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 17 7 4 6 23 29 -6 25 ASTON VILLA 17 6 1 10 22 35 -13 19 BRIGHTON 17 5 2 10 24 39 -15 17 LEICESTER CITY 17 4 4 9 23 34 -11 16 EVERTON 17 4 3 10 14 29 -15 15 WEST HAM UNITED 17 3 3 11 17 35 -18 12 BRISTOL CITY 17 1 3 13 20 48 -28 6 FIXTURES & RESULTS UP TO AND INCLUDING 24.03.24 FANTASTIC SCENES AFTER OUR FA CUP DEFEAT OF MANCHESTER CITY

4 4 UNDER-21S THFC LATE WINNER AT THE RIVERSIDE Substitute Damola Ajayi struck two minutes from time to restore our Under-21s to winning ways with a 2-1 triumph over Middlesbrough at the Riverside on 17 March. Leading early through Will Lankshear, we played some neat football but never really hit top gear against the resilient hosts, with George Gitau’s equaliser in first-half stoppage time getting Boro back on level terms. Both goalkeepers made some fine saves but with the clock ticking down, Ajayi lashed into the top corner to give us our first win in four Premier League 2 matches – after we’d won every game in the division up until the start of last month – and return us to the top of the table. Middlesbrough: Connor, Gitau (Whelan 86), McCormick, Traore (Samuels 65), Hannah (c), Woolston, Bridge, McCabe, Matthews, Finch, Willis (Collins 65). Substitutes (not used): Metcalfe, Lindo. Spurs: Gunter, Abbott (c), McKnight, Cassanova, Dorrington (Ashcroft 70), Hall, Soonsup-Bell (Ajayi 70), John (Kyerematen 76), Lankshear, Donley, Santiago. Substitutes (not used): Maguire, Robson. BIG CUP TIE ON TUESDAY Our Under-21s will travel to face Aston Villa in the quarter-finals of the Premier League Cup on Tuesday (2 April). The match will be held at Villa’s Bodymoor Heath training ground, kickoff 7pm. In what is our debut season in the competition, we progressed through the group stage with a game to spare, before seeing off Fleetwood Town 6-0 in the round of 16 at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium last month. Villa also scored six in the last round, defeating Blackburn Rovers 6-2. GUNNERS SNATCH A POINT A 90th-minute equaliser from Arsenal’s Ethan Nwaneri meant honours ended even in a rip-roaring Premier League 2 north London derby on 8 March. Deservedly leading through Jude Soonsup-Bell’s first-half header, we would have been good value for the win at Meadow Park after a bright performance in which we attacked with pace and purpose at every opportunity, but after a series of wonder saves from goalkeeper Luca Gunter and a goal-line clearance from Jamie Donley as the hosts piled on pressure of their own in the last quarter of the game, our resistance was finally broken when Nwaneri turned home in the last minute of normal time. UNDER — 21S UNDER — 21S DAMOLA AJAYI CELEBRATES WITH TEAM-MATES AFTER HIS LATE WINNER AT MIDDLESBROUGH JUDE SOONSUP-BELL HEADS HOME AGAINST ARSENAL

THFC UNDER-21S 4 5 In truth, the final 1-1 scoreline was probably a fair reflection of the contest after some superb rearguard action from our makeshift defensive line that had kept the Gunners at bay for so long. Arsenal: Ejeheri, Nichols, Sweet (c), Walters, Heaven, Lewis-Skelly (Kabia 87), Cozier-Duberry, HenryFrancis, Butler-Oyedeji, Nwaneri, Gower. Substitutes (not used): Fedorushchenko, Robinson, Foran, M’Hand. Spurs: Gunter, Ashcroft, McKnight (Robson 72), Abbott (c), Cassanova, Hall, Soonsup-Bell (Kyerematen 51), John, Lankshear, Donley, Santiago. Substitutes (not used): Bloedorn, Williams, Andiyapan. TOFFEES INFLICT FIRST LEAGUE DEFEAT Our Under-21s fell to their first Premier League 2 defeat of the season as Everton claimed a 2-1 win at Hotspur Way on 2 March. Having taken the lead with just four minutes played as Jamie Donley once again assisted Will Lankshear to score, we struggled to really take control of the game – which had been switched to the Training Centre from Stevenage due to a waterlogged pitch – and were pegged back nine minutes before halftime with Tyler Onyango steering in from close range. On 60 minutes, Onyango beat goalkeeper Aaron Maguire to an under-hit back pass and was brought down by our man between the sticks, a foul which saw him dismissed by referee Robert Massey-Ellis. And with the man advantage, 10 minutes later, the visitors turned the game on its head with Omari Benjamin tapping home a rebound from close range. Spurs: Maguire, Ashcroft (McKnight 79), Robson (Gunter 62), Cassanova. Abbott (c), John (Kyerematen 74), Soonsup-Bell (Williams 79), Hall, Lankshear, Donley, Santiago. Substitute (not used): Andiyapan. Everton: Barnsley, Onyago (Armstrong 66), Hunt, Welch, Jones, Warrington (c), Whitaker, Metcalfe (Djankpata 46), Okoronkwo (Kouyate 2), John, Benjamin (Heath 74). Substitute (not used): G Pickford. P W D L F A D PTS SPURS 15 12 2 1 43 18 +25 38 WEST HAM 17 11 3 3 47 24 +23 36 FULHAM 17 10 4 3 47 25 +22 34 ARSENAL 16 9 4 3 38 24 +14 31 WOLVES 17 9 3 5 36 28 +8 30 LIVERPOOL 16 9 3 4 30 22 +8 30 CHELSEA 17 9 2 6 45 30 +15 29 BRIGHTON 17 8 3 6 33 33 +0 27 MIDDLESBROUGH 17 8 3 6 32 33 -1 27 READING 16 8 3 5 27 33 -6 27 SUNDERLAND 16 7 4 5 36 28 +8 25 MAN UNITED 15 7 2 6 47 34 +13 23 CRYSTAL PALACE 16 7 2 7 39 38 +1 23 STOKE CITY 17 7 1 9 35 48 -13 22 NORWICH CITY 17 6 2 9 39 37 +2 20 SOUTHAMPTON 16 6 2 8 37 38 -1 20 BLACKBURN ROVERS 16 6 2 8 35 50 -15 20 ASTON VILLA 15 5 4 6 33 34 -1 19 NOTTM FOREST 15 5 4 6 22 32 -10 19 WEST BROM 17 4 4 9 18 29 -11 16 EVERTON 16 4 3 9 22 33 -11 15 LEICESTER CITY 17 3 5 9 26 37 -11 14 DERBY COUNTY 17 4 1 12 25 32 -7 13 NEWCASTLE UNITED 15 3 4 8 23 37 -14 13 MAN CITY 17 2 6 9 27 46 -19 12 LEEDS UNITED 15 3 2 10 20 39 -19 11 DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES AUGUST SAT 12 A MANCHESTER CITY 5-0 SAT 19 H NEWCASTLE UNITED 4-1 FRI 25 A DERBY COUNTY 2-0 TUE 29 H SUNDERLAND (PL CUP) 3-2 SEPTEMBER SAT 2 H BLACKBURN ROVERS 4-0 TUE 19 A COLCHESTER (EFL TROPHY) 5-0 MON 25 A STOKE CITY 2-0 OCTOBER MON 2 H CHELSEA 4-2 MON 9 A BRISTOL CITY (PL CUP) 2-1 FRI 27 A SUNDERLAND 4-2 TUES 31 A PETERBOROUGH (EFL TROPHY) 1-3 NOVEMBER FRI 3 A NORWICH CITY 4-3 TUE 7 A CAMBRIDGE UTD (EFL TROPHY) 1-4 SUN 12 A PETERBOROUGH (PL CUP) 2-0 DECEMBER MON 11 A SUNDERLAND (PL CUP) 2-1 MON 18 H LEEDS UNITED 1-0 JANUARY FRI 12 A SOUTHAMPTON 3-2 SAT 27 H ASTON VILLA 5-3 TUE 30 H+ BRISTOL CITY (PL CUP) 1-0 FEBRUARY SAT 3 H+ PETERBOROUGH (PL CUP) 0-3 SAT 17 H* WEST HAM UNITED 1-1 SAT 24 H^ FLEETWOOD TOWN (PL CUP) 6-0 MARCH SAT 2 H* EVERTON 1-2 FRI 8 A ARSENAL 1-1 SUN 17 A MIDDLESBROUGH 2-1 FRI 29 A CRYSTAL PALACE 12PM APRIL TUE 2 A ASTON VILLA (PL CUP) 7PM SAT 6 H* READING 1PM MON 15 H WOLVES 7PM SAT 20 H* MANCHESTER UNITED 12PM FRI 26 A FULHAM 7PM UP TO AND INCLUDING 22.03.24 FIXTURES & RESULTS PL 2 TABLE * AT HOTSPUR WAY, + AT CLARENCE PARK, MAXWELL MCKNIGHT IN ACTION AGAINST EVERTON ^ AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM HOME GAMES PLAYED AT STEVENAGE

4 6 UNDER-18S THFC SKIPPER SALVAGES SAINTS POINT A late equaliser from captain Archie Chaplin salvaged a point for our Under-18s at home to Southampton on 9 March. The defender glanced in a header from Oli Irow’s corner in the 87th minute to make it 2-2 after we’d trailed since a below-par first half, in which Harrison Miles had restored the Saints’ lead after Yusuf Akhamrich’s deflected strike had cancelled out Josh Pitts’ opener. You sensed a feeling of frustration from the players and coaches despite the late leveller, though, after the manner in which we conceded both goals and the chances we afforded the visitors at times. The result at Hotspur Way left us without a win in three Under-18 Premier League games – four in all competitions following the crushing late loss at Manchester City in the FA Youth Cup in our previous outing at this level. Spurs: Bloedorn, Adewole, King, Chaplin (c), Hardy, Willhoft-King (Adelusi 66), Irow, Black, Ajayi, Olusesi (Lehane 46), Akhamrich. Substitutes (not used): Archer, Logan, Egan-Riley. STUART DEMANDS MORE Under-18s Coach Stuart Lewis felt the first-half performance in the recent draw with Southampton was ‘short of our level’. He said: “We had a couple of early opportunities where we could have been a bit more clinical but after that we were slightly disappointed as staff with our reactions in the first half, I thought that could have been much improved and we spoke to the lads at half-time about that, about having the passion that’s needed to win the game and ultimately to do the things that we speak about daily. I thought we were better at that in the second half, we were probably fortunate at times on the counter, Southampton had a couple of opportunities, but probably a draw was a fair result on reflection.” On our late equaliser, which came from a corner, he added: “They scored from a set-play in the first half and we got the goal late on with a good ball from Oli and a good touch from Archie – we’ve probably wanted him to get on the scoresheet a little bit more at times, but it was good for him to score towards the end, although as a team we’ve got a lot of work to do on parts of our game.” ARCHIE CHAPLIN CLIMBS HIGHEST TO HEAD HOME OUR SECOND AGAINST SOUTHAMPTON STUART LEWIS

THFC UNDER-18S 4 7 DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES AUGUST SAT 12 A ASTON VILLA 0-4 SAT 26 A ARSENAL 4-2 SEPTEMBER SAT 2 A BLACKBURN (U18 PLC) 3-0 SAT 16 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 4-2 SAT 23 H READING 3-0 SAT 30 A WEST BROMWICH ALBION 2-1 OCTOBER SAT 7 H NORWICH CITY 7-2 SAT 21 H CHELSEA (U18 PLC) 3-4 SAT 28 A CHELSEA 4-3 NOVEMBER SAT 4 H CRYSTAL PALACE 2-5 SAT 11 A LEICESTER CITY 4-1 DECEMBER TUE 5 A BRENTFORD (FAYC) 5-1 SAT 9 A FULHAM 3-1 TUE 12 A BARNSLEY (U18 PLC) 0-5 SAT 16 H WEST HAM UNITED 2-4 JANUARY FRI 12 H ASTON VILLA 3-2 TUE 16 A BURTON ALBION (FAYC) 3-1 SAT 27 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2-2 FEBRUARY FRI 2 A SOUTHAMPTON 6-3 TUE 6 H+ BOURNEMOUTH (FAYC) 6-2 SAT 10 H LEICESTER CITY 3-4 SAT 17 H CHELSEA 1-4 SAT 24 A MAN CITY (FAYC) 1-2 MARCH SAT 9 H SOUTHAMPTON 2-2 APRIL SAT 6 A READING 11.30AM SAT 13 H FULHAM 11AM TUE 16 A NORWICH CITY 2PM SAT 20 A CRYSTAL PALACE 11AM SAT 27 H WEST BROMWICH ALBION 12PM MAY SAT 4 H ARSENAL 11AM SAT 11 A WEST HAM UNITED 11AM P W D L F A D PTS WEST HAM 19 14 1 4 59 32 +27 43 CHELSEA 16 13 1 2 51 22 +29 40 SPURS 17 10 2 5 52 42 +10 32 FULHAM 18 10 1 7 46 35 +11 31 ARSENAL 16 8 4 4 43 28 +15 28 CRYSTAL PALACE 17 7 4 6 46 41 +5 25 LEICESTER CITY 18 5 7 6 35 40 -5 22 BRIGHTON 17 6 4 7 37 43 -6 22 WEST BROM 16 6 2 8 29 43 -14 20 ASTON VILLA 17 5 2 10 42 45 -3 17 SOUTHAMPTON 17 3 5 9 28 45 -17 14 NORWICH CITY 17 3 1 13 29 58 -29 10 READING 15 2 2 11 15 38 -23 8 FIXTURES & RESULTS UNDER-18s PL TABLE HOME GAMES PLAYED AT HOTSPUR WAY + PLAYED AT AFC WIMBLEDON UP TO AND INCLUDING 19.03.24 VALUABLE EXPERIENCE FOR SAM Under-18s goalkeeper Samual Archer has been enjoying a taster of senior football with a ‘work experience’ loan at non-league Barton Rovers in the last few weeks. The first-year scholar, 17, continues to train with us on a daily basis but is turning out for the Southern League Division One Central side on matchdays. He made his debut from the start in a 3-1 win at Thame United a fortnight ago. It follows similar spells of work experience at that level of football for fellow Under-18s goalkeepers Carey Bloedorn and Elliot Krasniqi last season. FIRST INTERNATIONAL CALL-UPS FOR TRIO Three Under-18s players recently earned their first opportunities at national team level. Leo Black and Tyrese Hall were called up for the first time to represent England’s Under-18s and Under-19s respectively during this month’s international break, while Yusuf Akhamrich recently earned his maiden call-up for Morocco Under-20s. “I was excited when I first got the news because I’ve been working towards this for the last few years,” said Leo, 18, who helped the Young Lions lift the Under-18 Pinatar Super Cup in Spain, scoring in a 2-1 win over the Netherlands on Monday which clinched the trophy. Central midfielder Tyrese joined Jamie Donley, Alfie Dorrington, Will Lankshear and George Abbott in the England Under-19s squad for two matches in Morocco during the international break, featuring in both. “I didn’t know how to react when I first got the call – I was so happy that I just kept saying ‘thank you’!” he smiled. “My family is proud of me as well, they’ve been wanting this for a long time so it’s a great opportunity.” Left-sided player Yusuf, 18, last month headed off to Rabat to represent Morocco Under-20s for the first time in a training camp and friendly outside of the usual international window. “Both my parents are Moroccan and I’ve been told that the national team had been monitoring me for quite a while before the call-up, so it just came at the perfect time,” he said. “We had a couple of double sessions and then a game. Training was fun – it was quite a high standard. All the players were good – they had players from France, Spain, Italy, obviously Morocco as well, so it was good to get the chance to meet new people and learn new things.” LEO BLACK ON HIS ENGLAND UNDER-18S DEBUT AGAINST CZECH REPUBLIC

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THFC T H E D A LY C O L U M N 4 9 ble too – ranking first in the Spurs squad for tackles won (50) and blocks (50). This duality has made the Spaniard pivotal and his FA Cup goal against Burnley was a perfect encapsulation of his game, firstly shutting down a counter-attack before scoring a stunner from 20 yards out. “It’s brilliant and well deserved – he’s been outstanding all year,” said Postecoglou recently, of Pedro’s international call-up. “He’s worked awfully hard on his game on both the offensive and defensive side. We’ve obviously put some different demands on that position, but he’s adapted so well and credit to him.” Despite a 1-0 defeat to Colombia, Porro put in an impressive returning display for Spain. With EURO 2024 close, and the club aiming to finish high in the Premier League, these feel like a big couple of months for Tottenham Hotspur’s number 23. aving just made his return to the Spain side after a year away, where does Pedro Porro rank amongst the top rightbacks in Europe right now? On the continent there’s the likes of international team-mate Dani Carvajal, PSG’s Achraf Hakimi and Denzel Dumfries of Inter, while the Premier League boasts the likes of Trent Alexander-Arnold, Kyle Walker and Reece James. But despite the qualities of those players offensively and defensively, Pedro Porro seems particularly suited for Ange Postecoglou’s brand of football. Inverted full-backs have become more prevalent, but even Pep Guardiola acknowledges the extraordinary demands on Spurs players used in that position. “I would say my full-backs go inside, but their (Spurs’) full-backs go into the pockets,” he told journalists back in December. “They are attacking midfielders. I’ve never seen it before. I never used that. It belongs absolutely to him (Postecoglou).” When Pedro Porro signed in January 2023, he seemed the perfect player for Antonio Conte’s 3-4-3 – having starred at right-wing-back for Sporting. B u t s o m e w o n d e r e d , w i t h Postecoglou favouring a back four and a particular style, could the 24-year-old adapt? “It’s a new system that I haven’t played before. I’m playing inside as a full-back, but it’s somewhere I’m feeling confident,” he told Sky Sports earlier this campaign. “For me, it’s not been so difficult to adapt to the new system. I’m someone who takes on these new concepts relatively easily.” Returning from injury, Porro’s link-up play with Dejan Kulusevski at Villa Park recently was a swift reminder of his attacking threat. At Spurs, only Heung-Min Son (8) has more Premier League assists (7), while Kieran Trippier is the sole top-flight defender (10) to have set up more goals. Porro has also played more passes into the opposition box than any other Spurs player – and tops numbers for outfield minutes played (2246) and crosses (151). But as he told Sky Sports previously, his defensive side has had to improve too. “With the five-man defence, you’ve got the responsibility to attack. You’re often the spare man going forward, whereas with the four-man defence you have to be concentrated the whole time in defence and so you have to be always ready when you go forward…I know that’s something I’ve had to work harder on in my game.” The defensive numbers are favouraOur SPURSPLAY commentator ROB DALY returns with his regular column, this week examining the impact Pedro Porro is having this season… W O R D S B Y R O B D A LY H PEDRO PORRO HAS EXCELLED IN A ROVING RIGHT-SIDED ROLE THIS SEASON

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