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ANTONIO CONTE OPPOSITION SPURS WOMEN
Frustration for our Head Coach Bruno Lage brings his Wolves side The goals flow for Rehanne
following late disappointment to N17 tonight – we round up all you Skinner's side as Brighton are
against Southampton need to know about the squad hit for four without reply

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MATT DOHERTY PAPER CHASE ROHAN RICKETTS
Interview with the Irishman, who is Back to August 1954 as Wolves Catching up with our former
happy to play wherever is needed visit White Hart Lane in the era player, who toured the globe
in pursuit of glory for the team of the four-minute mile on a unique career path

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Head Coach

ANTONIO

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Head Coach

“WE ARE LEARNING
EVERY DAY, BOTH ON THE
TRAINING GROUND AND

IN MATCHES, AND WE
WILL BE STRONGER FOR
THESE EXPERIENCES”

G ood afternoon and welcome to they have dangerous players all over the pitch.
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium We will have to be at our best today if we are
for today’s Premier League
fixture against Wolverhampton to get back to winning ways. Our home form has
Wanderers. been very good and is important for us, and we
We go into this fixture on the need you with us, supporting us and roaring us on
back of a defeat against Southampton here on from the first minute to the last.
Wednesday night. I cannot fault the players’
efforts, however everyone was disappointed Enjoy the game.
that we didn’t manage to see the game out from
a winning position and we will learn from this 07
experience.

It is important that we improve in how we
manage different situations during the game.
This is part of the process we are going through.

We are learning every day, both on the training
ground and in matches, and we will be stronger
for these experiences.

Our focus quickly turns to this afternoon’s
match and I should like to welcome Bruno Lage,
his staff, players and everyone associated with
Wolves to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Bruno is an excellent coach who has done a
very good job at Molineux. His team has a solid
foundation, they are difficult to break down and

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Ledley and Hugo

THE CAPTAIN’S TABLE…

Hugo Lloris signed a new deal on Ledley: “Congratulations on signing coming through, to have someone
21 January, and who was there a new deal, it’s amazing news for like yourself.”
to greet him? None other than everyone connected to the Club, how Hugo: “If you want to keep the Club
legendary former captain and Club do you feel about it? at a certain level, with consistency
Ambassador, Ledley King... Hugo: “It’s a privilege to play football at a high level, it’s not only about one
and to play for such a big club like man, it’s about a few men who help
Ledley perfectly described their Spurs, to extend my stay in London the team, help the Club, every year to
time at Spurs as a ‘sliding doors and at Spurs for the next two years, keep this level. Obviously, in the next
moment’ as Ledley retired after for me, for my family, I feel really two years I will make sure we find
playing 323 times for us at the end happy. The relationship with the fans another person for the next 10 years!”
of the 2011/12 season, with Hugo is important for me. In the last few Ledley: “It’s coming up to 10 years for
arriving later that summer for the months, I’ve felt their support even you now, I wanted to ask you about
start of 2012/13. more than before. So, the decision your hopes, what do you want to
was really easy to take for me.” achieve?”
Playing as well as ever, Hugo has Ledley: “Firstly, you have to be a top Hugo:  “I believe we are in a new
now racked up 398 appearances for player to stay so long! It’s a bit like process under Antonio Conte, he’s
the Club – the pair combined are now a sliding door moment, because I given us a foundation, a structure to
on 721 – and between them they have finished in 2012, you joined the Club the team. Then, it’s up to the players
been Club captain for all but two of in 2012. I played for 13 years, you’re to show their quality. Step by step,
the last 17 years. coming up to 10, and I think it’s great we’ll then see improvement. My wish
to have someone at the Club who is to become even more competitive.
It felt just right that Ledley, a first brings that stability, who knows Why not get back into the Champions
team player for 13 years between what the Club is about, for anyone League? This season, this is my
1999-2012, should turn interviewer who comes in, for young players
for this special get together after
Hugo committed himself until 2024
– taking his time at Spurs to 12 years.

Here’s what they had to say – take
it away, Leds!

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Ledley and Hugo

personal target, to help the team and been outstanding again, what The win is my motivation. As long as
the Club to continue in that way.” drives you to keep going and keep
Ledley: “Let’s hope so. You’re 35 now, improving? you giveAyoFuCrsOelNf alGl tLheOcRhaYnce to be
if you don’t mind me saying! Would Hugo: “It’s interesting, because when competitivFe aOnRd toPbAePreEady to fight,
you say you appreciate playing more I started my career, I always had a
now than you did as a younger kid?” reference, a target, to arrive at this you increase the chance to win, but it
Hugo: “Yes, maybe, yes…” age, 35-years-old. Then, it’s been a has to be from everyone.”
Ledley: “Sometimes people will ask few months now where I listen to Ledley:  “And you can live with the
if you enjoy your football and it’s my body even more, listen to myself, result if you know everyone is giving
difficult if you are a player to say, ‘I and I really feel good. That’s the everything...”
enjoy it’ because you always have the most important thing. If I decide to Hugo: “Exactly, and especially in this
emotions of the games…” continue, it’s because I feel good in league, the level is so high, it’s the
Hugo:  “With experience, you have my mind and I feel good in my body, most competitive league in the world.
this different approach to the game. and I feel ready for the challenge for There are so many big games, so
Probably, when I was younger, I was the next two years - ready to fight, many big players that any detail can
very emotional and focussed on the ready to work. This is something affect a result and affect a season,
game, today, I’m more relaxed and, that is in my mind every day, when because at the end, every point can
also, in my mind, it’s the last few I wake up in the morning, I go to the matter. That’s why, also, I decided
years of my career and I really want training ground with happiness, with to continue the story, because the
to enjoy every moment. I want to feel the desire to work, with the desire to Premier League provided me the
the pain when I lose, I want to feel improve. I believe that there is no age best in terms of emotions, profes-
the pain when I draw, I want to feel for improvement. You can get a lot of sionally. Now, it’s the beginning of a
the happiness when I win. That’s my things, it doesn’t matter what age you new process and hopefully, with the
motivation every day.” are. I used to be very demanding of help of Antonio Conte and his staff,
Ledley: “For me, this season, you’ve myself, and I will continue in that way, with his experience, with his energy,
and probably even more towards the with his discipline, we’re going to
players around me, because that’s make something important for the
the only way to improve together Club.”
as a team and to reach a high level. Ledley: “We hope so.”

HUGO AND LEDLEY TALK
TACTICS IN SEPTEMBER 2020

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Match Rewind

MATCH SPURS 2
REWIND
BEDNAREK (18 OG), SON (70)

SOUTHAMPTON 3

BROJA (23), ELYOUNOUSSI (80), ADAMS (83)

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Match Rewind

09.02.22 SPURS (3-4-3): SAINTS (4-4-2):
PREMIER LEAGUE Lloris (c), Sanchez, Romero, Davies, Forster, Walker-Peters, Bednarek,
TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM Royal, Winks, Hojbjerg (Bentancur Salisu, Perraud, Elyounoussi (Diallo
REFEREE: DAVID COOTE 60), Reguilon (Bergwijn 83), 90+7), Romeu, Ward-Prowse, S
Lucas (Kulusevski 76), Son, Kane. Armstrong, Broja (Walcott 90),
Substitutes (not used): Gollini, Adams (Long 88).
Doherty, Rodon, Sessegnon, White, Substitutes (not used): Caballero,
Scarlett. Stephens, A Armstrong, Djenepo,
Smallbone, Valery.

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Quiz

QUIZ QUARTERS

GUESS QUICKFIRE
THE BADGE? FIVE

Here are the badges of two French teams currently 1. Who scored our three penalties in our Carabao
playing in Ligue 1, but can you name the clubs…? Cup third round shootout win over Wolves last
September?
1. 2. 2. Name the two players who made their final
appearances for us in our win at Wolves on the last
day of the 2003/04 season?
3. How many times have we completed the double
over Wolves in the Premier League?
4. In which season did we last fail to score against
Wolves in the Premier League?
5. Who scored his first-ever Spurs goal in our 3-1
win over Wolves in September 2010, one of only
two goals he scored in our colours?

CAREER WHO’S WHO?
PATH
Action from Molineux during our September 2011
This player featured for the following clubs during clash with Wolves, but can you name the players
his career between 1982-2004, but can you name pictured?
him?

CAMBRIDGE
→ BRENTFORD →

QPR
→ SHEFF WED →

SPURS
→ W O LV E S →
BURTON ALBION

ANSWERS: GUESS THE BADGE – 1. RC Lens, 2. OGC Nice; QUICKFIRE FIVE – 1. Kane, Reguilon

and Bryan, 2. Gus Poyet and Christian Ziege, 3. Once (2003/04), 4. 2009/10, 5. Alan Hutton. WHO’S WHO –
Gareth Bale and Karl Henry. CAREER PATH – Andy Sinton

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A
THFC WHAT’S
UP, DOC?

MATT DOHERTY has been enjoying
his opportunities thus far under
Antonio Conte. Now, with a trimmed
down squad as well as his hard work
on and off the field, Matt is hoping
he can continue to deliver for
the Italian and show his best in a
Spurs shirt.

By Liam Carson

I t has been a bright few weeks for Matt
Doherty in a Spurs shirt.
Having endured what he termed as a ‘tough
start’ to life in north London following his summer
2020 move from today’s opponents Wolves, Matt
has started to make his mark in our colours since
the arrival of Antonio Conte.

In and out of the side under Jose Mourinho
during the 2020/21 campaign before being offered
limited game time under Nuno Espirito Santo, the
Irishman has enjoyed many more regular outings
following Antonio’s appointment as our Head
Coach in November.

Appearing in 11 of the Italian’s first 17
matches in charge, while he didn’t always play
in his preferred position of right wing-back, the
defender was always available for the team,
showing his dependability and versatility as he
deputised in a number of roles across our XI.

However, despite things starting to move in the
right direction for him in N17, Matt still believes
there is much more to be done in order for him to
return to the sort of level that he demonstrated in
the colours of this afternoon’s visitors.

Helping Wolves return to the Premier League
in 2018, our number two was regarded as one
of the most creative full-backs in England over
the next two seasons with an incredible 30 goal
involvements in all competitions.

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Matt Doherty

“AS A PLAYER, through training and doing well when I play,” the
YOU DON’T Republic of Ireland international discussed as he
reflected on his recent opportunities under Anto-
CARE WHERE nio. “When I was signed from Wolves, I was a wing
YOU PLAY, back so, the shape that we play now, it does suit
me. It is beneficial for me but, as well, as a player,
YOU’RE JUST you don’t care where you play, you’re just happy
HAPPY TO BE to be on the pitch. The manager has the trust in
ON THE PITCH” me to play these other positions and, having that
versatility, I can do a job for the team.
His impressive displays in gold and black were
typified by his hard work and consistency but, “I feel though, until you’re starting games
while his work rate has never slackened since he consistently in the league, you don’t get that
made the move to the capital, Matt does feel his rhythm, that confidence. It’s hard to explain what
characteristic consistency in his performances that does for you but when you’re 100 per cent
hasn’t quite been to the standards he expects of confident in your game, you’re doing things off the
himself. However, with more and more minutes cuff, you’re seeing the picture quicker, you’re play-
coming as Antonio shows his trust in ‘Doc’, he is ing one touch, your movement is a lot better. You
hoping that he will quickly be able to re-establish just have a clearer view and reading of the game.
that.
“You want to play. You want to feel the rhythm.
“He’s given me a lot of game time recently You want to build on performances. There is
and I’m just trying to force my way into the team nothing better than playing games week in, week
THFC out. There’s no feeling that can beat it when you’re
in the middle of that spell where you’re constantly
playing, you feel great and everything else just
follows in life and off-the-pitch stuff as well. It
makes a big difference when you’re playing week
in, week out.

“I think my performances are getting better.
I am becoming a little bit more consistent in the
times that I am playing. I just want to keep doing
that.”

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One of Matt’s brightest performances for us
so far under Antonio was his second-half substi-
tute appearance in our 3-2 win at Leicester last
month where he came off the bench to help us to
turn the game on its head.
Coming on for Emerson Royal at half-time
to play right-wing back for the first time in his
Spurs career, the defender went on to cause
chaos for the Foxes in their 18-yard box and
it was his well-timed run in the fifth minute of
injury time that brought about Steven Bergwijn’s
equaliser. The Dutchman then dramatically won
the game with another strike just 79 seconds
later.

“AT THE END
OF THE DAY,
WE’RE TRYING
TO SCORE
GOALS, SO WHY
NOT ATTACK
THE BOX?”

Being able to create carnage in the opposi-
tion’s box, Doc holds a quite particular attacking
ability. However, this is not something that
can be taught. It is, instead, instinctive and an
offensive threat that could only be channelled
by someone who understands the defensive
psyche.

“I just know from going up against other
players what I don’t like facing as a defender,”
he explained of his attacking play. “You don’t like
it when players are constantly running off the
back of you, doing one-twos, getting in the box
because, you know what it’s like, you can’t touch
people in the box - you could give away a penalty
which will probably be a goal.

“I just try to do things that I know will make
the defender uncomfortable and just to attack
that goal. At the end of the day, we’re trying to
score goals, not win corners or throw-ins. We
want to score goals, so why not attack the box?”

Following the closure of the January transfer
window, it is noticeable that, while we did bring
in two new faces in Rodrigo Bentancur and
Dejan Kulusevski, our squad has been trimmed
down – and that is something Matt sees as a real
positive for the rest of the season.

Last month, our first team saw Bryan Gil,
Tanguy Ndombele, Giovani Lo Celso and Jack
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Clarke all head out on loan while Dele departed
permanently – moves which have cut down our
squad and will certainly offer players across the
pitch more minutes. It is something from which
our Irish defender hopes he will benefit from an
individual perspective but, highlighting his time
at Wolves, he also feels a tighter-knit group will
also be a big plus for us as we move towards the
business end of the campaign.
“I definitely think it will help,” he said. “I
had it at Wolves where you have a trimmed
down squad. You kind of feel like you’re always
involved. Even if you are on the bench, you feel
like you have a chance to come on.
“Everybody is also bit closer together and
it is a good feeling knowing that you’re either
going to be on the bench or you’re going to play
every week. You’re not worried about being in
the stands or whatever. I think it brings everyone
closer together and it also keeps you focussed
and concentrated on the fact that you’ve got a
chance of playing.”

“I THINK ANY
PLAYER – WHEN
THEY’RE GOING

UP AGAINST
THEIR OLD
TEAM – LOOKS
FORWARD TO
PLAYING IN
THAT GAME”

And Matt will be hoping he gets the nod to
play this afternoon as we take on Wolves - a side
he represented for an entire decade.

“I think any player - when they’re going up
against their old team - looks forward to playing
in that game,” he admitted. “I know I went back
there last season but there was no crowd, and I
didn’t play in either of the games we played at
Molineux this season. I’m looking forward to this
game though.

“I know quite a few of the players from my
time there are still there, as well as staff and
that. Once the game starts though, your profes-
sional head is on and you can speak to your
friends after the game, but obviously I’ll always
have fond memories of those 10 years at Wolves.”

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Y-Word Review
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Y-Word Review

Y-WORD REVIEW – FINDINGS AND NEXT STEPS

As we emerge from the COVID-19 we undertook the second phase We acknowledge that any
pandemic and can now say with a of the consultation in the form of reassessment of the use of this term
degree of confidence that fans are virtual supporter focus groups. These needs to be a collaborative effort
back in stadiums for good, we feel it were facilitated by an independent, between the Club and its fans. We
is time to update you on the Club’s experienced moderator and the groups shall be working to further outline
review of the use of the Y-word comprised a cross section of fans in the historical context of the term, to
among some of our fanbase. respect of both religion and age. explain the offence it can cause and
to embrace the times in which we now
Supporter focus groups were Key findings have shown: live to show why it can be considered
concluded in the summer of 2020, • Members of our fanbase feel inappropriate regardless of context.
however, we made the decision to uncomfortable with the Y-word’s
delay the release of our findings while continued use at matches. As such, we have launched our
continued uncertainty around fan • Supporters who were prepared to WhY Word online hub, with dedicated
attendance at matches remained. defend their position on why they use content appearing in home matchday
the term expressed an openness to its programmes from today’s match
We are living in times of heightened use being reduced if it caused offence onwards, asking fans to re-assess
awareness of cultural appropriation to fellow fans. their use of the term and provide the
and sensitivities. It is therefore crucial • Supporters, especially those of historical context as to why it can cause
to the values of our Club and our fans a younger generation, are often offence, particularly for the benefit of
that we are even more mindful of the unaware of the term’s meaning and its younger members of our fanbase who,
controversial nature of this term. historical context when chanting it. our research suggests, are less aware
• That now, more than ever, is the of the word’s origins.
We have always recognised time to re-assess and re-consider its
that this is a complex issue and the ongoing use. The Club already refrains from
appropriateness of its use should engaging with any social media handle
regularly be assessed. MOVING FORWARD or bio that contains the Y-word and we
We pride ourselves on being an do not permit it being printed on shirts
Towards the end of 2019 we inclusive and progressive Club and in any official retail outlets or used in
commenced the first stage of the are aware of the growing cultural any official club context.
consultation with fans and received sensitivities globally.
more than 23,000 responses, with We are grateful for the efforts and
94% acknowledging the Y-word can We have already seen several attention our supporters have given to
be considered a racist term against a sports entities and franchises make this matter.
Jewish person. appropriate changes to nicknames
and aspects of their identities in ANTISEMITISM IN FOOTBALL
Our supporters' use of the Y-word recognition of evolving sentiment. Our supporters' use of the Y-word
was initially taken as a positive step should never be cited as an excuse
to deflect antisemitic abuse that they As a Club, we always strive to for the real evil that is antisemitism.
were subjected to at matches more create a welcoming environment that The adoption of the term was a direct
than 40 years ago from opposition embraces all our fans so that every one consequence of the lack of action
fans, who faced no sanctions for their of our supporters can feel included in taken in the past on this matter.
actions. the matchday experience.
There is some great work being
The term continues to be used It is clear the use of this term undertaken in relation to wider anti-
up to the present day by some of does not always make this possible, racism and anti-homophobia initiatives
our supporters. We have always regardless of context and intention, already.
maintained that our fans have never and that there is a growing desire and
used it with any deliberate attempt to acknowledgment from supporters We feel a similar approach is
offend. that the Y-word should be used less or needed to address antisemitism, a
stopped being used altogether. sentiment that was also strongly borne
Indeed, among the reasons some out in our fan focus group work.
fans choose to continue to chant the We recognise how these members
term now is to show unity and support of our fanbase feel and we also Antisemitism remains a serious
for the team, as well as each other, believe it is time to move on from issue in football and more needs to
as a defence mechanism against associating this term with our Club. be done to combat it. We believe that
antisemitic abuse that still exists and antisemitic abuse must be given the
also as a way to identify as a Spurs fan. The adoption of the Y-word by our same zero tolerance that other forms
supporters from the late 1970s was a of discriminatory behaviour receive.
Outside of a football setting, positive response to the lack of action It should not be left to a minority in
however, an overwhelming majority taken by others around this issue. An football to address and lead on this.
of our fans acknowledged in the first increasing number of our fans now
stage of our latest consultation that wish to see positive change again with We invite supporters seeking
the Y-word can be considered as a the reduction of its use, something we further reading on this highly
racist term against a Jewish person and welcome and shall look to support. nuanced topic to visit our
that they would therefore not use it in dedicated ‘WhY Word’ online hub at
such a context. tottenhamhotspur.com/thewhyword.

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MATCH FACTS & TOTAL CARDS

Following their 1-0 win 34 36 Wolves have won 2 of their
at Molineux earlier in the 1 1 last 3 away league games
season, Tottenham are against Spurs (L1), as many
looking to secure their as they had in their previous
first league double over 15 visits (D5 L8).
Wolves since the 2003-04
campaign.

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31-45 3 3 31-45 2 1
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PREMIER LEAGUE OPPONENT NUMBER: 35

HEAD TO HEAD LAST MEETING appearances, he joined Wolves in
Played 15 22.08.21 the summer of 2003 and scored
Won 8 Wolves 0 Spurs 1 their first-ever Premier League in a
Drawn 3 Molineux defeat at Blackburn. Spent one year
Lost 4 Our most recent meeting with Wolves at Molineux and later had spells with
Goals For 28 in the league came in just our second Valerenga, Rosenborg and Crystal
Goals Against 16 game of this season, as former Head Palace.
Points 27 Coach Nuno Espirito Santo made GLORIOUS GOAL
a swift return to his previous club. We’ve scored some real crackers at
FIRST MEETING The only goal of the game came from home and away against Wolves. At
06.12.03 Dele Alli, who converted a penalty Molineux, we’ve got Lucas Moura’s
Spurs 5 Wolves 2 on 12 minutes after he was upended superb solo run and fierce drive in
White Hart Lane by Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa and, December 2019, Roman Pavlyuchen-
After winning promotion via the despite some strong pressure ko’s rocket from the edge of the
play-offs in May 2003, Wolves experi- at times from the home side, our area in March 2011 along with two
enced their first taste of the Premier defence held firm to make it two wins well-worked team goals rounded
League for the 2003/04 campaign from two to kick-off the campaign. off by Emmanuel Adebayor – on
and became our 35th PL opponent his Spurs debut – and Erik Lamela.
when we met in early December. And PLAYED FOR BOTH And then on home soil, there were
it was their former striker Robbie Steffen Iversen lovely left-footed curlers from Serge
Keane who returned to haunt them, Oslo-born striker who started his Aurier in March 2020 and Harry Kane
scoring a hat-trick as we ran out career with Rosenborg in Norway at Wembley in December 2018. But
5-2 winners with Fredi Kanoute and before joining us in December 1996. our pick is one scored at the Lane
Stephane Dalmat also on target. Spent seven years at the Lane, by Stephane Dalmat, who burst past
Paul Ince and Alex Rae netted for the collecting a League Cup winners’ two defenders and smashed home
visitors. This first Premier League medal in 1999 when he set up Allan for his first Spurs goal in our 5-2 win
win over Wolves is still our biggest Nielsen’s winner over Leicester in 2003.
victory against them. at Wembley. After 47 goals in 177

ACTION STATION
Roman Pavlyuchenko is on hand
to fire us into the lead late in
the game against Wolves in
N17 in September 2010. Steven
Fletcher had given the visitors
a half-time lead but we turned
it around late on when Rafa
van der Vaart equalised on 75
minutes, ‘Pav’ made it 2-1 with
three minutes left and Alan
Hutton secured the points with
a 90th minute third.

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Fifty50

Following their promotion last season, Brentford became the 50th
club to play in the Premier League so we’ll profile our record against
two teams in each programme this season.

PORTSMOUTH

PREMIER LEAGUE OPPONENT NUMBER: 36

HEAD TO HEAD PLAYED FOR BOTH Robbie Keane and Jermain Defoe,
Played 14 Pedro Mendes who both scored a couple of fine
Won 9 Former Vitoria Guimaraes and Porto goals against Portsmouth in our
Drawn 2 midfielder who arrived in north London Premier League clashes. Keane
Lost 3 in July 2004. He scored one goal in 36 produced an excellent right-foot lob
Goals For 23 appearances for us – famously having from the inside left channel in the
Goals Against 14 another ‘goal’ controversially chalked February 2005 game while Defoe hit
Points 29 off at Old Trafford – before moving an angled drive home in the fixture
to Portsmouth in January 2006 in a that December. And Defoe marked
FIRST MEETING combined deal with Sean Davis and his second debut for us – following
26.12.03 Noe Pamarot. Spent two years on his return from Portsmouth – with
Portsmouth 2 Spurs 0 the south coast, scoring five times in a low drive past David James in a
Fratton Park 65 games and later having spells with 1-1 draw in January 2009. But Keano
While Wolves (details opposite) Rangers and Sporting Lisbon before wins this one with his strike in Febru-
won promotion to the Premier returning to Guimaraes to finish off ary 2004. Defoe’s dummy allows the
League through the play-offs in his career. ball to run through to Keane who,
2003, Portsmouth were promoted with his back to goal, turns and hits
as champions that same season. GLORIOUS GOAL a left-foot half volley home from 22
And just three weeks after our This is a straight shoot-out between yards out.
first-ever PL meeting with Wolves,
we faced Portsmouth in the compe-
tition for the first time. Our trip to
Fratton Park on Boxing Day was
less successful though as we lost
2-0 to Harry Redknapp’s side, with
Patrik Berger scoring both Pompey
goals.

BIGGEST VICTORY ACTION STATION
05.02.05 Action from our March 2008 encounter with Pompey at the Lane, as
Spurs 3 Portsmouth 1 Dimitar Berbatov rounds David James and looks set to score. This
White Hart Lane attempt doesn’t find the back of the net, however we did run out 2-0
Our biggest Premier League win winners thanks to goals in the final 10 minutes from Darren Bent and
over Pompey was by a 3-1 scoreline Jamie O’Hara.
which we achieved twice, both in
2005 at White Hart Lane, coming
from behind on each occasion. The
first in the February marked the
debut of Egyptian striker Mido
and he made a real impact on his
first appearance, scoring twice
with Robbie Keane also on target.
Ten months later in December, we
repeated that win as goals from
Ledley King, a Mido penalty and
Jermain Defoe gave Martin Jol’s
side all three points.

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Opposition - Wolves

BRUNO
LAGE

D.O.B: 12.05.76
CLUB POSITION: HEAD COACH
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE

The man in the Molineux hotseat
is a former Benfica employee who
coached The Eagles first-team
from January 2019 to June 2020,
having previously been in charge
at various youth levels. He is no
stranger to football in the UK,
with stints as assistant manager
at Sheffield Wednesday and
Swansea City also on his CV.

WOLVES

10 4 7 SEASON PTS POS W D L GF GA
2011-12 25 20 5 10 23 40 82
WON DRAWN LOST 2012-13 51 23 14 9 23 55 69
2013-14 103 1 31 10 5 89 31
47% 19 1.3 2014-15 78 7 22 12 12 70 56
2015-16 58 14 14 16 16 53 58
AVERAGE GOALS GOALS 2016-17 58 15 16 10 20 54 58
POSS. SCORED PER GAME 2017-18 99 1 30 9 7 82 39
2018-19 57 7 16 9 13 47 46
2019-20 59 7 15 14 9 51 40
2020-21 45 13 12 9 17 36 52

TEAM STATS 10-YEAR RECORD
ALL STATS FROM 2021/22 PL
PREM CHAMP LEAGUE 1

FORM GUIDE

WWWWL

MAN UTD 0 WOLVES 3 WOLVES 3 BRENTFORD 1 WOLVES 0
WOLVES 1 SHEFFIELD UTD 0 SOUTHAMPTON 1 WOLVES 2 NORWICH CITY 1

PREMIER LEAGUE FA CUP PREMIER LEAGUE PREMIER LEAGUE FA CUP
03.01.22 09.01.22 15.01.22 22.01.22 05.02.21

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Opposition - Wolves

JOSE 1 JOHN 21 KI-JANA 2
SA RUDDY HOEVER
D.O.B: 17.01.93 D.O.B: 24.10.86
D.O.B: 18.01.02
POSITION: GOALKEEPER POSITION: GOALKEEPER POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: DUTCH
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

MARCAL 5

D.O.B: 19.02.89
POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: BRAZILIAN

MJOOUAOTINHO 28

D.O.B: 08.09.86 The classy playmaker is Portugal’s CONOR
POSITION: MIDFIELDER second most capped player in COADY
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE history, with his 142 appearances
to date surpassed only by
Cristiano Ronaldo. He joined 16
Wolves in 2018 from Monaco,
22 2 1 having previously represented D.O.B: 25.02.93
Porto and Sporting Lisbon.
POSITION: DEFENDER

APPS GOALS ASSISTS NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

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Opposition - Wolves

NELSON 22
SEMEDO
D.O.B: 16.11.93

POSITION: DEFENDER

NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE

RNEUVBEESN 8

MAX D.O.B: 13.03.97 Another talented Portuguese in
KILMAN POSITION: MIDFIELDER the Wolves squad, Neves was a
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE 2017 arrival from Porto, helping
the club to promotion from the
23 Championship the following year.
He’s closing in on 200 appearances
D.O.B: 23.05.97 19 21 for the club, and has also been
capped 26 times by Portugal.
POSITION: DEFENDER APPS PGASOSAELSS ASSISTS

NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

WILLY 15 TOTI 24 RAYAN 3
BOLY AIT-NOURI
D.O.B: 03.02.91 D.O.B: 16.01.99
POSITION: DEFENDER D.O.B: 06.06.01
POSITION: DEFENDER NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE POSITION: DEFENDER
NATIONALITY: FRENCH
NATIONALITY: IVORIAN

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Opposition - Wolves

ROMAIN 27
SAISS
D.O.B: 26.03.90

POSITION: MIDFIELDER

NATIONALITY: MOROCCAN

HCHEAEN HWANG 26

D.O.B: 26.01.96 The South Korean attacker joined LUKE
POSITION: FORWARD Wolves from RB Leipzig back in CUNDLE
NATIONALITY: SOUTH KOREAN August, and was quickly amongst
the goals for his new side. He
came to Europe in 2014, signing 39
for RB Salzburg, before moving to
14 4 0 Leipzig in 2020. Capped 43 times D.O.B: 26.04.02
by his country.
POSITION: MIDFIELDER

APPS GOALS ASSISTS NATIONALITY: ENGLISH

LAST MEETING

22.09.21
LEAGUE CUP

MOLINEUX

22

Dendoncker 38, Podence 58 Ndombele 14, Kane 23

Ruddy, Ait-Nouri (Semedo), Boly, Hoever, Kilman, Gollini, Tanganga (Reguilon), Romero, Sanchez,
Mosquera (Coady), Dendoncker, Neves, Podence Davies, Skipp, Ndombele, Dele (Hojbjerg),

(Moutinho), Silva (Traore), Hwang Lo Celso (Son), Gil, Kane
*Spurs won 3-2 on pens

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Opposition - Wolves

LEANDER 32 DANIEL 10 FABIO 17
DENDONCKER PODENCE SILVA
D.O.B: 15.04.95 D.O.B: 21.10.95 D.O.B: 19.07.02

POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: MIDFIELDER POSITION: FORWARD

NATIONALITY: BELGIAN NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE

CHIQUINHO 20

D.O.B: 05.02.00
POSITION: FORWARD
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE

JRIAUMLENEZ 9

TRINCAO D.O.B: 05.05.91 Mexican striker Jimenez has made
POSITION: FORWARD his return from serious injury this
NATIONALITY: MEXICAN term, following a fractured skull
sustained in November 2020. He
11 started out with America in his
homeland, before transferring to
D.O.B: 29.12.99 19 4 2 Atletico Madrid then Benfica. Has
POSITION: FORWARD 27 goals in 91 games for Mexico.
NATIONALITY: PORTUGUESE APPS GOALS ASSISTS

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Official beer &
cider partner of
Tottenham Hotspur

Paper Chase

PAPER CHASE

Club historian John Fennelly looks back at what supporters were
reading on their way in, at half-time and in the newspapers afterwards
when WOLVES visited in August 1954.

Spurs 1954

IN THE NEWS meat the last to go. A record number visit of Arsenal Reserves actu-
of new houses – 354,000 – were ally featured three pictures
The year 1954 saw medical student constructed over the year, with 30 between them – with the same
Roger Bannister become the first per cent built by the private sector. shot of departing captain Ron
man to run a mile in under four Eighteen-year-old Lester Piggott won Burgess repeated in both.
minutes. Flashing indicator lights the Derby on Never Say Die.
became a legal requirement on Once again, there was
motor vehicles and the Pope became PROGRAMME editorial on the front, page
the first person to appear on British two and – unusual for that
television screens via a new ‘Eurovi- The programme for the match season – half of page three.
sion’ link. was a four-page production of But that was where the day’s
blue print on white paper. It other fixtures normally went
An official committee linked cost twopence. and, as this match was played
smoking with lung cancer and on a Wednesday night, there
doctors urged tougher tests of It was our first home league probably were none. The
suspected drink drivers than having game of the season yet lacked back page featured fixtures
to recite tongue twisters or walk in a an experiment from our previ- and tables with Bolton top of
straight line. Gatwick airport was to ous two programmes – photo- Division One having won both
be expanded after a public enquiry graphs. The issues for our of their opening games.
and parking meters were introduced traditional public trial match
under a new Road Traffic Act. opener and the subsequent Wolves, who had beaten us
37
The government announced the
end of all rationing after 14 years with

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home and away the previous Paper Chase
season, were welcomed: “We
shall have to be at our best New signing Danny
to secure a win…our defence Blanchflower in training
will have to cope with a very
speedy forward line. Our
supporters will see some good
and entertaining football this
evening.”

There was a detailed report
of our 4-2 win at Aston Villa on
the opening day. One aspect of
that was a mention of Danny
Blanchflower converting a
penalty for Villa “awarded to
them for an offence which was
a mystery to the crowd.” Danny
would join us before the year
was out and, of course, go on
to become a Spurs legend.

Dave Dunmore DOUBLE TOP ford in late 1985 but it was at
Queens Park Rangers, under
CLASSIFIED Although born in Newcastle, the management of future
Andy Sinton started out as Spurs boss Gerry Francis,
We won the Division One match 3-2 an apprentice with Cambridge that he really established his
with Dave Dunmore scoring all three United where he turned reputation after moving there
of our goals against the reigning professional in April 1983, in March 1989.
Champions. having made his debut aged
16. By now an established
Dunmore opened the scoring in England international,
the 19th minute when he fired home An energetic winger who Andy switched to Sheffield
from 20 yards following Eddie Baily’s never shirked his defensive Wednesday in a big money
pass. Wolves levelled 11 minutes duties, Sinton moved to Brent- deal in 1993. But Francis liked
later through Billy Wright, then Ralph to sign players that he knew
Wetton conceded an own goal to leave Andy Sinton would fit into his system and
us 2-1 down at the break. brought him to White Hart
Lane in January 1996 where he
Bennett set up Dunmore for our provided a regular supply line
equaliser after 58 minutes and the for our forwards.
pair combined again for the winner
with 20 minutes remaining. He left us for Wolves in
July 1999 where he stayed for
The two sides met again at three years.
Molineux the following week where
the home side dictated much of the HONOURS
play to win 4-2 yet we led 2-0 by half-
time with George Robb and Sonny Chelsea won the title with Wolves
Walters on target. Goals by Roy Swin- second. We finished in 16th
bourne, Wetton (og), Dennis Wilshaw place. Leicester City and Sheffield
and Jimmy Mullen won it for Wolves. Wednesday were relegated with
Birmingham and Luton promoted.
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Newcastle beat Manchester City
3-1 at Wembley to lift the FA Cup.
Wolves reached the quarter-finals
while Dunmore’s former club, Third
Division North side York City, knocked
us out at the fifth-round stage on their
way to the semis. Manchester City’s
Don Revie was named ‘Footballer of
the Year.’

39

Spurs Women

SPURS WOMEN

KYAH SIMON CELEBRATES HER
OPENING GOAL WITH EVELIINA SUMMANEN

BIGGEST WIN AS unmarked Rachel Williams but her just 60 seconds later, Neville showed
BRIGHTON BLITZED looping header bounced off the great desire to win the ball from Ellie
Three goals in six second-half crossbar and four minutes later, the Brazil in the inside right channel and
minutes saw us record our impressive Summanen – making her then clipped a wonderfully teasing
biggest ever win in the Barclays full debut – slid a shot just past the ball into the box which Simon side-
FA Women’s Super League as we far post. footed home at the far post.
demolished Brighton & Hove Albion
4-0 on Sunday afternoon. The Seagulls’ best chance of the Late shouts for a penalty were
first half came in stoppage time, but waved away in the 89th minute after
Having scored exactly one goal it was from our own Williams, who Neville’s through ball found Williams
in each of our previous nine home diverted her header goalwards from in the area and she went down while
games at The Hive this season – Maya Le Tissier’s cross into the box tussling with Le Tissier but nothing
losing just one of those when we and Becky Spencer needed to be was given.
exited the Women’s FA Cup to Leices- alert to keep it out. Spurs (4-3-3): Spencer, Ale, Bartrip,
ter City recently – we ended that run Harrop, Zadorsky (c) (Schnader-
in style as Kyah Simon scored twice With goals having been hard to beck 75), Clemaron, Percival, Addi-
with Ashleigh Neville and Shelina come by at home, our second on 57 son (Neville 53), Simon, Williams,
Zadorsky also on target. minutes was a huge moment in the Summanen (Ayane 68). Substitutes
game. Neville, who had only replaced (not used): Korpela, Naz, Lane.
We took the lead with the first Angela Addison four minutes Brighton & Hove Albion (4-2-3-1):
effort on goal in the game after 12 earlier, was put clean through by Ria Walsh, Le Tissier, Kerkdijk (Green 68),
minutes, Molly Bartrip picking out Percival’s fine pass and she advanced Williams, Kullberg (Gibbons 68), Zigi-
Simon’s run with a wonderful long to the edge of the area before apply- otti (Whelan 46), Connolly, Koivisto,
ball from the back and the Australian ing a composed finish past Walsh. Kaagman, Brazil, Carter (Symonds
international produced a nonchalant 83). Substitutes (not used): Startup,
lob over Megan Walsh in the Brighton Confidence was soaring with a Bowman, Bance, Simpkins.
goal. two-goal cushion and we quickly
added two more to put the game
On 28 minutes, Eveliina Summa- to bed. On 62 minutes, Zadorsky
nen’s deep corner was met by the smashed home from close range and

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Spurs Women

FIXTURES REHANNE DELIGHTED JIALI’S JOY AS CHINA
& RESULTS WITH RESPONSE LIFT TROPHY
After exiting two cup competitions Jiali Tang scored and provided
DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES in our previous two matches, Head an assist as China came from 2-0
Coach Rehanne Skinner was more down to beat So-hyun Cho's South
SEPTEMBER than satisfied with her team’s reac- Korea 3-2 in a dramatic AFC
tion against Brighton. Women's Asian Cup Final in India
SAT 4 H* BIRMINGHAM CITY 1-0 last Sunday.
Manchester City knocked us out of
SUN 12 A MANCHESTER CITY 2-1 the Continental Cup at the semi-final The team-mates were pitted
stage before we went out of the FA against each other in the final at the
SUN 26 H READING 1-0 Cup at home to Leicester to dent the D Y Patil Sports Stadium, Mumbai –
morale of the group, but we bounced and things looked to be going Cho's
WED 29 A ARSENAL (WFA CUP QF) 1-5 back in style with a great team perfor- way as South Korea raced into a 2-0
mance against the Seagulls. lead at half-time.
OCTOBER
“I’m delighted, the team has It was the same scoreline
SUN 3 A LEICESTER CITY 2-0 worked incredibly hard and I’m so midway through the second half
proud of the energy, enthusiasm and when Jiali gave China hope by
SUN 10 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1-2 resilience we showed after a really making it 2-1 from the penalty spot.
tough week to come back into this The forward then brilliantly beat
WED 13 H CHARLTON ATH (CLC) 1-0 game and make sure we kept our two players and crossed for Linyan
league form in good shape,” reflected Zhang to head home the equaliser
NOVEMBER Rehanne. on 72 minutes.

SUN 7 H MANCHESTER UNITED 1-1 “At the end of the three-game Jiali was also involved in China's
week, you could maybe question if dramatic winner three minutes into
SUN 14 H ARSENAL 1-1 that would be difficult to achieve, but added time. She picked the ball up
the players did exactly what I asked, centrally and passed to Shanshan
WED 17 A WATFORD (CLC) 11-0 and stuck to the game plan. Wang, and she played in to Yuyi Xiao
to fire home from 12 yards.
SUN 21 A WEST HAM UNITED 0-1 “To score four goals at home and
keep a clean sheet, that’s great work It was China's ninth title and, by
DECEMBER from everyone, and we really wanted winning their quarter-finals in this
to see that energy. We've got to make tournament, China, South Korea,
SUN 12 A ASTON VILLA 2-1 sure we do that against every team Philippines and Vietnam have
we play and make life as difficult as all qualified for next year's FIFA
WED 15 A COVENTRY CITY (CLC) 3-2 we can.” Women's World Cup. 

SUN 19 H EVERTON 1-0

JANUARY

SUN 16 H WEST HAM UNITED 1-1

WED 19 H LIVERPOOL (CLC QF) 1-0

SUN 23 A MANCHESTER UNITED 0-3

SUN 30 H LEICESTER CITY (WRA R4) 1-3^

FEBRUARY

THU 3 A MANCHESTER CITY (CLC SF) 0-3

SUN 6 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 4-0

SUN 13 A BIRMINGHAM CITY

MARCH

SUN 6 A READING

SUN 13 H MANCHESTER CITY

WED 23 A CHELSEA

SUN 27 A ARSENAL

APRIL

SUN 3 H ASTON VILLA

SUN 24 H CHELSEA

MAY

SUN 1 A EVERTON

SUN 8 H LEICESTER CITY

* AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM
CLC = CONTINENTAL LEAGUE CUP
^AFTER EXTRA TIME

WSL
TABLE

P W D L F A D PTS

ARSENAL 13 9 3 1 34 8 +26 30

CHELSEA 12 9 1 2 30 6 +24 28

MANCHESTER UNITED 13 7 4 2 28 14 +14 25

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR 13 7 3 3 17 11 +6 24

READING 12 7 1 4 17 15 +2 22

MANCHESTER CITY 13 6 2 5 29 20 +9 20

WEST HAM UNITED 13 5 5 3 18 15 +3 20

BRIGHTON 14 5 1 8 13 22 -9 16

ASTON VILLA 13 4 1 8 9 28 -19 13

EVERTON 12 3 2 7 10 21 -11 11 SPURS TEAM-MATES SO-HYUN CHO AND
JIALI TANG BATTLE FOR THE BALL IN
LEICESTER CITY 14 3 0 11 9 27 -18 9
THE AFC WOMEN'S ASIAN CUP FINAL
BIRMINGHAM CITY 14 1 1 12 9 36 -27 4
UP TO AND INCLUDING 08.02.22

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Development Squad

DEVELOPMENT SQUAD

YAGO SANTIAGO LOOKS FOR A WAY
THROUGH AGAINST PALACE AT HOTSPUR WAY

PALACE COMPLETE DOUBLE clubs. Indeed, the introduction of Crystal Palace: Whitworth, D
Our Under-23s shipped four goals Jaden Williams and Rio Kyerematen Boateng (Phillips 64), Adaramola,
to Crystal Palace for the second gave us a bit of added spark in the M Boateng (c), Quick, Watson,
time this season as we slumped second half, but by then the visitors Banks (Omilabu 73), Wells-Morri-
to a 4-1 defeat at Hotspur Way on had the points in the bag. son, Gordon (Akinwale 83), Kirby,
Monday (7 February). Rak-Sakyi. Substitutes (not used):
Spurs: Oluwayemi, Lusala, Goodman, Steele.
After going down 4-3 in the Lavinier, Matthew Craig, Muir,
reverse fixture in October, we Fagan-Walcott (c), Bennett, Robson WAYNE RUES DISPLAY
allowed Scott Banks to set the tone (Kyerematen 73), Scarlett (Williams Under-23s Coach Wayne Burnett
with a goal inside the first minute 73), Devine, Santiago. Substitutes was bitterly disappointed with the
and although Alfie Devine produced (not used): Lo-Tutala, Dorrington, way Monday’s game against Crystal
an instant response to Banks’ second Bryan-Waugh. Palace panned out, as we slipped
goal to make it 2-1 with less than
20 minutes played following Dane WAYNE BURNETT
Scarlett’s clever flick from Marqes
Muir’s pass, we couldn’t find a way
back into the game. Further goals
from ex-Spur Nya Kirby and Jesurun
Rak-Sakyi after the break sealed
the win for Palace, defender Malachi
Fagan-Walcott sent off in the closing
moments after tangling with substi-
tute Victor Akinwale.

It was a second appearance at
Hotspur Way inside 48 hours for the
latter, who scored in Palace’s 4-2 win
against our Under-18s last Saturday,
while our entire crop of outfield
substitutes played in the same game
as Under-23s Coach Wayne Burnett
called in reinforcements after losing
a host of players to injuries, suspen-
sions and January loan moves to EFL

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Development Squad

FIXTURES to a second consecutive Premier ments in order to prepare them for
& RESULTS League 2 defeat. their senior careers.
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY
DATE H/A OPPOSITION RES “Our performance was very Our Under-23s will be back in
AUGUST disappointing and didn’t reflect what action here at Tottenham Hotspur
MON 16 H CHELSEA 2-2 we’ve done throughout the week,” Stadium on Monday 28 February.
MON 23 A LEEDS UNITED 4-2 he said. “I’ve been open and honest
FRI 27 H# ARSENAL 1-2 with the players and when they’ve We’ll be taking on Leeds United in
TUE 31 A STEVENAGE (PJT) 4-3 done well, I’ve said they’ve done well, the Premier League 2, with kick-off
SEPTEMBER but this time… it’s impossible to at 7pm.
SAT 11 H LIVERPOOL 2-1 win football matches without a real
FRI 19 A BLACKBURN ROVERS 3-3 sense of fight, a work ethic and a will- Tickets are free of charge to
TUE 21 A CAMBRIDGE UNITED (PJT) 0-1 ingness to run, and we haven’t done all Season Ticket Holders and One
MON 27 H DERBY COUNTY 3-1 that consistently or maintained it Hotspur Members – simply apply
OCTOBER for long periods in the game. We did online via the e-Ticketing portal on
FRI 1 A CRYSTAL PALACE 3-4 it in spells, but not to a level that we tottenhamhotspur.com.
MON 18 H WEST HAM UNITED 3-4 expect and that I know we can do.
SAT 23 A MANCHESTER CITY 3-1 Tickets prices for non-members
TUE 26 A OXFORD UNITED (PJT) 2-3 “Obviously we didn’t start well – if are £5 for adults and £1 for under-
SAT 30 H MANCHESTER UNITED 1-0 you give any team a two-goal start, 18s.
NOVEMBER it’s really difficult. We managed to
FRI 5 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 1-1 respond quickly with a goal but we Last month, our Under-23s
MON 22 A LEICESTER CITY 4-1 didn’t really have the same threat, battled out a 1-1 draw with Blackburn
FRI 26 H EVERTON 4-0 look as dynamic or play with the Rovers here in N17.
DECEMBER same intensity as we have done, and NON-LEAGUE EXPERIENCE
SAT 4 H# MANCHESTER CITY 3-0 that showed. The only bright spark FOR KACPER
JANUARY was the two really young players Goalkeeper Kacper Kurylowicz has
MON 10 A MANCHESTER UNITED 1-1 who came on, they showed some linked up with Isthmian League
MON 17 H* BLACKBURN ROVERS 1-1 personality and character, but in Premier Division side Potters Bar
MON 24 A EVERTON 0-1 terms of the result, we didn’t deserve Town on loan.
FEBRUARY anything.”
MON 7 H# CRYSTAL PALACE 1-4 The 20-year-old will be eligible to
FRI 18 A CHELSEA LIVE AND KICKING! play for the Hertfordshire club and
MON 28 H* LEEDS UNITED Marcel Lavinier and Alfie Devine our Under-23s for the remainder of
MARCH were special on-air guests on N17 the season, while continuing to train
FRI 4 A ARSENAL Live for Wednesday night’s match full-time with us.
SUN 13 A LIVERPOOL against Southampton.
FRI 18 H LEICESTER CITY He made his debut for Potters Bar
APRIL Right-back Marcel, who made his in a 3-2 home defeat to Cray Wander-
MON 4 A WEST HAM UNITED first team debut here at Tottenham ers on 1 February.
MON 25 A DERBY COUNTY Hotspur Stadium against Wolfs-
MAY berger AC in the Europa League last KACPER KURYLOWICZ
MON 2 H* BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION February, was joined by midfielder
Alfie, who became our youngest
HOME FIXTURES PLAYED AT THE LAMEX STADIUM ever player and goalscorer when he
# PLAYED AT HOTSPUR WAY featured against Marine in the FA
* PLAYED AT TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR STADIUM Cup last season.
PJT – PAPA JOHN’S TROPHY
The pair have played regularly
PL2 TABLE for our Under-23s this season, with
Alfie also still young enough to
P W D L F A D PTS represent our Under-18s, where he
has captained our FA Youth Cup side
MAN CITY 19 12 3 4 48 27 +21 39 this term.

WEST HAM 18 11 2 5 43 25 +18 35 They spoke with presenter Ben
Haines about the demands of Devel-
ARSENAL 18 9 5 4 44 34 +10 32 opment Squad football and their
aims for the future in a special inter-
TOTTENHAM 18 8 5 5 40 29 +11 29 view on the show, which emanates
live from here inside the stadium
CRYSTAL PALACE 18 9 1 8 41 36 +5 28 before and after each first team
game.
MAN UTD 18 8 4 6 31 29 +2 28
The segment also formed part of
LEICESTER CITY 17 7 4 6 25 38 -13 25 the Club’s media training programme,
where Academy players are exposed
BRIGHTON 19 6 6 7 28 31 -3 24 to different kinds of media commit-

EVERTON 19 6 5 8 24 34 -10 23

LIVERPOOL 18 6 4 8 23 31 -8 22

LEEDS UNITED 19 5 4 10 34 42 -8 19

BLACKBURN 18 4 6 8 34 44 -10 18

CHELSEA 18 4 5 9 28 35 -7 17

DERBY COUNTY 17 4 2 11 25 33 -8 14

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ACADEMY

BRANDON BRYAN-WAUGH IN ACTION
DURING OUR DEFEAT TO CRYSTAL PALACE

HOME DEFEAT TO EAGLES stranded at the edge of the area and Under-16s playing which is a massive
Crystal Palace’s Ademola Ola-Ade- then capitalising on a defensive error plus and the rest were first-years,
bomi completed his hat-trick in at the near post to roll the ball into an so it was a very young team and we
stoppage time to consign our empty net. showed some brilliant play at times,
Under-18s to a 4-2 defeat at but it’s about learning from those
Hotspur Way last Saturday (5 Spurs: Gunter, Abbott (Linton individual moments.
February). 78), Meghoma, Willhoft-King,
Bryan-Waugh, Dorrington, McKnight, “Credit to the boys because we
Having taken an early lead through Kyerematen (c), Williams, Donley showed real courage and bravery in
Alfie Dorrington, we saw the game (Heaps 67), Bloxham (Torraj 78). possession, we found a way to keep
turned on its head with two goals in Substitutes (not used): Maguire, playing forward and we had a real
eight minutes from Ola-Adebomi, Owen. clear identity to our game which is
but continued to battle in a always important. On the last goal,
physically-challenging contest and INDIVIDUAL MISTAKES I felt it was coming, the momentum
drew level mid-way through the first PROVE COSTLY was with us and it was either going
half when Rio Kyerematen bagged a Under-18s Coach Stuart Lewis was to be 3-3 or them catching us on
deserved leveller – just reward on an proud of his side’s efforts against the counter – we’ve got to learn
individual level as well after a terrific Crystal Palace last weekend, but from that and have a little bit more
run moments beforehand. was left to rue a couple of individual imagination in the final third to open
errors that led to the visitors up a big, physical side. It was a good
The frenetic nature of the opening scoring. performance but a disappointing
period continued as Victor Akinwale result.”
sprinted clean through to make “I thought we controlled large
it 3-2 inside 35 minutes despite parts of the game, we were excellent YOUTH MEETING
loud appeals for offside and from in between both boxes, we looked The youth teams of this afternoon’s
there, although Kyerematen went bright and we looked like we could two clubs met in the fifth round
close with a deft near-post effort hurt them at times, but in football you of the FA Youth Cup at Molineux
from Tom Bloxham’s free-kick at can’t make individual mistakes or lose yesterday.
the start of the second half, we the ball in critical moments, so the
couldn’t meaningfully trouble Palace individual learning around this game It was our third outing in this
goalkeeper Owen Goodman, despite will be unbelievable because we have season’s competition after securing
some good play with the ball at our to make better decisions defensively,” big wins over Ipswich Town (5-1 at
feet. he said. “It gives you a tough game Stevenage) and West Bromwich
if you don’t quite make the right Albion (6-1 at Hotspur Way) up to this
The visitors sealed the win in the decision in those moments but I was point.
91st minute as we pushed forward in proud of how we played, we had two
search of an equaliser, Ola-Adebomi Check out tottenhamhotspur.com
bursting through, leaving Luca Gunter to see how we got on!

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FIXTURES & RESULTS

DATE H/A OPPOSITION

AUGUST

Sat 14 A FULHAM 2-4

Sat 21 H CHELSEA 2-7

Sat 28 A BIRMINGHAM CITY 2-3

SEPTEMBER

Sat 11 H READING 3-2

Sat 18 A LEEDS UNITED (PLC) 1-3

Sat 25 H WEST HAM UNITED 3-0

OCTOBER

Sat 2 A WEST BROMWICH ALBION 3-4

Sat 16 H STOKE CITY (PLC) 0-0

Sat 30 A ASTON VILLA 3-1

NOVEMBER

Sat 6 H BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION 2-1

Sat 20 H SOUTHAMPTON 0-3

Sat 27 A FULHAM (PLC) 0-4

DECEMBER MEET OUR FIRST-YEAR
UNDER-18S PLAYERS
Sat 4 A CRYSTAL PALACE 0-3

Sat 11 H LEICESTER CITY 0-3

Thu 16 H IPSWICH (FAYC) 5-1

JANUARY

Sat 8 A ARSENAL 2-3 Once again, in the matchday WATCH IN FIRST TEAM TRAINING
programme this season, we’re AND WHY? “As a goalkeeper, it’s
Sat 15 A SOUTHAMPTON 2-1 taking time out to speak to some obviously Hugo Lloris. He’s very agile,
of our newest intake of Under-18s fast, can make big saves and is good
Fri 21 H WEST BROM (FAYC4) 6-1 players to find out more about on the ball as well. He’s been at the
them during their first season club for a long time so he has that
FEBRUARY as full-time footballers. This detailed knowledge of the club off
afternoon, we hear from LUCA the field that he can use to lead the
Sat 5 H CRYSTAL PALACE 2-4 GUNTER… team as captain.”

Sat 12 A WOLVES (FAYC5)

Sat 19 A LEICESTER CITY

Sat 26 A BRIGHTON & HOVE ALBION

MARCH

Sat 5 H FULHAM

Sat 12 A CHELSEA

Sat 19 H BIRMINGHAM CITY NAME: Luca Gunter. IF YOU COULD MEET SOMEONE
BORN: 23 March, 2005, at Chase FAMOUS OUTSIDE OF FOOTBALL,
Sat 26 H ASTON VILLA Farm Hospital in Enfield. WHO WOULD IT BE AND WHY?
POSITION: Goalkeeper. “I would probably say Tyson Fury. He’s
APRIL been knocked down and got back
LAST SCHOOL: up, so I like his resilience and I’d like
Sat 2 A READING Dame Alice Owen’s in Potters Bar. to talk to him about that if I had a
chance.”
Sat 9 A WEST HAM UNITED INTERNATIONAL HONOURS:
Represented England at Under-15, ARE YOU INTO ANY OTHER SPORTS
Fri 15 H NORWICH CITY Under-16 and Under-17 levels. APART FROM FOOTBALL?
“I like to play a bit of cricket during
Sat 23 H WEST BROMWICH ALBION WHEN DID YOU FIRST START any down time in the summer if I can.
TRAINING AT SPURS? I play for my local club with my dad,
Sat 30 A NORWICH CITY “I was originally at QPR when I was 10, Winchmore Hill. I’d say I’m a better
but I came to Spurs in the Under-13s.” bowler than a batsman and when
MAY you’re fielding, I guess it can help
ARE THERE ANY OTHER SPORTS with goalkeeping skills in a way, as it’s
Sat 7 H ARSENAL MEN OR WOMEN IN YOUR FAMILY? all about hand-eye co-ordination and
“My brother plays football for his being in line with the ball.”
U18S PL TABLE university team in Manchester, my
dad plays squash at professional IF YOU COULDN’T BE A
P W D L F A D PTS level and my mum enjoys playing FOOTBALLER, WHAT WOULD YOU
tennis, so we’re a sporty family!” LIKE TO BE INSTEAD? “I’m quite
WEST HAM 15 10 2 3 38 17 +21 32 interested in martial arts, so perhaps
WHICH PLAYERS DO YOU LIKE TO I’d like to revisit Muay Thai, which I
SOUTHAMPTON 14 10 1 3 44 21 +23 31 did when I was younger. It would have
to be something to do with fitness.”
CHELSEA 15 9 2 4 45 25 +20 29

LEICESTER CITY 13 9 2 2 28 13 +15 29

CRYSTAL PALACE 14 8 4 2 33 20 +13 28

ARSENAL 16 7 5 4 33 27 +6 26

FULHAM 14 6 4 4 25 17 +8 22

BRIGHTON 13 5 2 6 31 29 +2 17

SPURS 14 5 0 9 26 39 -13 15

WEST BROM 13 4 2 7 22 37 -15 14

READING 13 4 1 8 22 25 -3 13

ASTON VILLA 13 3 2 8 30 43 -13 11

BIRMINGHAM 15 2 2 11 15 42 -27 8

NORWICH CITY 14 1 1 12 7 44 -37 4

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MATCHDAY INSIGHT

Students from our College will be something they will always me to improve my own game. It was a
Education and Football remember.” great experience!”
Development Centre were awarded
a matchday opportunity recently He said the students had to be The Tottenham Hotspur Football
when they were chosen to be ball fully engaged and show initiative Development Centre, partnered
assistants for our Under-23s match throughout the game to ensure that with our College Education, would
with Blackburn Rovers. it went smoothly. They were fully be looking to take up the opportunity
briefed beforehand about what was again in the future for deserving
The students – from our New expected of them in their role as a students.
City College Education partner – are ball assistant, their responsibilities,
studying various sports courses and and the importance of keeping the For more information on our
are part of the Tottenham Hotspur game running non-stop. College Education and Football
Football Development Centre at our Development Centres across
Epping Forest and Tower Hamlets The students were Adam Herts, Essex and London, please
campuses. The experience enabled Margetts, Ryan Smith, Jamie scan the QR code below or email
them to see behind the scenes at Brooker, Terry Miller, Finley McKie, [email protected]
an important club fixture and get up Sib Khan and Luke Hall (from Epping
close to the action. campus); and Khalid Ahmed, Arley
Watt and Sonny Curran (from Tower
Paul Griffiths, our Football Hamlets campus).
Development Centre Programme
Head Coach at NCC, said: “This Luke Hall said: “It was an amazing
was a brilliant opportunity for the experience. It was the first time I
students. It gave them an insight had been to the new stadium and to
into the preparation and work that be right beside the pitch watching
goes into every game. For some, it everything was just incredible.”
was their first time at a major match,
so to get the chance to be on the Sib Khan agreed, saying: “I loved
pitch at this world-class stadium watching the game and the players.
Seeing them up close made me
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2021/2022 STAT PACK

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE TOP FIVES

GOALS ASSISTS TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
MOHAMED SALAH
1 16 MOHAMED SALAH 1 10 ANDREW ROBERTSON
2 10 DIOGO JOTA 29 JARROD BOWEN
3 9 JAMIE VARDY 38 PAUL POGBA
4 8 EMMANUEL DENNIS 47
5 8 SADIO MANÉ 57
1098070 10971 68 109879287 1085481
10635705 1079 74 10827574 109250 50TOTAL SHOTS CHANCES CREATED

1 80 MOHAMED SALAH 1 58 TRENT ALEXANDER-ARNOLD
2 63 CRISTIANO RONALDO 2 57 BRUNO FERNANDES
3 61 SADIO MANÉ 3 41 KEVIN DE BRUYNE
4 61 HARRY KANE 4 41 MOHAMED SALAH
5 59 DIOGO JOTA 5 39 RAPHINHA

% OF GOALS INVOLVED IN SUCCESSFUL PASSES

1 56.5 EMMANUEL DENNIS 1 1584 JOÃO CANCELO
2 46.1 TEEMU PUKKI 2 1541 AYMERIC LAPORTE
3 43.1 MOHAMED SALAH 3 1532 RÚBEN DIAS
4 42.3 SON HEUNG-MIN 4 1455 RODRI
5 41.7 RAPHINHA 5 1376 THIAGO SILVA

DRIBBLES COMPLETED SAVES 84 DAVID DE GEA
71 ILLAN MESLIER
1 91 ALLAN SAINT-MAXIMIN 1 70 LUKASZ FABIANSKI
2 83 ADAMA TRAORÉ 2 70 KASPER SCHMEICHEL
3 45 RAPHINHA 3 68 JOSÉ SÁ
4 45 LUCAS MOURA 4
5 45 DWIGHT MCNEIL 5

ENGLISH PREMIER LEAGUE SPOTLIGHT

Following 3 consecutive away Premier League Eight of the 15 Premier League meetings
victories, Wolves are looking to win 4 in a row between Tottenham and Wolves have been won
on the road in the top-flight for the first time by the away side (53%).
since April 1980 under John Barnwell, a run of
5.

Data excludes matches played after Feb. 7.