Spurs are on a seven-game losing streak in the WSL. This is relegation form. Yet, ironically, with the addition of Mana Iwabuchi and Bethany England and with Ashleigh Nevilleโs return from suspension, Spursโ are looking better and, in contrast to their pre-Christmas games, scoring goals. The problem has been that Spursโ strengthening has coincided with …
Red Dismissed
A personal take on 'that' incident in Spurs vs. Manchester United (12 Feb 2023) On my way into work this morning I arrived at the station, looked at the board and saw that my train was delayed. I rolled my eyes and put my hands to my face and was instantly hit by a charge …
Welcome back Ashleigh Neville
Following a three game suspension Ashleigh Neville re-found her rhythm in the game against Manchester United (despite a frustrating 1-2 loss). With the winter break and postponed games, a three game suspension had extended for a month and a half, so it felt like it had been a long time since we had seen Ashleigh …
Green shoots: Or, why Spurs Womenโs last two losses give reason for optimism
Spurs Women lost their last two games: 2-1, away at Aston Villa and 1-3 at home to Chelsea. The loss to Chelsea saw them exit the Conti Cup at the quarter final stage, while the loss to Aston Villa was the fifth straight loss in the WSL, where Spurs have not won since their increasingly …
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Four things to look out for on Spurs Women’s return
Tottenham Hotspur Women travel to Aston Villa on Saturday (14th January) in the first WSL game of 2023. By then it will have been almost a month since the team's previous game (a 1-0 away victory over Championship side Southampton in the Conti Cup). It also follows a winter break that couldn't have come soon …
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Mid-Season Rating of Spurs’ Summer Signings
They've been with us for half a season now, enough time to evaluate what Tottenham's summer signings have brought to the squad. In an end of year review of the first half of the season I suggested that the seven signings Spurs made in summer 2022 have strengthened the squad, and bench, but have not …
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End of Year Spurs Women Review: 2022
Itโs the end of the year and time to reflect on the first โhalfโ of the season. Spurs are lying eighth in the league, with nine points (three wins and six losses) from nine games. We have conceded seventeen goals. To put that in perspective last season we conceded just six more (23) across the …
10 things we learnt from Spurs’ demolition of Brighton
On Sunday Spurs Women went on the road and beat Brighton and Hove Albion's Women's team 8-0. To put that in context: Spurs scored three more goals than they have scored in their last five outings across all competitions. They scored twice as many goals as they have ever before scored in a single Barclays …
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Matchday 5: Brighton vs Tottenam.
Tottenham travelled to the Broadfield Stadium to take on 10th-placed Brighton and Hove. Tottenham welcomed Kerys Harrop back into the squad after an injury had kept out the veteran. Both teams were looking to bounce back after defeats last weekend Lineups. Brighton 4-4-1-1: Walsh in goal, Green in a right-back with Williams and Kulberg in …
Do Spurs Women have an Injury Crisis?
On Saturday in the 2nd minute of Spurs game at Brisbane Road Ellie Brazil left the pitch. She was on a stretcher. Her knee was bandaged. Her game was over. With just first five games of the season gone, Ellie is the third Spurs player to sustain a serious injury. Add these to the multiple …

