Tottenham Hotspur Women

1 Nov 2026

BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 01: Victoria Pelova of Tottenham Hotspur celebrates scoring her team’s fourth goal with teammate Drew Spence during the Barclays Women's Super League 2026/27 match between Birmingham City and Tottenham Hotspur at St Andrew’s at Knighthead Park on November 01, 2026 in Birmingham, England. (Photo by Molly Darlington - WSL/WSL Football via Getty Images) | WSL Football via Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur Women were coming off of three poor results in WSL action — losing big to London City and Chelsea, and a narrow loss to Arsenal due to a poorly-called penalty. It took the bloom off what was an excellent start to the season, and put a serious ding into Spurs’ ambitions to qualify for the Champions League. Today they traveled to the midlands to face newly-promoted Birmingham City, a team that they’ve beaten four straight times in league play but who have showed moments of real danger against quality opponents this season despite a poor record. Spurs got the result they and Martin Ho were hoping for, romping to a 1-4 away win and propelling themselves, at least for now, into fourth place in the table. Spurs got goals from Julie Blakstad, Olivia Holdt, Signe Gaupset, and Victoria Pelova in a match that was a comfortable win but nonetheless provided some real entertainment value from both clubs. Martin Ho started with what is likely his strongest available lineup. The likely season-ending ACL injury to club record signing and world-class defender Alice Sombath hurts, and Ho selected Amanda Nilden alongside Toko Koga in the back line. Olivia Holdt, who scored a brace in the cup win over Bristol City midweek, came into the side for Eveliina Summanen, who started last weekend vs. Arsenal. The match was also significant for Spurs captain Drew Spence, who became the WSL’s all-time appearance leader. An incredible achievement for her. Spurs huffed and puffed a lot in the first half and had the majority of the possession but despite a flurry of chances they couldn’t find their way past BCFC keeper Baggaley until late in the first half. In the 37th minute, Signe Gaupset chipped a ball towards goal that was somehow kept out by Baggaley, only for Tandberg to cut the ball back to a wide open Julie Blakstad in the box, who fired home to put Spurs ahead. Birmingham City were not toothless though, and had several first half chances and half-chances, mostly on the counter. Toko Koga did a good job to nullify Hurtré as Spurs took a 1-0 lead into halftime. BCFC had a chance to equalize straight off the second half opening kick through halftime sub Lily Crosthwaite, but otherwise it was all Tottenham early. Future Ballon d’Or winner Olivia Holdt doubled Spurs lead five minutes into the half from an exquisitely placed free kick into the top corner, and Signe Gaupset made it 0-3 with a rifled shot into the bottom corner at 50’. Birmingham City pulled a goal back midway through the second half off of a Hurtré corner kick after Neve Herron one-timed the corner past Kop at the near post. Spurs midfield substitute Eveliina Summanen had a short stint before picking up a knock of her own and was replaced by Matilda Nilden. Spurs continued to pile on the pressure and kept shooting whenever given the opportunity — late in the half Victoria Pelova had a strike smartly saved by Baggaley, only for Kirsty Hanson to put the rebound effort off the crossbar. Pelova got her goal in the end, juking her defender in City’s box and scoring an 83’ goal past Baggaley to put Spurs up 1-4. City nearly pulled another goal back late with a few chances including one shot that went off the crossbar, but the match ended 1-4 with Tottenham the victors. Match Reactions This win was just what Spurs needed after three very tough losses to London City, Chelsea, and Arsenal. Birmingham City showed flashes of danger, but Tottenham statistically blew them out of the water. Final stats: xG BIR 1.07 – 2.67 TOT, Spurs outshot BCFC 29-13 (11-4 on target), and dominated touches in the box 61-12. A shutout was not out of the question, but neither was a 4-3 win. City have some good offensive players but their defense was pretty poor. This match featured Océane Hurtré, Birmingham’s attacking midfielder and the second leading scorer in the WSL, against Toko Koga, one of the best young defenders in the league. Fascinating tactical battle. Koga basically wore Hurtré like a second shirt and kept her mostly quiet, though she had a few dangerous looks on the counter. Tottenham really focused on playing through BCFC’s defense — lots of short, accurate passes, crosses, cutbacks in the box. Birmingham focused more on hitting on the counterattack through Hurtré and Lee, and they got some decent attacks out of it. I’m super glad Blakstad scored, because for a while there it was looking like it was going to be one of THOSE kinds of matches — Spurs were comfortably better especially after a flurry of late chances in the first half but it felt like there was a force field in front of goal for a while. Two really good second half goals put Spurs comfortably ahead — a lovely placed free kick from Holdt to put Spurs up 2-0, and a powerful shot to the bottom corner from Gaupset. BCFC’s second half goal was well-taken by Herron, but you feel Kop probably should’ve anticipated it better. It was a saveable chance and Kop just let it past her. Really impressed with Tottenham’s passing in this one. They had 467 passes with an 87% pass completion rate, and did really well making short, accurate passes in and around City’s box. Sheikira Martinez had the Tom Carroll Assist™ to Pelova for Spurs’ fourth goal, which minimizes the work she did to win the ball back to begin with. Still, cracking goal from Pelova, her sixth of the season. With the win, Spurs maintain a three point gap ahead of Arsenal in the table, and are fourth, at least for now. Up next: Spurs host Brighton next weekend, host Palace in the cup, and then host Everton in league play by mid-November. All winnable matches, but won’t necessarily be as easy as this one. (Except probably Palace.)

1 Nov 2026

Tottenham midfielder Drew Spence says it is a "very proud moment" to become the Women's Super League's all-time appearance record holder.

1 Nov 2026

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 24: Victoria Pelova of Tottenham Hotspur is put under pressure by Steph Catley of Arsenal during the Barclays Women's Super League 2026/27 match between Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 24, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images) | Getty Images Tottenham Hotspur Women will try to snap their three match losing streak in the WSL today as they travel to Birmingham City Women today. Spurs have had an absolutely brutal stretch of matches over the past month, losing to London City Lionesses, Chelsea, and Arsenal in consecutive weeks, thwarting a promising start in league play. The three match skid drops Spurs to fifth in the table, and puts a serious dent in their hopes to secure a Champions League spot this season. While there are few easy matches in the WSL, thankfully Spurs aren’t playing a title contender today. Birmingham City promoted to the WSL last season by winning WSL 2. They currently sit in 12th with just one league win. They do, however, have the current second leading scorer in the league in French striker Océane Hurtré, who has six goals in seven matches, two behind Bunny Shaw. Birmingham are underdogs against Spurs, but they’ll be playing at home, and Hurtré is a player who absolutely deserves respect — she’s a phenomenal talent who, if she continues her run of form, will absolutely be snapped up this summer by a better club. This is not a match on which Spurs can assume a win — not that they’ll do that with Martin Ho in charge. They’ll need to play well to get a result today or risk sliding further down the table. The match is not televised, but the good news it IS streamed on YouTube. I’ll try embedding it here, but the WSL is weird about embedding — you might have to click through to watch. The match is also streamed on Paramount+ in the USA. Lineups Our Spurs to take on Birmingham City! 💪 🔢 @krakenfx pic.twitter.com/FFixkKqgcZ — Tottenham Hotspur Women (@SpursWomen) November 1, 2026 The Blues this afternoon 🔵 pic.twitter.com/T4HP9etZgW — Birmingham City Women (@BCFCWomen) November 1, 2026 Video Stream How to Watch Birmingham City Women vs. Tottenham Women 9 a.m. ET / 2 p.m. GMT TV: not televised nationally Stream: YouTube, Paramount+ (USA)

30 Oct 2026

Spurs Women put the difficult stretch of losses behind them with a bounce back win in the Players Cup.

30 Oct 2026

BROMLEY, ENGLAND - FEBRUARY 23: Cathinka Tandberg and and Amanda Nilden of Tottenham Hotspur celebrate their team's win following the Adobe Women's FA Cup Fifth Round match between London City Lionesses and Tottenham Hotspur at Copperjax Community Stadium on February 23, 2026 in Bromley, England. (Photo by Sally Rawlins - The FA/The FA via Getty Images) | The FA via Getty Images Exciting news today! Tottenham Hotspur Women have announced that utility midfielder Amanda Nilden and striker Cathinka Tandberg have both signed new contract extensions and have committed their futures to the club! We are delighted to announce that Amanda Nildén has signed a new contract with the Club ✍️ 🔗 https://t.co/DlnokYSzdn pic.twitter.com/Jz1pKuyHRo — Tottenham Hotspur Women (@SpursWomen) October 29, 2026 The 28-year-old Nilden was signed in the summer of 2024 under then-manager Robert Vilahamn. A Sweden international, she’s made 71 appearances in all competitions for Tottenham, scoring three goals. Her first two years at Spurs she was deployed mostly as a left sided fullback, but this season Martin Ho has utilized her in a central midfield role. Her positional versatility and tenacity has made her a regular for Spurs Women, and Ho praised her performances, indicating that she has the potential to have a leadership role within the squad. “Amanda gives us flexibility through her ability to play at both full-back and centre-back. Those roles ask different questions of a player: when to advance and support the attack, when to hold position and protect the team, and how to recognise danger from different areas of the pitch. Her ability to take on those responsibilities gives us options in how we build with the ball and organise without it. “This new contract gives us the opportunity to keep developing her game and increase her influence within the team. An important next step is growing as a leader, communicating with greater conviction, demanding more from those around her and recognising the impact she can have on our collective standards. We believe in her capacity to take that responsibility, and we are delighted she will continue that development with us.” We are delighted to announce that Cathinka Tandberg has signed a new contract with the Club ✍️ 🔗 https://t.co/9deDPk7mIc pic.twitter.com/YbYenxFMVG — Tottenham Hotspur Women (@SpursWomen) October 30, 2026 “Tinka” Tandberg was one of Martin Ho’s first signings after his appointment as manager in the summer of 2025, joining Spurs from Hammarby where she scored 12 goals in 23 appearances in her single season there. This season she stepped into the gigantic shoes of Spurs’ all-time leading WSL goal scorer Bethany England, and has two goals so far in the current league campaign. Tandberg was a Spurs fan even before she joined the club as a player and said she’s delighted to extend her stay beyond her initial contract. “I love the Club so I always play for the badge. To build a winning team takes time, but we’re on our way and I think everyone wants to be a part of it. That’s the most exciting thing.” Ho clearly saw Tandberg as the striker to take Spurs to the next level and this new contract is a huge statement about how much the coaching staff believes in her and her ability. In the press release announcing the new contract, Ho said the following about Tinka: “Cathinka brings qualities that are fundamental to what we demand from a forward. Her finishing ability, intelligent movement and link-up play allow her to both create chances and finish them. What adds real value is her commitment without the ball. She presses with intent, works hard for those around her and understands that leading our attack also means setting the tone for how we defend. “This new contract reflects our belief in both the player she is and the player she can become. The next step is to develop greater consistency in the details that decide games, while protecting the instinct and conviction that make her dangerous. We want Cathinka to grow into someone who can influence our biggest moments, and we are committed to giving her the challenge, trust and support to do that.” No details were released about the length of the contract or wages, which is not unusual in women’s football. What is apparent is that both Nilden and Tandberg are highly valued members of the squad, and two players around which Martin Ho intends to build. Congratulations to both Amanda and Tinka!

30 Oct 2026

Tottenham Hotspur forward Cathinka Tandberg has signed a new contract with the club. WSL Full-Time The post Spurs forward Tandberg signs new deal appeared first on WSL Full-Time.

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