Making her 20th start of the campaign in the WSL, 27 in all competitions, our shot stopper was in superb form to earn us a hard-fought point at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
After a difficult past few games in England’s top flight prior to our meeting with United in north London, conceding 10 goals in two games, the Netherlands international and the backline were back to their very best, limiting Marc Skinner’s side to few clear-cut opportunities – just three on target in the 90 minutes – as we registered our sixth clean sheet of the season – the first since our win over Leicester City in January, 2026.
Enjoying 84 per cent pass success rate on the afternoon, it was her presence inside her own box that caught the eye, claiming the ball with ease from crosses on either side and corners to thwart any potential threat from United.
While it was a relatively comfortable afternoon for Lize in between the sticks, she had to be alert in the second period to push away a powerful effort from Melvine Malard on the right side of the box to ensure she preserved a clean sheet.
Picking up her third award of the season, her display has seen her named your Player of the Match for the draw with United, taking the most votes in an exclusive poll ran on tottenhamhotspur.com and our official app.
Taking 25% of the votes, Lize edged out Amanda Nilden (15 per cent) and Maika Hamano (10 per cent) to claim the crowd once again.
Player of the Match – 2025/26
Spurs 0-0 Man Utd – Lize Kop
Chelsea 2-1 Spurs – FA Cup – Eveliina Summanen
Arsenal 5-2 Spurs – Signe Gaupset
Manchester City 5-2 Spurs – Bethany England
Spurs 1-2 Everton – Signe Gaupset
London City 2-2 Spurs (9-8 win on pens) – FA Cup – Lize Kop
Aston Villa 3-7 Spurs – Signe Gaupset
Spurs 0-2 Chelsea – Olivia Holdt
West Ham 1-2 Spurs – Olivia Holdt
Liverpool 2-0 Spurs – Signe Gaupset
Spurs 3-0 Leicester City (FA Cup) – Signe Gaupset
Spurs 1-0 Leicester City – Signe Gaupset
Manchester United 3-3 Spurs – Olivia Holdt
Spurs 2-1 Aston Villa – Olivia Holdt
Bristol City 0-1 Spurs – Martha Thomas
Spurs 0-0 Arsenal – Drew Spence
London City Lionesses 4-2 Spurs – Eveliina Summanen
Spurs 2-1 Liverpool - Olivia Holdt
Spurs 3-0 Birmingham City – Olivia Holdt
Chelsea 1-0 Spurs – Amanda Nilden
Spurs 1-0 Brighton – Cathinka Tandberg
Leicester 1-2 Spurs – Olivia Holdt
Spurs 0-0 (7-6 on pens) Aston Villa - Lize Kop
Everton 0-2 Spurs – Cathinka Tandberg
Spurs 1-0 West Ham – Tōko Koga
Player of the Match awards | 2025/26