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WSL round-up: Fran Kirby strike gives Brighton & Hove Albion win at Tottenham Hotspur, Crystal Palace defeat Aston Villa

Updated 16/03/2025 at 18:18 GMT

England international Fran Kirby struck late in the first half to give Brighton & Hove Albion three points on Sunday afternoon, with the win lifting them into fifth place. Earlier in the day, relegation contenders Crystal Palace and Aston Villa played in London, as Palace gave themselves hope of staying up in the WSL with a victory against the Midlanders.

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Brighton & Hove Albion ended a seven-match streak without a WSL win at Tottenham on Sunday afternoon, and Crystal Palace beat Aston Villa.

The away side grabbed all three points when Fran Kirby scored just before the end of the first half, steering her effort low into the corner, and they may consider themselves unfortunate not to have scored more.

Marisa Olislagers went close earlier in the first half when Spurs keeper Lize Kop prevented her from scoring straight from a corner, and Kop again had to beat away another effort from Olislagers.

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Olislagers was at the heart of the breakthrough when her shot struck Ella Morris. The ball was picked up by Rachel McLauchlan, who teed up Kirby to strike from close range.

Tottenham were without Bethany England, their top scorer this season, and they were unable to put much pressure on the visitors.

The win takes Brighton to fifth place, a point ahead of Liverpool. Tottenham sit seventh, eight points clear of Palace.

The bottom-of-the-table clash between Villa and Palace saw the Londoners emerge victorious.

Palace went ahead on 33 minutes through Aniek Nouwen when the defender, making her debut on loan from Chelsea, met a flick-on from Allyson Swaby to head past goalkeeper Sabrina D’Angelo.

Palace’s lead doubled through Ashleigh Weerden eight minutes into the second half, when the winger shot from the edge of the penalty area.

Villa continued to push and hit the woodwork through Jordan Nobbs, on as a substitute, who also went close with a later free-kick, and the pressure eventually told when defender Lucy Parker grabbed a late goal.

The home side then re-established their two-goal advantage five minutes into stoppage time after an error from D’Angelo, with the goalkeeper losing possession out of her area to Katie Stengel.

The win for the bottom-placed side, just Palace's second of the season, moved them one point behind Villa as the relegation battle intensified.

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Published 16/03/2025 at 17:11 GMT

Tottenham suffered their 15th Premier League defeat of the season when they lost 2-0 to Fulham at Craven Cottage on Sunday afternoon. Spurs manager Ange Postecoglou accepted that his side had lost too many games so far this season, but also suggested his club were unfairly treated in comparison to others, when discussing Lucas Bergvall's penalty appeal.

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Tottenham manager Ange Postecoglou admitted that his side’s performances this season were "unacceptable" after a 2-0 defeat to Fulham on Sunday.

Spurs lost to two second-half goals in a display that saw the away side’s fans express their dissatisfaction with the team.

Mathys Tel, who joined on loan from Bayern Munich in the winter transfer window, had a heated exchange as he discussed the defeat with fans in the crowd after the match.

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Postecoglou has had to negotiate a severe injury crisis throughout much of the season, but frustration has grown from some fans with the Australian’s approach to the match, as he again stuck to his attacking instincts despite playing teenage midfielders in central defence at times.

Speaking in a press conference on Sunday afternoon, Postecoglou said that he understood the supporters’ disappointment.

He said: "I get their disappointment. It's unacceptable to see 15 league defeats. It's nowhere near good enough, nowhere near the level we need to be, and I understand the supporters' frustrations with that.

"Today wasn't so much about performance, it was just another day when we let a game get away from us that we shouldn't have. We weren't played off the park and I felt that up until the point they scored, we were the team that was getting on top.

"We had a couple of good chances to go 1-0 up and that would have put the pressure on them, but it's happened too many times this year.

"We've given the opposition a lift into the game by conceding soft goals."

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Another source of upset for Postecoglou was the failure of referee Andrew Madley to award a foul against Calvin Bassey, when he caught Lucas Bergvall in the Fulham penalty with the score at 1-0.

Postecoglou suggested that Tottenham do not get decisions as favourably as other clubs.

He added: "I'll leave that to the officials, but I will say that we don't carry on like a lot of other clubs and I think that hurts us for sure.

"I don't think there's ever any noise around us and decisions. We get one slightly in our favour and there's national headlines for a week. Things go against us and there's not even a sentence on it."

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Published 14/03/2025 at 13:56 GMT

On Thursday, Manchester United beat Real Sociaded, Tottenham dispatched AZ Alkmaar and Rangers squeezed past Fenerbahce on penalties to see three British teams make the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals. With United, Spurs and Rangers having all made the last eight - which is live on TNT Sports and discovery+ - we look at who they might face on any respective run to the final in Bilbao.

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Manchester United, Tottenham and Rangers all emerged from their respective last-16 ties to qualify for the Europa League last eight.

Elsewhere, the likes of Lyon, Lazio and Eintracht Frankfurt also qualified for the next round of the competition, with the latter bulldozing Ajax 4-1 in their second-leg.

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How did the British clubs fare in the quarter-finals?

United kept their season alive with a 4-1 win over Real Sociedad on Thursday, to progress to the Europa League quarter-finals 5-2 on aggregate.

Sociedad gave Old Trafford a late scare through Mikel Oyarzabal's early penalty, only for Bruno Fernandes to respond with a hat-trick and Diogo Dalot to add a fourth in stoppage time.

Tottenham, meanwhile, overturned a 1-0 first-leg deficit to register a 3-2 aggregate win.

A James Maddison strike and Wilson Odobert’s first two goals in a Spurs shirt ensured victory for Ange Postecoglou's side, with the Australian manager looking to maintain his promise of a trophy in his second season.

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Elsewhere, Jack Butland saved twice in the shoot-out as Rangers beat Fenerbahce 3-2 on penalties.

Sebastian Szymanski’s brace wiped out Rangers' 3-1 first-leg lead, with both sides subsequently squandering opportunities to put the tie to bed.

But Butland saved from Dusan Tadic and Fred, before Mert Hakan Yandas blazed well over to see Rangers make the quarter-finals.

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United take on Lyon in the quarter-finals, with the French side having registered a 7-1 aggregate win over FCSB in the previous round, while Tottenham face a tricky test against Frankfurt.

Rangers take on Athletic Club, who beat Roma 4-3 on aggregate in the last 16 and boast Spain’s Euro 2024 hero Nico Williams in their ranks.

The final semi-final sees Bodo/Glimt go up against Serie A side Lazio.

Should United make the semi-final, they would face the winner of Rangers’s game with Athletic Club.

In turn, Tottenham will play one of Bodo/Glimt or Lazio should they beat Frankfurt.

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Last 16:

Tottenham Hotspur 3-2 AZ Alkmaar

Eintracht Frankfurt 6-2 Ajax

Olympiacos 4-2 Bodo/Glimt

Lazio 3-2 Viktoria Plzen

Rangers 3-3 Fenerbahce - Rangers won 3-2 on penalties

Athletic Club 4-3 Roma

Lyon 7-1 FCSB

Manchester United 5-2 Real Sociedad

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Tottenham v Eintracht Frankfurt

Bodo/Glimt v Lazio

Rangers v Athletic Club

Lyon v Manchester United

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Tottenham or Eintracht Frankfurt v Bodo/Glimt or Lazio

Rangers or Athletic Club v Lyon or Manchester United

How does the bracket format work?

From the knockout phase play-off stage onward, the Europa League takes a bracket format, meaning that sides who finished between ninth and 16th in the league phase standings are seeded and those that finished between 17th and 24th are unseeded.

Teams are paired by their final position in the table’s ‘play-off’ section. In turn, ninth and 10th are paired, 11th and 12th are paired and so on.

This means we have four pairs of seeded teams and four pairs of unseeded teams.

Why is this significant? Well, teams who are paired together split off into separate sides of the draw, meaning they can’t meet until the final.

During the draw, unseeded teams were first drawn into a bracket position, and then the seeded teams were drawn. Again, those paired together fell on opposite sides of the draw.

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Published 13/03/2025 at 08:04 GMT

Ange Postecoglou hopes Tottenham Hotspur will be a rejuvenated side in their UEFA Europa League last 16 second leg against AZ Alkmaar, and is banking on his leadership quartet playing an important role in securing a quarter-final spot. The under-pressure Spurs boss is banking on the likes of Son Heung-min and Cristian Romero and their experience to pull the side through to a win on Thursday.

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Ange Postecoglou is looking forward to having his group of leaders and veteran players back out on the pitch at once as Tottenham Hotspur bid to make the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals.

Spurs suffered a 1-0 loss to AZ Alkmaar in their first leg away, and host the Dutch side in the reverse fixture on Thursday in London - live on TNT Sports and discovery+.

They followed that up with a 2-2 draw with Bournemouth, which was only saved by a Son Heung-min penalty late in the game.

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"It's fair to say we were all disappointed with the first leg," Postecoglou told TNT Sports.

"Not the result, because I think losing narrowly away from home can happen, it was just more the performance and the way we played and the way we approached the game.

"We obviously had the game on the weekend, which again, didn't really go our way, but I thought the response from the lads towards the end of the game was what we needed."

The four senior players that Postecoglou relies on for leadership - Guglielmo Vicario, Cristian Romero, James Maddison and Son - have all at times struggled with injuries this season.

In a season in which Spurs' squad in general has looked thin at times, they have suffered without their leaders.

But Postecoglou is banking on those four leading Spurs to victory at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

"I guess the beauty of tomorrow is with the likes of Romero, [Micky] van de Ven, [Dominic] Solanke all playing significant minutes, we're going to look a little bit different to last week.

"The leadership of this group is really important. We haven't had Vic [Vicario], Romero, Maddison, Sonny [Son] in our leadership group out there barely at all this year. I think they're gonna be important tomorrow night."

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While injuries have impacted the side perhaps more severely than their rivals, Spurs have still under-performed as they sit 13th in the league.

The pressure is mounting on Postecoglou with every passing week as Carabao Cup and FA Cup exits plunged his promise of a trophy in his second season into further doubt.

A loss to AZ, and their subsequent exit from the Europa League, could spell the end for the Australian, but he is doing his best to block the noise and focus on his players.

"I always think 'well, what's really important to me?' And what's really important to me is I still love what I do. I need to prioritise what's important in terms of supporting the players, helping us achieve what we want to achieve. And on a personal level, the only real feedback that matters is what I hear in here from the players and the staff and the people I work with.

"You can use a lot of energy and a lot of time on things that, in the end, really aren't important. Like everything in life, opinions will always sway depending on the outcomes. And if the outcome's positive, then all the noise will change as well."

Vicario: 'I will fight to the end with this group'

Spurs goalkeeper Vicario is roaring to right the wrongs from the first leg, in what was his first European start for the side since November after overcoming a fractured ankle.

Having watched much of Spurs' season from the sidelines, the Italian admits he understands the frustration of the club's fans for their inconsistencies this season.

"They've been unbelievable this season and I can understand at times their frustration. Not happy because of what we've delivered this year, our consistency made them not think of us as a big team, and it's our fault, so we take responsibility for ourselves.

"But tomorrow is a big night and I can say we can go through this round. The support will be buzzing tomorrow night. It will be very important for us and we'll feel it on the pitch."

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Vicario returned to the side in a 1-0 win over Manchester United in the middle of February, but spent his time on the sidelines reflecting and embracing the period.

"When you're fit and when you're able to play every three days and suddenly you're out...you think you're invincible, but setbacks are part of life. That period helped me a lot in the way of seeing of life, of seeing football, and to have a different scenario around the lads putting in the effort.

"Of course, I couldn't help them, but the reality is the injury is part of the past. Now I want to focus on reality back with them and I'm very happy.

"When you have a setback you have to try to stay strong, to have a good mindset to overcome this problem. I don't want to think back, the reality is now I'm okay and I will fight to the end with this group."

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Published 10/03/2025 at 13:00 GMT

Spurs go into their UEFA Europa League round-of-16 second leg 1-0 down from their trip to the Netherlands, where a Lucas Bergvall own goal gave AZ Alkmaar victory. The Eredivisie side travel to London hoping to spring a surprise against their Premier League opponents. Here's how to watch the clash on TNT Sports and discovery+.

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Tottenham welcome AZ Alkmaar to north London looking to overturn a 1-0 UEFA Europa League round-of-16 first-leg deficit after defeat in the Netherlands.

An unfortunate Lucas Bergvall own goal gave the Dutch side victory, with Spurs keeper Guglielmo Vicario making some important saves to keep the scoreline down.

In what has been a tricky season for Tottenham, the Europa League remains a last shot at glory as manager Ange Postecoglou aims to fulfil his trophy-winning prophecy at the club.

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When is Tottenham Hotspur v AZ Alkmaar?

Spurs host AZ Alkmaar at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday, March 13.

Kick-off is at 20:00 UK time on TNT Sports 3, with live coverage beginning at 19:00.

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