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Thomas Frank and Tottenham now have their Champions League schedule for the 2025/26 season. All clubs taking part in this season's competition discovered their fixtures on Saturday morning having found out their opponents in Thursday's draw in Monaco.

Villarreal are first up for Spurs in Europe's premier competition, with the match taking place at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday, September 16. Two weeks later the team are on the road as they return to Bodo/Glimt having played the Norwegian side in the semi-finals of last campaign's Europa League.

AS Monaco away is up next on Wednesday, October 22, with FC Copenhagen at home and PSG at Parc des Princes to come on Tuesday, November 4 and Wednesday, November 26 respectively.

The Lilywhites only have one European game on the calendar in December as Slavia Prague visit Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Tuesday, December 9. Spurs' league phase campaign draws to a conclusion in January with Borussia Dortmund at home on Tuesday, January 20 and Eintracht Frankfurt away on Wednesday, January 28.

Tottenham do have a decent set of Champions League fixtures and the hope will be that they can claim enough points to secure a place in the knockout round, whether that be via the top eight or the knockout phase play-offs. As ever when it comes to the Champions League, all managers want Premier League fixtures to fall kindly for them either side of their European exploits.

Tottenham do have a couple of tricky games either before or after their Champions League fixtures in the 2025/26 season. Perhaps the most notable is the north London derby at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium coming four days before they visit Paris to take on Luis Enrique's exciting PSG team.

Given the importance of their last league phase game at Eintracht Frankfurt as they may need the points to secure qualification to the next stage of the competition, they then play Manchester City on home soil three days later. Here is the full list of who Tottenham play before and after their eight league phase fixtures:

Matchday 1

Saturday, September 13 - West Ham (A)

Tuesday, September 16 - Villarreal (H)

Saturday, September 20 - Brighton & Hove Albion (A)

Matchday 2

Sunday, September 28 - Wolves (H)*

Tuesday, September 30 - Bodo/Glimt (A)

Saturday, October 4 - Leeds United (A)

*Now subject to further rescheduling after Champions League draw

Matchday 3

Sunday, October 19 - Aston Villa (H)

Wednesday, October 22 - AS Monaco (A)

Sunday, October 26 - Everton (H)

Matchday 4

Saturday, November 1 - Chelsea (H)

Tuesday, November 4 - FC Copenhagen (H)

Saturday, November 8 - Manchester United (H)

Matchday 5

Saturday, November 22 - Arsenal (A)

Wednesday, November 26 - PSG (A)

Saturday, November 29 - Fulham (H)

Matchday 6

Saturday, December 6 - Brentford (H)

Tuesday, December 9 - Slavia Prague (H)

Saturday, December 13 - Nottingham Forest (A)

Matchday 7

Saturday, January 17 - West Ham (H)

Tuesday, January 20 - Borussia Dortmund (H)

Saturday, January 24 - Burnley (A)

Matchday 8

Saturday, January 24 - Burnley (A)

Wednesday, January 28 - Eintracht Frankfurt (A)

Saturday, January 31 - Manchester City (H)

Thomas Frank had plenty to discuss after Tottenham's 1-0 defeat at home against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League.

Spurs' new £52million signing Xavi Simons was unveiled to the fans before the kick-off but the party atmosphere in north London was spoiled when Bournemouth attacker Evanilson scored just four minutes in.

The Brazilian was given too much space in the Spurs box and his shot on the run deflected off the sliding Cristian Romero and over Guglielmo Vicario's dive. The Cherries could have scored more goals with Vicario called upon to make a string of acrobatic saves in both halves to keep the home side in the game until a later flurry from Tottenham brought plenty of huffing and puffing in front of goal but no equaliser.

Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold was among those putting the questions to Frank after the game. Here's the full transcript from the press conference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

What was the team missing today?

We clearly didn’t perform well today. We played against a very good Bournemouth team that we know can make it difficult for any team in the league. They played to their strengths. They did that very well and we didn’t handle it well. We knew exactly what they came with and we trained for it. We just didn’t handle it well enough in terms of the balls in behind, the second balls, duels in the middle of the park.

That’s the defensive side and on the offensive side we struggled to find good enough solutions to get through phase one and two so we could get up there and put a bit of pressure on them. We only did that in the last 15 where we put on good pressure and could have equalised. I think over the game it was fair that Bournemouth won.

The lack of creativity will be partially addressed by Xavi Simons, but do you need any more signings to address it in the final days of the window?

It’s fair to say we didn’t defend as well as we should do and we have done in the first three games. That I am quite confident we will come back to defend well again but that could have helped massively.

The creativity, yes, that’s why we signed Simons to have an extra offensive player but I also think on the day with all due respect to our offensive players none of them hit a high level and that happens sometimes. I’m very aware. I don’t want to say it’s okay but it’s natural.

Are you concerned about Dominic Solanke’s ankle injury?

I’m hopeful he will be back after the international break.

Due to Solanke’s injury, will you consider signing a centre-forward? You didn’t have a natural striker to bring off the bench today?

No. I would say not particularly. To have the three strikers in the squad can also cause a problem as you can only play one at a time. It’s a fine balance. I’m not saying we will never go for another striker at another time but I’m happy with Dom and Richarlison.

The Spurs fans booed at half-time and full time, could you understand that?

I prefer them not to boo, but I understand. It was not a good performance today and they have high expectations, which is absolutely fair. I think let's say if we perform even better and still lose the football match today, I don't think we hit the level we should. I think the players gave everything and then that's the foundation and put the heart out there, but football wise we didn't hit our top level today.

Does today show that there is work to do to get the squad to the level that you want?

Yeah, but it's not about only making the squad the level. It's also for us to not manage, but play different games. There's one game against City, one kind of football, different kind of football against Burnley. Bournemouth completely different third kind of football and all kinds of footballs you need to be able to perform against, and we struggled with it.

How excited are you to sign Xavi Simons?

Yeah, yeah, very excited, very happy that we signed him. I think it was a great signing from the club. He can play 10 or left winger, those are the two main positions.

On Dominic Solanke's injury, is there any reason why it's resurfaced?

Sometimes, you know, we just take a little bit longer time. It's easier. It's not like he re-injured it again, so you can say if you have a muscle injury, then you can maybe reinjure, it's nothing to do with that. It's not progressing as quick as we hoped for, but we are still positive that it can be solved in the next two weeks.

How do you reflect on your first three league games in charge and have you got any plans for the international break?

I think two good performances and one bad, so I would like to avoid bad performances. I think the lower level was too low today, so that's what we need to raise. I think again, work ethic and character in the team was good, but I think we lacked some football bits.

When you've got a game like that where you're struggling to break them down, what can Xavi bring with his skill set?

I think he can bring on a day where I can say our structure building up and all that because it's not only about that, then sometimes you need a player that can do something (clicks his fingers) a little bit out of nothing, go past the player, produce a cross, a shot, a pass, with that extra quality that you need on the day, and that's what I think he can bring.

Thomas Frank is holding his press conference following Tottenham's 1-0 home defeat against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League.

Frank named an unchanged team from the one that won 2-0 at Manchester City the previous weekend. Dominic Solanke did miss out on the squad though with his ankle injury still giving him discomfort, meaning Manor Solomon was back on the bench for the first time in two years. Destiny Udogie was also among the substitutes after his return from injury with Djed Spence remaining at left-back after earning himself his first England call-up.

Bournemouth struck early on when Evanilson scored four minutes in. He was given too much space in the box and his shot deflected off the sliding Cristian Romero and over Guglielmo Vicario's dive with Spence slow to get out and playing him onside.

The Cherries could have scored more goals with Vicario making a string of saves in both halves to keep the home side in the game until a later flurry from Tottenham brought plenty of huffing and puffing but no equaliser.

Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to Frank after the game. Scroll down for his latest updates from the press conference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham Hotspur lost 1-0 to Bournemouth in Thomas Frank's first Premier League defeat at the club on Saturday afternoon and here are our Spurs player ratings.

Spurs fans got a glimpse of new signing Xavi Simons ahead of kick-off as he was unveiled on the pitch following his £52million move from RB Leipzig on a five-year contract with an option for another two. The 22-year-old Dutchman signed after the deadline to register for the game against the Cherries and is awaiting his work permit.

Frank named an unchanged team from the one that beat Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium the previous weekend. Dominic Solanke missed out on the squad though with his ankle injury from the summer still giving him discomfort, meaning Manor Solomon was back on the bench for the first time in two years. Destiny Udogie was also back on the bench after his return from injury with Djed Spence remaining at left-back after earning himself his first England call-up.

Bournemouth struck early on when Evanilson scored four minutes in. He was given too much space in the box and his shot deflected off the sliding Cristian Romero and over Guglielmo Vicario's dive with Spence slow to get out and playing him onside.

The Cherries could have scored more goals with Vicario making a string of saves in both halves to keep the home side in the game until a later flurry from Tottenham brought plenty of huffing and puffing but no equaliser.

Here are our Spurs player ratings:

Guglielmo Vicario

Couldn't do much about Evanilison's deflected early finish but did push away Brooks' clever free-kick not too long after. Did well to get a palm to Semenyo's half-volley just after the break. Made another save at the feet of Evanilson before denying Brooks a little while after. 8

Pedro Porro

Had a torrid time with Semenyo down his flank. Sent in a couple of half-decent balls, one which led to a Bergvall chance, but this was not his day. Was hooked with 20 minutes to go. 4

Cristian Romero

Unfortunate to deflect Evanilson's shot into the goal although he did let the Brazilian peel away from him too easily. Pushed up the pitch as the game wore on, often relying on his younger centre-back partner to deal with what came. 6

Micky van de Ven

Picked up an early caution. Made a great block from Tavernier midway through the first half and made a number more in the second half. He and Vicario were Spurs' best players by a distance. He was constantly getting in the tackles and then taking the ball up the pitch. 8

Djed Spence

Fresh from his first England call-up he was slow to get out and played Evanilson onside for his early goal. Switched to the right later on and put in a great cross that Tel volleyed wide. 6

Rodrigo Bentancur

Gave everything and made some good interceptions, but he's not a creative player. 6

Joao Palhinha

Put in a couple of challenges but Bournemouth just kept sweeping through. 5

Mohammed Kudus

Flattered to deceive. Plenty of beating one man but then giving the ball away soon after in his play. Should have got a few more fouls than he did. Put in some poor crosses as well after getting into good positions. 5

Pape Matar Sarr

Never really found the rhythm of the game or where his position needed him to be. 5

Brennan Johnson

Started the game brightly but seemed to lose his confidence with a string of poor decisions and the crowd let him know it. After goals in both the previous games, the fans cheered his substitution and he had to walk around the pitch in front of them. 4

Richarlison

Held up the ball well in the final exchanges but this was nowhere near the level of performance he'd put in previously this season. 5

Subs

Lucas Bergvall

Sent a shot at the goalkeeper and brought some energy to the centre of the pitch, making one good late run. 6

Wilson Odobert

Half-volleyed over from inside the Bournemouth box and made one good tracking run to stop Semenyo getting in on goal. Still looks lightweight at times and doesn't make the most of his ability. 5

Destiny Udogie

Replaced Porro for the final 15 minutes and sent a last-gasp header across the face of goal. 5

Mathys Tel

So close

Almost a cracking goal from Tel as he volleys a Spence cross just wide of the left-hand post.

Shot

Finally a shot from Spurs and it's Bergvall who gets on to Richarlison's knock down and hits an effort at the keeper.

Bournemouth sub

Former Spurs man Adam Smith has to come off with what looked like a hamstring issue. He's replaced by James Hill.

Save

David Brooks tries a cheeky free-kick which almost catches Vicario out from distance but the Italian gets across to push it away.

Bournemouth score

Evanilson scores four minutes in. He's given too much space in the box and his shot deflects off the sliding Romero and over Vicario's dive. Spence slow to get out and plays him onside.

Quick start

Early half-chance for Spurs as Johnson plays Sarr into the box and his low cross is pushed out by the keeper.

Xavi Simons time soon

He'll be presented to the crowd five minutes before kick off. So in about nine minutes.

Thomas Frank on Dominic Solanke

He has got a minor issue with his ankle. That's been a little bit grumbling also in the pre-season. It's just too much for this game and now we have international break so hopefully he can be ready after that.

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Spurs' Champions League fixtures are out

Here's when and where Spurs will play on their return to the Champions League.

Tuesday 16 September – Villarreal (H) – 8pm UK

Tuesday 30 September – Bodo/Glimt (A) – 8pm UK

Wednesday 22 October – AS Monaco (A) – 8pm UK

Tuesday 4 November– FC Copenhagen (H) – 8pm UK

Wednesday 26 November – Paris Saint-Germain (A) – 8pm UK

Tuesday 9 December – Slavia Prague (H) – 8pm UK

Tuesday 20 January – Borussia Dortmund (H) – 8pm UK

Wednesday 28 January – Eintracht Frankfurt (A) – 8pm UK

Dominic Solanke has not been named in Tottenham's matchday squad for the Premier League clash against Bournemouth due to an ankle injury.

The striker is yet to start a game for Spurs this campaign and has instead been used from the bench by Thomas Frank. Richarlison has started the season in fine form, with the Dane even admitting the Brazilian is the team's current starting striker.

Speaking ahead of the match on Saturday at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Frank explained that Solanke has been left out of the squad to face the Cherries due to a minor ankle injury.

"He has got a minor issue with his ankle," Frank said. "That's been a little bit grumbling also in the pre-season. It's just too much for this game and now we have international break so hopefully he can be ready after that."

Speaking about both Richarlison and Solanke last week, Frank said: "Right now, he is my starting nine "He scored two fantastic goals. He had two top games, he’s the Brazilian number nine.

"He’s a very good player, I’m very happy with him. Richy wants to stay, I want to keep him, there have been no talks about anything else. We just played the first game, scored three goals, that’s pretty promising. It’s a long season, we need players with different abilities.

"[Mohammed] Kudus has the spark and creativity, Wilson [Odobert] does that well, Mathys [Tel] can play different positions. We have two good strikers in Dom [Solanke] and Richy, Brennan [Johnson] the deep runner. We have variation up the pitch, but again we’ll look out there for someone who can strengthen but that’s in all areas."

Thomas Frank has named his Tottenham team to take on Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Spurs fans will get a glimpse of new signing Xavi Simons on Saturday although Thomas Frank cannot select the £52million player. The 22-year-old from RB Leipzig joined on Friday on a five-year contract with an option for another two. Simons signed after the deadline to register for the game against the Cherries and is awaiting his work permit. He will be unveiled in an appearance on the pitch for his new fans.

With the players he can select, Frank has named an unchanged team from the one that beat Manchester City 2-0 at the Etihad Stadium. Dominic Solanke misses out on the squad though with Manor Solomon back on the bench for the first time in two years.

On Solanke, Frank said: "He has got a minor issue with his ankle. That's been a little bit grumbling also in the pre-season. It's just too much for this game and now we have international break so hopefully he can be ready after that."

Destiny Udogie is back in training for a week now and is back on the bench because Djed Spence has done more than enough to keep his place at left-back and earned himself his first England call-up.

Here's the team Frank has selected to face the Cherries:

Tottenham Hotspur will be looking to pick up from where they left off when they return to action this weekend. The Lilywhites have won each of their first two games of the new Premier League campaign, storming past Burnley at home before pulling a rabbit out of the hat at the Etihad Stadium to win 2-0 a week ago.

Thomas Frank's side are also yet to concede a goal, despite having one of the worst defensive records among the teams who avoided relegation from the English top-flight last term. Tottenham may have a skip in their step, but Bournemouth are no pushovers.

The Cherries have showed great promise in the early weeks of the season, with Antoine Semenyo enjoying a great vein of form. The winger already has two goals and an assist under his belt, thriving in a talismanic role.

When Spurs take on Andoni Iraola's side this weekend, they'll have to be at their very best. So, with that being said, football.london has rounded up everything you need to know about the clash.

What time does Tottenham vs Bournemouth kick off?

Tottenham versus Bournemouth will kick off at 3pm at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday, August 30. Assuming there are no extended breaks or stoppages, the final whistle is likely to blow at around 5pm.

Who will officiate Tottenham vs Bournemouth?

Simon Hooper will referee Tottenham's clash against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon, and he'll be joined by his assistants Adrian Holmes and Simon Long. Thomas Bramall has been named as the fourth official; meanwhile, John Brooks is the Video Assistant Referee with Richard West acting as his assistant.

How can I watch Tottenham vs Bournemouth live on TV?

Tottenham versus Bournemouth won't be televised to viewers in the United Kingdom due to the '3pm blackout', which prevents football matches from being shown on UK television between 2:45pm and 5:15pm on Saturdays.

The game will, however, be televised to other countries across the world. In Spain and Portugal, it'll be on DAZN. In Germany, it'll be on Sky Sports. In the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden, it'll be on ViaPlay.

In Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Serbia and Croatia, the game will be on Arena channels. For viewers in Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa, it'll be on beIN Sports. In the Czech Republic, it'll be on Canal+ and in Canada it'll be on FuboTV.

How can I live stream Tottenham vs Bournemouth?

Tottenham's clash against Bournemouth will not be available to live-stream to viewers the United Kingdom. There will, however, be live commentary of the match on football.london. For supporters who are overseas, the match may be available to stream from your local broadcaster via all compatible TV, mobile, tablet, computer, console and streaming devices.

Tottenham vs Bournemouth team news

Speaking to reporters on Friday, Frank announced that Destiny Udogie has returned from injury ahead of the Bournemouth clash. The defender picked up a knock in the warm-up of Tottenham's pre-season encounter with Luton Town back in July.

The Spurs boss claimed Udogie is in the squad and he could feature. Frank also provided updates on Yves Bissouma, who'll miss this weekend's game and Radu Dragusin, who's still nursing an anterior cruiate ligament injury which he suffered at the start of the year.

Meanwhile, Iraola confirmed that the Cherries will be without Lewis Cook and Enes Unal. Ryan Christie and Justin Kluivert returned from the sidelines against Brentford last weekend.

Xavi Simons will be at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday afternoon after completing his move from RB Leipzig. The attacking midfielder's £51.8million transfer to Spurs was confirmed at 5pm on Friday, with the Netherlands international penning a long-term deal in the capital.

Simons' Tottenham transfer comes after the club had missed out on both Morgan Gibbs-White and Eberechi Eze earlier in the window. However, the signing of the 22-year-old has gone down extremely well with all connected to the club given what he has so far produced in his career and what is still to come from him.

Simon's move from RB Leipzig has come too late for him to be involved in Saturday's game at home to Bournemouth. The new addition will be present at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium for the match, though, as he will be presented in front of the home faithful ahead of kick-off.

A tweet from Tottenham on Saturday morning read: "Xavi will be introduced to fans shortly before kick-off at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this afternoon. Make sure you get to your seats early to welcome our latest signing!"

Tottenham fans will have to wait until after the international break to see the new signing make his first appearance in a Spurs shirt. The Lilywhites are away at West Ham on Saturday, September 13 once domestic action resumes.

Speaking to the club fresh from signing on the dotted line, he said: “I’m really happy. I’m really happy as well for my family, we’ve been dreaming about this for a long time. Always in my career they’ve been with me, so being with them in this moment is special."

Simons added: "First of all, the project suited me. The second most important thing for me is the coach. I spoke to him, he showed me a presentation that really impacted me and that was the final decision for me. It’s the right coach, the right people and I believe that we will achieve really good things.

“Obviously, we spoke about football – the way he sees the team, the way he sees me in the team. The second part was that I had a really, really, really good feeling with him. I think that connection that you have and that you need at the start with someone is important, and after the meeting I said to my family, ‘yeah, this is it!’”

Tottenham will be looking to continue their perfect start to the season later today when they host Bournemouth in the Premier League.

A fantastic start to the season has seen Spurs beat Burnley 3-0 before picking up an impressive 2-0 victory against Manchester City, with Thomas Frank's side one of three teams yet to drop points in the Premier League this season. Only Spurs and Arsenal have won both games without conceding a goal, and the Lilywhites will be hoping to continue their strong form when they welcome Bournemouth to north London later today.

Spurs failed to beat the Cherries last season, with Bournemouth winning 1-0 at home before drawing 2-2 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Richarlison will likely be preferred to Dominic Solanke up front once again, with Frank unlikely to make any changes to the side that beat Man City last weekend.

So, can Spurs make it three wins from three in the Premier League later today? Let's take a look.

We simulated Tottenham vs Bournemouth to get a score prediction

To complete this simulation, we used EA FC 25 and updated the squads with the latest injuries, suspensions, and transfers. The kits from the 2025/26 season aren't available in EA FC 25, so both sides were lined up in last season's kits, while new transfers may have incorrect squad numbers in-game.

We predict that Spurs could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Vicario; Porro, Romero, Van de Ven, Spence; Bentancur, Palhinha; Kudus, Sarr, Johnson; Richarlison.

We predict that the Cherries could line up in a 4-2-3-1 formation, with their starting XI as follows: Petrovic; Smith, Diakite, Senesi, Truffert; Adams, Scott; Semenyo, Tavernier, Brooks; Evanilson.

Bournemouth started aggressively and on the front foot, and nine minutes in, they took the lead when David Brooks' driven cross was slid in at the back post by Antoine Semenyo. The visitors defended well to take their lead into the break, and just four minutes after the restart, a defensive error allowed the Cherries and Semenyo a second.

A sloppy pass from Djed Spence just outside the Spurs box was picked up by Evanilson, with the Brazilian beating Micky van de Ven to the loose ball. The striker flicked a pass into the path of Semenyo, and a fierce strike saw the winger find the top corner to double the visitors' lead.

Frank looked to his bench for inspiration, and substitute Dominic Solanke almost pulled a goal back with his first touch as he fired a cross onto the post from close range. After going two goals down, Spurs dominated, and with six minutes remaining, they got on the scoresheet.

Pedro Porro picked out Rodrigo Bentancur's deep run into the box with a wonderful cross, but a fantastic save from the 'keeper denied the midfielder from a few yards out. Fortunately for Spurs, Mohamed Kudus met the rebound and tapped into an empty net to make it 2-1.

Spurs' tails were up, but it was too little too late as they failed to find an equaliser in their first defeat of the season.

EA FC 25 predicted final score: Tottenham 1-2 Bournemouth