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Reiss Elliott-Parris netted a sensational goal from inside our half to set our Under-18s on the way to a 4-1 home win over Southampton on Saturday.

The forward showed great awareness when he collected the ball on the perimeter of the centre circle after Armend Muslika’s tackle and lofted an excellent shot into the net from distance, prompting joyous celebrations among the players at Hotspur Way.

It was the second time he’s scored from close to the half-way line for our Under-18s having done likewise in an away game at Brighton & Hove Albion last February, and provided the platform for our table-topping youngsters to continue their momentum as we pushed on to win comfortably, Armend Muslika returning to form with a classy strike of his own before Elliott-Parris doubled his tally, Walter Nutter subsequently replying for Southampton by scoring direct from a corner in first-half stoppage time before Miracle Adewole lashed home our fourth just 40 seconds after stepping off the bench in the second period.

The result, coupled with Chelsea’s 3-0 win at Brighton earlier on Saturday, meant we remain four points clear at the top of the table ahead of Tuesday’s home clash with the second-placed Blues, who still have two games in hand.

Elliott-Parris steered an early effort off-target with his outstretched right leg while a vital, goal-saving block from Cameron Thomas denied Lewis Bailey at the other end after the Southampton attacker had got in behind our defence and beaten goalkeeper Dylan Thompson. Muslika was showing glimpses of his early-season form, driving forward and seeing a low shot diverted just wide, and it was his tenacity to win the ball in our half that saw Elliott-Parris take control and loft a wonderful shot over goalkeeper George Moloney from just inside our own territory to give us a 16th-minute lead. Luca Williams-Barnett, who showed a penchant for scoring from the half-way line for the Under-18s last season, was an excited spectator along with the rest of the Hotspur Way crowd as the forward wheeled away in celebration!

Elliott-Parris almost added a second in short order after a mistake at the back by the Saints, but while his shot beat Moloney, it was kept out by a last-ditch block from defender Calum Anderson. We kept pressing, though, playing some lovely stuff at times and the momentum was with us when Muslika roamed in from the left and clipped a low right-footed shot across goal and in off the far post to double our advantage on 28 minutes.

Oliver Boast’s angled drive from the right flashed across goal before we added a third on 38 minutes, Elliott-Parris latching onto Tyler Tingey’s excellent ball out from the back and lifting the ball over Anderson – who got his fingertips to it – before running past the keeper and following in to knock the ball over the line. Muslika teased another decent attempt wide, but we suffered a blow three minutes into first-half stoppage time when we failed to defend Nutter’s corner at the front post and the ball sailed all the way inside the far stick to make it 3-1 at the break.

We mounted sustained pressure on the Saints’ area upon the resumption, Elliott-Parris seeing his backheel from Joel Vidal-Philbert’s cut-back blocked in the goalmouth before Muslika’s close-range effort was deflected away, but we had to wait until the 67th minute to restore our three-goal cushion, Adewole making an immediate impact upon his introduction off the bench as he broke down the right side and fired in his first home goal of the season from a tight angle.

Vidal-Philbert and Ronny Moncur later went close for us while the Saints mounted some offence of their own in the latter stages, twice having the ball in the net but being denied by the offside flag on both occasions, while Jude Daniels and substitute Oliver Newman forced smart saves out of Thompson. Nevertheless, the result made it nine league games unbeaten at this level, with all eyes now turning to Tuesday’s meeting with Chelsea, which looks like a potentially key contest in the Under-18 Premier League title race.

Reaction on SPURSPLAY

‘In possession we showed some really good bits of play’

Under-18s Coach Jamie Carr was pleased to see the players produce a clinical edge in front of goal during what he felt was a tough test. He told SPURSPLAY: “The first half was challenging – I thought it was a tough game, particularly out of possession where we didn’t quite get to grips with their shape, so it was certainly a test and something that we had to address at half-time, but I think on the flip-side of that, in possession, we showed some really, really good bits of play. Some of our build-up play was pleasing but actually in front of goal as well, we were clinical, so that was good overall.”

On Elliott-Parris’ wonder goal, Jamie added: “It was a really good bit of quick thinking and assessment of what was around him, so it’s pleasing from him, but I also think Armend scored a really pleasing goal and Miracle made a good impact off the bench and came up with a great finish, so overall I think we showed a good cutting edge, which was probably one of the most pleasing bits coming out of the game.”

We've had some amazing moments and matches at Anfield - ahead of our latest trip to the red half of Merseyside, here are a few highlights - starting almost 63 years ago...

Goals galore | 1963

In an incredible Easter in 1963, the teams shared 16 goals in two games in three days! We were fighting for the title but suffered a blow at Anfield on Good Friday (12 April) when we flew into a 2-0 lead - Cliff Jones and Terry Dyson on target - only to lose 5-2. However, we turned it around in style on Easter Monday as Jimmy Greaves ran riot with four goals in a 7-2 win at the Lane! Cliff Jones recalls: "These were always great games. I remember we went up to Anfield on Easter Friday and we were 2-0 up at half-time. I thought to myself, 'we might have cracked it here' but we ended up getting stuffed 5-2! Jimmy Melia scored a hat-trick for Liverpool. On the Easter Monday they came down to White Hart Lane and we stuffed the 7-2! Jimmy Greaves scored four goals, he was just sensational. Bill Shankly was seen wandering around the car park in a complete daze and when one of the reporters approached him and said, 'Bill, 7-2 - any injuries' and he replied, 'no injuries lad, just a broken heart'. So Jimmy Greaves broke Bill Shankly's heart - and not many people did that!"

Pat's penalty double | 1973

Ten years later - on Grand National day - Pat Jennings produced heroics to save two penalties in a 1-1 draw at Anfield. Kevin Keegan and Tommy Smith were denied as legendary goalkeeper Pat kept title-chasing Liverpool at bay. However, despite making save after save, he was eventually beaten by a deflected shot from Keegan as it ended 1-1. Liverpool went on to win the title. Writing in his autobiography, Pat recalled his incredible display. "Liverpool were chasing the League Championship that season - as usual - and nobody gave Spurs much chance of avoiding defeat. But I had one of those days, the dream of every goalkeeper, when it seemed I could do no wrong. I was having a good season and, in fact, was voted as Footballer of the Year by the Football Writers' Association at the end of it, and I've no doubt my double penalty save helped me win the award. Although those saves earned a great deal of publicity, it has to be admitted that neither was exactly in the super class. Kevin Keegan and Tommy Smith, who took the kicks, must both have been annoyed they didn't connect as cleanly as they intended. On each occasion I simply picked the right direction to go and stopped both shots without a great deal of bother. I made four or five saves better that morning which gave me considerably more satisfaction! It was one of my lucky days and the rest of the Spurs lads reckoned that if they could have found me a horse, I'd have won the Grand National. In fact, I didn't even back the winner!"

Fans of a certain vintage will know all about the stat thrown at the team every time we set off for Liverpool - up until the mid-1980s. 'Spurs haven't won at Anfield since the Titanic went down' was the phrase rammed down the throats of just about every Spurs side attempting to end that jinx. None of our great teams could do it - the 1951 title-winners lost 2-1 and after a gap of almost 10 years (1954-62) with the Reds out of the top flight, Bill Nicholson's great teams of the 1960s and early 1970s couldn't manage it. In the end, it was 16 March, 1985 - amazingly, the same date as our previous win back in 1912 - when the jinx was ended thanks Garth Crook's second half strike, following in after Bruce Grobbelaar saved Micky Hazard's volley.

Harry's hundred | 2018

In another amazing, all-action Anfield encounter, Harry Kane reached a special milestone with his 100th Premier League goal earning a 2-2 draw deep into injury time. Mo Salah opened the scoring after three minutes before Victor Wanyama levelled with 10 minutes remaining with his famous rocket from the edge of the box. Kane had the chance from the penalty spot to make it 2-1 with four minutes left, saved by Loris Karius and the tide looked to have completed turned when Salah struck again for 2-1 in the 91st minute. There was another twist though as we won a second spot-kick and, with 95 on the clock, Harry made no mistake for 2-2 - and his ton up!

"While not on the scale of Spurs’ absentee list, Liverpool are missing some notable players and were found wanting in their midweek loss at Galatasaray, with the hosts able to engineer a chaotic, transitional game to win 1-0..."

Rob Daly, official club commentator, presenter and pundit

How did Liverpool line up in the week?

Arne Slot went 4-2-3-1 for the Tuesday encounter in Istanbul, using Dominik Szoboszlai in the 10 position, Mo Salah out on the right, Florian Wirtz on the left and Hugo Ekitike up front. Wirtz was making his first start following an injury but missed two notable first half chances and, like Salah, failed to have an impact on the game before being taken off in the second half. Jeremie Frimpong came on and played right-wing, as he does on occasion, despite being signed primarily as a defender – and likewise offered little. Right-back has been a problem position for Liverpool since Trent Alexander-Arnold’s departure and Conor Bradley’s serious injury in January. Even Curtis Jones and Szoboszlai have played there, but Joe Gomez started there in the week.

Is Alisson going to play?

"I'm hopeful but that's not to say I'm 100 per cent sure,” said Reds boss Arne Slot of Alisson’s prospects of featuring at Anfield. Liverpool’s number one missed the Galatasaray game after picking up an injury in training. "He felt something when he passed the ball in one of his muscles, but after we checked it, it was so minor that we think it doesn't have to take very long.” If he’s out, it means another start for Giorgi Mamardashvili. The Georgian international made some notable saves in the midweek Champions League outing but doesn’t boast the same passing ability as Alisson to build-up play with stats showing a much higher proportion of his kicks were played long.

Who will start in Liverpool's attack?

Mo Salah has been a regular since returning from AFCON and, while he hasn’t been putting up the same goal and assist numbers as last season, it’d be a major surprise if 17-year-old wonderkid Rio Ngumoha came in to replace him – despite calls from some that he should be starting games. Wirtz could move into the ten position, allowing for Cody Gakpo to be restored – while Ekitike is near certain to spearhead the attack with Alexander Isak yet to return since his serious injury at Spurs in December. Federico Chiesa is back from illness but starts for the Italian international have been few and far between.

Why are Liverpool improving at set-pieces?

Prior to the turn of the year, Liverpool were the joint-lowest scorers in the Premier League from set-pieces. Not only that, but they’d conceded 12 goals from them – a 'killer' in the words of captain Virgil van Dijk. The club parted with specialist coach Aaron Briggs in late December, but more focus on in-swinging deliveries since, exploiting Szoboszlai’s dead-ball quality, has seen players like Ekitike and Van Dijk profit – with Slot acknowledging they’ve changed their set-up too. In a recent 5-2 win over West Ham, for example, Liverpool’s first three goals came from corners – and in 2026, they’ve been one of the best teams in Europe at set-pieces.

What line-up can Spurs field at Anfield?

Joao Palhinha, Cristian Romero, Yves Bissouma and the suspended Micky van de Ven are the latest additions to a wild absentee list for Igor Tudor to deal with. Conor Gallagher has had a fever too and, while the Head Coach said he will probably be available, Spurs are seriously stretched. Sticking with three centre-backs is possible, if Pedro Porro were to be deployed alongside Kevin Danso and Radu Dragusin, with Archie Gray and Djed Spence at wing-back. That would mean Pape Matar Sarr and Gallagher, if fit, anchoring midfield most likely. Four at the back is possible too (Porro, Drăgușin, Danso, Spence) with Sarr and Gray in midfield allowing an attack made up of Xavi, Mathys Tel, Richarlison and Dominic Solanke, for example. It also means Spurs will be lighter from the bench, but the squad is set to look in much better shape for the Atletico Madrid and Nottingham Forest games next week.

We return to action after the international break on Sunday with Everton the visitors to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The Toffees head to north London on the back of three consecutive wins in the Women’s Super League, while a victory this weekend could see us equal our best-ever points tally in a single season in the competition (32 in 2021/22).

Here’s everything you need to know about the game…

What time does the match start?

We get underway at 11.55am UK time.

How can I watch the game?

Tickets for the match remain available to buy online and supporters can buy on the day from the Paxton House ticket office.

If you are unable to attend, Sunday’s game will be televised live on Sky Sports + and the WSL’s Official YouTube channel.

If you’re following us from overseas, check out here to see if the game is live in your area.

Our Match Centre here on tottenhamhotspur.com and the Spurs Official app will bring you full live text and audio commentary throughout the match.

Video highlights will be available on club channels 10 minutes after the full-time whistle.

What is the team news?

Drew Spence is back in contention after serving her three-game suspension.

Ella Morris back in full training after recovering from an anterior cruciate ligament injury but Martin Ho confirmed that Sunday’s clash ‘comes too quick’ for the defender.

Clare Hunt, Maika Hamano and Toko Koga remain involved in the Women’s Asian Cup and won’t be available for selection while long-term absentees Jess Naz, Luana Buhler and Maite Oroz remain sidelined.

Scott Phelan revealed that Rion Ishikawa sustained an ankle injury while on international duty and will be unavailable for the trip to N17.

However, the interim Head Coach was pleased to confirm that there was no further injury concerns over the last couple of weeks.

Who is the referee?

Lisa Benn will take of Sunday’s game against Everton.

Leoni Harland and Phoebe Horner will serve as her assistants, with Alice Parker as the fourth official.

What kit colours will the teams be wearing?

We’ll be wearing our home kit as usual, featuring Lilywhite shirts with a navy trim, navy blue shorts and white socks.

Everton will wear blue shirts, blue shorts and blue socks.

Our goalkeeper will be orange and Everton’s in green.

What will the weather conditions be like?

It’s set to be cloudy but remain dry throughout the day in north London, with temperatures expected at around 11 degrees.

How can I get the matchday programme and what’s included?

The official matchday programme will be on sale at the stadium on Sunday, priced at £3.50, while copies can also be ordered online here for delivery direct to your door.

In this edition, we’ve an exclusive main feature interview with Matilda Nilden, Luana Buhler reveals all about her team-mates in the ‘Inside The Dressing Room’ feature and we caught up with former forward Bianca Baptiste to reflect on her time at the Club.

Once again, we’ll have an exclusive pull-out poster inside our programmes, so make sure to grab your copy.

What is the travel information if I’m going to the game?

Travel information for those attending the WSL clash in person at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium can be found here.

All eyes are back at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as we take on Everton in the Women’s Super League looking to return to winning ways on home soil.

Our first trip to N17 last month saw us put in an inspired performance against champions Chelsea but we were left to rue missed chances in the first half, with the Blues running out 2-0 winners in the end.

Despite the disappointing result against our local rivals, it was our first defeat at home in the league since September – a 5-0 loss to Manchester City – and we still maintain the third-best home record in England’s top flight, with 16 of our 29 points coming in front of our Lilywhite fanbase.

In fact, there’s plenty of records on the line at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this weekend when we take on the Toffees.

Sitting on 29 points on our return from the international break, a victory against the Merseyside club would see us match our record points tally in a single WSL season (32 points achieved in the 2021/22 campaign) with still five games left to play.

Having scored for Denmark on international duty, Olivia Holdt will be looking to continue her excellent run of form which has seen her rack up six goal involvements in her last seven WSL appearances (three goals and three assists).

Taking over as Everton's interim Head Coach at the beginning of last month, Scott Phelan has guided the Toffees to back-to-back victories in his first two games – three in a row in the WSL – and has seen nominated for the league’s Manager of the Month award.

Winning three in a row in the league has seen the Merseyside club rise to eighth in the table, on 17 points, as they created an eight-point gap with bottom-placed side Leicester City as we head into the final stages of the season.

Here are some other headline pre-match facts, courtesy of Opta, ahead of the clash at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium:

We are unbeaten in their last five WSL games against Everton (W2 D3) and could complete a double over the Toffees for the first time in the competition.

The team scoring first have never lost in the 13 Women’s Super League meetings between Everton (W5 D3) and us (W3 D2).

Everton have won each of their last three league games and could record four consecutive victories in the Women’s Super League for the first time since winning their opening four fixtures of the 2020-21 campaign, which included a 1-0 win over us.

We have won the most points against the current bottom six teams in the WSL this season (27), with each of our nine wins coming against such sides (P10 W9 L1); meanwhile Everton are the only team currently in the bottom half that can boast multiple wins against top half sides in 2025-26 (vs Chelsea and London City Lionesses).

Three of Everton’s five league wins this season have come via a 1-0 scoreline, including their last two. The Toffees have only kept three or more consecutive clean sheets in the WSL twice before, in July 2011 (4) and October 2020 (3).

In Cathinka Tandberg (six), Bethany England (five) and Olivia Holdt (five), this is already the first Women’s Super League campaign in which three different Tottenham Hotspur players have scored five or more goals.

Across the last three matchdays, we have recorded the most shots in the WSL (70), taking 28 vs West Ham on MD14 and 27 in our 7-3 win against Aston Villa last time out. Prior to this, we had never recorded more than 26 shots in any of their 137 Women’s Super League matches.

Our table-topping Under-18s are back in action at home to Southampton on Saturday lunchtime (12pm UK) – and you’ll be able to watch the game live on SPURSPLAY.

Jamie Carr’s side are on an eight-game unbeaten run in the Under-18 Premier League and head into the weekend four points clear at the summit, although second-placed Chelsea – who we host on Tuesday – still have two games in hand.

Southampton have had a mixed season, with seven wins, seven defeats and two draws from their 16 league games to date, putting them in 10th position.

Supporters wanting to watch the game can tune in to SPURSPLAY from just before kick-off at 12noon to enjoy all the action live as it happens.

Our return to Women’s Super League action sees us take on Everton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday – a fixture that has seen plenty of drama throughout the years in England’s top flight.

Ahead of our clash with the Toffees at our world-famous stadium in N17, here are five of the best we’ve scored in our previous meetings…

Emma Mitchell – Spurs 2-2 Everton - February, 2020

Our first-ever fixture with the Merseyside club in the WSL saw us stage a stunning comeback at The Hive, with Emma Mitchell on hand to score a wonderful 30-yard free-kick.

Chloe Kelly handed Everton the lead, lashing the ball into the far corner from the edge of the box, to capitalise on a strong first half in north London before they picked up where they left off after the break, Inessa Kaagman doubling their advantage with a similar strike.

However, we sparked back into life when Angela Addison headed home from Ria Percival’s cross for her first WSL goal, but we were handed a massive blow when Rosella Ayane was shown a red card in the final quarter of the game.

That didn’t discourage us, though, and in fact only motivated Mitchell to produce a moment of sheer magic to snatch a point. The left-back let fly from the resulting free-kick, firing an outstanding shot into the top corner from 30 yards out to level the scores just 12 minutes from time.

Gemma Davinson – Spurs 2-3 Everton - February, 2021

While this ended in defeat on the day – just our second loss at home at the time – Gemma Davinson produced a fantastic run to grab an equaliser.

Finding ourselves two-nil down after two penalties from Valerie Gauvin, Addison was a thorn in Everton’s side once again, halving the deficit ahead of the break with a composed chipped finish over Sandy MacIver.

With the momentum in our favour, we netted the leveller just before the hour mark as Davinson won possession in the middle of the park and created some space before capping off a fantastic run by unleashing a strike from the edge of the area into the back of the net.

However, our efforts were undone four minutes later when Jill Scott reinstated Everton’s lead to earn them the victory in the end.

Jess Naz – Spurs 1-0 Everton - December, 2021

Our clash with Everton in December, 2021, turned out to be a memorable occasion for us.

Having failed to beat them in our previous encounters in the WSL, Jess Naz’s smart finish in the second half turned out to be the difference and secure our first victory over the Toffees in the top flight.

Following a goalless first 45 minutes at The Hive, despite a strong display during that, we eventually found the breakthrough six minutes after the restart. Rachel Williams was the creator, spotting the run of Jess down the left and she did the rest, cleverly clipping the ball into the top right-hand corner from an angle.

Olga Ahtinen – Everton 0-2 Spurs - September, 2025

Fast forward nearly four seasons later and it brings us to our reverse fixture at Goodison Park earlier in the campaign.

Let’s start with our opener on Merseyside and the focus is certainly on the build-up play leading to Olga Ahtinen’s composed finish from the inside the box.

Starting with the Finland international winning possession on the edge of the box, the ball then fell to Cathinka Tandberg who played a clever flick back to Olga in the area and she calmly slotted home into the bottom corner.

Then, what followed later in the game was very special from Tinka.

Cathinka Tandberg – Everton 0-2 Spurs - September, 2025

Making her first full start for the Club and in the WSL, the Norway international produced an outrageous strike at the home of Everton to open her account in Lilywhite.

Receiving the ball from just outside the centre circle and spotting goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan off her line, Tinka sent a wonderful lob over the back-peddling Toffees’ number one and into the back of the net to double our advantage shortly after the break.

At the other end, we remained defensively resilient to preserve back-to-back clean sheets in the WSL at the time and earn our first win against Everton in seven previous attempts.

Igor Tudor spoke to the media on Friday afternoon to preview Sunday’s trip to Liverpool in the Premier League.

Here’s what he had to say...

How difficult has this week been?

Igor: “Tough, for sure, not just because of last game, but because of the period we are passing, so not an easy situation, not an easy moment and from other side a big challenge to change things. Like everything in life, you can choose how to see the situation. So, you can stay and cry or you can fight. You can be the victim or you can say I can change something. This is the message I want to start and what I communicated to the players, because everyone is speaking, everyone has opinions and life is always, how do you say it, the bottle is always half empty or half full. Here there is nothing full, there is a lot of empty things but difficult moments don’t last forever. It will pass and I believe the players who will take this as a challenge, as an opportunity, will stand up with the courage to change things and after this period they will become better people and better players. So, in tough moments it’s always about that, it’s always about us. In the last period, a lot of things about what is the club, the problems, no one can do nothing and this like victim-ism, like we were victims. I said this morning to the players totally opposite things. We are the team and we are the staff. It’s all about us. All the bullsh**, all the other things are bullsh** and sorry to use this word, but it’s on us.”

Are the players taking this on board?

Igor: “You know, I do every day this work, psychology work. It is important also to give courage to the team-mates. Some of them they cannot manage, for sure. Some, you arrive and you can help them. My goal is to find if I can help to do 18 players out of 20, 15? I don't know how much? Sometimes you cannot do anything, but most of the time you can do even small changes, small help, you know, you can do it, but also it's what I always like to say to the players, don't be a victim. Don't think it's not about me. That can be the problem more than all these things about Tottenham and the club, you know, like black magic and this other bullsh**, you know, so this is about what I want to send a message. To everyone involved with this club. The ownership is the ownership. The club is there. The owner is the owner. They are always right and they do what they want with the club. It is always like that but the problems are of everyone, not just the players or the coach or the staff, it is everyone’s problem.”

Have you spoken to the bosses at the club recently?

Igor: “I speak with the director and Vinai everyday. We are speaking and sharing opinions. Everyone is disappointed, this is for sure. The players care, if you don’t care, you don’t struggle, then you are not with a lack of confidence if you don’t care. You care and then it happens that maybe some situations there is a lack of confidence in situations on the pitch that usually don’t happen. That can also be an explanation.”

How concerned are you about the mental health of the squad after some of their recent comments?

Igor: “We are trying to help them and provide everything we can from the club. Like I was speaking about before, there is the one point, the other point – and this is part of the job that we are paid for – is to be under stress and choose what you want to do. As I said at the start, the same answer I gave to your colleague I can use it here, so it’s not easy but all good things are not easy. The message in the training (sessions) is the same. Always when we do some difficult things that is the message. The right and the best things are not easy.”

Will you have any hesitation about playing Antonin Kinsky again this season?

Igor: “No, of course he will play for sure. He came back the day after and was very good in training, very positive. Nothing else. So this situation happened, very rare, probably the first and last time in my life and the life of a lot of people but this can happen. It is the same message I said before. You can go out from the situation as a victim. ‘Poor me what happened.’ Everybody sending a message of help and I am with you – this is nice also – but sometimes in 2025 this social media life became like it is more important what you say than what you do. But as I said before, this is normal, this is a mistake that will happen. For sure in his career there will be other mistakes but he has strength and quality and in front of him is a very good career.”

Are Palhinha and Romero back for the Liverpool game?

Igor: “No, no, no, they are out. Micky is also out, Bissouma is out, for the muscles, Conor has some fever but probably will be in. So, we have again a lot of problems to make first 11. This is how it is in this club. this happens all the time. We start to build something, then happens something, or a red card, or last game, or three or four injuries. This is very rare that happens in my career. I never see these situations. Every game, missing two players. The next game and a red card. It's very rare, very unusual, but we need to accept this and try to change the things you can change. On these things you cannot do anything.”

Who is finding the current situation most difficult?

Igor: “Everyone. Everyone finds it difficult, if you want to find it difficult, and challenging if you want to find challenges. So, to give measures, how much is one or two or three, that’s not the point. The situation, how is it? You need to see how you will look on this situation. Like in life, you can be happy with small things, or you can be unhappy and have almost everything. So, it's not about that. Life is about what is enough for you. You choose that. Football is also part of the life. So how you will see the situation, you choose.”

Which people can you lean on within the club?

Igor: “We are everyone together. I don’t see any issues in that direction you go. We are everyone together. We speak, we work, we try to change things. Everything is the things we are doing, doing in the right way.”

Do Palhinha and Romero have concussion and if it is, can they come back for the Nottingham Forest game?

Igor: “I don't know how much (they will be out). I think they will be back for sure for Nottingham Forest, maybe even for the Champions League. I don’t know exactly. They probably will be back.”

Any sign of any of the longer-term absentees returning?

Igor: “Destiny is almost back. That's all.”

For Nottingham Forest?

Igor: “Destiny? Yeah, for sure.”

Has there been any progress on getting Ivan Javorcic in as part of your coaching staff?

Igor: “No, no. He's missing, but it's just how it is, because you need to be patient. You need to accept. Accept the things.”

What have you made of Archie Gray?

Igor: “That's the problem. He needs to, every game, change the position, tomorrow again. Four games here, four positions for Archie Gray. He's an amazing player, but that's been that. Something's wrong. Beautiful guy, beautiful player. I didn't know him before so much, so from inside, he has my big respect.”

Was Vicario dropped for Atletico Madrid in midweek, or was it just rotation?

Igor: “So I can explain that situation, what was the idea. The idea was to make (Kinsky) play, because first of all, he's a good goalkeeper, and seeing the situation and the moment we are, for a long period, to give some freshness on the ball, even in a different competition. So it was the idea at the start, but not after what happened, you think it was the right thing to do. Before, it was the right thing to do. Then what happened, happened, then of course it's a little bit different.”

Do you expect Vicario to come back in for Liverpool?

Igor: “He’s good, he’s good. He will be in the goal.”

Do you still feel that you’re the best man to get the club out of this situation?

Igor: “It's not a topic that I’m thinking about.”

The date and kick-off time for our Adobe Women’s FA Cup quarter-final tie with Chelsea has now been confirmed.

Drawn against the Blues after our penalty shootout success at London City Lionesses last month, we will travel to our local rivals at Kingsmeadow on Monday 6 April, 2026.

The game has been selected for TV broadcast on TNT Sports 1, HBO Max and Channel 4 and will kick-off at 1.30pm (UK).

Ticketing details for the game was released earlier today – view here for all the information.

If anyone has brought tickets and is now unable to attend the fixture, please reach out to our ticket office for more information.

Igor Tudor has confirmed that three players will miss our Premier League clash with Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday, 15 March, in his pre-match press conference.

Cristian Romero and Joao Palhinha have been ruled out after the pair clashed heads in the latter stages of our Champions League Round of 16 first leg away to Atletico Madrid.

Yves Bissouma will also miss the trip to Merseyside with a muscular problem, whilst Micky van de Ven had already been confirmed to be suspended following his red card in our last match against Crystal Palace.

Tudor further revealed that Conor Gallagher has been unwell this week, but could still be involved in Sunday’s matchday squad, and that Destiny Udogie is close to returning from his hamstring injury and will be available in the coming games.

“No, they are out,” Tudor said when asked about the availability of Cuti and Joao following their collision on Tuesday night.

“Micky is also out. (Yves) Bissouma is out with problems with the muscles, and Conor (Gallagher) has some fever, but probably he will be in. So we have again, a lot of problems to make the first 11.”