We can confirm that Guglielmo Vicario will undergo surgery next week on a hernia.
The minor procedure for the Italy international goalkeeper has been timed to have as minimal an impact on our season as possible.
Guglielmo will commence his rehabilitation with our medical staff immediately, and it is hoped that he could return to action within the next month.
Igor Tudor is hopeful James Maddison could return to action before the end of the season.
The playmaker has been out all season having picked up a serious knee injury during our pre-season tour of South Korea in August.
However, there was a positive update from Igor during his pre-Forest press conference on Friday.
Asked if he could be back before the end of the season, Igor replied: "Yeah. Maddison is already doing interesting things as well, with the ball, sprinting as well. I saw him. He's positive."
Igor Tudor will have Joao Palhinha back and expects Dominic Solanke to be available to face Nottingham Forest in the Premier League at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday (2.15pm UK).
Joao missed Sunday's draw at Liverpool and the second leg of our UEFA Champions League Round of 16 tie after clashing heads with Cuti Romero in the first leg in Madrid.
Igor told us ahead of the second leg that Dominic was a doubt with 'some small problems' and that was enough to keep him sidelined on Wednesday night.
Speaking at his pre-Forest press conference at Hotspur Way on Friday, Igor reported: "Dom didn't train (on Friday), but probably tomorrow he'll train with the team and he'll be available. There's some problems with his hip, but I think he'll be okay."
Richarlison, who scored our late equaliser at Anfield last weekend, will also be available having been suspended for the second leg against Atleti.
Saturday lunchtime sees us back on the road in the Barclays Women’s Super League as we travel to Manchester City.
Here’s all the pre-match information you need…
What time does the match start?
The game begins at 12noon UK time.
How can I watch the game?
Supporters in the UK will be able to watch the action live on Sky Sports Premier League.
If you’re following us from overseas, check out this link 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 from four hours after the full-time whistle, with a full match replay on SPURSPLAY the following day.
What is the team news?
Defender Amanda Nilden is back and available for selection this weekend after serving her one-game suspension for accumulation of five yellow cards in the competition.
The trip to City is ‘too soon’ for full-back Ella Morris, but she could be available for minutes against Arsenal the following weekend.
Jess Naz, Maite Oroz and Luana Buhler are long-term absentees, while Clare Hunt, Toko Koga and Maika Hamano remain involved in the Women’s Asian Cup and won’t be in contention.
As for City, their boss Andree Jeglertz confirmed that former Spur Grace Clinton, who spent the 2023/24 campaign on loan with us, will miss the clash at Joie Stadium on Saturday having not trained with the squad this week.
They will also be without Yui Hasegawa, Aoba Fujino and Mary Fowler, who are also competing in the Women’s Asian Cup.
Who is the referee?
Abigail Byrne will take charge at Joie Stadium on Saturday, assisted by Nicoleta Bria and Anastasiya Voloshchuk.
The fourth official will be Megan Wilson.
What kit colours will the teams be wearing?
City will line up in sky blue shirts with a white sash across the front, complete with white shorts and sky blue socks.
We’ll change to our all-black away kit for the trip up north.
City’s keeper will wear pink, with ours in orange.
What will the weather be like?
Fog and mist may linger around in the morning but it’s expected to clear up and leave plenty of sunshine for the remainder of the day. Temperatures at around 15 degrees.
Archie Gray and Ashley Phillips have been named in Lee Carsley's 23-man England squad for the UEFA U21 EURO qualifiers this month.
Archie has made 31 appearances across all competitions so far this season and has been a standout performer of late with recent midfield displays drawing high praise from Head Coach Igor Tudor.
The 20-year-old midfielder scored his first senior goal in our 1-0 win over Crystal Palace in the Premier League in December, adding another against Newcastle United, and his tireless energy and versatility to cover across the backline has been indispensable to the side, completing the full match in the previous seven league games.
Centre-back Ashley, 20, is enjoying an impressive season on loan at Championship side Stoke City and has started 29 of his 33 league appearances to date, even stepping up to captain the side in their 3-3 draw with Ipswich Town earlier this month. He was also voted the club's Player of the Month for December.
The Young Lions resume their campaign to reach the 2027 EURO Finals in Albania and Serbia, having won five from five in their qualifying group stage so far, and face a trip to Andorra on Friday 27 March (6.30pm UK) before hosting Moldova on Tuesday 31 March (7pm UK) at Norwich City's Carrow Road.
The Barclays Women’s Super League broadcast selection for matchday 20 has been confirmed, with our home fixture at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Manchester United having its kick-off time changed for live television coverage.
The fixture will continue to take place on the day originally scheduled – Sunday 26 April – although it will now kick-off at an earlier time of 12noon UK.
It will be televised on Sky Sports.
This is subject to further changes, depending on Manchester United's progression in the UEFA Women’s Champions League.
As announced earlier today, our trip to Brighton & Hove Albion, which is scheduled to take place on Saturday 16 May (1pm UK), will now take place at Amex Stadium.
We will be looking for an immediate reaction on Saturday lunchtime as we take on Manchester City at Joie Stadium in the Women’s Super League.
Following last weekend’s frustrating defeat to Everton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, all eyes will be on the midday kick-off in Manchester to see how we react – and previous experiences usually show we respond well after suffering a setback.
In our previous five defeats in the WSL, we’ve won four of our five following matches in the competition, which included that emphatic 7-3 win at Aston Villa last month to record our second-highest victory in England’s top flight.
City, however, pose an impressive home record in the WSL this season, winning their last 10 games at Joie Stadium or Etihad Stadium and remain the only team in the league with a perfect record on home soil.
Martin Ho will be keen to change our fortunes around against the Cityzens, who have only suffered defeat to us once in 12 previous meetings in the WSL, and strengthen our spot in the top five of the current standings.
Sitting top of the WSL with a seven-point gap to Chelsea in second, Andree Jeglertz’s side were held to a goalless draw by Aston Villa last time out, failing to score in two of their last three WSL matches – having lost 1-0 to Arsenal last month.
All eyes will be on Signe Gaupset as her goal against Everton last weekend saw her net in back-to-back games in the WSL and she could become just the third player to net in three consecutive appearances in the competition for us – after Bethany England and Martha Thomas.
Martin Ho spoke to the media at Hotspur Way on Friday morning, ahead of our Barclays Women’s Super League trip to Manchester City at Joie Stadium on Saturday (12noon UK).
Here are some key points on what he had to say…
On reflections from the defeat to Everton…
“I felt we didn't get going. There's no excuses from us. We weren’t good enough with our pressure, which we usually are good with. With the ball, we were okay, we had some moments in the first half, flashes of moments, we conceded too many transitions, far too many and, then in the second half, we changed structure, we had more of a foothold in the game for a good 20-25 minute period, we capitalised and got the goal. But then, again, we allowed another transition and we got punished for it. But, being honest, we didn't deserve anything from the game.”
On looking for a response against Man City…
“We should get a response because it's uncharacteristic of ourselves to be the way we were. But you can have those games in football, that's part and parcel of it, we can have an off day, but we can't have too many of them. I don't think we've had too many of them, if I'm honest. You must embrace it; you have to look at it and evaluate what we've done. I evaluate it as a coach on how we approach the game, how we set up and what we've done - and that lies with me. We need to make sure we go into this game with confidence and belief to put that result right.”
On why City have been the ‘cut above the rest’ and currently leading the standings in the WSL…
“Just the flexibility and freedom Andres [Jeglertz] gives them. They're so much more dynamic tactically, they're so much more versatile, and then you have some really good cutting edge. If you look at their goal scorers, I think they've had eight or nine, ten different goal scorers in the season, so their goals are coming from an array of areas on the pitch. They have a very dangerous front line and midfield backing that up, and then their depth within the squad supports that. I think more their tactical flexibility and their freedom in their play is something that you can see.”
On whether City’s draw to Aston Villa last weekend is a setback…
“I'm not going to look at that game in isolation. I don’t think they've had a setback; it's more of a blip in performance. You can have that, as I said, we had one on the weekend, every team is entitled, we're human, the players are human, and we need to make sure that we perform to a high level. Any team would miss Yui Hasegawa would miss her quality and an array of talent she has. The same with [Aoba] Fujino, as a winger, probably one of the most direct and creative forwards within the league. So, you'll miss key players within your squad and, if you had those two, you would definitely miss them. But they have a wonderful squad depth that they have to put in those positions, and I think they maybe had a little bit of an off day against Aston Villa, but that doesn't make us prepare for anything less. We prepare for Man City at their best, when they're scoring, when they're fluid, when they're very offensive and when they're organised offensively in hard-to-beat.”
On how the team has reacted to last week’s defeat and what they have worked on in training this week…
“A response in terms of the output, especially off the ball. We have to be harder to beat, whether we step on and press, or we don't. We have to be more organised to not allow really simple balls going through us or really easy passes going over us or through us. So, being more organised and more disciplined with our defending, being more aggressive when we get up close in the duels, and that was probably the part when we got up close, we weren’t physical enough and didn't really stay in a fight. So, more just the small, basic principles that we're asking of the group when you're defending. Then with the ball, just being more fluid, a little bit brighter and a little bit higher with execution technically. Then, tactically, being more flexible to adapting and interchange within the game. We've just focused on ourselves again this week and changing the behaviours from last week to what we want.”
On whether he will try to watch the Women’s Asian Cup final ahead of the game on Saturday…
“We'll try. I think for Clare [Hunt] and Toko [Koga] and Maika [Hamano], it's been brilliant. They've gone away and they've performed, they've played the games, they've contributed to the team's success, and now both of those teams in the final. It'll be a good contest, and I wish them both the best of luck, both teams, all three players, the best of luck in that final. As in football, there's usually a winner and there's usually one who doesn't come away with anything. But, when that's the case, we'll just make sure that we support those players in the right way when they come back. They should be hugely proud of what they've achieved in a short space of time for the country.”
On keeping the squad motivated heading into the final games of the campaign as we currently sit fifth in the standings…
“That's your job as a professional, as a player. If you're not motivated to compete when you come up in a game, whether you have something at stake or you don't, or you can move on the table or you can't, or you're in a competition or you're not, your job as a professional is to stay focused and have a strong mentality towards not just winning something but performing, developing, growing, and then trying to push for something. I think if we have that within the group, which I wouldn't allow and I don't think the players would allow, we will have no lapses in concentration on that. We represent a wonderful club and a big fan base which is rich in history, and we need to make sure that we don't allow our moments like that to come in, and that won’t come from my side.”
Dominic Solanke is back in the England squad where he joins Djed Spence for friendlies against Uruguay and Japan.
The striker - who won the Premier League's Goal of the Month for February with an audacious scorpion kick against City - is back in the squad for the first time in a year - he was last named in March, 2025.
Dominic has three caps to his name and last featured against the Republic of Ireland in November, 2024.
Meanwhile, Thomas Tuchel names defender Djed in his fourth-successive squad. Capped three times, Djed last featured in a FIFA World Cup qualifier against Latvia in October.
The Three Lions take on Uruguay on Friday 27 March and Japan on Tuesday 31 March - both matches at Wembley Stadium, both kicking off at 7.45pm (UK).