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Fans, players and staff came together to bid a fond farewell to Ashleigh Neville after Sunday’s 1-0 Women’s Super League win over Leicester City at Brisbane Road.

The long-serving full-back left us for the Foxes earlier this month after almost nine years of service and found herself in the unusual position of playing against us in her first game for her new club.

We emerged victorious on the day to start the New Year with three well-earned points, but after the game there was an opportunity for everyone at the club to acknowledge the 32-year-old for her tremendous service to our cause.

Huge numbers of fans stayed behind in the stands as players and staff formed a guard of honour, with club captain Bethany England, Head Coach Martin Ho and Director of Football Administration and Governance Rebecca Caplehorn presenting Ash with gifts including a giant commemorative frame detailing her Spurs journey, a shirt signed by the squad and flowers.

In a classy gesture, Leicester City’s players and staff remained on the pitch to salute their new recruit as well, with Ash subsequently joined by her family and some of our former players for an emotionally-charged group photograph with our squad and support staff to round off the day.

We’re set to host Leicester City again this coming Sunday, this time in the Women’s FA Cup.

Luka Vuskovic scored once more for loan side Hamburg and Kota Takai made his debut for Borussia Mönchengladbach - his first appearance since moving to Europe - as the Bundesliga returned from it’s winter break.

Beginning with Luka, the centre-back made the perfect start to the second half of the campaign, opening the scoring for Hamburg after 48 minutes with his third goal of the season.

Unfortunately, just three minutes after taking the lead, they were reduced to ten men. Hamburg defender Daniel Elfadli received a second yellow card for a foul on Freiburg striker Lucas Höler in the penalty area, allowing Vincenzo Grifo to level proceedings for the hosts from the penalty spot.

Despite a strong defensive display with ten players, where Vuskovic showed off his impressive aerial ability once more by winning 71% of his aerial duels, Merlin Polzin’s side fell to a late defeat as Igor Matanovic’s strike from close range on 83 minutes pushed all three points Freiburg’s way.

Vuskovic, who was voted as the Bundesliga’s Player of the Season so far last week for a standout first half of his loan spell that also saw the Croatian claim multiple Rookie of the Month accolades on top of the league’s Goal of the Year award, ticked off another milestone in Saturday’s match. With his goal, the defender has become the second youngest player (18 years, 320 days) to score three goals for the club behind Spurs legend Heung-Min Son (18 years, 135 days).

Elsewhere, Kota Takai made his first appearance for Mönchengladbach since joining the German side on loan at the beginning of January, coming on as a substitute in their 4-0 home win over Augsburg.

Kota was introduced for his debut in the 72nd minute, 11 minutes after Haris Tabakovic scored his second to increase the home side’s lead to four goals. He played the final 18 minutes of the game plus four minutes of stoppage time.

The next round of Bundesliga fixtures is scheduled for midweek, with Vuskovic’s Hamburg hosting fourth-placed Bayer Leverkusen on Tuesday (13 January) before Mönchengladbach travel to TSG Hoffenheim, who sit sixth, on Wednesday (14 January) - both 7.30pm (UK) kick-offs.

James Maddison has shared a positive insight into his ongoing recovery from his anterior cruciate injury on his social media channels.

Out of action since the summer after suffering the injury on our pre-season tour in Korea, the midfielder shared a video of himself with the ball back at his feet on Monday.

While he is expected to remain out for several more months as he continues his rehabilitation, it is certainly an encouraging sight to see Madders slowly getting back to doing what he loves most.

Wearing a replica shirt of our iconic number 11 and fellow playmaker Rafael van der Vaart from the 2011/12 campaign, the video was seemingly dedicated to Mohammed Kudus - who unfortunately is also set for a spell on the sidelines after he picked up a quad issue against Sunderland - with James performing Mo's trademark celebration at the end of the video, as well as tagging his team-mate in the post.

Watch Maddison's social post

Signe Gaupset is your HSBC Player of the Match after an impressive debut for the Club in our 1-0 victory over Leicester City on Sunday.

The young midfielder, who was named in from the off at Brisbane Road, showcased her quality on the ball as well as the confidence to beat players with pace, and her encouraging display was recognised by our supporters to scoop up the award on her maiden outing in Lilywhite.

An arrival from SK Brann in November, 2025, Signe had to patiently wait to wear the our storied colours for the first time, but she certainly didn’t disappoint on her first appearance. Slowly growing into the contest on a cold afternoon in E10, the Norway international soon saw a powerful right-footed effort deflected wide after a charging run from the left and into the area.

From that resulting corner, Eveliina Summanen’s in-swinging delivery from the left was turned into her own net by goalkeeper Olivia Clark to give us the lead just five minutes before the break.

Confidence started to flow through Signe and, in the second half, she combined well with Olivia Holdt on a number of occasions, carving out some early opportunities after the restart, before coming off just after the hour mark to complete her first competitive minutes since early December, 2025.

Player of the Match – 2025/26

Spurs 1-0 Leicester City – Signe Gaupset

Manchester United 3-3 Spurs – Olivia Holdt

Spurs 2-1 Aston Villa – Olivia Holdt

Bristol City 0-1 Spurs – Martha Thomas

Spurs 0-0 Arsenal – Drew Spence

London City Lionesses 4-2 Spurs – Eveliina Summanen

Spurs 2-1 Liverpool - Olivia Holdt

Spurs 3-0 Birmingham City – Olivia Holdt

Chelsea 1-0 Spurs – Amanda Nilden

Spurs 1-0 Brighton – Cathinka Tandberg

Leicester 1-2 Spurs – Olivia Holdt

Spurs 0-0 (7-6 on pens) Aston Villa - Lize Kop

Spurs 1-5 Man City - Amanda Nilden

Everton 0-2 Spurs – Cathinka Tandberg

Spurs 1-0 West Ham – Tōko Koga

Player of the Match awards | 2025/26

It was a moment we had all been waiting for - and Signe Gaupset certainly didn’t disappoint, as she impressed on her debut for the Club in the 1-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday.

Straight into the starting XI on our return to Barclays Women’s Super League action for 2026, the 20-year-old wasn’t fazed or daunted by a completely new league and new surroundings and, after slowly getting up to speed in the contest, she began to make her mark at her new home.

After a powerful run down the left before cutting inside to charge into the box, Signe saw her effort deflected wide and, from the resulting corner, Eveliina Summanen’s in-swinging ball was turned into her own net by Foxes’ goalkeeper Olivia Clark to put us ahead in contest.

That goal was enough to ensure three points in the end while, before her substitution on the hour mark, the Norway international began to combine nicely with Olivia Holdt on a number of occasions in the second half – showcasing of what’s to come over the next few months.

It was a moment to remember for our new number eight to finally wear the Lilywhite shirt – topped off with earning three points for the side as we climbed to fourth in the table.

“It was amazing,” she told us, reflecting on her first appearance for the Club. “Finally being able to play for this club and help the team felt really special. I’m really, really happy and proud to make my debut, and it feels even better when you come away with three points.

“I guess it took a little while to get going, but I really enjoyed it, especially in the second half. Of course, it’s a new experience for me - it’s a more competitive league with better teams - but it was really fun to play and I was grateful to get the chance to start from Martin [Ho].

She was then asked about what it meant to play in front of our Lilywhite fan base for the first time.

“It was really cool,” she added. “I could hear them throughout the whole game, so I’m really excited to play more games in front of them going forward.

“I just want to keep going with this team, be a part of it, and help as much as I can. I’m really looking forward to what’s coming next."

Up for the Cup

Join us back at Brisbane Road this weekend as we begin our Adobe Women's FA Cup journey with the visit from Leicester City in the fourth round.

Come down to E10 and help us secure our spot in the next round of the competition - tickets available here.

Martin Ho felt it was a ‘rusty’ performance on our return to Barclays Women’s Super League action but described it as an ‘important’ three points as we secured a 1-0 win over Leicester City on Sunday afternoon.

Both sides lacked real quality throughout much of the contest at Brisbane Road, the first game back after the three-week festive break, but we produced the much-needed goal in the last five minutes of the first half, albeit with plenty of fortune, as Eveliina Summanen’s corner was turned into her own net by goalkeeper Olivia Clark for the only goal of the game.

Leicester pushed for an equaliser in the second period, but we stood strong to earn our fifth clean sheet of the WSL campaign, while we had our own chances to double our lead in the closing stages – Bethany England and Toko Koga both going close.

“I think, in the second half, we were a bit freer with the movement and we got into the right positions. We broke lines a lot more and had more purpose to our play. We maybe just lacked a little bit of cutting edge in front of goal, but for large parts we were good with the ball. Off the ball, in phases, we were good defensively, but at other times I thought we were a little bit naive and allowed too many transitions.

“We know we’ve got a lot of work to do to get to where we want to go and where we want to be. After Christmas, with it being the first performance and first game back, there’s always a little bit of nerves and rustiness. We need to get that out of our bodies, but to come away with three points is important.”

On the importance of the goal just ahead of the break, he said: “There’s a bit of luck in how it happens, but sometimes you need to create that. I think the goal came at a good time. We’d had some really good moments just before that, with good link-up play and movements through the middle of the pitch.

“They were blocking really well in front of goal. The goal opened the game up a little bit for us and allowed us to be more dynamic. The chance comes from a set play and it goes in, you have to take those moments. You need luck sometimes to win games and fortunately it went our way.”

Martin also handed a debut to Signe Gaupset, who was in from the start, and the young midfielder showed glimpses of quality in her performance – and our Head Coach says there’s even more to come from her.

“She’d be fairly happy with the performance to a certain extent, although when I spoke to her afterwards, she was a little bit apprehensive,” he added. “She needs some time to adapt. She’s just come from a full season in Norway and she’s in her off-season now.

“She still has some physical markers we need her to get to, but she’s doing really well. She showed flashes of what she’s capable of. She knows, and I know, the level she can get to. The fans should be excited to see her here for a while and to see the performances she’s going to give.”

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Our Women's Super League campaign resumed with a well-deserved 1-0 home win over Leicester City on Sunday afternoon.

A first-half own goal from Foxes goalkeeper Olivia Clark, who accidentally diverted Eveliina Summanen's corner into her own net at the near post, proved to the be the difference at Brisbane Road, although we could and perhaps should have scored more in the latter stages with Bethany England, Clare Hunt and Toko Koga going agonisingly close.

Signe Gaupset was highly impressive on her debut and went close to scoring in the first half while we also saw Maika Hamano in a Spurs shirt for the first time after the break.

Our former defender Ashleigh Neville, making her Leicester debut following her recent transfer after nearly nine years with us, rightly received a rousing reception from both sets of fans as she completed 90 minutes against us.

More to follow...

We're back in Barclays Women's Super League action this afternoon (12noon UK) as we face Leicester City at Brisbane Road in our first game of 2026.

Watch the game below via WSL's Official YouTube Channel...