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Signed in the summer of 2023, Manor made an impressive start to his Spurs career, only for a knee injury to end his debut campaign early.

Since then, the Israel international winger has spent time away on loan, playing a key role in Leeds United’s promotion from the Championship to the Premier League in 2024/25, followed by spells at Villarreal in La Liga and Fiorentina in Serie A last season.

Manor made six appearances for us – five in the Premier League, one in the Carabao Cup. We wish him all the best for the future.

The campaign gets underway this Saturday (15 August) with a home game against Reading, before we visit Norwich City a week later on Saturday 22 August. Unusually, our opening two fixtures are identical to those we faced last year.

This term, AFC Bournemouth and Brentford have entered the league while Leicester City – regular opponents at this level in recent years – have been transferred to the northern division. That means we’ll have two more games than last season, taking our overall number of league matches to 30.

As usual, our Under-18s’ home games will take place at Hotspur Way and will be shown live on SPURSPLAY – if you’re not already a subscriber, sign up today.

Our youngsters will also enter the FA Youth Cup, Under-18 Premier League Cup and Under-17 Premier League Cup as usual. Fixture information for these competitions will be confirmed in due course.

Our full provisional Under-18 Premier League fixture list for the new season can be found below – supporters are reminded that all fixture dates and kick-off times are subject to change.

Tottenham Hotspur – 2026/27 Under-18 Premier League fixture list

Our Women’s first team are currently based in southern Spain for 12 days of intense training sessions alongside two friendlies against Liga F sides – a 1-0 win over Granada on Sunday before a meeting with Real Madrid on Wednesday evening.

While the focus will be on pitch preparations for the 2026/27 Barclays Women’s Super League in just under a month’s time, the importance of the benefits away from the football can’t be understated.

Julie particularly raised that when we sat down with her on the fourth day of the performance camp as, after joining us midway through last term, she is experiencing her first pre-season with the club – highlighting the opportunity to build better rapport with her team-mates.

Trying to find some shade from the scorching sun, temperatures reaching the mid-30s, the Norway international reflected on the early parts of our time in Spain: “It's really nice to have a whole pre-season to prepare for the next season and also with new players coming in, especially with a camp, that makes a lot of difference to the group.

“You get to know people on a different level and I think that's important for what we do on the pitch as well because I think we can play better together as a team, where we know each other better, and on a more personal level as wel. So, for me, it's been good so far and I think the next couple of weeks we will just build those relationships, and hopefully that will show on the pitch for the next season.

“It's so much easier to connect when you have that downtime in between training sessions and you can spend time together that's not only on the pitch because you get to know people on a different level - and realise that there's so much more than just football to all the people here.

“I think that's cool and interesting as well and, as I said, I think that's important for how we perform, contributing to building a culture and hopefully that will make us even better on the pitch.”

Joining us from Hammarby IF nearly seven months ago, the 24-year-old is enjoying life in London and has been exploring a few different activities so far.

“It's just nice to start a new season not thinking about everything outside of football, but you can actually just focus on the football and enjoy what's around.

“Usually I use my off days to relax and disconnect from football as well, but when I have friends over, it’s definitely going into town and trying different restaurants. I have been to a couple of musicals, hopefully I can go to some concerts at some point as well. It's a really good city and a lot of things to explore.

When asked about her favourite musical she has seen so far, she told us: “I enjoyed Mamma Mia the most, I think. I've seen Lion King but that was ages ago when I was a small kid, I enjoyed it a lot, so I would probably try to see that one more time.

“But Mamma Mia was really fun and, for me, because I know all the songs, it just makes it so much more entertaining as well.”

Our former defender was part of the SPURSPLAY team, providing his analysis for our live coverage of the friendly against the La Liga side from Hotspur Way.

Seb, part of the team that first qualified for the UEFA Champions League in 2010, twice representing Cameroon at the World Cup, had the chance to speak to Andy Robertson after the 1-1 draw, where, after dominating in what became a somewhat tense exercise, Conor Gallagher drew us level.

The conversation focused on the importance of mentality, and went like this…

Seb: “When you conceded the goal, there was a reaction. Technically, I know you will get better. What I was looking for was a reaction. There was a reaction, you looked sharper and that’s how you got the equaliser. How did you feel on the pitch about that?”

Andy: “That's something we have to work on as well. At the end of the day, if you play with Tottenham, you've got the skill and the ability. Our squad is full of that. We have to keep working on the mentality. The last two games we've played, we've shown that against Chelsea - going down to 10 men, you go and nick it at the end. Pre-season is also to drill that home as well - you'll know it. We've been doing that, trying to bring a winning mentality, even in training. Also, it's about fitness. We know that. The sharpness will come. The touches will come. I thought we played some good stuff. Like you said, probably better the last 10-15 minutes, I thought we were better. We've just got to work towards this next week. Obviously, we play in front of our fans on Saturday (Hoffenheim, 3pm). Then, obviously, the good stuff starts.”

Seb: “Talking about mentality - is that something you, personally, with your background, you're looking to add to this team and this club?”

Andy: “I hope so. Obviously, mentality is a big thing in football. Since I've been at this club… the lads are so determined. They've got a real strong mentality. I think they all had to come together, especially in the last part (of last season) when the new manager came in. I think they've carried that into the summer, a determination to not get the club in that position again. It's up to the new lads to come in and help with that. Hopefully, I can be a big part of that and try and help bring a winning mentality here, just help drive the boys forward. Hopefully, we can do that. Then, we'll have a good season.”

We take our place in the draw for the second round of the Carabao (EFL) Cup this evening - here's everything you need to know...

When is the draw?

The draw takes place tonight live on Sky Sports as part of the build-up to the first round meeting between Devon rivals Plymouth Argyle and Exeter City. The draw is set to start at approximately 7.20pm (UK).

What number are we?

We'll be represented by ball number 20 in the draw.

How does the draw work?

At this stage of the competition, the draw is regionalised with the 46 teams split between a northern section and a southern section. We will be one of the 24 teams in the southern section of the draw.

When does the second round take place?

The second round fixtures are scheduled to take place in the week commencing 24 August.

How many times have we won the League Cup?

We've won it four times - 1971, 1973, 1999 and 2008.

Ball numbers for second round draw

Picking up our first minutes ahead of the 2026/27 campaign, the fixture gave our players quite the test with temperatures reaching the mid-30s in the humid Spanish heat.

With 21 players utilised in the maiden workout, we dominated the proceedings from pretty much the first minute against the Liga F side and deservedly went on to win the game, getting our breakthrough four minutes from time after a moment of brilliance from Signe Gaupset.

Five of our summer arrivals also made their first appearances as Kirsty Hanson, Caitlin Dijkstra, Selma Panengstuen, Victora Pelova and Shekiera Martinez all got valuable minutes.

Check out the best images below from our win in Southern Spain…

Highlights | Granada 0-1 Spurs

Sunday saw our Women’s first team kick off their pre-season preparations with a 1-0 win over Liga F side Granada in humid conditions at Pinatar Arena, as part of our 12-day intense training camp in Southern Spain.

Signe Gaupset scored the only goal of the contest with six minutes left on the clock, ensuring we capatilised on a dominant performance after we created a number of opportunities throughout the 90 minutes while a large portion of our squad got valuable minutes.

Asked about her thoughts on the first pre-season friendly, Tilly told us: “It was good to finally play games again, have some minutes in the legs and good challenge for everyone to try to play we want to play in this heat.

“I think everyone did really well, good intensity without and with the ball, and we're just happy that we also could score in the end of the game. We want to have that winning mentality from last season.

“We want to start with that as soon as possible and now we want to play friendly games. If we look at the game, we created more chances than they did and I think it was a good release that we finally scored.”

When asked how pre-season work has gone so far, she added: “It's been really good. It's been tough. It's been hard sessions, hardworking but I think that's what we need if we want to take the next step and we're willing to do that as a team, as a group.

“As a club, we want to achieve more stuff this season and we're not satisfied with what we did last season. We did great things, but now it's like the next level, how can we reach that level in terms of hardworking and recovery.

Five of our new arrivals – Kirsty Hanson, Selma Panengstuen, Caitlin Dijkstra, Shekiera Martinez and Victoria Pelova - were also in action for the first time as a Spurs player and our Sweden international spoke about the importance of building relationships early on in pre-season.

“It's really important to get to know the new players and get to know their roles,” Tilly added. “It could be different from last season, of course, and I think the chemistry is something that we want to build on. I think we did that today and it was a good test for everyone to get some minutes, and as I said, to shine.”

SPURSPLAY

Wayne Burnett’s side will begin the new campaign with a trip to Newcastle United on Monday 24 August before hosting Birmingham City in the first home game seven days later, in what will be an afternoon kick-off on the August Bank Holiday Monday.

The Premier League 2 will once again see each participating team play 20 regular-season matches either at home or away, with the top 16 sides in the overall table advancing to the play-off stage in the closing weeks of the campaign to determine the overall winners.

Brentford will be new opponents for our Under-21s this season after they achieved Category One Academy status earlier this year while we’ll also face Ipswich Town in the Premier League 2 for the first time – they entered the division last year but were not one of our designated opposing sides.

The majority of our Under-21s’ home matches will continue to be played at Stevenage FC in 2026/27 – tickets for these matches are available online in advance of each game via Stevenage’s ticketing website, or at the ground on the night.

Once again, our Under-21s’ matches in 2026/27 will be shown live on SPURSPLAY – make sure you’re signed up ahead of the new campaign.

Our Under-21s will also return to Premier League International Cup action this season – details of our fixtures will be confirmed soon. Our fixtures in the group stage of the EFL Trophy were announced last month.

Our full provisional Premier League 2 fixture list can be found below – supporters are reminded that all fixture dates, venues and kick-off times are subject to change.

Tottenham Hotspur – 2026/27 Premier League 2 fixture list

Matt Sharman named a young squad for the trip to PIMS Park with five Under-16s involved in the matchday squad and a number of first years also starting the contest against the senior opposition, who ran out 4-1 winners in the end.

The Posh, who secured promotion to the FA Women’s National League Northern Premier Division last term, just two steps below the Women’s Super League, got off to the perfect start when Jess Driscoll gave them the lead after six minutes.

Our youngsters managed to keep the senior side at bay for the rest of the first half as they grew into the game, but Poppie Brown doubled their lead shortly after the hour mark with a fantastic finish into the top corner.

Brown then completed a second-half hat-trick in the closing stages of the game despite one of our Under-16s forward netting a consolation goal in between her strikes on what was another positive afternoon of learning for our Under-19s as they build towards the start of the Professional Game Academy League campaign – Southampton away, 19 August.

Photo credit: Erin Wilson

“It was another great opportunity for our players to get another match under their belts in pre-season against a very strong and well-organised opposition,” said Under-19s Head Coach Matt Sharman.

“On reflection, we started the game slowly and got punished early on but gradually grew into it as the match progressed and a lot of our young players did well to match senior, experienced players. There are plenty of positives to take, as well as areas we know we can improve. I’m looking forward to reflecting on the game with the team, taking the learnings from today and continuing to grow and improve together.”

Our Under-19s wrap up their pre-season preparations with a trip to take on another senior side Stevenage FC on Wednesday 12 August (7pm KO) at Hertfordshire FA County Ground.