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The Club can confirm the permanent transfer of Ashleigh Neville to Leicester City.

Ash, 32, arrived at Tottenham Hotspur over eight years ago – in July, 2017 - and has since become one of our very best to wear the Lilywhite shirt. The experienced defender went on to make 191 appearances, with 115 coming in the Women’s Super League, becoming the first Spurs player to have surpassed a century of appearances in the league.

Since making the move to north London in 2017, Ash has played an integral part in our journey to become an established side in England’s top flight. In May, 2019, she produced a crucial last-minute clearance off the line to ensure a 1-1 draw with Aston Villa to clinch the point needed to secure promotion to the WSL for the first time.

A consistent performer at right-back, Ash then netted her first WSL goal in a 1-1 draw with Reading in November, 2020, and would write her name in the Club’s history books the following season by reaching 100 appearances for Spurs while becoming our first player to receive the WSL’s Player of the Month award in February, 2022.

A stunning 40-yard strike in the 2022/23 season opener against the Foxes also saw her become the first Spurs player to win the league’s Goal of the Month award. The following term was another season to savour, with Ash reaching 150 appearances in Lilywhite and being part of the historic Women’s FA Cup run as we reached the final of the competition for the first time in our history.

Andy Rogers, Managing Director of Tottenham Hotspur Women, said: “Ash’s contribution to the Club has been immense. She has been influential on our journey to establishing ourselves as a Women’s Super League team, and she departs as an undisputed Club legend.

“A true pioneer of the Women’s game on and off the pitch, Ash has always shown love and care to her teammates, staff, and our supporters. From helping us break into the top flight, to representing us at Wembley Stadium in our first-ever FA Cup Final, we are forever grateful to Ash and wish her all the best for the future. Forever a member of the Spurs family.”

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of our former midfielder, Terry Yorath, following a short illness. He was 75.

Born in Cardiff, Terry signed as an apprentice at Leeds United in 1965 and worked his way into that all-conquering team of the late 1960s, early 1970s, starting both the 1973 European Cup Winners' Cup and 1975 European Cup Finals. Leeds lost both, but in-between, Terry helped the Whites to the league title in 1973/74. By starting against Bayern Munich in 1975, Terry became the first Welshman to play in a European Cup Final.

After making 198 appearances, he moved from Elland Road to Coventry City in 1976 and onto Spurs in August, 1979, where he provided his trademark grit and tenacity in midfield alongside the likes of Glenn Hoddle, Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa. Terry made 62 appearances for us in all competitions before departing for Vancouver Whitecaps in February, 1981. He later played for Bradford City and Swansea.

Capped 59 times by Wales, his leadership qualities are illustrated by captaining his country on 42 of those 59 appearances. Terry took over as Wales manager in 1988 and led the Dragons to the brink of the 1994 World Cup Finals, only to lose out to Romania in their final qualifier. He had further managerial spells at the likes of Bradford, Swansea and Sheffield Wednesday before his final job at Margate in 2008.

We extend our sincere condolences to Terry’s family, friends and former team-mates at this incredibly sad time.

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Oliver Irow has joined League One side Mansfield Town on loan for the remainder of the 2025/26 season.

The 19-year-old forward, a product of our Academy, has scored five goals in 12 appearances for our Under-21s so far this term.

He’s also netted twice in the UEFA Youth League, in away matches against AS Monaco and PSG.

Fans attending Tottenham Hotspur Women home games for the remainder of the 2025/26 Barclays Women’s Super League campaign will now have the opportunity to drink alcohol in view of the pitch.

This comes as part of a wider trial this season across both the WSL and WSL 2 following a successful initial version of the trial across four Barclays WSL2 clubs during the second half of the 2024/25 campaign.

Supporters who already hold a match ticket for this Sunday WSL clash with Leicester City have been contacted with more information

The alcohol-free zone for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium games will be communicated in due course.

Martin Ho’s side are back in WSL action this weekend for the first time in 2026, and tickets remain available to buy to see them take on the Foxes at Brisbane Road.

Thomas Frank spoke to the media at the Vitality after our 3-2 loss against Bournemouth in the Premier League on Wednesday night.

Here’s what he had to say…

It felt like a game you had the chances to win, but obviously it must have been so frustrating to lose it at the death…

Thomas: “Definitely. It's very tough to sit here right now and we haven't got anything out of a good performance. We started well, got up 1-0, conceding two goals on second-phase set-pieces, especially the second one we must do better. But I really liked the character in the team and from the players, they gave everything. In the second half I think we were completely on top and keep going even through disappointments and small setbacks we talked about before. We worked very, very hard with the players and the team on that. We don't score, inside the post from Richy, overturned penalty, we keep going, getting the equaliser, 2-2. After that I think we are closer to winning than Bournemouth, the Micky header and other good opportunities. So, to sit here after conceding in five or six minutes of extra time is very painful, very tough, but that's football – that’s the margins in football.”

What did you make of the penalty being overturned?

Thomas: “I think it's a 50-50 situation.”

Can I ask about injuries? Bergvall, Bentancur…

“Yeah, of course. I don't know exactly the update, of course. My initial thought is probably not the top with Lucas when he’s off for the second time… what was it, Palace?

I was just going to ask very quickly about Kudus, because it's the first time we’ve seen you since the scan…

Thomas: “We’ll know more tomorrow.”

Thomas, we have to ask you about an unfortunate image before the game, you were holding a cup, it's got Arsenal branding on it. Presumably it got passed to you, did you just not notice that it was on there?

Thomas: “I definitely didn’t notice it. I think it's fair to say that not winning every single football match. It would be absolutely, completely stupid of me to take a cup with Arsenal…. anyone thinking I've done that, or the staff has done it, they've (Arsenal – last opposing team at Bournemouth) been in the changing room the game before us. It's normal to take a cup, give me an espresso, do that before every game. I think actually it's a little bit sad in football that I need to be asked a question about that. I think we're definitely going in the wrong direction if we need to worry about me having a cup with another logo of another club. Of course, I would never do that, that's extremely stupid.”

On the winning goal – from a defensive point of view, how did you see that goal?

Thomas: “The easiest thing is to say you can never concede that. I think our goal against Sunderland, as I look back, that we can never concede. This one, you can never concede it anyway, I need to watch it back, a little bit more calm-headed, of course, next time, but get everyone behind the ball. It's not like it's a transition where we have three vs two, this was a situation where they've given everything, but then you finish on an angle quite far out on the side of the goal, which is not going to score every single time but it did today.”

You mentioned about the two goals you conceded in the first half, they were almost identical in the positions the cross came in - is that just a case of players not getting out to the player, or was it a structural breakdown?

Thomas: “I think the second one is the biggest one. We need to accept sometimes the teams do something that is okay, but the second one is preventable.”

Do the injuries necessitate even further the club getting into the market in January and doing some business really quickly?

Thomas: “As I said, quite a few times we are in the market, the club is working very hard. It's difficult in January, and we need to get players in that can improve the squad.”

There seem to be some exchanges with the fans in the away and at the end between your players and them. Was there anything that troubled you or was it just frustrations that you sort of understand?

Thomas: “I haven't seen that situation, that's one thing. I think it's fair to say everyone involved in Tottenham - players, staff, fans, everyone - this is a tough one to take today. I think hopefully everyone can see how hard it works to get everything in the right direction. I think overall the performance was good, especially in the second half, and again where we deserved to get more. That is extremely painful to be part of so, of course, people are frustrated, I'm frustrated.”

We fought our way back – Richarlison hit the post, Joao Palhinha curled just wide and Micky van de Ven had a penalty awarded, then overturned by VAR, before Palhinha struck a spectacular overhead kick to level on 78 minutes. We were in the ascendancy and Dorde Petrovic somehow clawed van de Ven’s header from under the crossbar with five minutes of the 90 remaining.

However, it wasn’t to be as Antoine Semenyo, on his last appearance for Bournemouth before a move to City, drilled home the winner in the fifth minute of added time.

“It’s extremely painful tonight,” said Thomas. “The players worked so hard. We started the game well against always a difficult Bournemouth team. Then we are not aware enough and good enough in two second phase set pieces, especially the second one, we need to do better.

“I love the mentality, the belief and the character second half. We were completely on top. Even with hitting the inside of the post, missed chances, an overturned penalty, staying in there, sticking to the game plan, sticking to the right things, which we haven't done all the time when it's been a little bit difficult, and then we get the more than well-deserved equaliser.

“I think we are closer to win the game than Bournemouth are in that phase. Then to concede a late goal is very, very tough to take and accept. That's unfortunately margins in football.”

Asked how he felt when Semenyo’s shot hit the back of the net, Thomas replied: “My body is hurting definitely. The feeling of maybe going 3-2 up and then going 3-2 down, I can't describe that feeling, and in a situation where we are actually getting under the ball, but we don't keep the pressure, but they still shoot from a distance where I think, ‘okay, you can take that’, maybe one out of 20, and maybe he'll score one out of 20.

“No matter how painful it is, it's still a good performance. It's a good away performance, and one that gives us something to hang on to. But, of course, you need some points as well.”

We suffered a 3-2 defeat on the south coast as AFC Bournemouth scored a stoppage time winner in an entertaining affair on Wednesday evening.

Despite taking an early lead and then levelling the game up with a magnificent goal late on, we were undone when Antoine Semenyo struck a 95th-minute goal to give Bournemouth their first win in 12 Premier League matches.

Mathys Tel opened the scoring with a fine goal in the fifth minute but the home side were in front before half-time, Evanilson and Junior Krupi turning the game on its head. After we saw penalty claims overturned by an on-pitch review, we levelled it up at 2-2 thanks to a stunning overhead kick from Joao Palhinha and almost won it, only for Djordje Petrovic to make a wonderful save to deny Micky van de Ven’s header. Instead, heartbreak, as Semenyo had the final say to hand us a rare away defeat.

Thomas Frank made five changes to the team that started against Sunderland on Sunday as Djed Spence, Palhinha, Xavi Simons, Lucas Bergvall and Randal Kolo Muani came in for Ben Davies, Archie Gray, Mo Kudus, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison.

With five minutes on the clock, Bergvall tested Petrovic with a 25-yard drive which the Cherries goalkeeper saved in the centre of his goal, but just seconds later a Xavi Simons backheel set Tel away down the left, he cut inside James Hill and hit a low right-foot shot which curled into the bottom corner.

Bournemouth responded with a couple of half-chances, Evanilson and James Tavernier with wayward efforts, while Cristian Romero went close when his near-post flicked header from a Tel corner flew just over the bar. An entertaining half saw the hosts level it up in the 22nd minute when Tavernier delivered a fine cross from their right and Evanilson sent his header past Guglielmo Vicario. Bergvall, playing on the right of our three-man midfield, threatened to score again shortly after when his right-foot curling shot just skimmed the top of the net and instead, it was Bournemouth who took the lead after 36 minutes. A cross from the right missed everyone in the area and found Marcos Senesi at the back post, he knocked it back to the edge of the six-yard box where Krupi was on hand to side-foot past Vicario.

Once again, it was Bergvall who almost found the target as we looked to equalise, finding space down the inside right channel and trying to catch Petrovic out at his near post but the keeper was alert to push it away. We were dealt a blow just before the hour mark when the Sweden international midfielder went down injured and had to be replaced by Wilson Odobert and the French forward was quickly into the action, having a shot blocked with Xavi seeing similar from the rebound.

Another substitute so nearly brought us level in the 69th minute, only for Richarlison to head against the post after Romero had won the first header from a corner, before Enes Unal failed to capitalise on a Spence mistake at the other end, firing wide after the defender failed to clear a cross.

There was controversy as the game entered its final 20 minutes, van de Ven with a classic surge from the back which ended with him tumbling inside the area under the challenge of Hill. Referee Darren England initially pointed to the spot, only to overturn his decision after a pitchside review of the incident, announcing that there was no foul by Hill. But we shrugged off that disappointment to draw level with a sumptuous goal from Palhinha in the 78th minute. A corner from the right caused havoc in the Bournemouth defence and, as the ball bounced up, the Portuguese midfielder produced a magical overhead kick into the far corner of Petrovic’s net.

The Cherries keeper then made a wonderful save to preserve parity in the game, diving to tip van de Ven’s header onto the crossbar, with Romero then heading just over with only a few minutes remaining. Both sides were going for the win as the game entered nine minutes of stoppage time and sadly, it was the home side who got it. Semenyo had a quiet night on what was possibly his final game for Bournemouth before moving away, but he picked the ball up on the left edge of our area and hit a right-foot drive that arrowed into the far corner to settle the contest.

We are deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the great Martin Chivers, who died on Wednesday (7 January) at the age of 80.

One of the greatest goalscorers in our history, not to mention a much-loved member of the Spurs family, Martin enjoyed an eight-year spell with us between 1968-76 in which he helped us win three major trophies.

Born in Southampton on 27 April, 1945, Martin Harcourt Chivers attended Foundry Lane and Taunton Grammar schools. He applied for a trial with Southampton and was placed with their nursery side C.P.C. Sports in May, 1961, signing professional forms during September, 1962.

Earning his league debut against Charlton Athletic on 8 September, 1962, Martin went on to net 107 goals in 190 senior games for the Saints. He helped them to promotion as runners-up in season 1965/66, leading the Second Division scoring chart with 30 goals.

Joining us in January, 1968, for a then-record transfer fee of £125,000, he scored on his Spurs debut on 17 January at Sheffield Wednesday, a 30-yard volley to give us a 2-1 win. Ten days later, he scored both goals as we drew 2-2 at Manchester United in the FA Cup third round. They were the first of an incredible 174 goals for the club, a tally which still sees him sit fourth in our all-time top scorers list.

Suffering a serious knee injury in September, 1968, and missing almost a year of football, he took a while to rekindle his true goalscoring form but, once he did, he was an unstoppable force in our forward line. Having scored both goals in our 1971 League Cup Final triumph over Aston Villa and made his England debut against Malta, his career was reaching its peak and for the next four years Martin was outstanding, far and away the best striker in the country.

At his best, he had an incredible turn of speed, awesome strength in the air, fantastic balance and ball control with surprising subtlety, yet with the ability to score the most spectacular goals. Arguably his finest moment in a Spurs shirt came in the first leg of the 1972 UEFA Cup Final against Wolves, when his two brilliant strikes gave us a 2-1 win and helped us take a giant step towards becoming the first team to win the trophy in its inaugural year.

He scored 42 goals in 62 appearances in that 1971/72 season and was back at Wembley the following term for our second League Cup success in 1973, this time against Norwich City, while he also featured in both legs of the 1974 UEFA Cup Final against Feyenoord.

Following that international debut in England’s 1-0 win over Malta on 3 February, 1971, in their opening European Championship qualifying match, his first England goal came in the next game, a 3-0 victory over Greece on 21 April. Over the next three years, Martin took his tally to 13 goals in 24 games for England, his final appearance being against Poland at Wembley on 17 October, 1973.

His glorious time at Spurs came to an end in the summer of 1976, when he joined Swiss side Servette, having played 367 times for us in all. His tally of 118 league goals (in 278 games) for us is only bettered by six players while his 22 European goals is the fourth-best in our history – he held our European goals record outright until 2013. No-one has scored more for us than Martin’s tally of 23 League Cup goals, while he also added 11 in the FA Cup.

After leaving Spurs, he spent two years at Servette, netting 38 goals and gaining a Swiss Cup winners’ medal in 1978, before rounding off his league career with spells at Norwich City and Brighton & Hove Albion. His final senior appearance was for Brighton against Arsenal in a Football League Cup tie on 30 October, 1979. He later had stints as player/manager at Dorchester Town, player/coach at Norwegian club Vard and a playing spell in the Alliance Premier League with Barnet.

His association with us continued in his later years, organising charity matches for the ex-Spurs XI and working as a matchday host at White Hart Lane, becoming the club’s first Hospitality Spurs Legend in 1988. He continued to work as a host on matchdays at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium right up to the present day, his warm, welcoming and friendly nature always appreciated by staff and supporters alike.

Martin leaves behind his wife Julia, their sons Nick and Luke, and Martin’s daughters Andrea and Melanie, along with his beloved grandchildren.

We extend our sincerest condolences to all of Martin’s family, friends and former team-mates at this incredibly sad time.

We can confirm the starting line-ups and substitutes for our Premier League trip to AFC Bournemouth this evening (Wednesday 7 January, 7.30pm UK).

Thomas Frank has made five changes to the team that started in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Sunderland as Djed Spence, Joao Palhinha, Lucas Bergvall, Xavi Simons and Randal Kolo Muani come in for Ben Davies, Archie Gray, Mohammed Kudus, Wilson Odobert and Richarlison.

Here’s our line-up in full...

Starting XI: Vicario, Palhinha, Xavi, Tel, Bergvall, Romero (c), Pedro Porro, Spence, Bentancur, van de Ven, Kolo Muani.

Substitutes: Kinsky, Dragusin, Danso, Davies, Gray, Williams-Barnett, Odobert, Richarlison, Scarlett.

AFC Bournemouth line up as follows...

Starting XI: Petrovic, Truffert, Cook (c), Senesi, Scott, Evanilson, Tavernier, Jimenez, Kroupi, Hill, Semenyo.

Substitutes: Forster, Soler, Brooks, Smith, Diakite, Adli, Unal, Milosavljevic, Rees-Dottin.