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No Room For Racism: Local youngsters make a stand against discrimination

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Ledley said: "I think you only have to look at the area we’re in, with it being so diverse, to understand why it’s important we use our platform as a football club to educate young people around the topic of racism.

"It’s important we’re here to help young people so that they have an understanding, particularly around how to deal with racism.

"The No Room for Racism campaign has grown a lot over the years and the Premier League, being watched all over the world, has a particularly powerful voice to help educate people around the topic."

Isabella, 10, said: "I asked Ledley if racism had ever stopped him from achieving his goals. He explained how what he’d experienced only made him stronger and more determined, and that was inspiring."

Belvin added: "No Room For Racism is close to my heart, particularly having grown up in this area. You can make a difference through education and I think Tottenham Hotspur, through the Foundation, leads on that in this community.

"The drawings done today have been amazing, but speaking to the kids whilst they were doing them, the great thing is they were able to tell you about the inspiration for them. They’re telling you we should get along and it doesn’t matter where you’re from, what colour your skin is – that’s what it’s all about."

The Foundation is running Easter holiday camps as part of its long-standing delivery of the Premier League Kicks programme that has benefited tens of thousands of young people, including 6,500 in the last five years.

Premier League Kicks, funded by the Premier League through the Premier League Charitable Fund, uses the power of football and sport to inspire young people to reach their potential, in some of the most high-need areas in England and Wales.

It is one of the many ways the Premier League is increasing diversity across football, as outlined in the four-year update shared on its No Room For Racism Action Plan last week.

In 2023/24, 36% of Premier League Kicks participants across the country were from ethnically diverse backgrounds, with that figure growing to almost 70% when looking at participants in our Foundation’s delivery of the programme.

Spurs vs Eintracht Frankfurt, Europa League

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If you’re attending our UEFA Europa League quarter-final against Eintracht Frankfurt at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday (kick-off 8pm), please take note of the following travel information…

Frequent services are anticipated through White Hart Lane, Northumberland Park, Seven Sisters and Tottenham Hale before and after the game.

Supporters can stay up to date with important matchday information by following our new Spurs Matchday Info channel on WhatsApp. The latest travel news is also available via TfL.gov.uk and nationalrail.co.uk.

Stay up to date – Spurs Matchday Info on WhatsApp

You can stay up to date with important matchday information – including real-time travel updates – by following our Spurs Matchday Info channel on WhatsApp.

Simply click here or search for Spurs Matchday Info in your WhatsApp Updates section.

Stations

Please note that Bruce Grove and Silver Street stations will be closed for two hours post-match on Thursday.

White Hart Lane

Six trains per hour are expected to call at White Hart Lane in both directions before the game, and four trains per hour afterwards.

The final southbound Weaver line train is scheduled to depart from White Hart Lane at 11.51pm. The final northbound Weaver line service to Cheshunt is scheduled to depart at 12.07am, with the final service to Enfield Town due to depart at 12.22am.

Supporters travelling to Liverpool Street post-match are reminded that Northumberland Park services have greater capacity and frequency to those at White Hart Lane, and the journey time should be shorter as there are fewer stops.

White Hart Lane is a fully accessible station.

Northumberland Park

If travelling on Greater Anglia services, we recommend using Northumberland Park as it is a shorter distance to the stadium than Tottenham Hale.

The following services will be in operation through Northumberland Park on Thursday:

Pre-match northbound: 8 trains per hour, including 2 Stansted Express services

Post-match northbound: 11 trains per hour, including 3 Stansted Express services

Pre-match southbound: 7 trains per hour, including 1 Stansted Express service

Post-match southbound: 11 trains per hour, including 4 Stansted Express services

The last southbound Greater Anglia train is scheduled to depart Northumberland Park at 12.11am.

The last northbound Greater Anglia train to Cambridge is scheduled to depart at 11.44pm, with the last Hertford East service scheduled for 11.58pm and the final Bishops Stortford service scheduled for 12.13am.

Tottenham Hale

Tottenham Hale is a fully accessible station with access to Victoria line and Greater Anglia services.

Supporters travelling on the Victoria line are encouraged to use Tottenham Hale rather than Seven Sisters as it is a shorter journey to and from the stadium. Victoria line services will operate every 1.5-2 minutes in both directions before the game and every 3-4 minutes afterwards, with the last southbound train due to depart at 12.14am.

Greater Anglia will be running 11-13 trains per hour in each direction through Tottenham Hale, including 4 Stansted Express services.

Seven Sisters

Victoria line services will be operating in both directions every 1.5-2 minutes before the game and every 3-4 minutes afterwards, with the last southbound train due to depart at 12.16am.

Pre-match, a diversion route will be in place at Birstall Road for pedestrians entering Seven Sisters station for interchange between the Victoria line and London Overground services. This is to avoid congestion on the northbound platform.

Queue management

Queue management systems will be in place at all stations for the safety of all passengers and staff.

At each station, the queue management staff are in contact with the Station Managers who will confirm when platforms are clear to enable more passengers to enter the station. For the safety of all passengers and staff, supporters are kindly asked to cooperate with station staff and always follow their instructions.

Shuttle buses

The Club operates a free Shuttle Bus service from Wood Green (Piccadilly Line) and Alexandra Palace (Great Northern) stations to the stadium.

The Great Northern line will operate at 11 trains per hour each way through Alexandra Palace before the match, and 6 trains per hour afterwards.

Duo up for Premier League 2 Player of the Month award

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Jaden Williams and Reiss-Alexander Russell-Denny have been nominated for March’s Premier League 2 Player of the Month award.

The pair combined to devastating effect in last month's standout 4-0 home triumph over Blackburn Rovers, a game in which striker Williams netted an impressive hat-trick with all three assists coming from 18-year-old Russell-Denny who has adjusted superbly since his recent arrival from Chelsea in February.

Also in the running for the award are Middlesbrough's Shea Connor, Blackburn's Nicholas Michalski, Crystal Palace's Hindolo Mustapha, Newcastle United's Sean Neave, Michal Rosiak of Arsenal and Emre Tezgel of Stoke City.

The nominees were selected by the Premier League Football Development Panel after club coaches proposed the best performances by opposing players throughout last month. The panel will also decide the winner, who will be revealed in due course.

Watch | The Williams and Russell-Denny combinations against Blackburn

Johnson hits double to join illustrious list of Spurs players

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Brennan Johnson has become the latest player to score 10+ goals for us in a Premier League season as he hit his 10th and 11th league goals of the campaign in Sunday's 3-1 win over Southampton.

An arrival from Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2023, the forward has enjoyed a sensational season in front of goal with his 16 goals in all competitions so far seeing him lead the way as our top goalscorer.

On Sunday afternoon, he added two more goals to his tally as we toppled Saints and those goals took him to double figures for the season in the league alone - becoming only the 22nd Spurs player in Premier League history to achieve that feat.

It is also the first time in his career he has hit double figures for goals in the top flight.

He is the second Wales international to enjoy the success in N17 after Gareth Bale - the iconic forward having done it twice in his Spurs career (2012/13 (21) and 2020/21 (11)).

Watch - Johnson scores 10th league goal of the season

Brennan is the first player to reach the milestone so far this season and, with seven games still to go, there is a good chance a few players may join him.

Four players are within three goals of registering a 10th of the campaign in the top flight. James Maddison is the closest with nine to his name thus far, while Heung-Min Son, Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke are all on seven each.

In a number of seasons, we have seen three players each hit double figures - 2006/07, 2016/17, 2017/18, 2018/19 and 2020/21 - but we have never seen four players achieve the feat in one season.

"It’s crazy to think I’ve only been here for three months… I feel at home"

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Olivia Holdt has made an electric start on the pitch after waiting patiently for her time to shine for Spurs.

Having completed a move to north London in the opening week of the January transfer window, the exciting midfielder spent the first couple of weeks recovering from a lengthy injury lay-off that she suffered with her previous club, Rosengard, that kept her out since early September.

But that didn’t stop the Denmark international making an impressive impact on her debut for the Club.

Stepping off the bench in our Women’s Super League trip to Crystal Palace in January for her first minutes in Lilywhite, she netted the winning goal in the contest, curling home a free-kick into the top left corner in the fifth minute of stoppage time.

Despite the frustrating start to her time at the Club, she has now made eight appearances for us all in competitions, starting our last two WSL games, and Olivia highlighted the warm welcome received from her team-mates and coaching staff has already made it feel like home for her.

Speaking to us in the Official Matchday programme against Brighton & Hove Albion last month, she told us: “I told my mum and some of my friends from home that it feels like I've been here for six months already, so it's crazy to think that I've only been here for only a couple of months, which I guess is a very positive sign.

“It takes some time to get into the team and, I wouldn't say I had a difficult start, but I had a little bit of a different start because I was training on my own with the physios, but now I'm fully back in the squad and have played some games, it feels really good and I feel a part of the group.

“I knew that it was going to be slightly difficult to just come in, go fully into training and then games, especially as you don't have the pre-season where you get to know the people and create relationships, but I think the team has helped me a lot and I've had some good conversations with Robert [Vilahamn] and the staff to make me feel at home.”

The 23-year-old spent three seasons at Rosengard and, during her time in the Damallsvenskan (Swedish top flight), she maintained a prolific goalscoring record throughout, netting 25 goals in 47 appearances, including 13 last term.

Now, having made the switch to England for the first time in her career, she spoke about the need to adjust quickly to the new environment – on and off the pitch.

“There has not been much of a big difference off the pitch, the team were very welcoming and the girls have been super sweet and very open, so it's been easy to adjust away from the pitch,” explained our number 11.

Watch | Olivia's stunning injury-time free-kick

“I think, on the pitch, the biggest difference is the tempo is higher, the intensity is higher, the people are stronger, the players are just in general more technical, without saying something bad about Sweden as I thoroughly enjoyed my time there, it just feels as if everything is kind of like a step up.

“So, I wouldn't say that the tactics are just so much better, it’s the whole package of the game, and it also feels very professional.”

Not only is the 23-year-old having to adjust to life in the football department but also living in London – and that has certainly been a new experience for her.

“The first couple of days were a bit overwhelming with a lot of people, I come from a small town and I'm not used to so many people in a small space,” she answered, with a smile beaming across her face.

“However, now I live just outside London, so it's a bit smaller and then some days, when you have more energy or a day off, it's nice to go into London.”

Can you name the 46 Spurs goalscorers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

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It's quiz time! Heung-Min Son is now the top goalscorer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium! But can you name all 46 Spurs players to score at our world-class home?

Last month, Sonny took the crown of the highest-ever goalscorer at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as he scored his 63rd goal at our home - overtaking Harry Kane's record of 62 - in our 2-2 draw with AFC Bournemouth.

In total, 46 players have now scored for our Men's First Team at our 62,850-seater home since it opened in April, 2019, but can you name them?

Well that is the challenge we're proposing to you!

To take on the challenge, click the green 'Play Quiz' button below to get started before inputting your answers in the box titled 'enter player'.

You will have 15 minutes to name as many of the 46 players as you can. To help, the amount of goals they have scored at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium plus the country they are from are listed either side of their relevant answer box.

Helpful tip: If the player you are guessing has a multiple word surname, such as 'Giovani dos Santos', just type in the final word, ie. Santos, to score the point. For players with double-barrelled surnames, such as 'Cameron Carter-Vickers', you need to write the full surname, ie. Carter-Vickers.

Best of luck!

Name our 46 goalscorers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Olusesi scores on return to help Under-21s see off Sunderland

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Callum Olusesi scored on his return from injury to end a memorable week in style and help us to a thrilling 3-2 win at Sunderland in our penultimate Premier League 2 fixture on Monday evening.

The young midfielder, who signed a new contract with the Club on 2 April, was back in action for the first time since January and steered us ahead shortly after half-time following an entertaining albeit goalless first half.

The home side responded well to restore parity through Felix Scott four minutes later and soon had the game turned on its head in 10 second-half minutes when the midfielder doubled his tally on the hour mark.

However, not wanting to end the campaign without a fight, an inspired second-half substitution saw Maxwell McKnight deny a certain goal at one end in his first action before supplying Oli Irow’s equaliser at the other just minutes later, with Yusuf Akhamrich clinching a late winner three minutes from time in a breathless encounter.

In our final away trip of the PL2 season at Sunderland’s Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground, coach Wayne Burnett’s side were boosted by the return of key player Olusesi to the starting XI who captained the team upon his comeback from an injury sustained in the same month he made his senior debut for the Club against Hoffenheim in the UEFA Europa League at the start of the year.

With us unable to qualify for the play-offs and the home side having already secured their place in the competition’s next stage, this was somewhat of a dead rubber in the context of our season but the contest was far from that given the competitiveness of both sides in an opening 45 minutes that somehow remained goalless.

And Sunderland largely had goalkeeper Kelechi Chibueze to thank for that. Having the better of the opportunities in the early exchanges - the impressive Damola Ajayi first firing into the side netting on 17 minutes before his dangerous low cross was somehow averted away from the expectant Leo Black - the Black Cats stopper produced cat-like reactions to somehow keep out Jaden Williams’ header from close range to deny us a deserved lead on 35 minutes.

The hosts had their chances, though. Scott, perhaps a warning of what was to come, saw his left-footed shot on the edge of the area diverted just wide by James Rowswell before Aaron Maguire was called into action to tip over Jack Whittaker’s cross-come-shot on the angle on the half-hour mark as an opening half that lacked goals but not entertainment drew to a close.

Given the way the first half played out, it felt like it was only a matter of time before the deadlock was broken and that duly came a minute following the restart when skipper Olusesi's week got even better with a goal on his return. Irow the architect, the attacker sending in a teasing in-swinger from the left flank, and the England youth international duly ghosted in unmarked at the back post to steer us ahead.

However, having led for just four minutes, it was Sunderland who restored parity when Scott was allowed to control and shoot unmarked in the centre of the area to send a low shot on the turn past Maguire. Despite seeing Black and Reiss Russell-Denny denied in quick succession by the inspired Chibueze a minute later, it was the home side who took the lead just past the hour mark through young midfielder Scott’s well struck finish into the top corner from the edge of the box.

Looking for some inspiration off the bench, Burnett made a double substitution midway through the second half as McKnight and Rio Kyerematen came on for Rowswell and Olusesi respectively. And that moment of motivation came just moments later. McKnight, in his first involvement since coming on, first produced a superb sliding block to prevent a certain goal before, two minutes later, he sprinted forward to support a fast counter-attack and did well to cut back for Irow to stroke in for 2-2.

After a flurry of activity, the encounter opened up in the closing stages and became end-to-end as both sides pushed for a late winner. That decisive moment arrived three minutes from time in the form of Akhamrich, the winger latching onto Kyerematen’s neat flick and showing composure to find the bottom corner to make it consecutive victories in the division before the finale at home to Everton next Monday evening.

'Chilled in the mind, fire in the belly' - the mentality driving Spence's rise

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In-form Djed Spence produced another eye-catching display in Sunday's 3-1 win over Southampton in the Premier League, and the defender disclosed the mindset behind his rise with us after the game.

Djed is enjoying his best run in the side in recent months and is in flying form after waiting patiently for his opportunity to shine having signed from Middlesbrough back in July, 2022.

Providing an assist for the opening goal on his first Premier League start in this reverse fixture at St Mary's on 15 December, the full-back - who has gone on to rack up 12 top-flight starts since then - was at it again at the weekend when his neat cutback perfectly teed up Brennan Johnson to fire in the opener on 13 minutes.

Playing the full 90 minutes as further goals from Brennan and Mathys Tel secured an important three points, Djed was pleased to build some positive momentum ahead of Thursday night's UEFA Europa League quarter-final, first leg at home against Eintracht Frankfurt, even if Saints midfielder Mateus Fernandes' late strike did tarnish an otherwise ideal afternoon in the spring sunshine at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

"It was a good game," he told The Review Show pitchside in N17. "A good result and happy with the win to build confidence ahead of Thursday.

"It was great team play (for the first goal). Sonny (Heung-Min Son) got the ball so I knew I had to support him, I made the overlap and he made a great pass to me so I just cut it back to Brennan and it was a great finish.

"It's frustrating (to concede). We pride ourselves on clean sheets and it's a big thing for us as a defensive unit. Not happy with it but we go again."

Already up to 26 appearances in all competitions so far this term, Djed has grasped his opportunity with both hands to become a standout player for Ange Postecoglou in 2024/25.

Having opened his Spurs account in our 2-1 Carabao Cup third round win at Coventry City back in September, our number 24 initially had to bide his time as he vied for a starting place with Pedro Porro and Destiny Udogie and was left out of the Europa League squad for the league phase of the competition.

However, an injury to fellow full-back and close friend Destiny at Southampton brought with it more regular game time for the Englishman who has not looked back since, adding to his tally with his first-ever goal in England's top flight coming against Ipswich Town in February closely followed by a maiden nomination for the Premier League's Player of the Month award for the same month, and was rewarded with a place in our European squad for the knockout stages.

Watch - Djed's maiden Premier League strike

"I've always believed in myself, I always thought it was there," reflected the former Nottingham Forest man. "It's just about getting the opportunity, I have the opportunity and I've taken it. I'm really happy to the staff and the players for believing in me.

"It's fantastic (to have competition for places). Pedro is a great player, Destiny is a great player so we keep each other sharp and give each other good advice on and off the pitch so it's healthy competition."

Djed is such a key asset to our backline with his athleticism, aggression out of possession and boundless energy up and down either defensive flank, a playing style in stark contrast to his laidback persona away from the pitch.

"I don't know, really, I'm just a chilled person," he explained. "I call it 'chilled in the mind, fire in the belly' so when I step on the pitch I feel like a different person, different human, different animal.

"I'm just happy to play, whether it's on the left or the right, whether I can help the team or not, I'm just happy to play.

"I think I'm pretty decent in tight areas, so whether I'm boxed in or not, I feel I can get out of certain situations so it's just part of my game.

"I just look at my own game. I don't analyse the opposition winger too much, I just focus on my own game and when it comes to the day you've just got to be ready to fight - so that's just what I do."

Watch - Djed's post-match interview from Saints win in full

Key info as our Under-21s travel to Sunderland

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Our Under-21s are back in action tonight (7 April) as they travel to Sunderland in our penultimate Premier League 2 fixture of the season.

Wayne Burnett's side can no longer qualify for the end of season play-offs, but will continue to push for a respectable finish in the table.

Here's everything you need to know ahead of the clash with the Black Cats...

Highlights from our win over Blackburn last time out

How to follow

During the game, we'll keep you up to date on all the action in the Spurs Official App and via our Academy social channels on X and Instagram.

A full match report will be available after the final whistle.

Video highlights will also be available online from Tuesday morning.

Due to Premier League broadcast rules, this match will not be streamed live.

The opposition

Sunderland come into this one 12th in the table, having picked up a point in their goalless draw with Nottingham Forest on Friday night at the Stadium of Light.

The Black Cats started their season with a 1-1 draw in the Tyne-Wear derby, before emerging victorious from the Wear-Tees derby, beating Middlesbrough 3-2 at home.

Highlights have included a 6-0 drubbing of Derby County in Premier League 2 and a 7-0 demolition of Huddersfield in the Premier League Cup, also picking up notable wins over Manchester United (5-2) and Arsenal (2-1), but they come into this one having won just one of their last six games in all competitions.

Graeme Murty's side were also knocked out of the National League Cup in the group stage, finishing sixth in Group C with four points from four games, and were also narrowly eliminated from the International Cup finishing third in Group B, just a point behind second-placed Bilbao who progressed to the knockouts.

Of their 33 competitive fixtures so far this season, they've won 14, drawn six and lost 13.

Ticket information

Ticket prices for this fixture are £3 for adults and £1 for Over 65s and Under 16s.

Tickets for this match are on sale online through the hosts, and are available in both standing and seated areas of the ground.

Please note, there is no dedicated away end for this fixture and all tickets are unreserved.

Brennan Johnson your Player of the Match after win over Southampton

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Brennan Johnson has scooped our HSBC Player of the Match award after he struck twice to down Southampton on Sunday afternoon.

In a poll run exclusively on the Spurs Official App, Brennan took the majority of your votes to see him take the award - his third of the campaign.

Our leading goalscorer this term, the Wales international was certainly a deserving winner of the prize having bagged his second brace in six games to send us into a 2-0 first-half lead against the Saints. Mathys Tel later grabbed us a third to seal the win after Matheus Fernandes had pulled one back for the visitors.

The goals saw the forward hit a number of goalscoring landmarks. His first of the afternoon saw him reach 20 goals for us in all competitions, which includes 15 for this campaign alone and double figures in a Premier League season for the first time.

The second goal saw him register 20 goal contributions for the season so far (something only managed by three other players since 2018), while it also took him to 50 league goals in English football.

Watch - Johnson opens the scoring