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Cristian Romero is ruled out of Saturday's Premier League clash with Fulham.

Our captain is suspended for the meeting at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium after he picked up his fifth yellow card of the campaign in Sunday's trip to Arsenal.

That fifth caution for the defender has triggered an automatic one-game suspension and thus will be unavailable for Thomas Frank to select.

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Thomas Frank has said all along that we'll see the best of Randal Kolo Muani when he's fully match fit - and we certainly got an indication of what he's capable of with a superb showing against his parent club PSG in a UEFA Champions League MD5 thriller on Wednesday evening.

Hit by two injury setbacks in his first three months on loan from PSG, Randal was a handful for the likes of Marquinhos and Willian Pacho all night - providing the assist for Richarlison's opener before two clinical finishes to make it 2-1 and then 4-3 as the UCL holders eventually ran out 5-3 winners at the Parc des Princes.

Speaking to SPURSPLAY afterwards, it was put to Thomas that he'd always said that there would be more and more to come from the France international striker. "Yeah, and we definitely saw some of that, no doubt," he said.

"We're all impatient. I'm impatient, everyone is impatient, but Randal is coming into the club late, with no pre-season. That means he's not at the fitness level he needs to be - he's still not at the fitness level he needs to be. Then he's getting two setbacks and that's why it just takes time, unfortunately, but tonight you saw some of that."

Asked further about Randal in his post-match press conference, Thomas said: "Today we saw what hopefully we can expect. I think even two goals and an assist in every game is probably too much. I would love to get that every single game!

"As I said the whole time, he came in late with no pre-season, not top fit, had two setbacks, especially with the dead leg and then the broken jaw. Today we saw more of it. He's still not top fit, so hopefully we'll come even more.”

Thomas Frank spoke to the media at Parc des Princes after our 5-3 loss against PSG in MD5 of the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday evening.

Here's what he had to say...

You said on Tuesday the performance is always more important than the result and that is surely a performance you're very proud of…

Thomas: “Yeah, definitely. I'm pleased with the performance. It was the reaction I wanted from the players, from the team. We've been working very hard on that - the players, the staff, me, to make sure that we responded well and bounced back because that's crucial after a bad performance. Today, I saw more identity of the team I want to create, we want to create. Much more character, personality, aggressiveness. Three words you need to have in any team, no matter how you want to do, how you want to play, whatever formation, whatever. Today we saw it, that I'm pleased with. Of course, I think it was performance that was up there where we could get something out of the game, a draw or a win, so that's a little frustrating thing that we conceded some goals. Of course, one with a little bit of margin from Vitinha, not top corner but top top corner, but goals three and four, those are the ones we definitely need to avoid if we want to get something out of here. But something to build on - strikers scoring two goals, the whole team, I think, all performed well. Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, positive. We played against a decent team where they have one Ballon d'Or winner and I think the next one is playing in midfield, Vitinha - wow, what a player.”

Randal Kolo Muani – aside from his two goals – we just saw what he is capable of once he gets a bit of a run in the team and a bit of consistency under his belt...

Thomas: “Today we saw what hopefully we can expect. I think even two goals and an assist in every game is probably too much. I would love to get that every single game. As I said the whole time, he came in late with no pre-season, not top fit, had two setbacks, especially with the dead leg and then the broken jaw. Today we saw more of it. He's still not top fi, so hopefully we'll come even more.”

You mentioned Archie and Lucas - how impressive is it for two 19-year-olds to come to a place like this and play with that kind of fearlessness?

Thomas: “Very impressive. Two young players, I said from the beginning, I believe a lot in. Archie was there ready before Monaco and then unfortunately picked up the calf injury. So, we've been waiting for him to be ready again. Today he showed a lot. The way the two of them set up the first goal was also joyful to watch. The mobility, technical, ball handling, mentality, character - we liked it.”

Tell us a bit about your formation, especially the way that midfield worked…

Thomas: “The game plan to really get after PSG, go man to man, that’s much more of the identity I want, that aggressiveness, dynamic into the team. To do that against PSG who are that fluid, mobile all over the pitch, powerful in midfield, yes.”

Just sort of linked to that, the team seemed to be much more threatening in attack today. What do you put that down to?

Thomas: “I think a combination of a good response, so we had a good performance. We just performed better. I also think that it was a more open game, so when you face teams that are banged in, you probably sometimes meet a little bit different. Today was more open and we could use the mobility of Archie, Lucas, Pape and then the two strikers that worked well together.”

On the midfield again, it’s only the second time this season that Lucas, Archie and Pape have all started a game together. What made you decide that all three of them, as a very young trio, could start this game together and all work together?

Thomas: “I think the main bit was a little bit the game plan that we wanted for running midfielders. Not a winger, just because of the dynamic to follow their man-man pressure. That was one thing. Then, because I knew when we wanted them in these open spaces, they're so willing runners, that definitely helped in the spaces they created from there.”

A game full of drama and goals saw us suffer our first loss in this season’s UEFA Champions League as holders Paris Saint-Germain inflicted a 5-3 defeat on us on Wednesday night.

On-loan Randal Kolo Muani scored twice against his parent club – his first Spurs goals – and Richarlison netted for the third successive game as we took the game to the French champions, but they took control in the second half with Vitinha completing a hat-trick and further goals from Fabian Ruiz and Willian Pacho.

We were level at the break at 1-1, Richarlison and Vitinha scoring for each side, before six goals in a crazy 30-minute spell in the second half moved the home side 5-3 ahead. There was even a red card in stoppage time, Lucas Hernandez seeing red for an elbow into the face of Xavi Simons, but by that stage the points were in the bag for PSG.

Looking for a response following the disappointment of Sunday’s north London derby, we were bright and brave as the game opened up and playing much more on the front foot. That didn’t prevent the home side from going close on a few occasions in the opening 20 minutes though, Fabian Ruiz fizzing wide from 20 yards, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia curling right-footed just past the far post and Warren Zaire-Emery unable to lift Vitinha’s neat pass over Gugliemo Vicario from close range.

We were well in the game though, playing confidently through the lines and getting players forward whenever the opportunity arose. The final ball was just lacking at times, but not in the 35th minute when we took the lead with a wonderful goal. Lucas Bergvall got down the left flank and played a clever back flick to put Archie Gray in behind him, he dinked a cross to the back post which Kolo Muani headed back into the danger zone and there was Richarlison to nod into a vacant net from inside the six-yard box.

Unfortunately though, we were pegged back just before half-time. Vitinha had a shot from the edge of the box deflected for a corner and, from the set-piece, Kvaratskhelia took a short one to Quentin Ndjantou who rolled the ball into the path of Vitinha and he let it come across his body before striking an incredible right-foot drive in off the crossbar with Vicario helpless.

It was a blow to concede so late in the half, but we came out quickly after the interval and looked to impose ourselves on the game, getting a swift reward with our second goal on 50 minutes. One dangerous corner from Pedro Porro was flicked away by a PSG head for a second and this time, his deep cross was nodded back by Richarlison, Gray’s prod goalwards was cleared off the line but it fell to Kolo Muani who volleyed into the net despite Marquinhos’ best efforts on the line to keep it out.

Back came the Parisiens though, Bradley Barcola heading over from a good position before they levelled it up, that man Vitinha again scoring another fine goal from distance, this time curling left-footed from 20 yards. And they took the lead for the first time in the game in the 59th minute when Cristian Romero played a pass out of defence to Pape Matar Sarr who was immediately tackled, Joao Neves backheeled the loose ball to Fabian Ruiz and he swept home from the edge of the area. Before we could get a foothold back into the game, it was 4-2 as Pacho capitalised on some hesitant defending from a corner to prod home and we were left with a huge challenge.

We didn’t shirk away from it though, kept trying to play and were rewarded with a third goal with 18 minutes remaining. Vitinha was dispossessed deep inside his own half by Rodrigo Bentancur, Kolo Muani picked up the ball, beat two defenders in the box and lashed a low shot past Lucas Chevalier. However, no sooner had we got back into the game than we conceded again, Vitinha completing the first hat-trick of his professional career when he slotted home a penalty to make it 5-3 after Romero was penalised for handball in the area when sliding in to block a shot.

There was no let-up to the pace of the game and Pedro Porro’s deflected shot had Chevalier scampering across his goal to push the ball away for a corner, Wilson Odobert fired into the side-netting and, at the other end, Goncalo Ramos couldn’t put the finishing touch to a well-worked PSG move before Micky van de Ven got in the way of Ousmane Dembele’s pass in the box which would have found Ramos in on goal had it reached him.

The game ended on an unsavoury note when Hernandez was given a straight red card after a pitchside review, having caught Xavi with an elbow to the face. From the resulting free-kick, Pedro Porro sent his 25-yard effort a yard over the bar and that brought to an end a crazy night in Paris.

We can now confirm the starting XIs and substitutes for tonight's Champions League clash at Paris Saint-Germain

We have made five changes to the team that started Sunday's north London derby.

Thomas Frank has made alterations across the team which sees Pedro Porro, Archie Gray, Lucas Bergvall, Pape Matar Sarr and Randal Kolo Muani all return to the starting XI.

Kevin Danso, Destiny Udogie, Joao Palhinha, Wilson Odobert and Mohammed Kudus all begin amongst our substitutes.

Starting XI: Vicario, Richarlison, Gray, Bergvall, Romero (c), Pedro Porro, Spence, Sarr, Bentancur, van de Ven, Kolo Muani.

Substitutes: Kinsky, Austin, Danso, Palhinha, Xavi, Udogie, Kudus, Odobert, Davies, Scarlett, T. Thompson, Williams-Barnett.

Next week, we will be upgrading our login system for all supporters across several of the Club’s digital platforms.

This upgrade is one of the wider improvements we are making to the digital experience in the coming months – and will make logging in simpler, more secure and more consistent for fans across our platforms.

Supporters will be required to follow some simple steps to authenticate their email address and change their password – and we will contact all fans to let them know exactly what they need to do.

What is changing?

From Tuesday 2 December, supporters will use one email address and one password to log in to:

The Official Spurs App

eTicketing

The Members Hub

SPURSPLAY

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You’ll no longer be able to use your CRN to log in – but your CRN will remain linked to your account.

What do I need to do?

Once the new login system is live, you’ll need to:

Authenticate your email address

Update your password

We will email you on Tuesday 2 December with a step-by-step guide showing exactly how to do this. You’ll only need to follow these steps once – and once you’ve completed them, you’ll be able to log in quickly and easily with your email address.

What if I require assistance?

We’ll contact supporters with details of the short, simple steps they need to follow. We’ve prepared a helpful guide which will be able to assist with any frequently asked questions – including what to do if you need to change your email address or if you have multiple accounts registered with your email address.

We’re delighted to announce the appointment of Jamie Carr as our new Under-18s Coach.

The 34-year-old arrives at Hotspur Way following seven years with Manchester City’s Academy, where he was most recently Under-16s Coach and an assistant with their Under-18s.

Born and raised in Dublin, Ireland, the former defender began his coaching journey at Reading and enjoyed a six-month stint coaching youngsters in India before joining City in 2018. He led their Under-13s before progressing to work with the Under-16s and Under-18s.

Away from football, Jamie has made headlines with two high-profile charity expeditions in recent years, running six ultra-marathons in six days across the Sahara Desert before completing a 3,000-mile, 54-day solo row across the Atlantic Ocean.

“I’m thrilled to be joining Spurs, a fantastic club with a rich history of developing young players,” said Jamie. “We have so much exciting young talent here and we’re in a great place already with the Under-18s, so I look forward to integrating with the team of staff and players and helping to continue the incredible work that’s taking place. Player development is something I’m very passionate about, so to have the chance to come here and work with the Under-18s, both individually and collectively, to help them on their footballing journeys is something that really excites me.”

Simon Davies, Academy Director, said: “We’re delighted to have Jamie on board. He arrives with a wealth of coaching experience, which has included working around the Professional Development Phase at Manchester City, where he’s made a positive impact on the journeys of a number of elite players. He’s a fantastic coach and, crucially, a fantastic person, meaning he’s an excellent fit for our Academy. I look forward to seeing him integrate with our highly-skilled and dedicated team of staff and working for the benefit of our young players.”

Jamie will be supported by existing Under-18s assistant coaches Bradley Allen and Chris Riley, along with Head of Academy Coaching Joe Staunton.

His first match in charge will be Saturday’s Under-18 Premier League north London derby at home to Arsenal (11am UK, live on SPURSPLAY).

Watch | Jamie Carr's first interview on SPURSPLAY