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Midfielder Nife Aramide showed composure to open the scoring on the stroke of half-time, after a lovely-weighted chipped pass from Ruby Mace, to reward a strong first-half performance which could easily have been a higher scoreline.

The Eagles came out fighting after the restart to push for an equaliser but goalkeeper Sophie Jackson was rarely tested and, after a controlled display to keep the visitors at bay until the closing stages, Heidi Hills wrapped up the victory deep in stoppage time with her 11th goal of the campaign and seal fifth spot in the PGA League.

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Joining us in the winter from SK Brann, where she reunited with Head Coach Martin Ho after two successful years with him in Norway, we have already become accustomed to a number of outstanding displays from the talented midfielder – but she was very much at the heart of our success at the weekend.

Scoring the opening goal of the contest in front of our Lilywhite fanbase, Olivia Holdt then doubled our advantage in the first half with a stunning strike and, although former Spur Alanna Kennedy pulled a goal back late on for London City, we pocketed three huge points that helped us secure fifth in the table and surpass our highest-ever points of 32 previously recorded in 2021/22.

Signe's key stats from London City victory

One thing to note in the opening stages of the London derby was the relentless pressing from Martin’s side and that played a pivotal role in Siggy’s opener, where she picked the pocket of Malou Marcetto inside her own box before showing composure to slot home from close range.

Taking her tally to three goals this term, only Grace Clinton (four) has scored more goals for the club before turning 21 years old than Signe.

Despite playing in a slightly deeper role in midfield alongside Drew Spence, which the 20-year-old spoke about her ‘love’ to conduct in that role, she was still highly influential in the attacking areas, having the joint-most touches in the opposition box (seven).

After breaking the deadlock, Siggy was then providing a number of opportunities for her team-mates, creating the most chances (five) throughout the encounter and was unfortunate not to register an assist on the afternoon.

She actually became the youngest player (20 years, 319 days) to create five chances and score a goal in a WSL game since Georgia Stanway in October, 2018, for Manchester City against Reading (19 years, 296 days).

Listed as one of the most ‘powerful’ players in the squad by Maite Oroz last month in the official matchday programme, the Norway international showcased her physicality and strength to glide past players, completing more dribbles (seven) in the game than anyone else with 78 per cent of those successful.

Positioning herself everywhere across the pitch, she was also making an impact at the other end of the pitch, producing three tackles, five recoveries and winning 56 per cent of her duels – on the ground and aerially.

Watch | Signe nets opener in London City victory

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The midfielder was stretchered off holding his right knee during the second half of our 1-0 win at Molineux following a coming together with Hugo Bueno, with scans later confirming he had ruptured his ACL.

Just over a week on from the injury, the procedure was completed on Tuesday (5 May) and our number seven will now commence his recovery and rehabilitation process.

Later posting a carousel of images on his official Instagram channel, Xavi added the caption: "I went missin, on a mission just perfecting my craft. Intro done. Now we rise.⏰🕹️"

Set for a lengthy spell out, there was also an outpouring of support from across the Spurs family with fans and team-mates posting in the comments:

Kevin Danso: "😒❤️"

Mathys Tel: "Love mon frère ❤️"

Djed Spence: "Believe"

Richarlison: "Good recovery bro 🙏🏽🤙🏽"

Pape Matar Sarr: "🤍"

Micky Van de Ven: "🥰"

We'll be with you every step of the way during your recovery 🤍

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The teams battled out two separate 2-2 draws in the league and cup at Hotspur Way back in August, but we now head to Bearwood Park looking for maximum points in a bid to consolidate second place in the table.

We’re currently on 50 points, but Aston Villa closed to within two points of us with their 3-2 win at West Bromwich Albion on Tuesday.

Chelsea won the league last month after we ran them close for much of the last few weeks – they’re now on 64 points with one game to play.

Here is a selection of the comments following that key 2-1 win at Villa Park.

Look out for more Have You Says as we hand the floor over to the fans here on tottenhamhotspur.com and the Spurs Official App…

dennis.ddk19

What a performance. One of the best I’ve seen for a very long time. So much togetherness, desire and non stop pressing. First class. Full credit to all the players, De Zerbi and all he’s back room staff. Onwards and upwards 💪🏼👍COYS

lazelleo

Great team performance today, could not fault the effort from any of the players today. The game management at 2 0 in the first half was superb showing patience to try and draw Villa out. The decision making by the senior players was excellent

marcusbeacham

Regardless of Villa not having their best 11 on the field we battled for everything tonight and deserved the 2 goal lead at HT. should have put a 3rd into the net to make the evening even more comfortable. Onwards and upwards under De Zerbi

amazing what Roberto's done with the team. The game today was so vital, and the players did amazing! COYS!

david_taylor_1961

I fly from Brisbane to the UK this Thursday and have tickets for the Leeds and Everton games. This performance now gives me hope we can survive - well played boys and COYS

michael.rich60

Tremendous support for the team from fans who showed their true passion. To go to villa under our current circumstances shows what true fans they are. And the team responded in a fabulous way. This is what we wanted from our team this season, and the little bit of good luck which we have been denied...

meirs257

"that is one big step for the team - one giant leap for the club and the supporters" even more than the result itself, the performance and the determination were magnificent.

nemeton

We're back! Huge performance. A back to back win should give us the confidence we needed to play the last chunk of the campaign. Now the destiny is in our hands again. Up the Spurs!

rhyshaynes

Unbelievable win. Let’s gooooo

spursjohn

I know we’re not safe yet but the transformation of this team is amazing. Hunger, passion and team spirit have all been there to see and that is down to Roberto, well done that man he’s given the Fans something to cheer about

👏👏👏COYS

henry.paulinski

Time to revive the spirit of 75! Needing a win against Leeds to stay up, "Nice One" Cyril Knowles obliged with 2 goals. The crowd became the 12th man with incredible, continuous support. Same again please on Monday. But no subsequent relegation next season!

j.parsons955

Well done boys. Now let’s get the Tottenham stadium rocking next Monday evening and win 3 in a row! We’ve got this. COYS!

stephennorton49

A tremendous and well deserved win. I thought every single player did a great shift. If I had to single out one player I would go for Joao Palhinha what a game he had total 100 per cent commitment.

fitz1811

I thought after the Brentford West Ham result, we would have had a bit of a "free shot" in so far as the worst we would end up was the same 2pts behind as we were when the Villa match finished. That result Saturday, imho, meant the shackles were off to a certain extent and we might end up actually playing the Spurs way, something we hadn't really been doing all season. So it proved. The performance the boys gave was fantastic. They pressed and hunted in packs, suffocating Villa and prevented them from playing. The result was huge. We must take this way of playing on to the Leeds game. Another positive result there and we should remain in the prem. Well done lads, onward & upward. COYS!!

tonyheminway

Brilliant performance great pressing and togetherness great result our fans were also amazing

davidstevenson18

Well in lads best performance all season especially first half. The transformation over the last few weeks has been incredible keep going, you've got this 💪

johnburton433

Brilliant brilliant from every team member! The fire, passion and will to win brought tears to my eyes! COYS you can make it happen!

stacyrains26

One of the best performances from the season so far! The boys done us proud. 3 games left to go let’s get all points left! COYS!!!!

gregorycookson

Arrived in Crete yesterday, made some new friends who turned out to be Villa fans, the best start to a holiday ever! COYS, we can do this!

healdlauren

Absolutely class keep it going and we can stay a brilliant Premier League team and keep winning 🏆💪

robchristian92

That’s the best atmosphere of spurs fans crowd noise in the premier league season 👍🏿

wallyw.80

Travelling from Ireland for the Leeds game to roar on the boys

davidpaxton2017

Audere est facere. Says it all, the shirt mattered

The midfielder was everywhere in the middle of the park and made his mark by rifling in his first Spurs goal to give us an early lead as we went on to secure a 2-1 success at Villa Park for back-to-back league victories.

Starting all four games since Roberto De Zerbi took charge, Conor has been playing with a renewed energy in recent weeks and delivered his best performance in our colours at the weekend - by his own admission - since his January move from Atletico Madrid.

Deployed in a more advanced midfield role, he set the tone in the press and won possession six times, came out on top in four duels and made three tackles to make his presence felt throughout the contest.

Taking your votes to take the crown in our Player of the Match poll, our number 22 has now been recognised by the league for his performance this match week.

He is one of seven players up for the prize and he needs your help if he is to take it.

Voting is now open and will close tomorrow (Wednesday 6 May) at midday (UK).

Earning her 13th consecutive start for us since joining in the winter, the talented young midfielder was at her very best at Brisbane Road at the weekend – albeit she has arguably been one of the standout performers since the turn of the year – and netted the opening goal of the contest to get us started in the London derby before Olivia Holdt doubled our advantage with a stunning strike from distance.

However, what caught the eye specifically in the 20-year-old’s performance was her composure on the ball, her ability to glide past opponents and relentless pressing from the very first minute, which saw her named your Player of the Match from an exclusively poll on our website and official app.

That all comes from the partnership of the experienced Drew alongside her, allowing the Norway international to have freedom to express herself on the pitch – and Siggy believes they have built a 'good connection' on the pitch.

“I love playing with Drew in midfield,” she told us, speaking to SPURSPLAY after the game. “Over the last games, we've got to know each other more as well, so I think we have a good connection. I like to be a lot on the ball and when I play deeper, it's easier to get on the ball, so it really suits me well.

“It was important and nice for us to get the goal a bit earlier than we have done previously, it makes the game a bit more calm and really nice for myself as well to get the goal.

“We see when we are brave on the ball and keep playing in their half, it opens up and it's from us pressing high, we're winning the ball [back] in both goals and, of course, the finish from Oli is amazing.”

It was a record-breaking afternoon for us as the victory over London City saw us surpass our highest-ever points tally (32 in 2021/22 campaign) and end the campaign at home with three points in front of our supporters.

“It's really nice to end the season here at home with a win,” Siggy added. [I’m] Happy we got the three points and, of course, just amazing with all the people in the stands.

“You see all the supporters standing here [after the game], wanting to talk with us - it's really nice. We can hear them throughout the game, so it's amazing and I hope it will be even more the next season.”

Watch | Gaupset's Post-Match thoughts from win over London City

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