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While it has been an impressive start to our Barclays Women’s Super League campaign, Eveliina Summanen is just focusing on the next game.

An all-important 1-0 win over Brighton & Hove Albion on Sunday, after Cathinka Tandberg’s third goal in Lilywhite separated the two sides at Brisbane Road, saw us climb to third in the WSL table.

Claiming our fourth win from our opening five games, Martin Ho’s impressive start as Head Coach continues, but next up is last season’s league winners, Chelsea, on Sunday (12 October) at Kingsmeadow – as we sit within one point of our London rivals.

Midfielder Eveliina has been an ever-present in Ho’s starting XI so far, starting in all five games, and while she highlighted the importance of getting the three points against the Seagulls, she wants us to remain focused on ourselves ahead of this weekend’s derby.

Speaking to SPURSPLAY after the Brighton win, Eveliina told us: “We had a good first half, got the goal, and then obviously there were some harder times in the second half.

“But we got the clean sheet and three points - and that’s the most important thing in front of our home fans.

“I think we just need to keep focusing on ourselves,” she said. “There’s still a lot of work to do in the way we play — we want to be a little bit better every single week.

“As long as we focus on ourselves, we’ve got a good chance to get a win and a clean sheet against Chelsea. Why not?”

The narrow 1-0 victory over the Seagulls showcased another resolute and disciplined defensive performance as we claimed our third clean sheet in five games – bettering our tally of two in the 2024/25 season.

“We definitely need to work on managing the whole 90 minutes and having a bit more control throughout the game,” she added, when asked about the defensive performance. “But at the end of the day, we put bodies on the line in our own box and prevented all the tough chances from them. So, a clean sheet is always good.”

Match winner Mo Kudus immediately shone the spotlight on Mathys Tel after our 2-1 win against Leeds United on Saturday.

Mo drilled home a fine winner at Elland Road – his first goal for us – and was a constant threat down our right, typically relishing what, at times, and as expected, was a physical battle against a team unbeaten on home soil in league action for over a year.

He also provided the assist for Mathys’ opener in the first half, feeding in the pacy French international in the right channel after Rodri Bentancur won possession. Mathys did the rest, driving into the box and firing home via a slight deflection.

It was his first goal this season, indeed, since April, and the spotlight had been on the youngster both after being left out of our UEL squad, how he would react, and in his role as the central striker – Thomas Frank spoke beforehand that he felt he was ‘what we need for the game today’ and after the final whistle, highlighted his progression in games against West Ham and Doncaster and now his contribution to a big, big win.

Mo was quick to add to the plaudits. “I want to give big praise to Mathys because I think it's been a tough month, but how he carries himself, training… he's a top, top professional,” he said. “I think you can see today when he got his chance, he was there.

“It shows how professional he is, the way he composes himself, manages himself, trains. He's still young and with this mentality, it's really going to help him go far. I hope that this first goal he has scored is going to open more doors for even better games and more goals coming ahead. I'm really, really proud of him today.”

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The Barclays Women’s Super League broadcast selection has been confirmed for matchday nine, with our clash with Arsenal on Sunday 16 November selected for television coverage.

This means that kick-off at Brisbane Road moves to a slightly later time, with the match now set to begin at 2.30pm.

The north London derby will be televised on Sky Sports.

Tickets are now on sale for supporters for our highly anticipated clash with the Gunners as we encourage our loyal fanbase to turn Brisbane Road into Lilywhite.

From making an impact at senior level to shining in Academy football, it has been a unique journey for Under-19s star Mia Endacott.

Having made her senior debut for Plymouth Argyle at the age of 16, the young forward joined our Academy in the summer of 2024 and impressed in her first year, racking up 21 goal involvements in 29 games. She has since been named captain of the Under-19s side for this campaign, while having stepped up for first team training over pre-season.

In our new series, which appears first & exclusively in our matchday programme, we sat down with Mia to talk about her journey to becoming a Lilywhite…

First taste of football…

“I always grew up around football. It was a family thing where we very much driven by sport. It got to a point where I was constantly at the track with my mum and while she was training, my cousin started playing football and, you know what you sort of latch onto something, I started to have a kick about with my cousin and my mum could see I really enjoyed it.

“She took me to my first session, a little kickers session, and I just loved it. So, I did that alongside athletics for a while and it then got to a point where I had to choose, so I opted with football when I was 12 years old.”

Making her mark in Argyle colours

“It was my first year with the Under-16s where you start to get exposure to the first team and training alongside them. Then when I turned 16 years old, I then signed for the senior squad. It was obviously a big achievement, signing for a Women’s team at that age, but they had been such a big part of my journey and it got me to where I am today.

“The step from Under-16s to senior football at tier three level was big but it was beneficial, it has shaped me into who I am today. It helped me improve in the areas I needed to, before senior football I was very good physically, but I had to develop that area of my game even further when I made the step up.”

Moving away from home…

“It was a big step for me, having to move away from my family, but I think the girls and coaches have made it such an easy transition. I felt at home as soon as I walked through the day.

“My mum has pushed me to be the best version of myself from day one and with me being nearly four hours away from any of my family, it should have been difficult but she has made it so easy for me. I’m on the phone to her for three hours a night usually… she can’t get rid of me!”

Academy life and first team opportunities…

“When looking back at my first year in the Academy, I felt the technical and tactical knowledge of the game was something that I learnt. The PGA is very different to senior football, to any football I have really played, so there was a lot of growth and development.

“It’s obviously brilliant to get those opportunities to train with the first team. You learn so much whenever you get exposed to the first team and picking up certain stuff from players that you don’t see in the PGA. It’s obviously a lot quicker, higher tempo and it challenges you and brings the best out of you.”

Belief is key for Mathys Tel.

The forward lashed home his first goal of the season in our 2-1 win against Leeds at Elland Road on Saturday, with his performance and attitude drawing praise from Thomas Frank and team-mates.

Thomas pointed towards Mathys’ ‘progression’ playing in the central attacking role against West Ham, Doncaster and now Leeds, where he raced onto Mo Kudus’ pass, drove to the box and fired home - his first goal since April.

“It's about always believing in what you want to do,” he told us afterwards. “I always believe, every day. Even if I have bad moments, good moments, I always believe. Today I just took the opportunity to show what I can do and I'm very happy.”

Thomas said in interviews before kick-off that Mathys was ‘what we need’ for Leeds. “I don't know, but I always try to do my best,” responded Mathys. “I helped the team with the goal today. We won. Even if something can be better, I'm very happy about the win. We got the three points. We did it also for the fans, for the club. I think we deserved to win this game.”

It was also Mathys first visit to the always boisterous Elland Road, where Leeds had been unbeaten in league action for over a year. “Everybody said to me, when you go to Leeds, the game is going to be very difficult,” he said. “That's what I saw today. It was a tough game for us, but like I said, we showed a big mentality. We worked all together, from the first minute until the last. I'm very happy and we need to keep going.”

It won't be long until the 2026 FIFA World Cup is upon us and our players and their nations are beginning to book their places at the showpiece event.

Set to be played out across three countries for the first time, the USA, Canada and Mexico will host the tournament across June and July, 2026 - and qualifying for it is well under way.

The tournament that all players dream to play at, the 2026 edition will make history not just for having three hosts, but it will also be the first to feature 48 nations - the largest ever World Cup.

A number of our players and their countries have already booked their places at the tournament, and a few more could follow this international break.

Here is a list of who has qualified and who could book their place this month.

Qualified - 2026 FIFA World Cup

Korea Republic - Yang Min-Hyeok (one cap)

Japan - Kota Takai (four caps)

Argentina - Cristian Romero (45 caps)

Brazil - Richarlison (52 caps)

Uruguay - Rodrigo Bentancur (71 caps)

Could qualify this October

Ghana - Mohammed Kudus

Mo's Ghana will qualify on Wednesday (8 October) if they beat the Central African Republic and Madagascar don’t beat Comoros.

Senegal - Pape Matar Sarr

Pape's Senegal will qualify on Friday (10 October) if they defeat South Sudan and Congo DR don’t overcome Togo.

Croatia - Luka Vuskovic

Luka's Croatia will qualify on Sunday (12 October) if they beat Czechia and Gibraltar and Czechia don’t beat the Faroe Islands.

France - Randal Kolo Muani

Randal's France could qualify on Monday (13 October) by beating Azerbaijan and Iceland. They would also need Iceland to fail to win against Ukraine, while Ukraine would also need to drop points against Azerbaijan.

England - Djed Spence, James Maddison, Dom Solanke

Djed, James and Dom's England will qualify for the tournament on Tuesday (14 October) by beating Latvia while they will need Serbia to drop points in either of their matches against Albania and Andorra.

Portugal - Joao Palhinha

Joao's Portugal will qualify for the World Cup by beating the Republic of Ireland and Hungary. They will also need Armenia to drop points in either of their matches against Hungary and the Republic of Ireland.

Spain - Pedro Porro

Pedro's Spain can qualify for the tournament by beating Georgia and Bulgaria this month. They would also need Turkey to fail to beast Bulgaria Bulgaria and Georgia.

Academy defenders Elijah Upson and Harry Byrne have this month earned their first international call-ups, with the pair selected to represent England Under-18s and Republic of Ireland Under-19s respectively.

Centre-back Elijah, son of ex-Premier League player and senior Three Lions star Matthew Upson, joins up with England’s youth team after a terrific start to the season for us.

Having captained our Under-18s in the opening weeks of the campaign, the 17-year-old was outstanding on his debut for our Under-21s in their 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion at the end of September and also impressed on his first start in the UEFA Youth League last week as we secured a 6-0 victory at Bodo/Glimt.

Elijah joins Jun’ai Byfield and Tynan Thompson in the England Under-18s squad for back-to-back home friendlies against France this week.

A left-back or central midfielder, Harry joins the Republic of Ireland’s ranks at Under-19 level after continuing to impress for our Academy sides.

A regular starter in the Under-18 Premier League throughout last term, he has shaken off an injury picked up in pre-season to star in the UEFA Youth League so far this campaign, bagging a superb goal and an assist in last week’s 6-0 win in Bodo. He also supplied an assist in our 5-3 home victory over Villarreal last month.

He’ll travel with Ireland’s youngsters for consecutive friendlies away to Albania this week.

Congratulations to both Elijah and Harry!

In addition, Under-18s winger Leon Myrtaj joins up with Hungary Under-19s for the first time during this international window, having previously represented Albania up to Under-17 level.

Qualifying for the 2026 FIFA World Cup continues apace over the next fortnight, with a number of our players set to feature for their respective nations.

In addition to the competitive action, there are a handful of international friendlies taking place, with some of our home nations players potentially set to collide when Djed Spence – in the England squad for the second consecutive month – finds himself in opposition to Ben Davies and Brennan Johnson when England host Wales at Wembley. Ben is currently on 98 caps for Wales and could reach his century in next week’s World Cup qualifier at home to Belgium.

A further all-Spurs clash could happen when on-loan Manor Solomon’s Israel visit Guglielmo Vicario and Destiny Udogie’s Italy in World Cup qualifying next week.

Elsewhere, on-loan defender Luka Vuskovic is back in the senior Croatia squad after spending September’s international window with their Under-21s, while Academy defenders Elijah Upson and Harry Byrne have earned their first international call-ups for England Under-18s and the Republic of Ireland Under-19s respectively. Fellow Academy player Leon Myrtaj, meanwhile, joins up with Hungary Under-19s for the first time, having previously represented Albania at youth level.

Here’s a run-down of when and where our players will be playing over the course of this international window (all kick-off times are UK)...

Wednesday 8 October

Mohammed Kudus – Ghana 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Central African Republic in Morocco – kick-off 5pm

Thursday 9 October

Armend Muslika – Albania Under-17s home friendly against Slovenia – kick-off 10am

Leon Myrtaj – Hungary Under-19s home friendly against Greece – kick-off 12.30pm

Jun’ai Byfield, Tynan Thompson and Elijah Upson – England Under-18s home friendly against France – kick-off 6pm

Djed Spence / Ben Davies and Brennan Johnson – England home friendly against Wales – kick-off 7.45pm

Kevin Danso – Austria home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against San Marino – kick-off 7.45pm

Xavi Simons and Micky van de Ven – Netherlands away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Malta – kick-off 7.45pm

Luka Vuskovic – Croatia away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Czech Republic – kick-off 7.45pm

Friday 10 October

Harry Byrne – Republic of Ireland Under-19s away friendly against Albania – kick-off 11am

Richarlison – Brazil away friendly against South Korea – kick-off 12pm

Pape Matar Sarr – Senegal away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against South Sudan – kick-off 2pm

Lucas Bergvall – Sweden home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Switzerland – kick-off 7.45pm

Jamie Donley – Northern Ireland home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Slovakia – kick-off 7.45pm

Archie Gray and Ashley Phillips – England Under-21s away European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Moldova – kick-off 5pm

Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel – France Under-21s away European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Faroe Islands – kick-off 5pm

Aaron Maguire – Republic of Ireland Under-21s home European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Slovakia – kick-off 7.30pm

Saturday 11 October

Cristian Romero – Argentina friendly against Venezuela in USA – kick-off 1am

Mikey Moore and Callum Olusesi – England Under-19s friendly against Belgium in Spain – kick-off 10am

Armend Muslika – Albania Under-17s home friendly against Slovenia – kick-off 10am

George Feeney – Northern Ireland Under-19s friendly against USA in Spain – kick-off 3pm

Manor Solomon – Israel away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Norway – kick-off 5pm

Joao Palhinha – Portugal home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Republic of Ireland – kick-off 7.45pm

Pedro Porro – Spain home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Georgia – kick-off 7.45pm

Destiny Udogie and Guglielmo Vicario – Italy away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Estonia – kick-off 7.45pm

Sunday 12 October

Harry Byrne – Republic of Ireland Under-19s away friendly against Albania – kick-off 11am

Jun’ai Byfield, Tynan Thompson and Elijah Upson – England Under-18s home friendly against France – kick-off 2pm

Leon Myrtaj – Hungary Under-19s home friendly against Greece – kick-off 2pm

Xavi Simons and Micky van de Ven – Netherlands home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Finland – kick-off 5pm

Kevin Danso – Austria away 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Romania – kick-off 7.45pm

Luka Vuskovic – Croatia home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Gibraltar – kick-off 7.45pm

Yves Bissouma – Mali home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Madagascar – kick-off 8pm

Mohammed Kudus – Ghana home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Comoros – kick-off 8pm

Monday 13 October

Lucas Bergvall – Sweden home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kosovo – kick-off 7.45pm

Ben Davies and Brennan Johnson – Wales home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Belgium – kick-off 7.45pm

Jamie Donley – Northern Ireland home 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Germany – kick-off 7.45pm

Wilson Odobert and Mathys Tel – France Under-21s home European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Estonia – kick-off 5.30pm

Archie Gray and Ashley Phillips – England Under-21s home European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Andorra – kick-off 7.45pm

Tuesday 14 October