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We can confirm the starting line-ups and substitutes for today’s Barclays Women’s Super League clash against Arsenal at Brisbane Road (2.30pm UK).

Martin Ho has name an unchanged starting XI for the first this time, selecting with the same line-up from last weekend’s defeat to London City Lionesses.

Midfielder Eveliina Summanen will wear the captain’s armband once again this afternoon.

Forward Cathinka Tandberg will experience her first north London derby as she leads the line in attack.

Here is our full line-up…

Starting XI: Kop, Nilden, Naz, Holdt, Vinberg, Hunt, Tandberg, Spence, Summanen (c), Neville, Koga.

Substitutes: Heeps, Grant, Bartrip, England, Rybrink, Graham, Thomas, Gunning-Williams, Ahtinen.

Pedro Porro all-but secured a place at the World Cup with Spain on Saturday.

Our right-back played the first half of a thumping 4-0 win in Georgia which put them three points clear of second-placed Turkey at the top of Group E with a goal difference of plus-14.

That means they’ll advance to next summer’s tournament finals barring a heavy defeat to the latter side in their last qualifier on Tuesday.

Elsewhere, Pedro’s fellow defender Kevin Danso was influential as Austria took a giant step towards securing a place at the World Cup for the first time since 1998 with a 2-0 victory in Cyprus.

The centre-back completed the full 90 minutes, earning a clean sheet and providing the assist for his side’s second goal – scored by Marko Arnautovic, his second of the game – as they picked up three points to put themselves on the brink of qualifying for next year’s showpiece.

They would have been assured of a place on the plane had Bosnia-Herzegovina failed to beat Romania on Saturday evening, but a 3-1 win for the former means Austria must either win or draw against them at home on Tuesday in order to cement their spot in the sole automatic qualifying place in Group H.

In addition, Brennan Johnson came off the bench in the 83rd minute as Wales saw out a slender 1-0 win in Liechtenstein to stay on course for a second-place finish in Group J. They still need to beat North Macedonia at home on Tuesday to secure a home play-off semi-final in the New Year.

In friendly international action in London, Brazil beat Senegal 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium. Pape Matar Sarr started for Senegal but had to be substituted four minutes into the second period, while Richarlison remained on the bench for Brazil.

In youth international action, midfielder George Feeney started and played 75 minutes for Northern Ireland Under-19s as they defeated Azerbaijan in a European Under-19 Championship qualifier in Malta.

Young full-back Oscar Sandiford played 90 minutes for England Under-17s as they drew 1-1 with Ivory Coast in the second of three matches in Dubai. As previously reported, that wasn’t the only England Under-17 action on Saturday – Luca Williams-Barnett was part of the Young Lions side that beat South Korea 2-0 in the round of 32 at the Under-17 World Cup in Qatar.

Luca Williams-Barnett was in action once again as England’s youngsters beat South Korea 2-0 in the round of 32 at the Under-17 World Cup in Qatar on Saturday afternoon.

The attacking midfielder started and played 83 minutes before being withdrawn, with club team-mate Malachi Hardy watching on as an unused substitute.

Luca went close in the early stages before an own goal from Jung Hui-Seop and a well-taken strike from Reigan Heskey put the Young Lions in control by the 35-minute mark.

Always a lively influence whenever he got on the ball, Luca tried one of his trademark shots from half-way in the second period, but was agonisingly wide with his audacious low attempt.

England will now face Austria in the last 16 on Tuesday (kick-off 3.45pm UK).

Martin Ho has spoken about being on the sidelines for his first north London derby on Sunday – and he is ready to embrace every moment.

Having joined us in the summer, our Head Coach will get his very first taste of the fierce rivalry as we welcome the Gunners to Brisbane Road for a 2.30pm kick-off in our first meeting in the Barclays Women’s Super League this season.

With a strong backing of a Lilywhite crowd expected in E10 at the weekend – the most tickets issued for a game at Brisbane Road, Martin is excited to compete against Arsenal for the first time as Spurs boss but is keen to put emotions to one side when the game kicks off.

“I’m excited for it and I will embrace every moment of it,” he told us, speaking to SPURSPLAY earlier this week. “My first north London derby as a Head Coach of this Club and I know the players are excited too.

“We’ve had a good week. We had the chance to reflect on the previous game and then put in place what we really want to do in this game.

“I have spoken to some of the players and staff, and I see what it means as you see plenty of it on social media. You get a feel of everything but you can never put your finger on what it actually feels like until you are in it, what your emotions will be like, how the game will play out.

“I want to enjoy it but I want to make sure players are calm, they remove the emotion out of the game and focus on the performance. We want to go into this game with the confidence and belief we can get a result.”

We head into the north London derby this weekend level on points with Arsenal – separated by goal difference in the current standings – and Martin is keen to take the confidence from the positive start to the campaign into this weekend’s clash.

“I have huge belief and trust in the players that we have here and I know - on our day - we can be a match for anyone,” he added.

“We have to show the right kind of courage to want to play, the right attitude to defend and stick to the way we want to do things.

“We want to focus on ourselves and what we can but also have respect to the opposition – which we always will do – but we’re not afraid to do things we want to do.”

Our Under-18s’ first-ever meeting with Burnley yielded a 2-1 victory on Saturday as we kept our destiny in the Under-18 Premier League Cup in our own hands.

In a gritty affair at the Clarets’ Barnfield Training Centre, we took the lead just before half-time when Oliver Boast capitalised on a mistake at the back to score from a tight angle, with Reiss Elliott-Parris winning and converting a penalty in the second period to put us firmly in the driving seat.

Burnley’s Braidin Derbyshire pulled one back with a penalty kick of his own five minutes from time, but we saw the game out to move onto four points in Group H, knowing victory at home to Derby County on matchday three next Saturday will be enough to send us through to the knockout stages.

The first half brought few real chances as both sides got to grips with a clash of styles amid chilly weather conditions in Lancashire – rain wasn’t a factor despite the overnight storms across the country – but as we approached the interval we began to find openings in attack. Tynan Thompson, playing his first Under-18s game of the season after featuring largely for the Under-21s so far, cut in from the left and saw his right-footed drive deflected across to Jamel Beggs, whose volley down into the ground looped over goalkeeper Connor Edwards and grazed the crossbar on its way over on 37 minutes, with Thompson himself going close five minutes later, firing just wide of the far post after being picked out on the break by Tye Hall.

Just afterwards, though, with two minutes of the half remaining, we took the lead as Boast was alert to steal possession among the Burnley defence before rounding the stranded Edwards and rolling the ball home from a very tight angle on the right.

The hosts started the second half on the front foot and squandered a chance to equalise when Derbyshire somehow turned the ball over the crossbar from point-blank range, while substitute James Lewis made a difference in attack for them as they tried to find a way back into the game.

At the other end, Hall’s free-kick was tipped over while Tyler Tingey almost connected with another set-piece from the impressive Harry Byrne, but with 15 minutes to go we finally grabbed a crucial second goal as Elliott-Parris – always a willing runner through the middle – was brought down by Edwards as he latched onto a forward pass from Byrne and got back up to convert the resulting penalty.

Our goalkeeper Dylan Thompson made a great save to deny Brandon Pouani just afterwards, but Burnley found a lifeline on 85 minutes when our birthday boy Solomon Olajide, who had played some excellent forward passes from centre-half in the moments beforehand, was harshly penalised for his challenge on Derbyshire in our box and the Clarets’ number seven duly converted from 12 yards. Thankfully, though, we were able to maintain our concentration and composure, keeping the game under control to ensure we ran out with maximum points.

‘They presented us with a big challenge’

Interim Under-18s Coach Joe Staunton was pleased with the way the players handled the tie, telling us afterwards: “It’s obviously a tricky place to come and play in a cup competition, so to come away with the win and tee up an opportunity to try and get through the group next week against Derby is a pleasing outcome.

“The clash of styles is always a challenge. It was a gritty game with bits of quality on show, they presented us with a big challenge in terms of their aggression and their willingness to come after the ball and compete, so we managed to deal with that and to score the two goals gave us the best opportunity to come away with the points.

“We felt there was potentially a goal coming in the first half and we probably would have preferred the first half to have gone on a little bit longer, but to score so late in that period set us up with a good opportunity to go into the second half and try to build a bit of momentum like we had in the last 20 minutes of the first. We spoke before the game about taking a bit of ownership in terms of where we are in the group and teeing up the game against Derby, knowing that a win would be enough to see us qualify for the knockout stages, so we’re pleased with the outcome today.”

It’s the first north London derby of the campaign on Sunday as we take on Arsenal in the Barclays Women’s Super League at Brisbane Road.

We’re level on points with the Gunners heading into the weekend – separated by goal difference.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of the game…

What time does the match start?

We get underway at Brisbane Road at 2.30pm UK time.

How can I watch the game?

Please note, tickets will not be available to buy on the day at Brisbane Road's Ticket Office. We strongly advise supporters to not travel to the game without a ticket in advance.

Sunday’s match will be televised live in the UK on Sky Sports, with coverage set to begin at 2.15pm.

If you’re following us from overseas, check here to see if the game is live in your area.

Our Match Centre on tottenhamhotspur.com and the Spurs Official app will bring you full live text and audio commentary throughout the match.

Video highlights will be available on club channels from four hours after the full-time whistle.

What is the team news?

Martin Ho has said there are no fresh injury concerns heading into Sunday’s north London derby against Arsenal.

There was a slight doubt over Lize Kop from last weekend’s defeat to London City Lionesses, but our Head Coach reported a clean bill of health from those available for selection.

Meanwhile, Ella Morris, Luana Buhler and Maite Oroz are long-term absentees and remain sidelined for the clash.

Kim Little, Leah Williamson, Katie Reid and Manuela Zinsberger will miss the trip to Brisbane Road for the visitors.

Who is the referee?

Emily Heaslip will referee Sunday’s match, assisted by David Middleton and Phoebe Horner.

The fourth official will be Kirsty Dowle.

What kit colours will the teams be wearing?

We’ll be in our usual Lilywhite shirts, navy blue shorts and white socks for the game.

Arsenal will be in red shirts with white sleeves, white shorts and red socks.

Our goalkeeper will be in blue, with the visitors’ stopper in yellow.

How can I get the matchday programme?

The latest issue of our new-look official matchday programme will be on sale at the game, priced at the usual £3.50. Copies can also be ordered online here for delivery direct to your door.

Inside this weekend’s edition, captain Bethany England speaks in our main feature interview, Jess Naz completes the ‘Player Mashup’ feature and we catch up with former player Maya Vio in our ‘Once A Spur’ piece.

What will the weather be like?

It’ll be cloudy with a gentle breeze and a chance of light rain in Leyton on Sunday.

Our Under-18s will face Burnley in a competitive fixture for the first time when we travel to take on the Clarets in the Under-18 Premier League Cup on Saturday morning (11am UK).

Having never before met the Lancashire outfit at Under-18 level, we go to their Barnfield Training Centre knowing that victory is vital if we’re to progress to the knockout stages of the competition.

A last-gasp Elijah Upson equaliser at home to Reading on matchday one back in August put an important first point on the board in Group H.

But with only the top team from each group advancing to the next round this season, we’ll need to be at our best as we bid to see off a side that’s currently bottom of the Under-18 Premier League’s northern division in a match postponed from the start of last month.

We’re without a host of players through injury and international duty, but Interim Under-18s Coach Joe Staunton still has plenty of talent at his disposal.

We’ll keep supporters updated during the game via our official Academy social media platforms, with a full post-match report set to be available as usual here on tottenhamhotspur.com and the Spurs Official app after full-time.

Highlights | Under-18s defeat Ipswich Town last Saturday

Micky van de Ven’s Netherlands have all-but qualified for next summer’s World Cup after picking up a valuable point in a 1-1 draw with Poland in Warsaw on Friday evening.

Our in-form defender started at left-back in the Group G clash and played the full match, while Xavi Simons remained an unused substitute in a game in which the Dutch battled back to draw thanks to Memphis Depay’s 47th-minute equaliser after Jakub Kaminski had put Poland ahead just before half-time.

It was Micky’s 17th cap for his country.

The point means the Netherlands will book their World Cup spot if they draw at home to Lithuania on Monday. Should they lose and Poland beat Malta, it would still need a 13-goal swing to deny the Dutch their place!

Elsewhere on Friday, Micky’s Spurs centre-back partner Cristian Romero was part of Argentina’s historic friendly against Angola, which ended 2-0 to Lionel Scaloni’s side.

The game, staged in Luanda, was played to celebrate the African nation’s 50th anniversary of its independence from Portugal and a goal in each half from Lautaro Martinez and Lionel Messi gave Argentina victory, with our club captain ‘Cuti’ playing the whole match.

Meanwhile, Mathys Tel and Wilson Odobert both featured for the full 90 minutes as France Under-21s drew 1-1 with Switzerland in a European Under-21 Championship qualifier. Mathys skippered the side in Lausanne but saw his team fall behind to an Alessandro Vogt goal in the 38th minute before Bournemouth forward Eli Junior Kroupi levelled it up after 66 minutes. Wilson struck the woodwork just two minutes later but it ended all square.

Ashley Phillips and Aaron Maguire both remained on the bench for England and the Republic of Ireland respectively, as their Under-21 sides faced off in Euro Under-21 qualifying. England won the game at St Andrew’s 2-0 thanks to second-half goals from Divin Mubama and Tyrique George.

Luka Vuskovic made his first-ever start for Croatia on Friday evening and helped his nation qualify for the 2026 World Cup.

The 18-year-old defender, currently on loan at Bundesliga side Hamburg, featured for the full 90 minutes on what was only his second cap, as his side defeated the Faroe Islands 3-1 to punch their ticket for next summer’s finals.

Needing just a draw to qualify for the tournament, Croatia – with former Spurs Luka Modric and Ivan Perisic starting alongside Vuskovic – suffered a setback in Rijeka when Geza David Turi opened the scoring for the Faroe Islands before levelling through Manchester City’s Jokso Gvardiol.

Second-half strikes from Petar Musa and Nikola Vlasic turned the game in Croatia’s favour as they opened up an unassailable six-point lead on the Czech Republic at the top of Group L to reach their fourth successive World Cup finals.

Meanwhile, Jamie Donley stepped off the bench for the closing stages of Northern Ireland’s 1-0 defeat to Slovakia.

The Group A clash in Kosice was goalless when Jamie – on loan at Stoke City – won his fifth cap when he came on for Jamie Reid with 12 minutes remaining. But they were dealt a blow in stoppage time when Tomas Bobček broke the deadlock, while Sunderland’s Dan Ballard was sent off shortly after.

However, there was some good news for Northern Ireland as they secured a World Cup play-off place by winning their Nations League group after Croatia’s triumph over Faroe Islands.

Jhanaie Pierre will spend the remainder of the 2025/26 campaign on a dual registration with Watford in the FA Women’s National League Southern Premier Division.

The young forward, who featured in a Barclays Women’s Super League matchday squad last term at Chelsea, has joined the Hornets in what will be ​her first exposure of senior football in a highly competitive league.

She has made eight appearances for Under-19s this term, scoring once and registering two assists.

Jhanaie could be involved in Watford’s clash against Gwalia United on Sunday with Renee Hector’s side looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the campaign, currently sitting second in the table with 23 points from nine games.

Under the terms of the dual registration, she will continue to train with us on certain days of the week alongside her training and matchday commitments with Watford.