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We’re back at Brisbane Road for an early Sunday game as we take on Brighton & Hove Albion in a Barclays Women’s Super League clash.

Here’s everything you need to know about the game…

What time does the match start?

We get underway at 11.55am UK time.

How can I watch the game?

Tickets are available at Brisbane Road on the day for supporters who wish to come and watch the game in person.

The game will be televised live in the UK on Sky Sports Mix.

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

Our Match Centre here 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?

Forward Matilda Vinberg is in contention to feature in our clash with the Seagulls after missing last weekend’s trip to Leicester City with illness.

Martin Ho revealed that Molly Bartrip has been progressing well, but he admitted that this weekend comes too soon for the defender.

Luana Buhler and Ella Morris remain long-term absentees.

Brighton boss Dario Vidosic confirmed that Madison Haley will be assessed ahead of the game but, apart from that, everyone else is available.

Who is the referee?

Ryan Atkin will referee the game on Sunday, with Anastasiya and Sophie Dennington as his assistants.

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, with our goalkeeper in blue.

Brighton will change in their away strip of a yellow shirt with navy pinstripes, navy shorts and yellow socks. Their goalkeeper will be in black.

We can confirm the starting line-ups and substitutes for our Premier League fixture at Leeds United on Saturday lunchtime (12.30pm UK).

Thomas Frank makes six changes to the team that started against Bodo/Glimt in midweek.

At the back, captain Cristian Romero returns in place of Kevin Danso, while Destiny Udogie replaces Djed Spence.

Elsewhere, Joao Palhinha and Xavi Simons replace Pape Matar Sarr and Lucas Bergvall, while Mohammed Kudus and Mathys Tel come in for Brennan Johnson and Richarlison.

All six players who have made way are on the bench.

Archie Gray, who returns to his former club for the first time as a Spurs player, is also among our substitutes.

Here’s our team in full…

Starting XI: Vicario, Palhinha, Xavi, Tel, Udogie, Romero (c), Kudus, Pedro Porro, Odobert, Bentancur, van de Ven.

Substitutes: Kinsky, Danso, Richarlison, Gray, Bergvall, Johnson, Spence, Sarr, Davies.

Leeds line up as follows…

Starting XI: Darlow, Bogle, Gudmundsson, Ampadu (c), Struijk, Rodon, Longstaff, Calvert-Lewin, Aaronson, Stach, Okafor.

Substitutes: Meslier, Piroe, L Nmecha, Bijol, Harrison, Tanaka, Bornauw, Justin, Gruev.

Spurs vs Brighton (WSL) | Bethany England’s record against the Seagulls

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Sat 04 October 2025, 09:30| Tottenham Hotspur

All eyes on Bethany England as we welcome Brighton & Hove Albion to Brisbane Road in the Barclays Women’s Super League on Sunday (11.55am UK).

Our captain has been a constant threat against the Seagulls throughout her career, netting eight goals in total against this weekend’s opponent – and four of those have come while wearing Lilywhite.

In fact, those four strikes have come in our last five meetings with the south coast side, and she will be looking to add that tally this weekend as we search for our first home win over Brighton since February, 2022 - drawing twice and losing in the previous three outings.

Despite the winless run at home, we pose a good record in the WSL against Brighton, having only lost once in our last seven clashes – winning three and drawing three.

Bethany also has an opportunity to create WSL history if she manages to score on Sunday as she can become the first WSL player to score 50 goals in home games – netting 49 in 92 games to date.

Watch | Last seven strikes against Brighton

Match stats

We have lost only one of our last seven league meetings with Brighton and Hove Albion (W3 D3), though it was this fixture last season (0-1). Our biggest ever WSL win came against the Seagulls in October 2022, winning 8-0 away.

Brighton and Hove Albion lost each of their first three WSL away games against us but are unbeaten on three trips to face Spurs in the league since (W1 D2).

We have won three of our four matches in the WSL this season (L1), as many victories as across their previous 16 (D4 L9). In fact, we have only ever won four of our opening five games of a WSL campaign on one previous occasion (W4 L1 in 2021-22).

Brighton have won both of their last two games in the Women’s Super League and are looking to win three in a row in the competition for the first time since October/November 2021 – a run which included a 2-1 victory over us.

We have lost six of our last seven home games in the WSL (W1), while our six home defeats are the most of any side in the competition this calendar year. We also suffered our joint-heaviest defeat on home soil in the top-flight last time out, losing 1-5 to Manchester City.

Only Manchester United (3) have kept more clean sheets than both Brighton and us in the WSL this season (2 each). Meanwhile, following their 1-0 win over Everton last time out, the Seagulls are looking to record back-to-back shutouts in the competition for the first time since November 2021.

Bethany England could become the first player in Women’s Super League history to score 50 home goals, netting 49 in 92 to date. 10 of her 16 home goals for us have come at Brisbane Road, at least seven more than any other player.

Brighton's Michelle Agyemang scored her fourth goal in the Women's Super League on MD4 against Everton and the 19-year-old could now become the first teenager to score five times in the competition since Ebony Salmon for Bristol City in February 2020.

Olivia Holdt has scored in both of her last two matches in the WSL (two goals), more than she managed in her first 12 in the competition (1). Holdt could become just the third player to net in three in a row for us in the WSL, after Bethany England (twice) and Martha Thomas.

Rosa Kafaji has been directly involved in more goals than any other Brighton player in the WSL this season (3). Indeed, Kafaji’s three involvements have come across her last two league games (one goal, two assists), this after managing just one contribution in her first 11 in the competition (one goal).

Following their return to the top flight this season, we head to Elland Road to take on Leeds United in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off.

The Whites have won two, drawn two and lost two of their six Premier League games to date and currently sit 12th in the standings.

Here’s everything you need to know about our last game before the international break...

What time does the match start?

The game begins at 12.30pm UK time.

How can I watch the game?

Supporters in the UK will be able to watch the action live on TNT Sports 1.

If you’re following us from overseas, check out our Spurs on TV page to see if the game is live in your area.

Our Match Centre here on tottenhamhotspur.com and the Spurs Official app will bring you full live text and audio commentary throughout the match, while video highlights will be available on club channels from two hours after the full-time whistle, with a full match replay on SPURSPLAY from midnight.

What is the team news?

Captain Cristian Romero is back in the frame and set to start at Elland Road after missing our midweek trip to Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League as a precaution.

Strikers Dominic Solanke and Randal Kolo Muani are not yet ready to return – they’re still on the sidelines along with James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski, Radu Dragusin, Yves Bissouma and Kota Takai.

Attacker Dan James is out for Leeds with an ankle injury, with Willy Gnonto (calf) also unavailable.

Young striker Harry Gray – who could come up against his brother Archie – will be assessed over a hip problem while the match comes too soon for Lucas Perri, despite the goalkeeper returning to training.

Who is the referee?

Tom Bramall will referee the game at Elland Road, assisted by Ian Hussin and Andrew Dallison.

The fourth official will be Rob Jones, with VAR duties handled by Jarred Gillett and assistant Akil Howson.

Which kit colours will the teams be wearing?

Leeds will wear their famous all-white strip, meaning we’ll change to our all-black away kit.

The hosts’ goalkeeper will be in blue, with ours in pink.

What will the weather be like?

There’ll be gusty winds and rain showers in Leeds on Saturday lunchtime, with temperatures at around 12 degrees.

What is the travel information?

Supporters going to the game should take note of our travel advice bulletin here.

When Archie Gray and his younger brother Harry used to “kick lumps out of each other in the garden” as kids, they both naturally had aspirations of playing at the top level.

As the latest members of the iconic Gray footballing dynasty that’s synonymous with Leeds United, why wouldn’t they?

But what they perhaps didn’t envision was that one day they might be on opposite sides of a Premier League game!

That could happen on Saturday when Archie makes his first return to his boyhood club as a Spurs player – something he says “already feels a little bit weird”.

But when you add in the fact that his 16-year-old sibling is on the verge of breaking through into the senior set-up at Leeds and could be involved in their matchday squad opposite him – a star player for their Under-21s, striker Harry was named on Leeds’ bench in a Premier League game for the first time against Wolves a fortnight ago – it adds an extra layer to what already promises to be an emotional day for the whole family.

“I think half of the family will be in the Spurs end and half of them in the Leeds end!” laughed Archie at Hotspur Way in the build-up to Saturday’s 12.30pm kick-off. “I’m joking of course, but hopefully he’s in the squad. Obviously he can’t control that but, you know, he’s just got to keep his head down and work hard in training because he’s got all the talent in the world.

“He's always been a striker, always been scoring goals, so hopefully he can keep doing that – just not against us! We always used to just kick lumps out of each other when we were in the garden. It would always end in tears but we loved every minute of it and it’s going to be weird, especially if he’s on the bench.

“He’s always been a little bit too young to play against me before but we’ve both always been at Leeds and both had the same journey growing up. Seeing my younger brother with them, both of us playing for different teams, it’s going to be a little bit strange, but I’m just going to be fully focused on the game and nothing else when it comes.”

What will be the last thing Archie says to his brother on Saturday morning if they’re both named in their respective squads?

“I don’t know what I’d say... I’ve never really thought about that. I guess it would be ‘just don’t score against us!’”

Even without his brother’s current allegiances to our opponents, Saturday is bound to stir a range of emotions in Archie. His father Andy, grandfather Frank and great uncle Eddie all notably played for Leeds during their careers, while the midfielder himself joined them in the Under-9s and came all the way through to star for their first team before joining us in July, 2024.

“I can’t wait,” he said, looking ahead to the match. “That’s my home, that’s where I’ve been raised and I’ve got so much love for Leeds but I’m playing for Tottenham now, we’ve obviously got a job to do at the weekend and we’re looking forward to that.

“Already it feels a little bit weird that we’re going to be playing against a team where I’ve spent virtually my whole life. I’m so grateful for everything that they’ve done for me and I’m so proud to be from Leeds and be one of their own. Of course, it’s going to be unusual going back there this weekend, but we’ve got a job to do.”

Archie heads into the game off the back of a good week on a personal level – having stepped off the bench, it was his low delivery that led to our late equaliser against Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League on Tuesday night.

“Coming on, I just want to make the biggest impact that I can,” he explained. “I think that’s the main thing for a sub coming on. In my head I’m just thinking ‘how can I affect the game?’ and just giving it my all, trying to make those tackles, getting myself forward in the box and just trying to make a difference – that’s the thing that I do every time I come on.

“As a team we’ve definitely started the season strongly. The last two results (draws with Wolves and Bodo/Glimt) were not what we would have hoped for but they were difficult games, especially the game against Bodo. They’re a difficult team to beat, they played really good football and they’re a lot better than people on the outside expect them to be. We knew that they’re a really good team, we respected that, of course they’re two results that we weren’t hoping to get but it’s good to come away with a draw after coming from 2-0 down in the game on Tuesday, so yes, it’s been a good start to the season and hopefully we can carry that on.”

Archie was speaking at an event run through the Spurs Football Development programme, during which he met a group of aspiring young footballers from one of the Club’s partners, Culford School.

Watch | Archie Gray's best moments in the Premier League

Martin Ho spoke to the media at Hotspur Way on Friday afternoon, ahead of our Barclays Women’s Super League clash against Brighton & Hove Albion at Brisbane Road on Sunday (11.55am UK).

Here are some key points on what he had to say..

On what we’ll do for Black History Month…

“The players will decide what they want to do as a collective. Me and the Club will support them. I’ll let the players decide – it’s their game and it’s what they want to do. They have to make that decision and whatever they do, they’ll make me aware of it and I’ll support it.”

On what to expect from Brighton this weekend…

“Dario’s [Vidosic] done a wonderful job there. They’ve done really well in terms of building the team and their performances are getting better and better. They have a really nice playing style, very front footed, very aggressive off the ball and they want to contest possession. We know it’s going to be a tough game, but one we’re excited for.

On how he would rate the start of the season…

“I know there’s still a lot more to come from us. We’ve had some ups and downs, some dips in performance, but we’ve had some really solid performances too. We’ve got to continue to build momentum, keep building, evolving and taking the right steps. This is a marathon, not a sprint.”

On Cathinka Tandberg being nominated for the WSL Player of the Month award for September…

“She’s had a big impact, personally and professionally. A very infectious player around the group and a really good individual. She adds a lot of quality to us as a team, she gives us different dimensions as a player, in terms of how we want to attack and defend. Her goal against Everton was wonderful, instinctive, very creative and very aware of her surroundings. Someone shooting from just inside the opposition’s half is very brave – I’m glad it went in.”

On the importance of Drew Spence and Eveliina Summanen in midfield…

“There’s Drew, Eveliina, Maite [Oroz], Olivia [Holdt], Kit [Graham], Olga [Ahtinen]… there’s quite a few in there (midfield options). At the start of the season, we had a couple of injuries, so Drew and Eveliina played together. I think they built a good relationship. They both have international experience, and both their skillsets and characteristics complement one another. They’re both good with the ball but have different ways of playing. Eveliina is really intelligent at breaking up play, identifying those moments, while Drew’s really combative in one-v-one scenarios, gets up close and makes sure people know she’s there. They have a really good relationship. It’s something we’ve used in the games we’ve played.”

On how we’ll set-up against Brighton…

“I look at the opposition and what they present to us and what are the best players to execute the game plan, the best players to be in certain spaces we feel we can get into. If that’s Olivia, Cathinka, anybody else… it’s how we do that. We’ve trained today, we’ll assess as staff when I come away from the press conference and see what I feel is right. We’ve trained certain aspects we feel we can exploit. It can be different for different games – you don’t want to become predictable.”

On the players he has been impressed with…

“Every one of them. I wouldn’t single anyone out. The effort and commitment they’re showing day in, day out on the training pitch, but also in the game… they’re outstanding. They’re doing what I ask them to do. I thought the players did exceptionally well. I’m really big on that – you start with one 11, but you never finish with the same. Since I’ve been in, anyone who’s come into the game has impacted well.”

On the appointment of Lawrence Shamieh…

“I’ve known Lawrence for a long time. I’ve worked with him at Everton and Man Utd, we’re really good friends. More importantly, he’s a really good coach. His knowledge and understanding of the game is one of the best I’ve worked with, his tactical intelligence is high – he knows this league inside-out. He’s a wonderful coach and I think he’s going to add a lot to these players in terms of knowledge, but I think he’s going to add a lot to the staffing team moving forward. He’s going to be valuable for finding those fine margins in games and tactically evolving in game. His knowledge is second to none. It’s a massive coup for us to get him in.”

On Ashleigh Neville returning…

“I’ve seen Ash a lot when I was at my previous Clubs. Obviously she’s been back in training, so it was nice for Ash to get some minutes in the game after some time out. She’s been unfortunate with some of those injuries, but now she’s fit, healthy, competitive and wears her heart on her sleeve. She’s aggressive off the ball and has the ability to carry the ball through the pitch when we have it. Ash added a lot in that game against Leicester. Her experience of the league helped us, she slowed the game down and took the sting out at times when she needed to. I was delighted to see her back on the pitch.”

Our Premier League campaign resumes with a trip to Leeds United in the lunchtime kick-off on Saturday (12.30pm UK) where we'll be looking to continue our impressive record in this fixture.

In our last 11 league games against the West Yorkshire outfit, we have secured nine wins (D1, L1) and are currently on a four-game winning streak in the top flight - our longest such run in the league against the Whites.

Unbeaten on the road so far this term (W2, D1), we travel north to Elland Road where we have tasted success in our last two league visits and scored four in each - 4-0 in February 2022 and 4-1 in the final game of the 2022/23 season. We could become the first side to score four goals in three consecutive away league matches at that ground.

However, since then, Leeds have now gone a full year without losing a home league game, with their 23-game unbeaten run at Elland Road beginning on 28 September 2024 against Coventry City in the Championship. They’ve drawn their last two at home (0-0 vs Newcastle United & 2-2 vs Bournemouth) whilst we've come away with a point in our previous two league outings.

Richarlison could bring up a landmark this weekend with his 250th Premier League appearance if he were to feature on Saturday. He would become only the fifth Brazilian to achieve that milestone in the division.

Cathinka Tandberg and Olivia Holdt have been shortlisted for Barclays Women’s Super League Goal of the Month award for September.

Joining us last month from Hammarby IK, ‘Tinka’ open her account in our colours in outrageous style in our 2-0 win over Everton at Goodison Park.

Making her full debut in the WSL, she collected the ball just outside the centre circle in Everton’s half before sending a wonderful lob, from around 40 yards out, over the back-peddling goalkeeper Courtney Brosnan and into the back of the net.

Later in the month, Olivia threw her name in the hat for the nomination with an exquisite chipped finish in our 2-1 victory over Leicester City.

Racing on to Eveliina Summanen’s through ball, the Denmark international was tasked with a one-on-one with Foxes’ shot stopper Janina Leitzig but she showed complete composure to scoop it over Leitzig to score in consecutive WSL games.

Also in the running are Olivia Smith (for Arsenal vs London City Lionesses), Ornella Vignola’s first goal in Merseyside derby (for Everton vs Liverpool), Ebony Salmon (for Aston Villa vs Chelsea), Jayde Riviere (for Man Utd vs London City Lionesses), Rosa Kafaji (for Brighton vs West Ham), Hinata Miyazawa (for Man Utd vs Liverpool) and Aggie Beever-Jones (for Chelsea vs West Ham).

As usual, fan votes help decide the winner, so cast your vote to support Olivia and Tinka. Voting is now open and will close on Monday 6 October at 11am.

"Leeds United have added power to their squad upon their return to the Premier League. Points picked up against Newcastle, Everton, Wolves and Bournemouth have made for an encouraging start - while a former Spurs man remains crucial..."

Rob Daly, official club commentator, presenter and pundit

Making a new midfield...

The summer transfer window was busy for the Championship title winners, with 10 signings. Two notable acquisitions were midfielders Sean Longstaff, £12m from Newcastle, and Germany’s Anton Stach, sold by Hoffenheim for £17m. Longstaff didn’t actually start the season in the team, but upon an injury to fan favourite Ao Tanaka, he came in and cemented his place. An excellent strike last weekend in the 2-2 draw with Bournemouth showed he can be a goal threat too, as he was in 23/24 for the Magpies scoring eight goals. Longstaff and Stach, who is standing up well to the physical demands of the Premier League, play either side of Ethan Ampadu - as part of a beefed-up midfield three.

The striker situation...

This means Leeds operate without a conventional number 10 and given they play with one striker, this has been bad news for last season’s top scorer, Joel Piroe. Despite getting 19 goals and earning a place in the PFA Championship Team of the Season, Daniel Farke moved to sign two big, strong strikers in Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha. Calvert-Lewin has been first choice of late and is likely to start on Saturday, having scored his first goal two weeks ago in a win at Wolves. A trial of using Piroe as a number 10 with Nmecha as the striker, in a Carabao Cup loss to Sheffield Wednesday, didn’t work. “It's tough, especially when you have a player like Joel who is giving his everything.” said Farke on Thursday. “For me, the best finisher I've ever worked with.”

Less dominant...

The Leeds manager hinted at the idea in his press conference, that things are different back in the Premier League - aware his side won’t dominate and create as much due to the step up in quality. They scored 95 goals in the 24/25 Championship season – the team closest to that was Burnley on 69. The idea he was going to change some things was expressed early. “We stay true to our DNA – proactive, lots of possession – but we also have to be able to defend in a structured way,” Farke explained back in August. “Romanticism mustn't obscure our view of reality. That requires tough decisions, even with deserving players. It's never easy, but it's necessary.”

The role of Rodon...

Despite the changes, Joe Rodon continues to play a crucial role at the heart of Leeds’ defence and scored his first Premier League goal last week against Bournemouth – a header from a corner. The Wales international made 24 appearances for Spurs before leaving, initially on loan, in the 23/24 season. Like in other positions, Leeds strengthened their squad signing centre-backs Jaka Bijol (Udinese) and Sebastiaan Bornauw (Wolfsburg). Some expected they’d come straight in - but Rodon, who played in all 46 Championship games last season, has held his spot in the team alongside Pascal Struijk.

Goalkeepers and goal threats...

It will be interesting to see if Leeds go with the same XI for the fourth league game running. The club clearly felt the goalkeeper position needed addressing in the summer having signed Lucas Perri from Lyon, however, he misses the game through injury. Karl Darlow finished last season so strongly having replaced Illan Meslier and will almost certainly start again. They’ve also freshened up the left-side with full-back Gabriel Gudmundsson (Lille) brought in as Junior Firpo headed back to Betis. Noah Okafor, in from AC Milan, plays in the front three - in place of Manor Solomon, who scored 10 goals while on loan from Spurs. including the final day strike that won them the Championship title.

Last time at Elland Road...

Continuing our '60 seconds on...' preview feature, where we take a closer look at our next opponents with the people who watch them week in, week out.

Next up, it's a trip to Elland Road for Saturday's early kick-off against Leeds United (12.30pm) and that meant a call to Graham Smyth - @GrahamSmyth - Chief Football Writer at the Yorkshire Evening Post, co-host of the YEP's Inside Elland Road podcast, covering the Whites for the YEP since 2019...

What have you made of Leeds’ season so far? The last couple of results (3-1 win at Wolves, 2-2 draw against Bournemouth) suggest the team is playing well...

Graham: "Leeds have been competitive, which is more than can be said for last season's newly-promoted trio even at this early stage. They have built a physical side who give themselves a chance of taking points in almost every game. Their performances against Newcastle, Fulham and Bournemouth all arguably deserved more than the two points they earned from the three games combined. Daniel Farke is pleased with the start and so should he be."

Which of the new signings have caught the eye?

Graham: "Two spring to mind. Sean Longstaff was a clever bit of business. He has so much Premier League nous, he looks after the ball well and he runs all day. His mobility is key to the midfield making games such a battle for the opposition. At left-back Gabriel Gudmundsson has also stood out. Left-back has been a bit of a longstanding problem position for Leeds but he has been defensively sound and offensively effective. His ball carrying style is easy on the eye and helps Leeds escape from pressure in their own half."

Anything different tactically from Daniel Farke from last season?

Graham: "It's a very different approach given that in the Championship they sought to dominate possession and territory completely. He's moved from a 4-2-3-1 to a 4-3-3 and they are much more compact, hard to play through and very physical. They still seek to get a foot on the ball and pass it but when they need to go direct to Dominic Calvert-Lewin they can do."

Who would be your ‘one to watch’ on Saturday?

Graham: "Noah Okafor is just starting to hit his stride and I would expect Leeds to try and be dangerous on the break against Spurs. His dribbling has been an exciting feature in recent games and he scored a lovely goal against Wolves. He's getting fitter and sharper as the matches stack up."

Is the atmosphere at Elland Road as loud as ever?

Graham: "If the team gives them a performance worth shouting about then Elland Road remains a bear pit. As long as Leeds are in the game, the atmosphere will be as loud as ever."

Finally, how do you expect the game to pan out on Saturday?

Graham: "Leeds can make life difficult for opposition sides at Elland Road. I expect them to be as physical and combative as they were against Newcastle and Bournemouth and that's their route to a point. A draw would be a fine result."

Last time at Elland Road...