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Lucas Bergvall is up for the Premier League Goal of the Month award!

In recognition of his header against West Ham United last month, Lucas has been shortlisted for September's edition of the Premier League award.

Coming in a 3-0 win at London Stadium, the midfielder was his usually busy self, forging ahead and into the backline of the Hammers' defence where he was ready to connect with Cristian Romero's sublime long diagonal pass and nod it over the West Ham goalkeeper.

Not a bad way to score your first Premier League goal!

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Lawrence Shamieh as Women’s First Team Assistant Coach.

Lawrence joins Martin Ho’s coaching staff from Manchester United, where he spent three years as Coach Analyst and Lead Performance Analyst.

Prior to the move to Manchester in 2022, he spent the 2021/22 season here at Spurs as our Women’s Lead Performance Analyst. That term we finished fifth - our highest-ever finish in the Barclays Women’s Super League.

Speaking on his arrival, Lawrence said: “I’m very happy to be back at Tottenham Hotspur. It was an opportunity that I couldn’t turn down, working with a really driven group of staff and players, at a Club that is looking to progress in an upwards trajectory.

“I’m looking forward to contributing using the experience I’ve gained over the last few years, and working at a highly ambitious Club.”

Martin Ho, said: “I’m absolutely delighted to welcome Lawrence as our new Assistant Coach. From a coaching and tactical perspective, he has an impeccable understanding of the game and a depth of knowledge that will bring real value to our team.

“He is highly regarded and respected across football, which speaks volumes about his ability and the relationships he has built throughout his career. But above all, he’s a good person, genuine, humble, and someone who cares deeply about the players and staff around him. His work ethic is second to none, and I have no doubt he will be a fantastic addition as we continue to build the culture and standards we want at this football Club.”

Yang Min-Hyeok bagged his first goal and put in a man-of-the-match performance for Portsmouth on Wednesday night.

On loan at the south coast side for the 2025/26 season, the forward cushioned a volley home with just five minutes on the clock at Fratton Park as Pompey hosted Watford in the Championship.

He could have then had a second moments later when he turned another cross from the right towards goal, but this time visiting goalkeeper Egil Selvik produced a stunning save to tip the young Korean's effort over the bar.

In for just his second start of the league season so far, Yang played 63 minutes as his loan side played out a 2-2 draw with the Hornets

That was Yang's fourth appearance to date in all competitions for Pompey and the point sees them move back up to 17th in the table.

Training gallery: Preparing for Brighton test  Tottenham Hotspur

It was all about mentality for Kevin Danso in the wake of Tuesday night’s Champions League draw with Bodo/Glimt.

Back in the team for the second midweek match in a row, the defender was as frustrated as anyone as we struggled to get to grips with the game at Aspmyra Stadion and fell two goals behind by the mid-way point of the second half.

But after his centre-back partner Micky van de Ven pulled one back and we went on to secure a point thanks to Jostein Gundersen’s late own goal, the Austria international kept referring back to our strength of character as he assessed an eventful night in northern Norway.

“I thought they played really well, especially in the first half, but once again we showed a good mentality to come back,” he told SPURSPLAY.

“Obviously we wanted more from the game, we wanted to win, unfortunately we didn’t but as I said, we showed a great mentality to come back from 2-0 down.

“In the first half it was tough. They’re at home, on their surface, they’re used to it and they’re a good side – we knew that from last season. It was just about figuring it out a bit earlier.

“They’re used to it – they play here more often – but we’re professionals and wherever we play, wherever we go, we try to bring our A-game. Today, it wasn’t quite there, but our mentality came out again. It’s the third time we’ve been down and come back.

“We want to keep a clean sheet. As a defender, that’s one of the most important things, but if you do go a goal down, the really important thing – and something we’ve integrated into our game – is that mentality to come back, whatever the situation, to stay in the game and give ourselves every opportunity to come back or win.”

Watch | Kevin Danso speaks post-match at Bodo/Glimt

Our Women’s Under-19s fell to a 3-1 defeat against Brighton & Hove Albion in the Professional Game Academy League on Wednesday afternoon.

Despite a positive start from us, the visitors broke the deadlock inside the opening quarter-of-an-hour at Hotspur Way through Patience Fergus before they doubled their lead four minutes before the break as Evie Milner tapped home Taylor Warren’s free-kick.

The second period saw very few opportunities until the last 10 minutes of the contest when the Seagulls further extended their lead via Daisy-Mae Ball. Heidi Hills netted her first goal at PGA level for us, slotting home into an empty net to give us a late consolation before Lexi Whitey was dismissed after an off-the-ball incident as we looked for a quick restart. That result for our young side sees them suffer their first defeat in four games across all competitions.

Sabiha Jamal made six changes to the side that faced MK Dons at the weekend, including five first-years in the starting XI while two Under-16s – Aimee Bush and Whitey – were named in the matchday and amongst the substitutes.

We made a strong start at our Enfield training base as Grace Bellwood fired wide from outside the box before Jhanaie Pierre saw a free-kick tipped over the bar by Hannah Poulter and, from the following corner, Hills curled over the bar from the left area of the box after a short corner routine. However, at the other end, Sophie Jackson was called into action with a fine save, pushing Warren’s effort over the bar, but the visitors were able to convert from the resulting corner, Fergus getting the faintest of touch from an in-swinging corner to direct it into the back of the net.

Fergus thought she doubled her tally minutes later but her effort was ruled out for offside while Mia Endacott forced Poulter into two saves in quick succession after a lovely ball from Eloise Summers-Mee to pick out the forward inside the box. Tahirah Heron was then denied by Jackson, with our goalkeeper getting a strong hand to push her shot over from close range, but Brighton doubled their lead on 42 minutes when Milner tapped home from close range after Warren’s free-kick from outside the box on the left.

As we looked for a response after the break, we carved out a couple of opportunities early on, Summers-Mee heading over from Endacott’s corner before the former saw her curling right-footed strike pushed around the post by Poulter. Pierre then had an effort from distance gathered by the shot stopper before she curled over from the edge of the box as we continued to push for a way back into the game but, with six minutes left on the clock, Brighton added a third as Ball raced into the box following a good build-up play before her half-volley was just out of the grasps of Jackson.

Two minutes later, we managed to pull a goal back. A lovely ball over the top from Endacott set Hills through on goal and, after winning a 50/50 with the on-rushing Poulter, she was able to slot the ball home into the empty net for what was a consolation goal in the end. In the aftermath of the goal, we finished the game with 10 players after Whitey was shown a straight red card for an off-the-ball incident after Hills' goal.

Micky van de Ven spoke of his honour at wearing the captain’s armband at Bodo/Glimt.

The Netherlands international skippered us for the first time – on what was his 60th appearance in our colours – and led by example, heading home a crucial goal just moments after the Norwegian side had taken a 2-0 lead to keep us in the game and kick-start another late comeback.

Jostein Gundersen’s own goal two minutes from time salvaged a 2-2 draw and ensured we left the Arctic Circle unbeaten in the Champions League after two games.

“It was a really proud moment (to captain the team),” he told SPURSPLAY. “I was happy to help the team as well.

“I was hoping for a better performance from our team, but I’m happy with the point and it’s a really proud moment for myself and my family. I just did what I always try to do.”

Micky’s header came at a key moment – just two minutes after Bodo/Glimt had doubled their lead, thus quickly reducing our arrears – and also represented his first Champions League goal.

“It’s obviously a nice feeling,” the defender said. “Of course, I’m also happy we got the point, otherwise, if you lose 2-1 and you score, it doesn’t really matter. So, yes, I’m happy to score my first Champions League goal for sure.

“The goal was also important because it put extra pressure on them and they knew if we scored for 2-1 straight away, they need to drop and we are coming. We played really well after this and got the point.

“Especially when you’re 2-0 down, you can be happy when you see the game and we were struggling, you can be happy with a point.”

Watch | Micky's post-match interview after Bodo/Glimt draw

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Thomas Frank spoke to the media at Aspmyra Stadion after Tuesday night’s 2-2 draw with Bodo/Glimt in the UEFA Champions League.

Here’s what he had to say...

How do you analyse that one?

Thomas: “I think definitely big character to fight back. I think that's hugely important in any team that they have that and keep running, keep fighting, keep doing the right thing and I also think we, even though I think after 2-0 I think we were in a strange way better, maybe because Bodo dropped back, maybe we took more initiative, you know sometimes that's the momentum of the game, but I felt that we kept doing the right thing, we kept moving the ball, kept reducing the situation from the side and showed great character to come back into the game, which I'm very, very pleased with. But big praise to Bodo. I think until 2-0 they were the best team today. I think after that the game changed a bit and I think we got more on top and of course scored the 2-1 and then changed the equaliser. So they just showed exactly what I expected from them today. Of course I hope we could have done a little bit more first half, got a little bit more into the high pressure in situations and I would say especially on the bal

That's the third time in the last four games you've conceded first and then come back to equalise...

Thomas: “That can be for various reasons. I think against Wolves we had no problem controlling in the beginning, I think we were by far the best team against Wolves in the first half. I think Brighton was a different game, I think also we were by far the best team in the first half, we just conceded one fairly well played goal and as we talk about again, a goal we shouldn’t have conceded. Today I felt we struggled in the first half. I think that's the only time we struggled in the three games against a very good Bodo team. Up here, a lot of teams will struggle when they play against them here, so it's just fair play to Bodo.”

Was it the plan in the first half to sit back and try to get them on the counter?

Thomas: “I think that was what we wanted. Hopefully also you saw that we went high pressure sometimes. It was not that we never went high pressure. The plan was both to go into the high pressure, which we did on several occasions, and also succeed with those situations, and then there were times when we were a little bit more banked in. You know, exactly like we were four months ago, because they're very, very good at what they're doing, and then I think the counters should have been a little bit better, but I think the main bit was that when we were on the ball, we threw the ball away too quick.”

There's been a lot of discussions about VAR in Norwegian football. What are your reflections on the use of VAR overall?

Thomas: “That's a good question. I'm of this opinion that VAR, it's here, and definitely I know there was a vote in Norway that you tried to vote against it and get rid of it. I don't think that's possible in the Premier League and Champions League, so when it's not possible to get rid of it, I'm a little bit 'okay, I deal with it, it is what it is’, and I think in some occasions it's good because you get hopefully the correct decisions when you don't get it normally, but there's others where it's too... you can actually discuss that one goal got disallowed, and actually the other one, they also looked into the equaliser, both of them without VAR would have just been goals, so we would have scored two goals, so that would have been favouring us because they were so 50-50 even, but I think the ones where you oversee a clear penalty or a clear red card, that's where I think VAR is very good.”

Were there any parts of the game that surprised you from Bodo/Glimt?

Thomas: “I think they did exactly what I expected them to do in terms of how they wanted to play out, what they wanted to do, how they wanted to put on pressure. I think the only little tweak was they were a little bit more flexible in the midfield rotation and a little bit more with the wingers coming inside, so that was a little bit more flexible compared to, let's say, the last game. That was a tweak that maybe created a few problems in the first half, I think a little less in the second half, even though they scored the goals, there were various reasons because actually the way we wanted to press, we just decided not to do at the 1-0 goal, even if it's a fantastic finish from Hauge.”

Can you talk us through your reasoning behind naming Micky van de Ven as captain tonight and have you made a decision on your leadership group?

Thomas: “Yes, I have made a decision. I haven't told the players yet, that will be on Thursday. I’ve made the decision, but it's probably pretty obvious he will be (in the leadership group). He has impressed me a lot as a player, but also as a communicator on the pitch. And a little bit of show of character, I think he was good today.”

Last time Tottenham came here they dominated in a physical way. Today we didn't see that. What do you think went wrong?

Thomas: “It's a good question, but I agree, we didn't see it in the same way. Bodo were a little bit more aggressive in the duels than we were. Were we less? I don't know. That I probably need to revisit the game to see. But what I would say is that visually, looking with my eyes, it looked more even, tending to Bodo being more strong in certain duels.”

Are you maybe struggling to find the right blend and balance between certain starting XIs?

Thomas: “I think that's too early to judge, in my opinion. You can say we didn't play our best first half today, but I think I made it very clear from the beginning I have a big respect for Bodo, and everyone should have for what they do and what Kjetil Knutsen is doing. I think it's also fair to say that we didn't touch the ball in the first half last year either, and it was still 0-0 in that half. I think they were slightly better today in the first half, Bodo, so I think that's more respect to them. I think it's also fair to say that it went quite well against Wolves in the first half, so I know that's a bigger perspective. I think overall, you can say with a lot of games, that go-to starting XI you like to find at a certain stage, that's something I'm looking into, which is normal. A new coach, new players, and we still need to do a little bit of rotation.”