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The new reshaped and renamed Subway Players Cup – previously known as Subway Women’s League Cup – will adopt a Swiss-style league format with each side playing three home and three away fixtures, with results ranked in a unified league table.

The top eight positions will progress to the Knockout Phase and play a one-legged tie with teams ranked based on their final league position.

Here’s everything you need to know ahead of our opening game of the league phase…

What time does the match start?

Kick-off is at 7pm UK time.

How can I watch the game?

Tickets remain available to buy online via our eTicketing website until 9am on Wednesday or on the night at Brisbane Road if supporters wish to attend the game in person.

The game will also be streamed live on SPURSPLAY – subscribe here.

As always, our Match Centre will bring you all the build-up plus in-game text commentary during the game and post-match reaction.

Video highlights of all the action will be available to watch on SPURSPLAY following the game.

What happens if the game finishes as a draw?

Although we have a brand-new name and format, the rules regarding a draw in the 90 minutes will follow the same route as previous editions of the competition.

If the game finishes all square in the 90 minutes, no extra-time will be needed, and it will go straight to a penalty shootout.

The winner of the shootout will gain two points while the losing side will be awarded one.

What is the team news?

Martin Ho reported no new injury concerns ahead of the cup clash at Brisbane Road.

Defender Alice Sombath made her debut in Spurs colours at the weekend, coming on as a second half substitute in our win over Crystal Palace, and will be in contention once again for the fixture with West Ham.

Jess Naz and Maite Oroz continue their rehabilitation from an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury. Clare Hunt continues to recover from her injury.

Who is the referee?

Amy Fearn will be officiating the game on Wednesday evening.

She will be assisted by Isabel Chaplin and Matthew Joyce, with Joanne Horwood the fourth official.

What kit colours are the teams wearing?

We’ll be back in our home kit, featuring Lilywhite shirts, navy blue shorts and white socks, with our goalkeeper in pink.

West Ham United will also be in their home strip – claret shirts, blue shorts and blue socks.

Their keeper will be in all-blue.

How can I get the matchday programme?

Our official matchday programme for the 2026/27 season will be on sale at Brisbane Road during the night, which includes a main feature interview with new shot stopper Selma Panengstuen, we get to know Academy graduate Jhanaie Pierre more and we catch up with former player Joanne Ayre.

Be sure to pick up your copy from various points around the stadium at the game, or order online here for delivery direct to your door.

What will the weather be like?

It’s expected to be a warm day in the capital with a good deal of sunshine. Temperatures at around 19 degrees at kick-off.

Defender Alice Sombath made her first appearance of the campaign after coming on as a second half substitute in our 7-0 win over Crystal Palace on Sunday.

Although our Head Coach said that a few players picked up a few ‘bumps and bruises’ in the clash at Selhurst Park, he revealed that everyone who featured in the London derby will be available once again for tomorrow night’s cup game.

“Exactly like we were after Palace,” he told us, speaking to SPURSPLAY in pre-match interview. “Some bumps and bruises throughout the game, but nothing that rules anyone out and making sure we can continue having a healthy group and full availability. So, there’s no changes at all.”

When asked about Alice getting her first minutes in Spurs colours, he added: “I think you always want to get people on the pitch to experience what it’s like to play in the WSL.

“But in that moment, I thought it would be good for Alice to come into the game, and in that situation with the goal lead we had, it was to give her the opportunity to come in more relaxed, more calm, and gain some experience around the players."

Competing for his country in an Under-23 side at the multi-sport event in the football discipline, Yang - who is spending the season on loan at Belgian side KVC Westerlo - played the first 54 minutes of the victory at the Mizuho Rugby field in Nagoya, Japan.

The win over Saudi Arabia saw South Korea finish the group stage with a 100-per-cent record having defeated Qatar 4-1 in their Group D opener last Tuesday - Yang played 18 minutes that day.

The winger and his nation will now face Vietnam in the quarter-finals on Friday.

Held every four years, the legendary Heung-Min Son previously helped Korea to the gold medal at the 2018 edition of the event.

A stalwart actor - and former semi-professional footballer - Jamie Kenna has appeared in dramas such as His Dark Materials, The Crown, Peaky Blinders and Coronation Street as well as the biographical sports film Gran Turismo while he played Ser Alfred Broome in HBO's House of the Dragon. Jamie will appear in crime drama, The Blame, alongside Michelle Keegan and Douglas Booth, which launched on ITV this week. He will also be starring as DS Ellis Daldry in Winter - a new police procedural drama series coming to ITV on 30 September.

A Spurs fan for 'as long as I can remember', Jamie attended his first match on 12 March, 1985 as we were beaten 2-1 by Manchester United at White Hart Lane. He has been a regular match-goer ever since and was in Bilbao on 21 May, 2025 to witness our UEFA Europa League Final victory against the Red Devils.

Hi Jamie. First of all, can we ask how you became a Spurs supporter?

My family are from south London and I should probably be a Millwall supporter given where I’m from. But I was always drawn to the lilywhite shirt and the style of football associated with Tottenham Hotspur. Glenn Hoddle was an early hero of mine and Steve Perryman too. I was getting interested in football at the time Spurs had Ossie Ardiles and Ricky Villa in the team. A time it wasn’t that common to have foreign players in your team and we had these two iconic, overseas stars. was too young to appreciate the 1981 FA Cup Final. I was only six then. But I got to my first game just a few years later.

What was the experience of your first Spurs match like?

It was incredible, even though we lost 2-1 against Manchester United. Ardiles and Hoddle were still playing for us at that point and we had players like Tony Galvin, John Chiedozie, Garth Crooks and Mark Falco in the team. Iconic players. I thought they were the coolest people on earth!

Who have been your favourite Spurs players over the years?

The answer to that question evolves over time. Harry Kane is a modern favourite of mine. I’ve got two kids who have developed my obsession for Spurs so they got to appreciate him too. Paul Gascoigne might not have played for us for that many seasons but he’s right up there for me. One of the greatest, if not the greatest player I have seen in a Spurs shirt. I loved him. And Hoddle, as I mentioned, was my hero growing up. He was ahead of his time. I am also known amongst my friends for having had a poster of Steve Sedgley on my wall! I loved Sedge. I loved what he was about. He played pretty much in every position for us. He was a proper stalwart. He would always do a job for us. And I have to mention Gary Mabbutt. What a player, what a man.

What have been your best Spurs memories over the years?

I’ve been home and away with Spurs, I’ve been to European games with them. There are so many good memories. I was behind the goal when Gazza scored ‘that’ goal against Arsenal in the 1991 FA Cup semi-final. That’s one of my best Spurs memories. But in terms of the best memory, Bilbao will take some topping. I travelled to the final with three of my mates in a camper van. It took us 17 hours to get there. While some people say it was a dull game, it was the best game ever in my eyes! It was so emotional. And not just at full time. I was emotional on the day of the game, soaking up the atmosphere. It felt so special. Such a big moment. It felt like there was so much love on the day of that game. And it felt like our time. To win it was just magical.

How often do you get to Spurs matches?

I get to games a lot. I have friends who have season tickets who I can go with and I also take my kids. Tottenham Hotspur means so much to me… the Club is very close to my heart.

How optimistic are you about this season?

It is easy to wave the flag of doom after four Premier League games when you haven’t won and you haven’t scored. But I think most Spurs fans are realistic. With the number of new arrivals, it was always going to take a bit of time for everything to click. It’s far too early to panic. I think most Spurs fans are optimistic and we have faith in Roberto De Zerbi. Once we hit a rhythm, I really think it’s going to be a good season. We have some great players in there. I was always a big fan of Sandro Tonali before he signed for us, so I am excited to see what he can do. Tonali is a real throw-back midfielder for me. He has a bit of Bryan Robson about him… he’s got that bite and also that ability to make things tick in midfield.

Which other current Spurs players do you admire?

I really hope James Maddison can get back to where he was pre-injury. He’s such a good player. Micky van de Ven is a really exciting player – something you don’t usually say about a centre-back. But we’ve all seen how good he is on the ball, the driving runs he makes. Archie Gray deserves a mention. He was outstanding last season, playing in whatever position was asked of him and I’d really like to see him establish himself in the team and become the player I think he can become.

We welcome Aston Villa to N17 this afternoon. Do you have any specific memories from Spurs- Villa matches over the years?

I’ve been to Villa Park a few times. I can remember being there for a game in the away end (on 25 January, 1995) when Villa goalkeeper Mark Bosnich clattered into Jürgen Klinsmann. It was a shocking collision and something that really stayed with me. Much more positively, I can remember Harry Kane coming off the bench to score a winning free-kick at Villa Park (November, 2014), which really cemented his place in our starting XI after that!

You’re starring in Winter, which will be broadcast on ITV from the end of this month. Can you tell us a bit about the series?

It’s very exciting. It’s a forensic crime drama. Ethan Winter (played by Richard Armitage) is a forensic pathologist who has the gift of communicating with dead bodies. He’s part of a police department in Bristol headed by two detectives, one of which is me, DS Ellis Daldry. He is a lovely character, a really fun character to play. He’s a stalwart copper who is a bit of a technological dinosaur. He’s been in the business a long time and he’s desperately trying to catch up and keep up with things. Ethan Winter is an amazing pathologist who uses a lot of technology and my character is a bit in awe of him. It was very fun to film. We filmed in Belgium. I watched quite a bit of football when I was there funnily enough. I went to a game at Royal Antwerp, where Toby Alderweireld had been playing the year before. And I went to see both Gent and Genk. Belgium is a great country to watch football and I feel we have a close affiliation with Belgian football as Spurs supporters. We’ve been served by some great Belgian players over the years… Alderweireld, Jan Vertonghen, Mousa Dembélé. For me, Dembélé is one of the most underrated players ever.

Can you also tell us a bit about The Blame?

The Blame is a poignant, gritty drama about police corruption. I feature in three episodes of The Blame. It was a lovely group to work with. Michelle Keegan is one of the nicest people in the business and we had such a lot of fun, which sounds odd to say with the subject matter of the series being so dark! But we kept things light behind the scenes!

You’re a passionate advocate for mental health and you’ve partnered with PANDAS Foundation UK – a charity who offers hope, empathy and support for every parent, carer or network affected by Perinatal Mental Illness. How did you become involved with PANDAS?

I’ve had my mental health battles and I am always keen to partner with organisations who spread the word about speaking out, asking for help and checking in on people. PANDAS do a lot of great work for parents. I’m a dad of two and being a parent can be a hard, stressful thing at times. There can be underlying mental health struggles and things parents find difficult. PANDAS provide a great service for parents, they have a helpline, forums. They have a regular podcast which I have featured on. If my input with PANDAS can help just one person, then it is absolutely worthwhile. My involvement is something I feel very proud and passionate about. I found through my struggles that when I’ve spoken to other people, I’ve often found the people I have spoken to are affected with the same kind of issues. So, I would urge anyone reading this who is struggling with their mental health to talk to someone.

Finally, what work projects do you have in store?

I’m shooting two films at the moment. So, I’ve been in World War I on the day I’m speaking to you and I’m off to gangland, 1990s tomorrow! You have to remind yourself where you are sometimes… I am also about to film an episode of a long-standing drama series. Next year is looking busy but I can’t say too much as nothing has been confirmed. I could end up sitting on my sofa instead! That’s the nature of our industry. Hopefully I’ll be very busy. And hopefully I’ll also have the opportunity to get to plenty of Spurs matches!

After being presented to fans on the pitch ahead of kick-off at our Premier League match against Aston Villa on Saturday, Ledley King, Jenna Schillaci, Chris Hughton and late club founder Bobby Buckle – represented by his granddaughter Trina Nichols – took their rightful place among some of the greatest figures in our Club’s history as we welcomed four new Hall of Famers for the first time since the initiative was paused nearly a decade ago following the closure of White Hart Lane.

They were joined on Monday by many of our existing inductees and surviving relatives of those sadly no longer with us, along with members of our Board of Directors and a select number of Season Ticket Holders and One Hotspur Members, as we celebrated the careers of four true icons of Tottenham Hotspur.

Non-Executive Chairman Peter Charrington addressed those in attendance before Ledley, Jenna and Chris were interviewed on stage by hosts Ben Haines and Reshmin Choudhury. A fascinating video interview was also played out with Bobby’s grandson Michael Mackman, detailing his memories of his grandfather’s life and times.

Earlier in the night, all of our inductees in attendance – including the Class of 2026 – drew back the curtain to officially unveil our new Hall of Fame wall installation, a reimagining for the modern era of what was once in place at White Hart Lane. Located near the players’ tunnel area, this fantastic collection of plaques depicting each and every inductee to date will now be made available for supporters to enjoy as part of our behind-the-scenes stadium tours.

A one-club man, Ledley progressed through the ranks to become our captain, leading us to League Cup glory in 2008, while Jenna, another legendary former defender and long-serving captain who led us up through the leagues and into the full-time professional era as members of the Women’s Super League, becomes the first-ever women’s inductee into our Hall of Fame.

Iconic left-back Chris, 15th on our all-time list of top appearance-makers, gave 25 years of service as a player, coach and assistant manager, while Bobby was famously one of a small group of boys who met under a lamp post on Tottenham High Road and founded the club 144 years ago.

Many congratulations to all four of our new inductees – look out for video highlights from Monday’s event on official club channels in the coming days.

The return of our Hall of Fame, first launched in 2004 with 45 of the Club’s greatest former players and managers inducted over the next 12 years, forms part of a wider programme of work ongoing across the Club to reconnect with the rich footballing heritage on which we are built.

Olivia Holdt led the way with a 23-minute second-half hat-trick followed by Victoria Pelova grabbing a brace – her first in Spurs colours – alongside Amanda Nilden netting her first of the season and Shekiera Martinez getting off the mark at the Club, with all seven goals coming remarkably in the second period.

The first half was a completely different story, though, as we just couldn’t find a breakthrough despite Palace finding themselves down to 10 players after just seven minutes, Fuka Tusonda shown a straight red card after a strong challenge on Cathinka Tandberg.

However, once Oli opened the deadlock just four minutes after the restart and the floodgates opened from that point onwards, as we went on to maintain our unbeaten start to the 2026/27 WSL season and climb up to second in the table after three games.

“When they went down to 10, we probably slowed the game down too much,” Martin told us, speaking to SPURSPLAY after the game. “We weren’t disciplined enough or patient enough in certain moments, and we tried to force the chances.

“In the second half, we readjusted some small things and looked to arrive in certain positions for the final action. Once we did, I think Olivia’s goals were good to see because that’s something we spoke about - getting into those positions. When the first one came, I thought we grew in confidence and mentality, and then we started to really push.

Asked what was said at half-time, he added: “I just said to the group as a whole that I needed to see more of us wanting to get on the end of the chances, wanting to score, wanting to be in the right positions and wanting to win the game.

“Throughout the first half, it was more of us trying to force the chance to score or individually trying to do things. When we put it together as a collective, we’re more dynamic, we get into the right positions, we deliver with good quality and we finish with good quality. It makes a difference.

“We had to readjust a few things, but it was more about the mentality and willingness to get into those positions to finish. The players were outstanding.”

While all the focus will be on the seven magnificent goals we scored, it might go under the radar that we also registered our first clean sheet of the campaign with goalkeeper Lize Kop rarely tested throughout the afternoon.

“You want to make sure that we’re not conceding easy chances,” he said. “I thought in the first half we allowed too many counter-attacks. We weren’t in the right defensive positions to stop their counters.

“Once we got into the right positions in the second half, I thought we nullified the threat. We stopped them from being able to break quickly.

“When you’re playing against 10, it’s obviously a little bit more difficult for them to break, but we just need to be in better positions to stop the attacks higher up and not allow them to come too far. I thought we did that much better in the second half.”

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On Sunday afternoon, we maintained our unbeaten start to the Women's Super League campaign with a thumping 7-0 victory over 10-player Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park.

After being frustrated by a stubborn Palace side who were down to 10 players after seven minutes following Fuka Tsuonda's red card, we netted all seven goals in the second half as Olivia Holdt bagged a hat-trick, Victoria Pelova netted a brace alongside Shekiera Martinez and Amanda Nilden on the scoresheet.

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Martin Ho has made two changes to the squad that drew 1-1 with Liverpool last time out.

Victoria Pelova comes in for her first start as a Spurs player, replacing Eveliina Summanen in midfield, while in the attacking area, Olivia Holdt replaces Matilda Vinberg.

Defender Alice Sombath is named amongst the substitute’s bench and could be in contention to make her debut for the Club having missed the opening two games of the campaign with fitness issues.

Here’s the team in full…

Spurs: Kop, Dijkstra, A. Nilden, Gaupset, Tandberg, Holdt, Hanson, Pelova, Spence (c), Koga, Blakstad.

Substitutes: Panengstuen, Morris, Sombath, Vinberg, M. Nilden, Martinez, Ahtinen, Wijk, Summanen.

Here's how Palace line-up...

Palace: Peyraud-Magin, Napier, Everett (c), Lloyd-Smith, England, Blanchard, Goldie, Hopcroft, Tsuonda, O'Brien, Bartrip.