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e.l.f. Cosmetics will feature on the back of our Men’s team shirts for this season’s Carabao Cup campaign as part of an expansion of its ground-breaking partnership with the Club.

Founded in 2004, e.l.f. became one of the first digital beauty brands, growing to become a disruptive force in the beauty industry and was earlier this month announced as Official Back of Shirt Partner of Tottenham Hotspur Women.

The partnership will now extend to include the Men’s team for the Carabao Cup – including tonight’s Third Round tie with Doncaster Rovers - to further a shared message around women’s empowerment and inclusion within the wider game of football.

e.l.f. Cosmetics is working with the Club on delivering unique activations, innovative content and community initiatives that are focused on leaving a lasting legacy of empowering females on and off the field.

Ryan Norys, Chief Revenue Officer, Tottenham Hotspur, said: “We have been delighted with the start to our partnership with e.l.f. as Official Back of Shirt Partner of Tottenham Hotspur Women and the response it has received from players and fans alike.

“The expansion of our partnership sends a powerful message that football is for everyone, with a brand renowned for its work around female empowerment now gaining visibility within the Men’s game, as well as the Women’s – building on the Club’s existing work in breaking down historic barriers for women in football and combatting misogyny.”

Hannah Roberts, Vice President Marketing, e.l.f. Beauty said: “This partnership moves beyond visibility; it’s about demonstrating that beauty and empowerment belong everywhere; on every pitch, with every player, and across every fan community. e.l.f. has always championed inclusivity, accessibility, and cultural impact, and tonight is another step in shaping norms, connecting communities, and inspiring confidence both on and off the field.”

Our Women’s Under-19s earned a bonus point in the Professional Game Academy League after a penalty shootout success over Crystal Palace on Wednesday afternoon following a 1-1 draw in normal time.

Eloise Summers-Mee got us off to the perfect start as, for the second week running in the competition, we opened the scoring after just four minuteswith the forward slotting home her first goal of the season after good work from Jhanaie Pierre. However, Palace fought back and found a leveller midway through the first period with Tella Ezeh finding the back of the net.

Despite an action-packed opening half-hour at Cray Wanderers, the game lacked quality from that point onwards and, while we dominated the play in the final quarter-of-an-hour, we were indebted to goalkeeper Erin Radbourne as, in the final minute of stoppage time, she produced a brilliant save to deny Rosie Rowe from the penalty spot and subsequent send the game into a shootout.

Having fallen short in the shootout with Southampton last week, we responded well to calmly slot all four of our spot-kicks away to win 4-2 on penalties and take home an extra point in the league.

More details to follow...

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For the 2025-26 season we are continuing to feature a 'Dog of the Match' at every home game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Members of Tottenham Hotspaw – our first-ever Official Supporters’ Club for dog lovers – have been posting pictures of their beloved pets on the group’s Facebook page for a chance for them to be featured on the stadium big screens ahead of kick-off and in the matchday programme.

This evening’s 'Dog of the Match' is Lexi – a 4-year-old chocolate dapple miniature Dachshund. Lexi is a typical sausage dog who loves snoozing under a cosy blanket and barking at the TV when celebrating with mum Roseanna and her friends when Spurs score. Her favourite pastime though is wearing her Spurs scarf to the pub to cheer on the team!

Alongside our 'Dog of the Match', we also profile rescue dogs currently up for adoption with All Dogs Matter – the fantastic charity partner of Tottenham Hotspaw – giving fans the chance to provide a forever home so badly needed.

Today, we are featuring Benji, who came to the charity after sadly being found as a stray. Benji is an adorable little boy but is quite nervous and so will need an experienced owner who can take it slow and continue his training. He will also require a quiet home with direct access to a garden and where he will be the only dog.

"Doncaster Rovers have impressed back in League One this season, while a win at Championship side Middlesbrough has helped set up this third round tie at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium..."

Rob Daly, official club commentator, presenter and pundit

Donny's bright start...

Grant McCann guided Doncaster Rovers to the League Two title in 24/25 and began this campaign with an impressive eight wins from 10 in all competitions. However, they’ve just suffered back-to-back defeats, and the manager wasn’t happy after his side threw away a 1-0 lead to lose to Wimbledon on Saturday. “I think back to the game at Wigan last week (0-3) and then again in this one - the errors we’ve made for the goals are just not what we’ve been about for the last 18 months.” Playing out from the back undid them against Wimbledon for the winner, while they’ve conceded three times from crosses in their last two games - perhaps something Spurs can exploit with the improved set-piece expertise.

Rovers' run and rotation...

Despite those losses, Doncaster won 4-0 at Championship leaders Middlesbrough back in August, a huge upset, even after rotating their entire XI. Damola Ajayi, on loan from Spurs, scored in that game - while the winger started in the second round at Accrington too as one of 10 changes in a 2-0 win. Whether something similar happens tonight remains to be seen - there’s no doubt the club’s top players will want the chance to play at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Who to watch out for...

Spurs rotation...

During a busy month, this tie likely presents a chance for more thorough rotation from Thomas Frank, who told the media in Tuesday's pre-match press conference that goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky will make his first start of the campaign. However, Ben Davies and Randal Kolo Muani miss out with the knocks that ruled them out of Saturday's draw at Brighton. Kevin Danso played most of his minutes this season (102) during an excellent Super Cup performance, while Archie Gray (90), weekend starter Wilson Odobert (141) and forward Mathys Tel (109), ineligible in the Champions League, could all get the nod.

Number 7 in the 10 role...

As a second half substitute on Saturday, Xavi Simons lit up the game for Spurs playing centrally for the first time, working three attempts on goal in a 29-minute cameo. His drive to play a purposeful one-two with Richarlison, to nearly win a penalty, showed his quality against a compact defence too. "Xavi came in and did exactly what we thought he could do in that 10 position,” said Frank after, although he was keen to stress his versatility too. “I think he can easily play the left winger, that can go more inside... sometimes the playmakers, they drift to the side because there's no space in the middle."

Our Subway Women’s League Cup group phase begins on Wednesday evening - and you can watch the action live on SPURSPLAY!

Live from Brisbane Road, our opening game of the competition sees us take on fellow Barclays Women’s Super League side Aston Villa in a clash under the lights. Kick-off is 7pm (UK) and you can watch live on SPURSPLAY.

Martin Ho’s side will be looking for a response following Friday night’s defeat to Manchester City which saw our perfect start to the WSL campaign come to an end, earning six points from wins against West Ham United and Everton.

This will just be the second time we’ve faced the Villans in this competition as a sensational 40-yard stunner from Eveliina Summanen helped us to a 1-0 win at Brisbane Road last term.

AS Monaco vs Spurs | UEFA Champions League, MD3

Stade Louis II, Monaco | Wednesday 22 October, 9pm local (8pm UK)

Allocation:

General admission - 998.

Wheelchair spaces - 8 - each with a personal assistant.

Ambulant seating - 8 - each with a personal assistant.

Please note, wheelchair spaces and ambulant seating is located in the home section. Further information and advice will be shared with successful applicants.

Price - £34.

Ticketing Points: 5.

All Season Ticket Holders can now apply online or by submitting an application form, which can be obtained from the Ticket Office, no later than 5pm on Sunday 28 September.

In the event that tickets are oversubscribed for this match they will be allocated in line with the Club’s ticketing point scheme.

Further travel advice will be sent to all successful applications in due course.

We are delighted to announce the appointment of Adam Jeffery as Women's First Team Coach.

Adam joins Head Coach Martin Ho’s coaching staff from West Ham United, having previously spent time at Crystal Palace as an Assistant Coach. Adam helped the Eagles earn promotion to the Barclays Women’s Super League for the first time in their history.

Prior to his time in south London, he spent a number of years at Reading, first leading their Under-16s programme, before becoming an Assistant Coach for the First Team, helping guide them to a fourth-place finish in the WSL while also reaching the semi-finals of the Women’s FA Cup.

Speaking on his arrival, Adam said: “I had a really good conversation with Martin and we align on a lot of things, in terms of the way we want our team to play. I’m just happy to be here and want to hit the ground running.

“We both see football in a similar way and we want the team to play in a similar style. I’m looking to bring some different elements to what the team have already been building so far this season.”

Martin said: “We’re delighted to welcome Adam to the technical team at Tottenham Hotspur. He brings real value through his tactical and technical knowledge, with exceptional attention to detail. Just as importantly, he’s a great person and he cares deeply about both individual and team development.

“This will support the team culture and environment we have and continue to evolve. Adam will complement our existing staff really well, and I’m excited to have him with us as we continue building together.”

We take our first steps into this season’s Carabao Cup on Wednesday evening when we take on Doncaster Rovers in the third round at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

The visitors, currently seventh in League One, have won 4-0 at Middlesbrough and 2-0 at Accrington Stanley so far in the competition.

As a club competing in Europe, we enter the tournament at this stage.

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

What time does the match start?

We get underway at 7.45pm UK time.

How can I watch the game?

Wednesday’s tie will be available to watch on Sky Sports+ in the UK.

Fans based overseas are advised to check 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 on Thursday.

What is the team news?

Ben Davies (knee) and Randal Kolo Muani (dead leg) both miss out again, as they did for Saturday’s trip to Brighton & Hove Albion, while Thomas Frank has confirmed that Antonin Kinsky is in line for his first start of the season between the sticks.

Dominic Solanke and Kota Takai have begun training with the group, while Yves Bissouma, James Maddison, Dejan Kulusevski and Radu Dragusin remain out.

Our on-loan forward Damola Ajayi is eligible to feature for Doncaster against us while our former Academy goalkeeper Thimothee Lo-Tutala could also be involved for them.

Midfielder Harry Clifton is sidelined with a hamstring injury.

Who is the referee?

Andrew Madley will officiate Wednesday night’s match in N17.

He’ll be assisted by Nick Hopton and Craig Taylor, with Farai Hallam as the fourth official.

Which kit colours will the teams be wearing?

We’ll be wearing our 2025/26 home kit, featuring Lilywhite shirts, navy blue shorts and white socks.

Our goalkeeper will be in blue.

Doncaster will don their familiar red and white hooped shirts, complete with white shorts and red socks. Their keeper will be in lime green.

Our Under-21s endured a chastening evening on the south coast on Tuesday, crashing to a 6-2 defeat to a strong Plymouth Argyle side in the Vertu Trophy.

A disastrous first-half display did the damage at Home Park as the League One hosts surged into a 3-0 lead inside half-an-hour and added a fourth before the break, with our young team struggling to cope with the task at hand.

We improved considerably after the restart but were hit by a sucker punch on 53 minutes as Argyle’s Player of the Match Tegan Finn doubled his tally to extend his side’s advantage, although Reiss Russell-Denny’s reply a few minutes later reminded the hosts we were still fighting.

We managed to get at Tom Cleverley’s side a lot more throughout the remainder of the game, but a cracking strike from Plymouth substitute Seb Campbell brought up number six for the hosts, although Oli Irow’s stoppage-time goal ensured we avoided what would have been our heaviest-ever defeat in the competition.

More to follow…

Our Subway Women’s League Cup campaign begins on Wednesday evening at Brisbane Road.

Aston Villa are the visitors to the capital for the opening game of the group phase in the competition – where we’ll also face Birmingham City and Bristol City later on.

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

What time does the match start?

We get underway against Aston Villa at 7pm UK time.

How can I watch the game?

Tickets are available online until 1pm on Wednesday or at Brisbane Road on the day for supporters who wish to come and watch the game in person.

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

Ahead of our clash with Villa, we’ll be bringing you all the build-up via our live blog with any pre-match content plus live updates from the Under-19s Professional Game Academy League fixture against Crystal Palace earlier in the day.

Video highlights of all the action will be available on SPURSPLAY on Thursday.

What is the team news?

Martin Ho reported that the players who featured in the clash with Manchester City last Friday are all available for our Women’s League Cup fixture.

Matilda Vinberg and Martha Thomas made their first appearance of the season in the clash with City and could be in contention to be involved once again on Wednesday night.

Ella Morris and Luana Buhler remain long-term absentees.

Who is the referee?

Wednesday night’s referee is Phoebe Cross.

She is assisted by Harley Hetherington and Joe Karram, with Emily Heaslip as the fourth official.

What colours will the teams be wearing?

As usual, we’ll be wearing our home kit, featuring Lilywhite shirts, navy blue shorts and white socks.

Our goalkeeper will be in an all-blue strip.

Villa will be in their away strip, which will be black shirts, black shorts and black socks.

Their keeper will be in red.

How can I get the matchday programme?

The official matchday programme will be on sale at the stadium on Wednesday evening, priced at £3.50, while copies can also be ordered online here for delivery direct to your door.

In this edition, we’ve an exclusive main feature interview with experienced player Kit Graham, Clare Hunt dishes the dirt on her team-mates, a catch-up with former player Toni-Anne Wayne plus a whole lot more.

What will the weather conditions be like?

It’s set to be another lovely day in the capital with sunny spells leading right up to kick-off at Brisbane Road, although temperatures to drop to 14 degrees in the evening.