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Half-time: Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa
Spurs have shaded the half, but a sensational strike from Rogers means the two sides are all square at the break.
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45+3 min: After a wonderful take on the run from Porro, the Spurs right back appeals for a penalty after booting a ball towards his compatriot Torres. Replays show it hit the Villa centre back on the backside. Porro is a very good player, but he does have an irritable temperament.
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45 min: Five minutes added on.
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44 min: Spurs are pushing for a second. Villa seem content to hold onto the 1-1 score until half-time, at least.
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41 min: Tel misses a glorious chance for Tottenham! From a free-kick, Spurs work the ball out to Kudus on the right, who delivers an outrageous ball across the six-yard box with his weaker right foot. Van de Ven canâ€t quite strain to reach the cross, but Tel is there at the back post … he just has to volley a finish into the empty net … but completely miscues the connection!
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38 min: In these rainy conditions, it was a slip from Simons that allowed Rogers to create some space. But the England international expertly took his chance – I would not be surprised to see that on the Goal of the Month shortlist.
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GOAL! Tottenham 1-1 Aston Villa (Rogers 37)
As if baited by my previous post, Rogers lets fly from 25 yards, and finds the top corner! It was a scrappy passage of play, but Rogers found a pocket on the edge of Spurs†area and pings an unstoppable shot past Vicario, dipping over the Italian goalkeeper and just underneath the crossbar. Rogers†first goal in 20 games for Villa!
Morgan Rogers of Aston Villa scores his team’s first goal. Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 09.49 EDT
34 min: We are over a third of the way through this match, and Villa are yet to trouble Vicario in the Spurs goal.
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32 min: Onana is OK, after some attention from the Villa physios.
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31 min: Onana is left crumpled on the turf after another robust tackle from Paulinha in midfield. This is the Belgianâ€s first Villa starts since August. He wonâ€t want another spell on the sidelines.
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29 min: I have mentioned Spurs†physicality and Malen is really struggling to make his mark against the Tottenham centre-back duo of Danso and Van de Ven. Ollie Watkins, huddled under a puffer jacket on the Villa bench, will be eager to get some minutes later.
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27 min: A raking diagonal pass from Bencancur finds Odobert in plenty of space on the left, and the winger drives inside on his right foot, lashing a bouncing awkward shot at goal, which Villaâ€s MartÃnez gathers at the second attempt. That was strong, direct play from the home side.
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25 min: Villa are normally a good pressing side, but look very pedestrian in defence today. Spurs are able to advance with the ball up the pitch quite easily, as Porro wins another corner for the home side. The delivery from Kudus is deep towards Odobert at the back post, and even though the Frenchman beats Rogers to the ball, he is unable to control it.
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23 min: Odobert goes down in a heap on the edge of Villaâ€s box, claiming a foul. There is contact from Onana, but nowhere near enough to send somebody tumbling over, and the referee waves play on. Good decision.
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21 min: Yellow card for Van de Ven, who catches Rogers in midfield shortly after being nutmegged. No complaints.
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18 min: Villa are playing a very high line, which is a dangerous thing against the pace of Odobert, Tel and Kudus. Tel is constantly threatening to get in behind, but hasnâ€t quiet timed his run correctly. Yet.
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15 min: Tottenham give the ball away cheaply just outside their own box, and Cash finds a pocket of space, shooting just wide from 20 yards out. That should be a bit of a wake-up call for Spurs.
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14 min: Perhaps this is not a surprising development, given Thomas Frank is the manager, but Iâ€m impressed by how physical Spurs are. The arrival of Paulinha has massively bolstered Tottenhamâ€s midfield, which also includes Bentancur, Sarr and Bergvall. They are all big lads, can run for days.
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12 min: Villa begin to edge into the game with some possession, and force a couple of corners, well defended by Spurs. McGinnâ€s delivery for the latter was particularly poor.
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FOUL THROW ALERT!
10 min: I repeat, FOUL THROW ALERT! Cash creeps up the touchline a little too much for the refereeâ€s liking and Simon Hooper overturns the throw-in from Villa to Spurs! Lots of cheers go up with the home crowd. A rare treat, that.
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GOAL DISALLOWED! Spurs denied a second!
7 min: Van de Ven pumps a ball long from the back, Tel and Kudus combine with the latter firing a shot through the hands of MartÃnez and into the net! The Villa keeper has his blushes spared by the offside flag, with both Tel and Kudus correctly ruled offside from Van de Venâ€s initial ball.
Mohammed Kudus of Tottenham Hotspur scores but it is later disallowed. Photograph: Alex Morton/Tottenham Hotspur FC/ShutterstockShare
Updated at 09.23 EDT
GOAL! Tottenham 1-0 Aston Villa (Bencancur 5)
Villa clear the initial corner, but Spurs recycle the ball and Kudus, from the left, swings a brilliant ball to Paulinha a the back post. The Portuguese nods the ball back across goal and Bencancur is there to sweep in an easy finish from the penalty spot!
Rodrigo Bentacur of Tottenham Hotspur scores the opening goal. Photograph: Marc Atkins/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 09.08 EDT
4 min: Sloppy play from Onana allows Tel to win the ball back inside Villaâ€s penalty box, and the Frenchman wins a corner for Spurs.
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3 min: A brief delay, with the earpiece of referee Simon Hooper coming loose.
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2 min: Sky Sports had suggested that Guessand would be playing as part of a front-two with Malen, but the Ivory Coast international is looks like he is playing on the right, with Malen as a lone striker, supported by Rogers in the No 10 role.
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Peeeeeeeeep!
Weâ€re underway in London!
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The teams are out! Itâ€s raining on north London, so weâ€ll have a slick surface.
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Some breaking news, before Manchester Unitedâ€s trip to Anfield later.
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Villa manager Unai Emery is asked by a Sky Sports reporter if the decision to leave Ollie Watkins on the bench was a tactical one or a fitness one.
I wonâ€t respond to the question, itâ€s something private. But Watkins is getting better.
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Cristian Romero injured in the warm up!
A big blow for Spurs, with their captain Cristian Romero injured in the warm-up. Kevin Danso will replace the Argentinian, and Micky van de Ven will take the armband.
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Thomas Frank, Tottenham manager, is speaking to the cameras:
On Destiny Udogie being left out the squad today:
He came back from international duty with minor irritation in the knee.
Randal Kolo Muani making the bench:
Heâ€s nowhere near ready to start. Iâ€d like him to be ready of course.
On Mo Kudus:
Heâ€s been exceptional since the first day of the season. Heâ€s such a threat, one versus one. His work rate is very good. You need to get goals, and Iâ€m so happy he got one.
On the stat that Frank has never beaten Unai Emery:
Itâ€s about time to change it. Hopefully we do it today. Unai I respect massively. He has worked wonders with Villa. Itâ€s going to be a super tight game. It will be a small goal that decides the game. I hope we can get that moment.
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We wrote extensively on the police ban this week.
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Aston Villa stadium must not be a no-go area for Jews, says Ed Miliband
Some breaking news, as the UKâ€s energy secretary has called for the lifting of a police ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters at the upcoming Europa League fixture.
Birminghamâ€s safety advisory group is meeting next week and is expected to produce proposals about the extra resources West Midlands police would need to allow the match to go ahead safely with away fans.
The force last week barred Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from the match because of concerns that officers would not be able to police it safely. They cited “violent clashes and hate crime offences†at a Maccabi Tel Aviv match in Amsterdam in 2024.
Asked on Sunday Morning with Trevor Phillips on Sky News whether Villa Park was a no-go area for Jews, Miliband replied: “No, and it canâ€t be, and Iâ€m very, very clear about that.
“We cannot have a situation where any area is a no-go area for people of a particular religion or from a particular country, and weâ€ve got to stamp out all forms of prejudice, antisemitism, Islamophobia, wherever we find them.â€
Asked about a petition calling for a boycott of Israeli teams in the UK, Miliband said: “I profoundly disagree with that approach, with what is being said in that petition.â€
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Letâ€s unpack those teams a little.
For Spurs, interesting that Odobert is the preferred option on the left wing. Tel gets the nods ahead of Richarlison, with Solanke still out with an injury. Randal Kolo Muani could make his Premier League debut following his loan move from PSG in the summer – the Frenchman has also been sidelined for the past six or seven weeks.
For Villa, Watkins is only fit enough for the bench, but Donyell Malen excelled against Burnley a couple of weeks ago, scoring both goals in a 2-1 win, and the Dutchman leads the line again today. Guessand also gets a start, but otherwise Villa are unchanged and as expected. A penny for the thoughts of Harvey Elliott, he canâ€t get a kick at the moment.
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Team news!
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Spence, Bentancur, Joao Palhinha, Kudus, Simons, Odobert, Tel.
Subs: Kinsky, Danso, Richarlison, Gray, Bergvall, Johnson, Sarr, Muani, Byfield.
Aston Villa: Martinez, Cash, Konsa, Torres, Digne, Onana, Kamara, Guessand, Rogers, McGinn, Malen.
Subs: Bizot, Lindelof, Barkley, Elliott, Buendia, Watkins, Sancho, Maatsen, Bogarde.
Referee: Simon Hooper (Wiltshire)
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Preamble
Welcome everyone to the match that absolutely nobody knows as the Alan Hutton Derby!
For all the talk of a poor home record, Tottenham have had a fine start to the season. Yes, he had a full pre-season to bed in his ideas, but Thomas Frank should be given a lot of praise for improving this Spurs team from the get-go. By the end of today, Tottenham could well be second in the table (even if they are still trailing Arsenal).
After a disappointing start to the season, in which Villa failed to win any of their opening six matches (in which they scored just twice), Unai Emeryâ€s side have now won their last four matches in all competitions, and looking much more like their old selves. Fluidity is still something of an issue and there are questions marks over the form and fitness of Ollie Watkins (although Emery did confirm he was fit to feature today), but the return of Tyrone Mings following a two-game absence is a bonus for the Birmingham side, who will be looking to avoid defeat here before the next two league matches against Manchester City (home) and Liverpool (away).
Here is where the teams start today in the Premier League table.
Kick-off: 2pm BST.
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Nottingham Forest are without a win since replacing Nuno Espirito Santo with Australian manager Ange Postecoglou.
Amid reports that owner Evangelos Marinakis is considering making a second managerial change of the season just seven games into Postecoglou’s tenure, the Forest boss has spoken out on his future.
This weekend, the team host Chelsea in the early kick-off at the City Ground, live on TNT Sports.
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Ange Postecoglou takes swipe at Tottenham Hotspur in fresh dig
Ange Postecoglou gesticulates on the touchline (Image credit: Getty Images)
Failure to win for an eighth successive match could spell the end for Postecoglou, just months on from his Europa League triumph and subsequent sacking by Tottenham Hotspur.
“I guess from my perspective I just don’t fit, not here, just in general,” the outspoken manager began during his pre-match press conference. “If you look at things through the prism that I am a failed manager who is lucky to get this job, I know you’re smirking at me, but that’s what’s been said, then of course these first five weeks looks like this guy is under pressure. But there is an alternative story.
Postecoglou was unveiled as Nottingham Forest boss only a matter of weeks ago (Image credit: Getty Images)
“I came to the Premier League two years ago and I took over at Tottenham, I was told by the chairman [Daniel Levy] that this club has to win a trophy. He said we’ve tried to bring winners in: Jose [Mourinho], Antonio Conte, and it hasn’t worked. We need something different. I was slightly offended by that because I see myself as winner.
“I took over Spurs who finished eighth. Massive club, but no European football, and one that can’t go two years without European football. We finished fifth in my first year and every time Harry Kane scores a goal [for Bayern after leaving Spurs] I go, ‘I wish he stayed just one more year’. It would have been handy to have him after finishing fifth.”
The 60-year-old won 47 of his 101 games in charge at Spurs but, crucially, also lost 39 times which proved costly.
Tottenham salvaged Champions League qualification by clinching the Europa League last season but teetered above the relegation zone for the majority of the campaign, which the club’s hierarchy deemed unacceptable, even if the Aussie ended the club’s 17-year trophy drought.
The ex-Celtic manager is notorious for speaking his mind (Image credit: Alamy)
“Somehow that [first] year [at Spurs] has disappeared from the record books. It was even used as a reason for me losing my job because even Tottenham decided to exclude the first ten games. Yet the first ten games here [at Forest] are important apparently.
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“But anyway, we finished fifth. I got them back into European football, which is where a club like Tottenham should be. Then I was in [post-season] meetings and was told we need a trophy because it will mean everything to the football club. That’s fine.
“We win a trophy. We shed the tag of being ‘Spursy’. [We get] Champions League football, which brings some rewards and the opportunity to bring greater players. But all I have heard since I finished at Tottenham is that we finished 17th last year.
“So if you look at it through the prism of finishing 17th, then I am a failed manager who is lucky to get another opportunity. But again, if I have to explain why we finished 17th, it’s really basic. It doesn’t have to be too in-depth.
“Just look at the last five or six team sheets of last season to see what I prioritised [the Europa League], and who was on the bench. And the last game against Brighton, the players were out partying for two days, which I sanctioned because I felt they deserved to. So yes we finished 17th. But if people think that’s a reflection of me and my coaching then again, I think they are looking at it through the prism of I just don’t fit.”
Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly keeping tabs on a player Thomas Frank already knows well with a view to a potential transfer move.
The Spurs boss made the move across London this summer after seven years at Brentford, having led the Bees to promotion from the Championship and successfully established them as a Premier League side.
Frank enjoyed a reasonably productive first transfer window at Tottenham, with Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons among the high-profile arrivals – and he could now look to Brentford to bring in one of his former charges.
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Tottenham set sights on Kevin Schade
Kevin Schade celebrates scoring for Brentford (Image credit: Alamy)
Journalist Florian Plettenberg writes that Tottenham are among a number of sides currently keeping an eye on Brentford forward Kevin Schade.
The Germany international enjoyed a standout campaign last season, appearing in every one of Brentford’s Premier League games and claiming 11 goals in the process.
Kevin Schade has four caps for Germany (Image credit: Getty Images)
Schade remains an important player under new boss Keith Andrews, who has shifted the 23-year-old to playing at centre-forward more regularly this season.
His only strike so far this campaign came as he opened the scoring in Brentford’s 2-2 draw with Chelsea last month.
At his age, there is seemingly a feeling that Schade’s best years are still ahead of him, with Plettenberg noting that he could be ‘one to watch’ when it comes to his transfer future.
However, as Frank will be well aware, getting Schade out of Brentford is unlikely to be easy, even if Tottenham were to wait until next summer – as has been reported.
EXCL | Tottenham are among the teams closely monitoring the development of Kevin #Schade.The 23 y/o left winger is under contract with Brentford until 2028, and #Tottenham have shown interest in a potential transfer in the summer of 2026.One to watch this season — he is… pic.twitter.com/SP4lnDVwlOOctober 10, 2025
In FourFourTwo’sestimation, Brentford are in a strong position to command a very hefty fee for Schade, if indeed they are willing to get him go at all.
Brentford have consistently been willing to drive a hard bargain for their best players, particularly when they still have plenty of time left on their deals.
Newcastle had to shell out £55m to secure Yoane Wissa on transfer deadline day, while Bryan Mbeumo commanded a £65m when Manchester United came knocking earlier in the summer.
Schade joined for a reported £25m in 2023 and his contract is not set to expire until summer 2028, which means come the end of this season, Brentford will be in what is generally regarded as the prime time to sell a player for maximum value.
Tottenham have received a cash boost of £100m from their owners, the Lewis family trust, with further funding poised to follow that will provide Thomas Frank with greater room for manoeuvre in the transfer market.
The club have long sought fresh investment to enable their varied plans to expand the business, which include numerous non-football projects. But the priority is on-field success; there is an awareness at boardroom level that it is the principal driver for everything.
The 17th-placed Premier League finish last season was a disaster and the target for Frank is to return the team to the top five, mainly for sporting reasons, but also to drive revenue streams and keep the clubâ€s value high.
Frank was permitted to spend about £125m on players this summer – most notably Mohammed Kudus and Xavi Simons – with the club also committed to paying combined fees of about £50m to make the deals for Kevin Danso and Mathys Tel permanent.
Frank has started well – Spurs are third – and will be backed in January if the right signings are available at the right prices. The usual disclaimer about the mid-season window being a difficult time to add to the squad applies.
The equity injection has come from the Lewis family fortune and put it into Spurs via their investment vehicle, Enic. A source close to the family said: “This is initial additional funding. As the clubâ€s management decides whatâ€s needed to deliver success, more money will be available. The Lewis family is committed to backing the club to be successful.â€
The Lewis family and the rest of the Spurs executive tier maintain the club is not for sale. Spurs have been stalked by takeover talk for a long time and it has intensified since the former chair Daniel Levy was ousted in early September. The club have rejected expressions of interest from three groups. One was Amanda Staveleyâ€s PCP International Finance; another a consortium of investors led by Dr Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited; and the third came from a United States-based consortium led by the tech entrepreneur Brooklyn Earick.
Spurs said the £100m would “further strengthen the clubâ€s financial position and equip the leadership team with additional resources to continue the focus on driving long-term sporting success. This additional capital is part of the Lewis familyâ€s ongoing commitment to the club and its future.â€
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Peter Charrington, the Spurs nonexecutive chair, said: “Our focus is on stability and empowering the management team to deliver on the clubâ€s ambitions. I know the Lewis family are also ambitious for the future. Todayâ€s capital commitment reflects that ambition and I would like to thank them for their ongoing support. We will continue to do all we can to ensure that Vinai [Venkatesham, the chief executive] and his team are supported in the best way possible to take this club forward.â€
Spurs†non-football projects include the building of a hotel and an indoor arena close to the stadium; an expansion of the training ground in Enfield to take in a hub for the womenâ€s team and a bespoke NFL training facility; and numerous residential developments in the Tottenham area.
American tech entrepreneur Brooklyn Earick has ruled out making a formal takeover bid for Tottenham.
Tottenham “unequivocally rejected” an informal expression of interest from a consortium led by Earick last month and insisted the club was not for sale.
But UK takeover and merger rules dictated that, having had an expression of interest rejected, Earick’s consortium needed to make an offer by 24 October or announce they would not do so.
Confirmation of the decision was made in a statement made by Tottenham to the London Stock Exchange, stating the club is “no longer in an offer period”.
Earick posted an image of the statement on social media, adding: “It’s been a privilege engaging with Tottenham Hotspur and the Lewis family’s representatives over the past few months.
“I have great respect for the club, its leadership, and its supporters, and wish them nothing but success.”
The club’s board thanked the consortium for its “constructive approach” in negotiations and for “respecting the clear position” of the owners that the club is not for sale.
Earick is a former DJ who also worked in spacecraft research for Nasa before founding Redacted RnD, which focuses on technology, media, sport and entertainment.
His approach was the third expression of interest rejected by the club’s board since the sudden departure of executive chairman Daniel Levy in September.
On 8 September, the club rejected approaches from former Newcastle United shareholder Amanda Staveley’s PCP International Finance Limited and a consortium led by Dr Roger Kennedy and Wing-Fai Ng through Firehawk Holdings Limited.
Levy and his family own about 30% of Enic Sports & Developments Holdings Ltd – which has an almost 87% stake in Tottenham.
Levy was the Premier League’s longest-serving chairman and is estimated to have earned more than £50m during his almost quarter of a century in the role.
But he was also the target of regular protests by Spurs fans, especially last season as domestic league results proved disappointing.
The north London club won their first trophy in 16 years when they beat Manchester United in May’s Europa League final.
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30 min: Calvert-Lewin has been whacked by Van de Ven and is currently walking around in the ginger style. He gives up on a long pass that offered hope. Perhaps heâ€ll run it off, but penny for the thoughts of any Everton fans.
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28 min: Ampadu delaps another throw from the right. Bentancur heads clear. “Tel ya what, that was a beauty!†quips Mary Waltz. “Apologies to Peter Oh.â€
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27 min: Calvert-Lewin sashays in from the left and blazes over the bar. Big waste. Spurs go up the other end, Udogie in acres down the left. He squares for Kudus, who opens his body and slices wide left when he surely should have scored. Somewhere in a parallel universe, the latest score is 1-2.
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25 min: Thatâ€s Telâ€s first goal of the season, and an answer to a small coterie of critics. Tottenham now need just three more goals to become the first-ever away team to score four goals on three consecutive visits to Elland Road.
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GOAL! Leeds United 0-1 Tottenham Hotspur (Tel 23)
Bentancur wins the ball in the centre circle. He feeds Kudus down the middle, who shuttles right for Tel, who takes his second and third touches of the game to advance down the channel and take a whack. The ball almost immediately takes a nick off Struijkâ€s outstretched leg, and spins on an upward trajectory over Darlow and into the top-right corner.
Mathys Tel lets rip and gives Spurs the lead! Photograph: Chloe Knott/THFC/ShutterstockShare
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22 min: Kudus comes through the back of Stachâ€s standing leg. He goes into the book. It wasnâ€t overly aggressive, but it wasnâ€t a good challenge either. Orange would have been about right, but he couldnâ€t have complained too much if the referee flashed red.
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21 min: Simons dribbles into the Leeds box from the left and goes over. He doesnâ€t claim a penalty, and thatâ€s because heâ€s lost his balance all by himself. The crowd still give him what-for.
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19 min: … but itâ€s a throw, and weâ€re living in Tony Pulisâ€s world now. Ampadu launches it long from the right, causing brief confusion in the Spurs defence. But nobody in white can get to the ball and the visitors eventually clear.
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18 min: Leeds have been quiet for the last few minutes, but they spring to life again through Okafor and Gudmundsson down the left. A corner is won. Itâ€s swung into the mixer by Longstaff and eyebrowed away from danger by Palhinha.
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17 min: Simons finds Udogie in acres again down the left, but the full-back has gone too early and up goes the offside flag. Simons looking almost as sharp as Kudus.
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16 min: Simons slips a cute ball down the left channel for Udogie, whose shot-cum-cross is parried clear by Darlow. Palhinha tries again from long range but thatâ€s not happening. Spurs beginning to find their rhythm.
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15 min: Kudus steals the ball from Stach and power-glides down the middle of the park. He slips the ball wide left to Odobert, who takes a touch in the hope of setting himself for a shot, but only succeeds in gifting the ball to Bogle, who clears. Kudus is so easy on the eye when heâ€s in this mood.
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13 min: The pace drops for the first time.
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11 min: Vicario nearly makes an awful hash of dealing with a simple long ball. Out of his area, he almost accidentally handles while attempting to chest down. He adjusts himself and shepherds the ball back to his box, where he finally deals with the situation. But itâ€s not been a stellar start for the Spurs keeper.
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10 min: Spurs get their foot on the ball for the first time. Kudus with an elegant spin into space. Odobert crosses from the right. Simons cushions the ball back to Palhinha, who blooters a shot over the bar.
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8 min: Early days of course, but Leeds have enjoyed 68 percent of possession so far.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin holds off Micky van de Ven. Photograph: Paul Thompson/ProSports/ShutterstockShare
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7 min: Okafor skips past Kudus on the left touchline with ease and flair. He prepares to zip past Porro too, but the full-back is having none of it, and gets a shoulder in. Free kick. That could be a booking, too. Longstaff sends the set piece towards the far post. Vicario comes off his line and gets nowhere near the ball. Rodon meets the ball with a strong header, but crashes it off the post. With the keeper on walkabout, he probably should have scored. But thatâ€s pretty darn close.
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5 min: The corner comes in from the left and falls to Stach on the right-hand edge of the D. Stach volleys but slices horribly wide left. The ball pings off Ampaduâ€s head en route to the stand, but doesnâ€t go any nearer to the goal.
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4 min: Longstaff and Stach both win 50-50 challenges in midfield to get Leeds on the front foot. Romero thinks Stach has handled the ball, but again the referee lets things flow. The first corner of the game is won.
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3 min: A cracking atmosphere at Elland Road, by the way. Like thatâ€s breaking news. One of the great old-school theatres.
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2 min: Bogle sends a long pass down the right for Calvert-Lewin, who is skittled to the ground by Van de Ven. Youâ€ve seen free kicks given for much less, but the referee waves play on and the ball sails out for a goal kick. Itâ€s a contact sport, I guess.
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Spurs get the ball rolling. No wind! No rain! Storm Amy can do one.
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The teams are out! Noah Butterfield, 3, lost his sight while battling illness but gained a pal in Leeds captain Ethan Ampadu. The pair hold hands as they lead the players onto the pitch. Little Noah in a 1970s smiley hat, the star of the show. Leeds in white, Spurs in black. Weâ€ll be off in a minute.
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This from our man at the ground! The Guardian, comin†atcha from all angles. Youâ€re welcome.
Twenty minutes before kick-off and it is threatening to turn into a beautiful autumn day at sun-drenched Elland Road, writes our reporter Ross Heppenstall.
Archie Gray is on the bench for Spurs but there will be no match-up with his younger brother Harry, 16, who is a nursing a minor hip injury and doesnâ€t make the Leeds bench. Archie, 19, will hope to make it onto the pitch at some point today to face his boyhood club.
He spoke to the Guardian in December 2023 in his first-ever major interview about his career trajectory and hopes and dreams …
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Daniel Farke talks to TNT. “This is why we were so desperate to be back in the Premier League … to have this type of game … a top side … we know we have to be at our very best today to have a chance to win points … performance-wise I am pleased we have been competitive … it is good not to have to rotate too much … I am pleased with my squad.â€
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Thomas Frank speaks to TNT Sports. “We try to find the balance between consistency and freshness in the team … Richarlison has done two 90 minutes in a row … hopefully [Mathys Tel] will have a good performance today … [Xavi Simons] has been solid with good glimpses … it is a month ago he has arrived … I am happy with what I have seen but there is more to come … all areas need adding layers … solidness and mentality at set pieces has been lifted … creating enough is the next bit … the most difficult thing in football … relationships … we will keep working on it … there has been energy in all of our games … very happy with that … Iâ€m aware this is a difficult place to go … but we are ready.â€
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Updated at 07.04 EDT
Leeds drew 2-2 with Bournemouth last weekend. In fact they very nearly beat them. A result that is maturing better than fine wine. Look!
As a result, theyâ€re unchanged. Spurs by contrast have made three changes to their starting XI from the 1-1 draw with Wolves last weekend. Mathys Tel, Pedro Porro and Wilson Odobert come in for Richarlison, Lucas Bergvall and Djed Spence, all of whom drop to the bench.
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Updated at 06.56 EDT
The teams
Leeds United: Darlow, Bogle, Rodon, Struijk, Gudmundsson, Longstaff, Ampadu, Stach, Aaronson, Calvert-Lewin, Okafor.
Subs: Meslier, Piroe, Nmecha, Bijol, Harrison, Tanaka, Bornauw, Justin, Gruev.
Tottenham Hotspur: Vicario, Porro, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie, Joao Palhinha, Bentancur, Kudus, Simons, Odobert, Tel.
Subs: Kinsky, Danso, Richarlison, Gray, Bergvall, Johnson, Spence, Sarr, Davies.
Referee: Thomas Bramall (Sheffield).
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Updated at 06.33 EDT
Preamble
The team lying fifth plays one sitting comfortably in 12th at the start of play … so given the lack of any significant historical enmity between the two clubs, there canâ€t be too much jeopardy in this one, can there?
Well perhaps not. However. Tottenham have won their last four matches against Leeds, scoring four goals in each of the last three. Widen the focus, and theyâ€ve won nine of the last 11 meetings in the Premier League. If they score another four today, theyâ€ll become the first club in history to notch that number in three consecutive visits to Elland Road.
So thereâ€s plenty of pride on the line for Leeds, who will lean on their excellent home form: theyâ€ve gone a full year without losing a league game on their own turf, a run that takes in 23 matches. One sequence or another has to snap today, then. Or maybe both. Weâ€ll find out whatâ€s what from 12.30pm UK time. Itâ€s on!
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FFT spent last Saturday afternoon completing a football double header, which finished with João Palhinha’s stoppage time equaliser to salvage a point for Spurs against Wolves.
The day began in one of Hertfordshire’s more rough-and-ready watering holes, the designated away pub for Hull City’s trip to Watford.
Plastic cups, black-and-amber, broad, local accents – everything a three o’clock kick-off should be about in the Football League. It ended with a crisp schooner of Czech lager, poured on the full-time whistle by the incredibly courteous staff, waiting inside the Seat Unique Club Suite at Tottenham – now, that’s what FFT calls Premier League.
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Tottenham Hotspur Stadium – FFT’s Seat Unique Club Suite experience
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, 2025 (Image credit: Getty Images)
Spurs’ new home ground has arguably the most modern feel in the Premier League but it is not until you have visited the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium that it can be truly appreciated. At some grounds in English football, the so-called ‘fan experience’ takes a back seat. When these grand, old stadiums were constructed years ago, that wasn’t necessarily a thing.
At Spurs, for better or worse, that is no longer the case.
Tottenham boss Thomas Frank (Image credit: Getty Images)
FFT didn’t use a turnstile on Saturday evening, instead we were greeted by Rich, who made the airport security experience now synonymous with attending a match in the 21st Century decidedly more amiable and convivial than is often the case at one of the United Kingdom’s major flight terminals.
The atrium, as it is known, beneath the West Stand is more nu-age five-star hotel lobby than football stadium and FFT was promptly directed to the lift where they even had somebody to press the buttons.
Stepping out onto the fourth floor, Seat Unique‘s designated suite was off to the left and upon entering boasted a generous food and drink offering. It would be rude not to, wouldn’t it?
If the hospitality was feast, then the first half football was more famine. Spurs toiled against a bottom-of-the-table Wolves side who looked more like Napoli in their blue shirts and white shorts from FFT‘s front-row vantage point.
A cameraman pans towards the action at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium (Image credit: Getty Images)
Half-time came and went in the blink of an eye – we finally understand why hospitality spectators often don’t return to their seats for the second half until the 50th minute or later.
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The Spurs supporters either side of FFT probably didn’t appreciate our quip that ‘you shouldn’t let the 90 minutes ruin a good day out at the football’, as Santiago Bueno stabbed in a close-range effort at a Wolves corner shortly after the half-time interval to give the Premier League’s basement club a precious lead.
Wolves fans across the far side of the pitch screamed and hollered at every tackle and every set-piece as they closed in on their first points, never mind all three of them, this season – but, it wasn’t to be.
Thomas Frank’s substitutes didn’t exactly change the game but they had a hand in Spurs’ stoppage time equaliser. Mathys Tel beat his man on the left-hand side and whipped a ball into a more dangerous area, where Pape Matar Sarr cushioned it into Palhinha’s path.
Joao Palhinha celebrates Spurs’ late equaliser against Wolves (Image credit: Getty Images)
The Portuguese midfielder will probably be the first to admit he didn’t have the greatest of games (FFT says, having watched the entirety of the contest from a comfortable, heated seat), but his execution for Spurs’ equalising goal with the instep of his right boot was inch-perfect.
Emotion took hold and summoning his inner Hugo Ekitike, the shirt came off, although Palhinha discarded his on the turf quicker than you can say, ‘More ham hock croquettes, sir?’
FFT felt like doing similar when the half-time fried chicken, cheese and bacon sliders came out. Oh, I say.
The entire experience felt like going out for an evening meal, with a side of football and if that’s your thing, you won’t be disappointed. Alternative opinions are available, as are alternative views from the impressive, three-tiered North Stand or South Stand, which was modelled on Borussia Dortmund’s famous ‘Yellow Wall’.
As for Vicarage Road, FFT now has a taste for the high life – over to you, Hornets.
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From zero to thwarted heroes, life breathes yet through Wolves. Though it probably should have been three points rather than one. A point edged Tottenham into the surprise party Crystal Palace, Sunderland and Bournemouth are enjoying in the top five as João Palhinhaâ€s strike in the depths of stoppage time denied Wolves. Showing a fight and determination hitherto lacking from their season, the visitors had seemed destined for victory via Santiago Buenoâ€s scrappy opener.
So close to a tactical triumph for VÃtor Pereira, who signed a new, three-year contract last week, despite his team being on nil Premier League points. “The spirit was there, everything was there but the last minute, itâ€s football,†said the Wolves manager.
His team will require so much more than a single point, considering other expected relegation candidates†promising starts. He had taken drastic action. From a home defeat by Leeds last week that heightened the growing disquiet at Molineux, Wolves†starting team selection featured nine changes, the same formula successful against Everton in the Carabao Cup.
A near repeat of the form that relieved Gary Oâ€Neil of his duties almost a year ago had suggested the continued danger of asset-stripping a squad. At Tottenham, a number of Wolves†summer buys who mystified fans showed they had something to offer, only for concentration to lapse at the last as Pape Sarr laid up Palhinha for a raking drive.
As the final whistle sounded, Pereira threw his notes in rage at the turf: “Some players came at the end of the market and then went away with their national teams,†he said. “Now we are building the spirit and putting them on the tactical page. We came here to win this game.â€
Sam Johnstone could only watch Palhinhaâ€s strike fly by, after an excellent performance. In replacing José Sá he repeated a fine performance against Newcastle a fortnight previously. Like many others, Sáâ€s performances have fallen below standard. “They understand the decisions,†Pereira said of the omissions. “The first half we had some problems but the second half my team were the best team on the pitch.â€
Johnstone said: “We have to be proud of today. That is our baseline performance now.â€
Santiago Bueno bundles home to give Wolves the lead. Photograph: Richard Pelham/Getty Images
In the midst of a heavy schedule, a trip to the arctic circle set for Tuesday in the Champions League, Spurs rushed to get their Saturday night assignment completed, missing a number of first-half chances. They were eventually relieved to collect a point they would have struggled to collect under their previous management.
“We were clearly on top and in control,†said Thomas Frank of the first 45 minutes. Matt Doherty, the right-back, unprotected by Jhon Arias ahead of him, was booked when his hefty challenge stopped one of Destiny Udogieâ€s trademark overlaps. In the final action before the break Doherty hit the bar from a corner Spurs struggled with. It served as an unheeded warning.
Pereiraâ€s half-time changes reverted his defence to the usual back three/five from the previous four. The speed of Jackson Tchatchoua, the summer arrival, a half-time replacement, was deployed to stop Mohammed Kudusâ€s runs. Successfully, too; Udogieâ€s influence also faded.
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Frank said: “It changed our positions a bit and adapting to that and then the goals and the emotion of it, we gave simple passes away.â€
Wolves, having clogged up midfield and closed off the flanks, took the lead, Santiago Bueno bundling in after a Spurs made a mess of an Arias corner. Jørgen Strand Larsen, who held the ball up expertly until being replaced late on, had been given a first bite of the cherry as Spurs again failed to clear their lines.
Wolves did not completely sit on their lead, Hugo Bueno forcing a save from Gugliemo Vicario. Arias, a star of the summerâ€s Club World Cup with Fluminense, showed off serious chops with neat touches buying breathing space. His fellow South American, André, another former “Flu†player, impressed in midfield.
Frankâ€s late changes included the withdrawal of the disappointing Xavi Simons. Like many of his colleagues, little had come off for the Dutchman. When all seemed to be coming up Pereira, he was denied by Palihinha, who offered post-match commiserations to his compatriot. “We needed something special and we got that,†said Frank, not a little relieved.
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Half time: Spurs 0-0 Wolves
A frustrating half for Spurs, who dominated without creating too many clear chances. The closest they came to scoring was when Mohammed Kudusâ€s header was touched onto the bar by Sam Johnstone; it was an outstanding reaction save.
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45+4 min: Doherty hits the post!
A Wolves corner is headed on and reaches Doherty beyond the far post. He leans back and sidefoots a half-volley that hits the outside of the near post! Tough chance.
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45+3 minArias breaks dangerously for Wolves, slipping Bentancur before moving into space, but Udogie comes across to make an important tackle just outside the area.
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45+1 minKudusâ€s outside-of-the-boot cross nicks off Andre and justevades the stretching Richarlison at the far post. Had he made contact he would probably have scored because Johnstone didnâ€t have time to get across his line.
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44 minI thought Munetsi fouled Palhinha when I first saw it. The replays arenâ€t totally conclusive, and there is also the possibility that any contact was outside the area. Iâ€d like to see a few more replays though.
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43 minKudusâ€s shot is beaten away by Johnstone with the ball bouncing towards the edge of the area. Munetsi doesnâ€t see Palhinha on his blindside and seems to kick him in the chest. Palhinha goes down but the referee says no penalty; itâ€ll be checked by your friend in Stockley Park.
The original decision is upheld: no penalty.
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43 min“I enjoy watching Wolves play and only wish them the best,†says Peter Oh. “They may be in the relegation zone at the moment, but with a Bueno and another Bueno on the pitch, they are certainly two ‘good†to go down!â€
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Updated at 15.43 EDT
41 minKudusâ€s cross from the right is scissor-kicked over the bar by Bergvall, 12 yards out. Nice effort but well off target.
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40 minSimons is tripped by Joao Gomes, who becomes the last player to receive a yellow card. That one looked a bit harsh.
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38 minArias bullets a shot over the bar from the edge of the area. Wolves have come back into the game in the last few minutes.
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38 minMunetsi is holding his shoulder after landing awkwardly. Heâ€s in a fair bit of pain but looks okay to continue.
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35 minAnd now Doherty is booked for tripping Udogie.
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32 minSimons is booked for a lunging tackle on Munetsi.
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30 minA flying near-post header from Richarlison (I think) is well blocked by Krejci.
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30 minA couple of corners in quick succession for Spurs. Nothing happens with either but for the first time it feels like a goal is coming.
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27 min: Disallowed goalSpurs are taking control of the game slowly but surely. They thought theyâ€d scored a moment ago when Kudus finished emphatically from Bergvallâ€s backflick, only for the flag to go up for offside. It was a simple decision for the assistant.
Tottenham Hotspur’s Ghanian striker Mohammed Kudus shoots to score a goal which is disallowed as he was offside. Photograph: Ian Kington/AFP/Getty ImagesShare
Updated at 15.40 EDT
23 minUdogieâ€s pass is half blocked by a Wolves player and spins kindly towards Bergvall in the area. He fresh-airs an attempted volley and the danger passes.
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21 minSpurs appeal for a penalty when Andre boots a cross straight into the face of his teammate Santiago Bueno. Thatâ€s not handball, lads.
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19 minSpurs are starting to enjoy more possession, though that Kudus header remains their only chance of not.
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15 min: Kudus hits the bar!
Simons cuts inside from the left and curls a wicked ball to the far post. It evades the falling Richarlison and bounces up towards Kudus, whose powerful close-range header is fingertipped onto the bar by Johnstone. Thatâ€s a marvellous reflex save.
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13 minThat Spurs lorner leads to another, which leads to a Wolves throw-in on the far side.
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12 minThe Spurs crowd appeal for a penalty when Udogieâ€s cross hits the arm of Doherty in the area. It was tight to his body to a corner is all Spurs will get.
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9 minPossession percentages so far: Spurs 38-62 Wolves. That sums up a really confident start by Wolves.
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6 minWolves have made an excellent start. Munetsi raids down the left this time and flips a good cross that ricochets around the Spurs area before being cleared.
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4 minHwang does well to win a corner on the left for Wolves. Ariasâ€s fast, flat corner is headed dangerously across goal and booted away at the far post.
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1 minPeep peep! Spurs kick off left to right as we watch.
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Here come the players. Itâ€s an important night for Wolves, who are currently pointless after five Premier League games. Truly, theyâ€re better than that.
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Today’s Premier League results
Sunderland have continued their brilliant start to the season with a 1-0 win at the City Ground. Omar Alderete scored the only goal to move Sunderland up to third in the table.
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Team news
Two changes for Spurs from the side that started last weekendâ€s 2-2 draw at Brighton: Djed Spence and Xavi Simons are preferred to Pedro Porro and Wilson Odobert.
Wolves bring in Joao Gomes for Jean-Ricner Bellegarde. Thatâ€s the only change from the XI that beat Everton in the Carabao Cup.
Tottenham Hotspur (4-3-3) Vicario; Spence, Romero, van de Ven, Udogie; Bergvall, Joao Palhinha, Bentancur; Kudus, Richarlison, Simons.
Subs: Kinsky, Danso, Tel, Gray, Johnson, Porro, Odobert, Sarr, Scarlett.
Wolves (4-3-3) Johnstone; Doherty, S Bueno, Krejci, H Bueno; Munetsi, Andre, Joao Gomes; Arias, Strand Larsen, Hwang.
Subs: Jose Sa, Wolfe, Agbadou, Arokodare, Rodrigo Gomes, Toti Gomes, Bellegarde, Lopez, Tchatchoua.
Referee Michael Salisbury.
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Updated at 14.25 EDT
Preamble
Hello and welcome to live, minute-by-minute coverage of Spurs v Wolves. Kick off is at 8pm and weâ€ll have the team news in a second.
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