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Tottenham Hotspur captain Beth England will come up against her strongest competitor for the Women's Super League Golden Boot this season on Sunday as Manchester City come to town.

With Ange Postecoglou's men's side having gone down 1-0 to City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Wednesday night, now it is the turn of Robert Vilahamn's women's team to tackle the Cityzens. Spurs are currently two places below the Manchester outfit in the table in sixth, but with 11 fewer points and having conceded the second highest number of goals in the WSL with 31.

However, they do have a goal outlet in England, who has notched seven this season in the league, which places her in third place in the top scorer standings behind only Arsenal's Alessia Russo, who has eight, and City's Khadija Shaw, who has 11 goals to her name and will be looking for more against Tottenham's defence this weekend.

In turn England will be trying to increase her tally and get Tottenham going again after a spell of three wins and draw was followed up by defeats to Manchester United and Arsenal.

In the past fortnight, the Spurs players have been dotted around the world while involved on international duty with their various countries.

Among the international displays, Jess Naz earned her sixth cap for England as a late second half substitute at Wembley Stadium on Thursday as the Lionesses beat reigning world champions Spain 1-0 in the UEFA Nations League.

Hayley Raso scored her 21st goal for Australia on Thursday, but it wasn’t enough as they suffered a 2-1 defeat to Colombia in their final game of the SheBelieves Cup. However, it was a goal made at Spurs as defender Charlotte Grant picked out Raso with a pinpoint cross and she took a touch before firing home. Raso added an assist in the defeat to the USA on Sunday, with Grant playing the full game and Clare Hunt an unused substitute for the Matildas.

Matilda Vinberg grabbed an assist on her third appearance for Sweden in a 1-1 draw with Wales in UEFA Nations League campaign on Tuesday night. Defender Amanda Nilden also started and played 82 minutes, while Josefine Rybrink was an unused substitute.

Luana Buhler played the full game for Switzerland as they fell to a 2-1 defeat in Norway, while Anna Csiki’s Hungary and Olga Ahtinen’s Finland faced off in Group Three of League B. Csiki played for 78 minutes, while Ahtinen came off the bench with 14 minutes remaining as Finland won 1-0.

Martha Thomas was a second half substitute for Scotland, playing just over 20 minutes at Hampden Park, as the Netherlands came from behind to win 2-1 win. Goalkeeper Lize Kop was an unused substitute for the visitors. Becky Spencer and Drew Spence helped Jamaica to a 2-0 victory over Peru in an international friendly on Sunday evening.

All of the Tottenham players will be looking to return with a bang to club football and grab a much-needed victory against City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday.

Click here to listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham.

Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn have made headlines this week with that controversial egg slap. And, considering this is one of the most anticipated fights of the year so far, the excitement is reaching boiling point.

This fight has been a long time coming, as well, as Benn previously failed a drugs test in 2022. He has since cleared his name and his suspension lifted in November.

Now, finally, the two British boxers are due to enter the ring at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, 2025, in an epic survival of the fittest fight.

And this fight has come at the perfect time as tickets are about to be released. Here's everything you need to know:

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Chris Eubank Jr and Conor Benn faced off earlier this week, but it ended in a sticky situation. Eubank launched an egg at Benn, prompting a serious disruption.

As a result, the governing body stepped in. They said: "The British Boxing Board of Control is aware of the incident at yesterday's press conference in Manchester for the Chris Eubank Jnr. v Conor Benn contest on 26th April 2025 and are dealing with the matter in accordance with its regulations."

Tottenham were unable to make it four Premier League wins on the trot after falling to a 1-0 defeat at home to Manchester City on Wednesday evening. Fresh from Saturday's 4-1 win at Ipswich Town, Ange Postecoglou made three changes to his Spurs side as Pedro Porro, James Maddison and Wilson Odobert came into the XI.

It was City who opened the scoring on 12 minutes as Erling Haaland on his return to the team scored from close range after Jeremy Doku was given time and space to run at the Spurs backline. Doku himself had an opportunity to add to the scoreline, with Savinho and Haaland also going close to doubling the tally.

Spurs threatened for the first time on the stroke of half-time as Kevin Danso forced Ederson to tip his header over the crossbar after connecting with Porro's free-kick just inside the box. The hosts had a great opening to restore parity on 55 minutes but Odobert couldn't guide the ball home at the back post after a wicked delivery from the right from Porro.

Tottenham, in what was a much improved second-half showing, did have more opportunities to draw level, notably through Son Heung-min and Pape Matar Sarr, but they couldn't net an equaliser as Haaland had a goal ruled out by VAR in stoppage time. Here are five things we spotted in the game at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium:

Notable alterations

Postecoglou's Tottenham selection certainly raised a few eyebrows when it was announced at 6:15pm. It was more about the players dropping out of the team rather than those coming in that startled a few people.

The headline news was the decision to name Djed Spence, Dejan Kulusevski and Son on the substitutes' bench. Kulusevski and Son have certainly needed a breather for quite a while, with Spence no doubt still relatively fresh in comparison to others due to a lack of football in the opening few months of the campaign.

The trio weren't dropped from the side, though, as it was more about them getting a required rest after playing so much football over the past couple of months. Perhaps the main question for some was Postecoglou's decision to do it against reigning champions Manchester City instead of doing it last Saturday against relegation-threatened Ipswich Town.

Regardless of his decision against City, it is just nice for Postecoglou to have the option to rest his key players for once.

No place for Mikey

There was to be one change to the matchday squad from the 4-1 win at Portman Road. Timo Werner was the player to come into the 20-man party as Mikey Moore dropped out altogether.

It was the first time Werner had been included since the FA Cup third round win at Tamworth after picking up a hamstring injury in that game. It's hard to see the German having a long-term future at Tottenham beyond his loan spell but Postecoglou clearly wanted the experience of Werner on his bench for such a big game.

Moore will have to wait for his next opportunity to return to the matchday squad, with that very likely to come in the team's next fixture against AZ Alkmaar in the Europa League. The increase in attacking options available to Postecoglou highlights the challenge on Moore's hands when it comes to getting into the Tottenham squad in the Premier League between now and May, which in turn is likely to restrict his chances of getting league minutes with plenty of players ahead of him in the pecking order.

Doku nightmare

Tottenham's opponents have had some real joy down Porro's side of the pitch this season and many fans went into the game fearing the worst with the Spaniard up against Doku. The Manchester City man is an incredibly tricky customer due to his blistering pace coupled with his quality on the ball.

As expected, the winger gave Spurs a real headache and was heavily involved throughout. Firstly teeing Haaland up for the opener after he was given so much space to operate, he then forced Guglielmo Vicario into action after he skipped beyond a gathering of Tottenham players on the edge of the box.

Doku continued to torment Spurs and he really should have had an assist to his name when he put the ball on a plate for Savinho, who in turn hit the ball into the ground and over the crossbar when in such an inviting position. Doku's influence on proceedings wasn't as great after the break with Tottenham upping the ante but he had already caused enough damage in the opening 45 minutes.

Tel frustration

Things just didn't go to plan for Mathys Tel in his previous Tottenham outing against Ipswich but the new signing kept his place in the team to face Manchester City. The Frenchman once again led the line but he had very few opportunities in the final third to make a name for himself.

In fact, he was virtually feeding off scraps with next to nothing coming his way on what was a frustrating night for him. The 19-year-old was limited to just 11 touches of the ball in the first half as City dominated proceedings and Spurs failed to lay a glove on their opponents, with the player only managing one further touch after the break as Spurs delivered a better showing.

Just prior to Tel's exit on 65 minutes, Matheus Nunes nipped in at the crucial moment just as the striker was given a glorious opening following Destiny Udogie's pass across the face of the goal. At a time when Danso has come straight into the Spurs team and immediately looked at home, Tel's adaption to the Premier League has not been as straightforward.

It must be remembered that it takes foreign players some time to get used to the pace and intensity of the Premier League, with Tel also having to get used to a new country at such a young age. It will come for Tel at Tottenham but patience is going to be required.

Lucky Bentancur

Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the game, Postecoglou mentioned that Rodrigo Bentancur, is this current period, "is getting back to the levels he wants to be". In a really poor first half from Spurs against Man City, Bentancur was a standout figure for the Lilywhites as he delivered a strong display.

Using the ball well and putting in a number of tackles to frustrate the visitors, he was perhaps lucky to still be on the pitch midway through the second half after almost bringing Doku down just past the halfway line as City looked to hit Tottenham at speed. Had Doku gone to ground rather than staying on his feet to carry on his run as the pair tussled for the ball, there's a good chance Bentancur may have been handed a second yellow card of the contest and dismissed from the field of play.

Having already faced a seven-match domestic ban this season and also a separate one-match ban in the league for five yellow cards, another suspension is the last thing Bentancur would have wanted. It came as no surprise to see the Uruguayan hooked moments later as Sarr was introduced in his place.

Already lining up a triple change with Son, Spence and Kulusevski standing on the touchline for what seemed like an eternity waiting to come on, Postecoglou made it a quadruple change all in one go as he reacted immediately to that Bentancur challenge. The ex-Juventus man is such a key player in the middle of the park for Tottenham and Postecoglou clearly realised that he couldn't risk him any longer when on a booking.

Discussing the futures of Tottenham's bright young stars & whether they have a future at the club - click here to listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham

Ange Postecoglou is speaking to the media after Tottenham went down 1-0 to Manchester City in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.

Spurs triumphed 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in November and overcame City 2-1 in the Carabao Cup round of 16 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October. Postecoglou made three big changes this times around with captain Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Djed Spence all taking their turn on the bench with Wilson Odobert starting for the first time since the Carabao Cup game at Coventry.

Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the first half of this game with a close range strike from Jeremy Doku's low cross into the six-yard box. Tottenham had all the chances in the second half but could not get the ball past Ederson in the City goal, while Haaland had the visitors' only chance of the second period late in the game and put the ball in the net but it was ruled out for handball.

Our Spurs correspondent Alasdair Gold is among those putting the questions to Postecoglou after the game. Scroll down for his latest updates from the press conference at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Tottenham went down 1-0 to Manchester City in the Premier League on Wednesday evening and here are our player ratings from the match.

Spurs had won 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in November and overcame City 2-1 in the Carabao Cup round of 16 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October. Postecoglou made three big changes this times around with captain Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Djed Spence all taking their turn on the bench with Wilson Odobert starting for the first time since the Carabao Cup game at Coventry.

Erling Haaland scored the only goal of the first half with a close range strike from Jeremy Doku's low cross into the six-yard box.

Tottenham had the better of the second half but could not get the ball past Ederson in the City goal, while Haaland had the visitors' only chance of the second period and put the ball in the net but it was ruled out for handball.

Here are our Spurs player ratings:

Guglielmo Vicario

Bravely stopped Haaland early on but couldn't prevent the striker's close range effort. Saved from Doku 20 minutes in and Haaland on the half hour mark. Didn't have anything really to do in the second half. 7

Pedro Porro

Had a tough night up against the ever-running Doku. Did put in a great cross that Odobert could only slide wide and put in another great late cross that ended up with Sarr heading over. However, he did give the ball away for Haaland's late ruled out effort. 5

Archie Gray

Another impressive display from the 18-year-old as he continues his centre-back education. 7

Kevin Danso

Had ventured upfield and wasn't really switched back on for Haaland's early goal. Had a header tipped over by Ederson before the break. Defended well for much of the second half with some important challenges. 6

Destiny Udogie

Got better as his hour or so went on and should have set up Tel for a chance but his pass was stopped at the last moment. 6

Lucas Bergvall

Another tidy display from the energetic Swede other than one slip-up in front of his own box but he's really progressing now. 7

Rodrigo Bentancur

Probably Spurs' best outfield played in the first half but a yellow card hampered him slightly until he came off after the hour. 7

James Maddison

Battled away with some good challenges and took a yellow card for the team with a rugby tackle on Savinho. 6

Brennan Johnson

Another who started to get into the game as it wore on. Almost set up Maddison for a chance and then did find Son, who had a shot saved by Ederson. 6

Mathys Tel

His touch let him down on the few occasions he was given it. Tough night for him. 4

Wilson Odobert

His first start since September and got better and better as the game wore on, with one shot sent wide and another deflected past the post. 6

Subs

Pape Matar Sarr

Had an early shot blocked soon after coming on and headed over a great last-gasp chance that bounced up from Son's back. 6

Djed Spence

Brought his confidence and thrust to the left side after coming on. 6

Dejan Kulusevski

Battled away in a couple of different roles but without the strength in the dribble at times. 6

Son Heung-min

Had a shot saved by Ederson when he moved into the centre of the attack and tried to flick on the ball to Sarr late on. 6

Timo Werner

Fluffed his one big moment after coming on late when he got into a good position with a poor pass. N/A

Click here to listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham.

Tottenham were unable to capitalise on recent momentum built in the Premier League as they were beaten by Manchester City. Wins over Brentford and Ipswich have come in recent weeks, but they have been clouded by two domestic cup exits at the hands of Liverpool and Aston Villa.

Ange Postecoglou made several changes with Dejan Kulusevski, Son Heung-min and Djed Spence, who all played key roles in the 4-1 win over Ipswich last weekend, named on the bench. City started the game much better and opened the scoring through Erling Haaland on his return from injury, side-footing home a Jeremy Doku cross.

Spurs had chances to equalise in the second half with Wilson Odobert and Son going close. Despite Postecoglou ringing the changes, Spurs were unable to find a way back into the game with City denied a late second by VAR.

Earning a European place for next season through their league position will be some task but there is still 24 points to play for. With that being said, football.london has taken a look at the fixtures awaiting Spurs and some other teams pushing for a top six spot.

Tottenham's next five Premier League fixtures

March 9 vs Bournemouth (H) at 2pm - Premier League

March 16 vs Fulham (A) at 1.30pm - Premier League

April 2 vs Chelsea (A) at 7.45pm - Premier League

April 5 vs Southampton (H) at 3pm - Premier League

April 12 vs Wolves (A) at 3pm - Premier League

Verdict: Tottenham have some big Premier League fixtures to play over the coming weeks. While the Europa League knockouts are also on the horizon, Ange Postecoglou will want his team to at least try and get back into the mix for a European spot through their league position.

Beating teams above them will therefore be key and that starts with a visit of Bournemouth to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. A difficult trip to Craven Cottage is then up next with Fulham having already taken points off Spurs in their visit to north London.

Despite another away game being up next, Tottenham remain in London as they take on Chelsea at Stamford Bridge. The Lilywhites will be strong favourites for their next game as they host Southampton having already beaten them 5-0.

The following week, Wolves face Spurs at Molineux with Vítor Pereira's in much better form and looking for another positive result against Postecoglou.

Aston Villa's next five Premier League fixtures

March 8 vs Brentford (A) at 5.30pm - Premier League

April 1 vs Brighton (A) at 7.45pm - Premier League

April 5 vs Nott’m Forest (H) at 3pm - Premier League

April 12 vs Southampton (A) at 3pm - Premier League

April 19 vs Newcastle (H) at 3pm - Premier League

Newcastle's next five Premier League fixtures

March 10 vs West Ham (A) at 8pm - Premier League

April 2 vs Brentford (H) at 7.45pm - Premier League

April 5 vs Leicester City (A) at 3pm - Premier League

April 12 vs Manchester United (H) at 7.30pm - Premier League

April 16 vs Crystal Palace (H) at 7.30pm - Premier League

Manchester United's next five Premier League fixtures

March 9 vs Arsenal (H) at 4.30pm - Premier League

March 16 vs Leicester City (A) at 7pm - Premier League

April 1 vs Nott’m Forest (A) at 7.45pm - Premier League

April 5 vs Manchester City (H) at 3pm - Premier League

April 12 vs Newcastle (A) at 3pm - Premier League

Ange Postecoglou has rested some big names on his Tottenham side to take on Manchester City in the Premier League on Wednesday evening.

Spurs triumphed 4-0 at the Etihad Stadium in November, having already chalked up a 2-1 Carabao Cup round of 16 win at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in October. Now Postecoglou's side will be looking to complete the hattrick on the pitch in N17 and a victory for the Lilywhites would mean six victories and a clean sweep this season against the two sides from Manchester.

Postecoglou continues to be without Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven, Dominic Solanke, Richarlison and Ben Davies for the game, but everyone else is in contention following Saturday afternoon's 4-1 victory at Ipswich Town.

The Australian rested Pedro Porro and James Maddison for that match and both return, while Destiny Udogie and Brennan Johnson, who scored twice at Portman Road, continue but captain Son Heung-min, Dejan Kulusevski and Djed Spence all take their turn on the bench. Wilson Odobert starts for the first time since the Carabao Cup game at Coventry.

Here's the Spurs team Postecoglou has selected to face Manchester City at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Vicario; Porro, Danso, Gray, Udogie; Bergvall, Bentancur, Maddison; Johnson, Tel, Odobert. Subs: Kinsky, Reguilon, Spence, Sarr, Bissouma, Kulusevski, Werner, Son, Scarlett.

Discussing what changes Ange Postecoglou should make for Man City plus that performance at Ipswich, click here to listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham.

Dominic Solanke has hinted he is close to returning from injury as Tottenham prepare for a huge Premier League clash against Manchester City. The Spurs striker has been absent since mid-January after suffering a knee injury in training while attempting to take a shot.

Central defenders Micky van de Ven and Cristian Romero have also been missing for a significant period, but Ange Postecoglou could have all three back very soon and in time for some very important games.

"The first European game [vs AZ Alkmaar next Thursday] I’d say outside chance for any of the three of them but certainly they'll be back training fully by then and then we've got Bournemouth at the weekend and I reckon much better odds for that," he said. "Definitely, by the second European game they should all be available to play.

"Dom's the only one where we've got to be careful because he's ahead of schedule so I don't want to push that in case we need to pull the reins in a bit but with Romero and Micky that's the plan at this stage."

He added: "We’ve a little window where hopefully we can get something into them and have still got two European games and three league games between now and the international break so I really want them up and running by then."

The absence of Solanke has impacted Spurs significantly but Mathys Tel's arrival certainly helped matters. However, he has struggled to lead the line how Solanke was able to do for the first few months of his Tottenham career.

Thankfully, the 19-year-old looks set to soon have some pressure taken off his shoulders and the chance to be trialled in other positions with Solanke dropping a big injury return hint on social media. He captioned an Instagram post: "Tick Tock."

For the visit of City to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium however, Solanke will be watching from the sidelines but it clearly won't be much longer until he is back in the matchday squad.

Discussing the futures of Tottenham's bright young stars & whether they have a future at the club - click here to listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur host Manchester City in the Premier League tonight on the back of two consecutive wins since exiting the League Cup and FA Cup earlier this month.

Manchester City visit the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium tonight as the midweek round of Premier League fixtures continues.

Both teams come into the match in contrasting form, with Spurs winning their last two games by a combined scoreline of 5-1 and City losing their previous pair of matches by the same aggregate score. Albeit, Ipswich Town and Manchester United were the opponents for Tottenham, with Pep Guardiola's side facing Liverpool and Real Madrid .

Spurs notably have no match this weekend, whereas City will host Plymouth Argyle in the FA Cup fifth round on Saturday evening. However, before then, here are all the details you need to know about tonight's Premier League match.

Kick-off time

Tottenham vs City is one of four matches that kicks off at 7:30pm on Wednesday. Brentford vs Everton, Man United vs Ipswich and Nottingham Forest vs Arsenal are the others, with Liverpool vs Newcastle United beginning at 8:15pm.

UK TV coverage

TNT Sports are broadcasting all 10 midweek Premier League matches. Their live coverage is on TNT Sports 3 and will begin from 6:30pm.

The match will stream on discovery+ and the discovery+ app. TNT Sports is also available to subscribers through BT , EE, Sky and Virgin Media.

There will also be a midweek Match of the Day tonight, starting at 10:40pm on BBC One , which will be available on BBC iPlayer. TNT Sports share three-minute-long highlights packages for matches on their YouTube channel soon after the full-time whistle, as do Sky Sports Premier League .

Listen to the latest episode of Gold & Guest Talk Tottenham by clicking here for in-depth Spurs chat on your preferred podcast platform.

Daniel Levy is said to be pricing Tottenham Hotspur out of a potential takeover because of his high valuation and intention to remain involved in the club.

The Spurs chairman acknowledged last April that the club were in talks with potential investors, but, almost a year later, there appears to be no breakthrough in discussions. That is despite the appointment of financial advisory group Rothschild & Co around the same time.

Amanda Staveley, the former Newcastle United director, and Qatar Sports Investments chairman Nasser Al-Khelaifi have reportedly shown interest in the club. As the Qatar Investment Authority have, however, Qatari investors are now said to no longer have interest in possibly purchasing a stake in Spurs.

Bloomberg claims that is the case, who cited people familiar with the situation when reporting their current lack of interest. The publication also alleges Levy is one of the reasons behind the lack of a buyer for Tottenham, per people familiar with the talks on a potential sale.

The club's chairman's high valuation is said to be a factor causing talks to cease. So, too, is Levy's apparent intention to stay as a substantial investor or maintain control of football operations; however, the latter reputedly is not fundamental to any talks.

These reports contrast with those from The Guardian a fortnight ago that Qatari investors would be willing to allow Levy a continuing role as executive chairman. These private individuals are said to value his expertise and would show that by handing him a long-term contract.

The publication, though, cited sources at the club when claiming Spurs are not involved in any active negotiations over a takeover, stating Tottenham's valuation is £3.75billion. That is £0.85billion higher than the around £2.9billion (€3.5 billion) value from data firm Football Benchmark and almost a 23% increase on their estimate.