Spurs Women get back into action on Sunday, 7 December, 2025, following the international break. Those trips abroad have taken their toll on some. Charlie Grant, Olga Ahtinen and Cathinka Tandberg picked up injuries and will not feature again before Christmas. All three have contributed this season, but the lost of Tandberg will particularly hurt, given how she has improved the Spurs attack.
Spurs boss Martin Ho said he and his players are "under no illusions" about this weekend's opponents. "They're a wonderful team," he said, noting the results Aston Villa have picked up against Arsenal and Man Utd. "They don't concede many chances" added Ho, who said his team needs to be "ruthless" going forward. Villa have only netted nine times so far this season, but only conceded 10 times. Chances will not be easy to come by on Sunday. They cannot be wasted.
However, Ho is just as focussed, if not more so, at making sure his side is solid at the back. "I pride myself a lot on art of maybe defending," he said. This has "maybe got lost within all the fancy side of football at the moment." And working on this art has paid some dividends. Spurs head into this round of matches on level points with North London rivals Arsenal, against who they picked up a gutsy 0-0 draw last time out in the league.
Creativity has been a problem though. Jess Naz and Matilda Vinberg really need to contribute more from the wing. Bethany England and Tandberg linked well together earlier in the season, but more recently only one has featured at any one time. With Tandberg out for a number of weeks, there will be a lot of pressure on England to score the goals her side need.
Olivia Holdt, of course, may be the answer. She has been Spurs' standout player during the first half of the campaign, linking with Tandberg, England and anyone else who can actually keep up with her. The Dane's creativity is crucial, and could be the answer to unpicking the lock on Sunday.
These two sides met in September in the Subway Cup. Spurs got the bonus point, winning the penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw. A goalless encounter suits neither team this time around and would undo a lot of the good work Tottenham did against Arsenal. With just a couple of games to go before the winter break, TottenhamHotspur women cannot afford to spurn opportunities to pick up points at home.
Team News
Tottenham: Kop, Bartrip, Nilden, Naz, England, Holdt, Vinberg, Hunt, Spence, Summanen, Neville.
Aston Villa: D’Angelo, Maritz, Patten, Deslandes, Grant, Kendall, Taylor, Maltby, Daly, Salmon, Hanson.
Tottenham vs Aston Villa Women in the WSL kicks-off at 12pm on Sunday, 7th December, 2025. The game is available to watch on Sky Sports+ and for FREE on YouTube. If you're away, you can still access your usual services by using a VPN. I use NordVPN. You can currently get up to 74% off with their Cyber Monday deal.
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