Tottenham Hotspur Women are returning from an international break, with standout performances and injury concerns highlighted. They will face Manchester United this weekend.
Key points
Tottenham Hotspur Women are back from an international break
Standout performances from players during the break
Injury concerns are being monitored
Upcoming match against Manchester United this weekend
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PTUJ, SLOVENIA - APRIL 18: Signe Gaupset of Norway celebrates scoring her team's third goal during the 2027 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifier between Slovenia and Norway at Mestni Stadion Ptuj on April 18, 2026 in Ptuj, Slovenia.
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Hi folks, itâs been a while! Tottenham Hotspur Women have been on a bit of a hiatus thanks to international break, and I thought we could catch up on whatâs been happening around the club before we get back into it against Manchester United this weekend.
LONDON, ENGLAND â FEBRUARY 12: Ella Toone of Manchester United Women (7) walks away after clashing with Eveliina Summanen of Tottenham Hotspur Women resulting in her sending off during the FA Womenâs Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 12, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.
LONDON, ENGLAND â FEBRUARY 12: Ella Toone of Manchester United Women (7) walks away after clashing with Eveliina Summanen of Tottenham Hotspur Women resulting in her sending off during the FA Womenâs Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 12, 2023 in London, United Kingdom.
Julie Blakstad scored a banger of a goal for Norway in their 5-0 victory against Slovenia.  Looks to me like that was Signe Gaupset with the assist. Signe Gaupset also scored a stoppage time winner in Norwayâs second game against Slovenia. Maybe Spurs can finally help Norway beat the allegations of failing to show at major tournaments⊠right???
Matilda Vinberg also registered a goal against Serbia in Swedenâs 1-0 win.
OSLO, NORWAY â APRIL 14: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been digitally enhanced.) (L-R) Signe Gaupset of Norway, Thea Bjelde of Norway and Julie Blakstad of Norway celebrates their teamâs second goal during the 2027 FIFA Womenâs World Cup Qualifier between Norway and Slovenia at Arasen Stadion on April 14, 2026 in Oslo, Norway.
OSLO, NORWAY â APRIL 14: (EDITORS NOTE: This image has been digitally enhanced.) (L-R) Signe Gaupset of Norway, Thea Bjelde of Norway and Julie Blakstad of Norway celebrates their teamâs second goal during the 2027 FIFA Womenâs World Cup Qualifier between Norway and Slovenia at Arasen Stadion on April 14, 2026 in Oslo, Norway.
The Bad
Apparently Tinka Tandberg underwent evaluation and was unable to train with Norway. She subsequently returned home to Tottenham. Itâs unclear what that means for her, although sheâs since been pictured taking training with the rest of her teammates, so hopefully it was just a minor thing and weâll have her back in action for the rest of our games.
I watched bits and pieces of England U23s vs. Sweden U23s, and Hanna Wijk seemed to come away with more than just a disappointing loss. In the 40th minute, she went down under no-contact and needed to be stretchered from the pitch. At the time of writing this, Spurs havenât confirmed anything about her injury, but as far as I can tell she hasnât been pictured in training footage so itâs hard not to fear the worst. This would leave us in a pretty uncomfortable spot for the rest of the season â relying on Ella Morris who is, as far as we know, only about 15 minutes fit, and Josefine Rybrink who is not really a right back and has had mixed performances there at best.
Chelseaâs Niamh Charles (left) and Tottenham Hotspurâs Hanna Wijk battle for the ball during the Adobe Womenâs FA Cup, quarter-final match at Kingsmeadow, London. Picture date: Monday April 6, 2026.
Chelseaâs Niamh Charles (left) and Tottenham Hotspurâs Hanna Wijk battle for the ball during the Adobe Womenâs FA Cup, quarter-final match at Kingsmeadow, London. Picture date: Monday April 6, 2026.
Other News
Worth noting that right before international break, Spurs Women fell out of the FA Cup against Chelsea with a 2-1 loss in regular time. It was a much kinder loss than our last two games against big sides (in which we lost 5-2 to both Manchester City and Arsenal), although maybe thatâs just down to the fact that no opposition players got lucky enough with their bounces to score first half hattricks. This game notably saw Eveliina Summanen score a stunning free kick, and Ella Morris get her first substitute minutes of the season since suffering an ACL tear back in May.
The club announced that Spurs Women will take part in World Sevens Football in London next month, a competition featuring 7v7 30 minute games on a half-sized pitch with rolling substitutions. Other sides include Aston Villa, Manchester United, West Ham, Everton, London City Lionesses and two unannounced clubs. As a great lover of sevens rugby, I am pretty excited to see this.
LONDON, ENGLAND â FEBRUARY 08: Olivia Holdt of Tottenham Hotspur during the Barclays Womenâs Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 08, 2026 in London, England.
LONDON, ENGLAND â FEBRUARY 08: Olivia Holdt of Tottenham Hotspur during the Barclays Womenâs Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC at The Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on February 08, 2026 in London, England.
Spurs also made a change in goalkeeping coach. Chris Williams left the club to pursue other opportunities, and Ian Willcock was brought in his place. Willcock was most recently employed by the Canada Womenâs national team. You might recognize his name as Mary Earpsâ goalkeeping coach. Make of that what you will.
Looking Ahead
The spectre of menâs team relegation is hanging heavy over the club. Iâm personally finding it difficult to take joy in the positives coming out of the womenâs side when thereâs so much uncertainty over the future. Vinai Venkateshem certainly has been named as a reason for Spurs Womenâs improved performance this season, but who really knows whatâs been going on behind the scenes? With further changes likely in overall club leadership, even if the men donât get relegated thereâs no guarantee future leaders will continue to fund the womenâs club even at the bare minimum level theyâve been doing. I guess weâll find out soon enough!
