Tottenham Hotspur Women 0 – 0 Manchester United: dominant Spurs held goalless

The second half was similar. Spurs were solid in possession but wasteful in the final third. Signe Gaupset rolled one slightly wide in the 65th minute after Spurs took a dangerous free kick, and minutes later, Drew Spence put a shot wide of the back post. Ho only made two substitutions in the match. Lenna Gunning-Williams came on for Tinka Tandberg in the 81st minute, and Eveliina Summanen replaced Olivia Holdt (who looked to be suffering with what I hope was just a calf cramp) in the 90th minute.

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 26: Tinka Tandberg of Tottenham Hotspur is challenged by Lisa Naalsund of Manchester United during the Barclays Women’s Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, 2026 in London, England.

Thoughts

It was good to see the team clicking again, albeit against an exhausted-looking United side who have had to balance the Champions League on top of all the other games teams normally play. Spurs outshot United 22(5) – 10(3). It was a shame so few of those were on target, but it is promising to see Spurs string together a performance in which they possessed the ball and created chances while also limiting the opponent.

Ella Morris was incredible against United. I was a bit worried seeing her in the starting lineup since she didn’t look herself in her short cameo against Chelsea, but I think it’s safe to say she’s back. She dominated up and down the right wing in both attack and defense, and she looked lively and explosive. At one point I even saw her nutmeg United’s Rolfö (and worth noting Olivia Holdt got in her cheeky nutmeg on Rolfö as well). I’m absolutely thrilled about this. Ella was one of the only bright points in that abysmal 24/25 season, and I loved watching her. Now we just need to make sure she stays healthy and on the pitch!

LONDON, ENGLAND – APRIL 26: Ella Morris of Tottenham Hotspur arrives for the Barclays Women’s Super League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on April 26, 2026 in London, England.

Looking Ahead

There are two matches left in the season – London City Lionesses and Brighton. Our squad is somewhat depleted, and both our opponents have been flying high (Brighton in particular beat Manchester City over the weekend, not many teams get to say that). Winning both games may be tough, but I’ll be looking for Spurs to continue some of the positive patterns we’ve seen before hopefully strengthening over the summer.