Tottenham Vs Everton North London Clash Leaves Spurs With Seven Absentees, Line-Ups Confirmed
The Women’s Super League returns with tottenham vs everton at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, kick-off 7: 55 am ET, and both sides have named their squads amid a raft of absences and recent form swings.
Confirmed Line-Ups: Tottenham Vs Everton
Tottenham’s starting XI was confirmed as Kop; Bartrip (captain); Gaupset; Holdt; Rybrink; Vinberg; Gunning-Williams; Tandberg; Wijk; Summanen; Blakstad. The club’s published substitutes included Heeps, Jackson, Grant, England, M. Nilden, Ahtinen, Spence and Dennis.
Everton’s starting XI was listed as Brosnan (captain); Blundell; Fernandez; van Gool; Payne; Vignola; Kramzar; Galli; Momiki; Ruby Mace; Pacheco, with substitutes named as Ramsey, Hobson, Gabarro, Gago, Lawley, Harbert, Stenevik and Jones.
Seven Absentees, Suspensions and Squad Notes
Tottenham will be without seven players for the fixture through a mixture of injury, suspension and international duty. Manager Martin Ho confirmed that Drew Spence is in contention after serving a three-match suspension, while Ella Morris has returned to full training but is not yet ready for selection. Clare Hunt, Maika Hamano and Toko Koga are away at the Asian Cup. Long-term absentees remain Maite Oroz, Jess Naz and Luana Buhler. The club also noted that Amanda Nilden is serving a one-game suspension following an accumulation of yellow cards; the published matchday materials also list M. Nilden among the substitutes, a discrepancy contained within the released team information.
Everton enter the game with several players also absent due to international duty at the Asian Cup, where representatives from both Japan and Australia are involved. Rion Ishikawa, Honoka Hayashi, Hikaru Kitagawa and Clare Wheeler are among those at the tournament, and the two nations are set to take part in quarter-final fixtures this weekend, which will see those players miss this WSL return match.
Form, Stakes and Managerial Context
Tottenham come into the fixture sitting fifth in the league and level on points with Arsenal, who hold two games in hand. February was a high-scoring month for Spurs, with a comeback win over West Ham, a heavy 7-3 victory at Aston Villa and a place secured in the FA Cup quarter-finals after a penalty shootout win over London City Lionesses. Martin Ho was recently named the WSL Manager of the Month for February.
Everton occupy a position three places below Tottenham in the table, with a reported 12-point gap between the clubs after 16 matches. The Toffees had won 1-0 against West Ham prior to the break but were knocked out of the FA Cup following a 2-1 defeat to Liverpool. Scott Phelan remains in interim charge as his side seeks to regain momentum in the top flight.
What To Watch and Immediate Implications
The tottenham vs everton fixture provides contrasting objectives: Spurs will look to consolidate their push for European qualification and build on recent scoring form, while Everton aim to steady the ship after the FA Cup exit and pick up valuable top‑flight points. Player availability shaped by international commitments and suspensions has produced a distinctive selection challenge for both managers.
With the matchday squads confirmed and kick-off set for 7: 55 am ET at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, the immediate consequence is a test of depth for both teams as the WSL resumes. Any further developments on selection or late changes to the benches would represent evolving matchday details and will be reflected in updates as they become available.
