Tottenham vs Villarreal: all the latest UEFA Champions League League phase match information including stats, form, history, and more.. Tottenham vs Villarreal | UEFA Champions League 2025/26 Before the half-hour mark it was two when former Fox N'Golo Kante was given freedom to run with the ball from the halfway line to the penalty area before curling a left-footed area past Kasper Schmeichel's despairing dive and inside the post. In desperately attempting to win a game for a third time, mistakes were made at an ever-increasing rate. Vivianne Miedema netted an injury-time goal as Arsenal claimed a 1-1 draw with Tottenham to remain unbeaten in the Women’s Super League. Vieira has tapped into it. What I really love about this football club is that it's family-orientated, he says. That is despite spending more than £500 million on players since Farhad Moshiri took over as owner in 2016, many of which have failed to make an impact at Goodison Park. Moshiri has also appointed five different managers in that span, with Benitez taking over from fellow former Champions League winner Carlo Ancelotti. They then play Leeds in the Premier League on Boxing Day followed by Leicester in the league on December 28. After winning two of their first three Premier League home games under Steven Gerrard (L1), Aston Villa are now winless in their last four league games at Villa Park (D2 L2). Cameroon were South Africa's first opponents. On 13 January 1996, they met at Soccer City stadium just outside Soweto, where 20 years earlier thousands of students had protested against white-minority rule, with hundreds killed in the police response. This is what is missing. Courage, aiming high and not low because that is not what Barcelona do. Being brave and understanding the game, we are not that far from what we want. The Scottish Premiership side said they have worked since the weekend to allow fans to use the stand but the damage and risk to safety means they have been advised to close the area. And while Forshaw's form since his return has been one of the few bright spots in Leeds' season, the ex-Middlesbrough midfielder works far better in tandem with the England international than without him. Other Premier League players who could feature are Chelsea goalkeeper Edouard Mendy, Crystal Palace midfielder Cheikhou Kouyate and Watford forward Ismaila Sarr. She was part of the Matildas group who boycotted a tour to the US in 2015, going on strike over their pay and conditions. Four years later they secured a landmark equal pay deal. Gave away possession early in the second half which led to a Manchester United corner and a rollicking from his manager, but that was his only misstep. I wasn't supposed to play and I wasn't allowed to do certain jobs, said Hampton, who crossed the second city divide to join Villa from Birmingham City in the summer. Teams are sitting back against Arsenal, and they don't have the creativity in midfield to break them down. Transfer Centre LIVE! There are various reasons for him not having hit the heights that United would have hoped. Madrid will take on Cadiz in La Liga on Sunday, but will be without several players because of an outbreak of Covid-19 cases in the squad. The Spanish side will pay an initial £46.7m (€55m) plus a further £8.5m (€10m) in add-ons. Central midfield: Moses Simon (Nigeria) - 7.93 ratingNigeria star Moses Simon was one of two players to win multiple WhoScored.com man-of-the-match awards in wins over Sudan and Guinea-Bissau. Kurt Zouma's cats have been taken away by the RSPCA after a disturbing video emerged of him hitting, dropping, and kicking his pet across his kitchen floor on Monday. One of the things I thought about was right, I know rehab is hard, but think of where you want to go and remember how much you enjoyed it when you were there. Raul Jimenez is his side’s 14/1 (15.0) first goalscorer favourite after scoring his team's only goal in the last five matches, with strike partner Hee-Chan Hwang priced at 20/1 (21.0). I went away for three weeks, came back and he integrated me into the first-team set-up and I coached Cristiano [Ronaldo], Wazza [Wayne Rooney], [Carlos] Tevez was there. So whenever Cristiano or Wayne scored through the defender's legs, I nudged [son] Noah and said: Your dad taught them that. Manchester United interim manager Ralf Rangnick knew his decision not to give Jesse Lingard a farewell appearance at Old Trafford would not be “to the liking” of everyone. Chelsea's clash with Everton has not been affected by the outbreak, but if they post any further positive tests their weekend meeting with Wolves could be thrown into doubt as the Covid-19 variant Omricron continues to sweep through English football. They weren't carving us open, they had a lot of set-pieces, a lot of possession which we dealt with, but we can't give Billy Sharp a chance like that, it's so avoidable. Tottenham vs Villarreal: Prediction, kick-off time, team news Tottenham vs Villarreal is scheduled for an 8pm BST kick-off on Tuesday, September 16, 2025. The match will take place at Tottenham Hotspur Motesepe said: Some of the people came just to be part of the atmosphere. I went to see where the people lost their lives and you see it's a gate. La Liga's top scorer Karim Benzema powered in a fantastic volley from Vinicius Jr's cross to give Carlo Ancelotti's side the lead. We became really close during the great Jimmy Johnstone's illness, Lord Haughey said. It was during this period that I realised what great friendship was. He tried in training, I didn't know how he would shoot. He chose this [Panenka] and he did really well, showing strong personality and character. We were forgetting why we were the better team, because of the investment, the level of concentration, the level of physical investment was high enough to be the better team. Eight minutes later, the teenager was wheeling away after his placed, first-time finish had nestled into the bottom corner to give the visitors the lead at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. If you're a midfielder, no one likes chasing another midfielder when they haven't got the ball and they get in the box and score a goal. The Senegal international scored against Chelsea recently but had gone nine games without a goal before that. Romelu Lukaku, Timo Werner, Callum Hudson-Odoi and the injured Ben Chilwell tested positive for coronavirus ahead of the Blues' 1-1 home league draw against Everton on Thursday. Live coverage: Spurs vs Villarreal Join us for live coverage of our opening Champions League game with Villarreal, including all the build-up, action and post-match reaction. Kick Off 3pm: Port Vale vs Brentford Team news: To follow Key stat: Having progressed against Southampton in 1993-94 and then Everton in 1995-96, Port Vale have been eliminated from their last seven FA Cup ties against Premier League opposition. Sky Sports News understands that Rovers owners Venkys want to keep the current squad, who are currently in the automatic promotion places in the Championship, intact and are looking to continue to support manager Tony Mowbray in his quest to return the club to the top flight. Ashley Hatch scored her first national team goal inside the game’s first minute, with Rose Lavelle and Lindsey Horan adding second-half goals. Antonee Robinson and Bobby Decordova-Reid, however, will be rested after their involvement in World Cup qualifiers.