Tottenham news

Micky van de Ven defended Tottenham and Aston Villa's fracas at the end of their FA Cup third round tie, but sent a blunt warning to his Spurs team-mates that they cannot only show "this passion" when they are losing, having gone into half-time 2-0 down.

Tottenham Hotspur saw their injury crisis worsen after Brazil international Richarlison limped out of their FA Cup third-round tie with Aston Villa on Saturday evening. The north Londoners are now sweating on the fitness of the 28-year-old striker, who had to be replaced midway through the first half after picking up a suspected hamstring problem.

How to watch the FA Cup match between Tottenham and Aston Villa, as well as kick-off time and team news.

Cristian Romero has been hit with an additional one-match ban following his red card in the 2-1 loss to Liverpool last month. Romero received his marching orders for a second yellow late on in the narrow home loss to the defending Premier League champions and subsequently missed the 1-0 win at Crystal Palace, that victory one of only two in Spurs' last 12 league outings.

Tottenham are closing in on the signing of Souza from Santos as beleaguered boss Thomas Frank seeks January reinforcements. The north London club have endured a dismal season thus far but are attempting to reinforce their backline in the winter window.

Tottenham manager Thomas Frank has confirmed that Cristian Romero will face no financial punishment and will remain club captain, despite the defender launching a scathing public attack on the club’s hierarchy following the midweek defeat to Bournemouth.

Barcelona and Real Madrid have been warned off a move for Harry Kane, who has a £57 million ($77m) release clause in his contract at Bayern Munich, as they would be spending “dead money”. Michael Owen has explained to GOAL why the England international striker “gave away his aces too cheaply” when leaving Tottenham and the Premier League in 2023.

Thomas Frank has explained why he was bizarrely spotted drinking from an Arsenal-branded cup ahead of Tottenham’s Premier League clash with Bournemouth. The Dane, who is already seeing his position in north London called into question, risked incurring further the wrath of disgruntled supporters when being seen strolling around the Vitality Stadium with a drink that promoted Spurs’ fiercest rivals.

Antoine Semenyo delivered the perfect parting gift to Bournemouth fans ahead of his move to Manchester City later this week. The departing Cherries star rifled home a 95th-minute winner against Tottenham with what could prove to be his final touch for the club, topping off what was an electric and unpredictable evening on the south coast under the lights.

Joao Palhinha scored his second overhead kick of the season as Tottenham ultimately fell to a late defeat at Bournemouth on Wednesday night. Palhinha thought he'd rescued a point with a superb strike at the Vitality Stadium in midweek only for Antoine Semenyo to win it late on for the Cherries on what is expected to be his final game for the south coast side ahead of his move to Manchester City.

How to watch the Premier League match between Bournemouth and Tottenham, as well as kick-off time and team news.

We reached the midway point of the Premier League season on Thursday night, with Arsenal holding a very promising four-point advantage at the top of the table as the Gunners look to end an agonising, 22-year title drought, and their chances of doing so have only increased after Saturday's hard-fought win at Bournemouth. Of course, Manchester City are very dangerous chasers - as Arsenal know to their considerable cost - and Aston Villa will obviously be hoping to stay in touch even after their chastening 4-1 defeat at the Emirates on Tuesday.

How to watch the Premier League match between Tottenham and Sunderland, as well as kick-off time and team news.