Martin Ho has been named the WSL Manager of the Month for September 2026. It follows what was a fantastic start to the season for Tottenham Hotspur Women. Ho’s side began the season with a 3-1 thumping of West Ham, befor they came away from Merseyside with a 1-1 draw with Liverpool. They then proceeded to demolish Crystal Palace 0-7 and Aston Villa 4-0.
Given those results, it’s hard to argue against Ho deserving the accolade.
It was a terrible day at the office for Tottenham Hotspur, losing 1-6 to London City Lionesses. Instead of going first, at least for a couple of hours, Martin Ho’s side fall to fourth. The goal difference acquired in their hammering of Crystal Palace has rather been wiped out, too. Here is what the managers had to say.
At the risk of hyperbole, Spurs Women vs London City Lionesses is one of the biggest games of the season. Not just so far. Of the entire campaign.
These are two sides gunning to break up the “big four” and even qualify for the Champions League. It is a match that could have wide-reaching consequences for the rest of this season and beyond.
Spurs continued their unbeaten run with a 4-0 defeat of Aston Villa. After the game, managers Martin Ho and Natalia Arroyo gave their reactions to the media. Both noted how Spurs kicked-on in the second half pnce again. They had their say on a controversial goal that never was, too. Should women’s football get VAR?
Seven points from a possible nine is undoubtedly a good start to the WSL 2026/27 season for Tottenham Hotspur Women. They go into the weekend second in the table, two points behind Man City and ahead of Chelsea on goal difference.
That goal difference of +9 is largely made up of the goals scored in the 0-7 thrashing of Crystal Palace last weekend. The Eagles fell apart in the second half and Spurs capitalised. After barely featuring in the first two games, Olivia Holdt returned to the starting lineup and scored a hat-trick at Selhurst Park.
Spurs manager Martin Ho spoke to the press after his side’s 3-1 win over West Ham on the opening day of the 2026/27 season.
An opener from Signe Gaupset followed by a brace from Kirsty Hanson saw the team cruise into a 3-0 lead. Conceding a late goal in added time was the only blemish on a very positive day. As the Spurs boss noted his side could have scored many more goals than they did.
Ho was generally pleased with the performance and highlighted the contribution of the debutants, not least Hanson. He also gave injury updates on Toko Koga and Alice Sombath.
Here is everything he had to say:
I returned to the always brilliant Hometown Glory podcast to look ahead to Tottenham Women’s upcoming season. Will we yo-yo again? Can we break the “big four”? Who will people the stars this season? We discussed all this and more.
Spurs launched Legacy Numbers for the women’s team today. These are individual numbers dedicated to each player who has made a competitive appearance for the club.
Tottenham Hotspur undoubtedly had a positive campaign last season. They finished “best of the rest” in fifth, behind the “big four” of Man City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Man Utd. However, with several big-name summer signings confirmed and an ambitious manager in Martin Ho still in place, the team will be looking to improve on that this time around.
Drew Spence is the new Spurs Women captain. The 33-year-old joined in 2022 from Chelsea and was the obvious choice to succeed Bethany England. Vice captain Molly Bartrip also left, leaving the key leadership spot open.