2022–23 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

Tottenham Hotspur

2022–23 season
Owner	ENIC Group
Chairman	Daniel Levy
Head coach	Antonio Conte (until 26 March) Cristian Stellini (interim, from 26 March to 24 April) Ryan Mason (interim, from 24 April)
Stadium	Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Premier League	8th
FA Cup	Fifth round
EFL Cup	Third round
UEFA Champions League	Round of 16
Top goalscorer	League: Harry Kane (30) All: Harry Kane (32)
Highest home attendance	62,008 v Liverpool 6 November 2022 Premier League
Lowest home attendance	League: 61,093 v Crystal Palace 6 May 2023 All: 55,180 v Eintracht Frankfurt 12 October 2022 Champions League
Average home league attendance	61,585
Biggest win	6–2 v Leicester City 17 September 2022 Premier League 4–0 v Crystal Palace 4 January 2023 Premier League
Biggest defeat	1–6 v Newcastle United 23 April 2023 Premier League
Home colours Away colours Third colours
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The 2022–23 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 31st season in the Premier League, 45th successive season in the top flight of the English football league system and 117th season in existence. In addition to the domestic league, they participated in the season's FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League, having finished fourth in the 2021–22 Premier League.^[1]

On 26 March 2023, Tottenham announced that head coach Antonio Conte had left the club by mutual agreement. On the same day, Cristian Stellini took charge as the acting head coach until the end of the season.^[2] On 24 April 2023, following a 6–1 loss to Newcastle United, Stellini was sacked and replaced by Ryan Mason.^[3][4]

Season overview[edit]

Tottenham's season started with a 4–1 home win against Southampton.^[5] The club then went on a seven-game unbeaten run in the league, which saw Tottenham beat Leicester City 6–2 with Son Heung-min coming off the bench to score a second half hat-trick.^[6] After the international break, the players returned for an away game on 1 October against North London rivals Arsenal losing 3–1 and ending their Premier League undefeated streak.^[7] Tottenham went on to win their next two matches against Brighton & Hove Albion and Everton; however, their form dropped with multiple losses in the league in October and November against Manchester United, Newcastle United and Liverpool. On the final game before the World Cup break, Tottenham defeated Leeds United 4–3.

In the Champions League, Tottenham had good enough form to top their group with a double win over Marseille and a home win against Eintracht Frankfurt. Their only loss was away to Sporting Lisbon in Portugal. For the round of 16, Tottenham were drawn against seven-time winners AC Milan, to be played in February and March 2023.

Tottenham entered the third round of the EFL Cup and were drawn away to Nottingham Forest. Forest at the time were bottom of the league and struggling to find form. The match took place on 9 November, and Tottenham started with what was considered a strong squad. However, the game resulted in a 2–0 defeat, with goals from Renan Lodi and Jesse Lingard knocking the club out of the competition.^[8]

The winter break came early due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. After the World Cup, Tottenham only played one game in December, against Brentford, which ended as a 2–2 draw.^[9]

In January and February, Tottenham's league form was up and down. They first lost 2–0 at home to Aston Villa on New Year's Day, but then thrashed Crystal Palace 4–0. Tottenham then had a difficult run of games against Arsenal, Manchester City, Fulham and then Manchester City again.

Tottenham advanced to the fifth round of the FA Cup defeating Portsmouth 1–0 in the third round,^[10] and defeating Preston North End 3–0 in the fourth round.

In February, Conte returned to Italy to have surgery to remove his gallbladder, leaving Cristian Stellini in charge. Under Stellini, Tottenham played their round of 16 Champions League match, first away in Milan, losing 1–0. The home game played on 8 March was a goalless draw, knocking Tottenham out of the Champions League. The game also saw Cristian Romero get sent off for a second yellow card.^[11]

Stellini's Tottenham had mixed results, including being knocked out of the FA Cup by Sheffield United.^[12] On 26 March, Conte was sacked a day after showing his frustration in a news conference after a 3–3 draw at Southampton. Stellini was only in charge for four more games, the last being a crushing 6–1 loss at Newcastle, Tottenham's worst defeat of the season, after which Stellini was sacked and replaced with assistant coach Ryan Mason.^[13] Mason was in charge for six games, winning two, losing three and drawing one. On the last day of the season, Tottenham beat Leeds United 4–1 away from home and finishing in eighth place, the club's worst league position since the 2008–09 season. This was also Lucas Moura's last game for the club, as he scored the final goal of the game.^[14]

Season squad[edit]

Squad no.	Player	Nationality	Position(s)	Date of birth (age)
Goalkeepers
1	Hugo Lloris (C)		GK	(1986-12-26)26 December 1986 (aged 36)
20	Fraser Forster		GK	(1988-03-17)17 March 1988 (aged 35)
40	Brandon Austin		GK	(1999-01-07)7 January 1999 (aged 24)
41	Alfie Whiteman		GK	(1998-10-02)2 October 1998 (aged 24)
Defenders
6	Davinson Sánchez		CB	(1996-06-12)12 June 1996 (aged 27)
12	Emerson Royal		RWB / RB	(1999-01-14)14 January 1999 (aged 24)
15	Eric Dier		CB	(1994-01-15)15 January 1994 (aged 29)
17	Cristian Romero		CB	(1998-04-27)27 April 1998 (aged 25)
19	Ryan Sessegnon		LWB / LB	(2000-05-18)18 May 2000 (aged 23)
23	Pedro Porro		RWB / RB	(1999-09-13)13 September 1999 (aged 23)
25	Japhet Tanganga		RB / CB	(1999-03-31)31 March 1999 (aged 24)
33	Ben Davies		CB / LWB	(1993-04-24)24 April 1993 (aged 30)
34	Clément Lenglet		CB	(1995-06-17)17 June 1995 (aged 28)
Midfielders
4	Oliver Skipp		DM / CM	(2000-09-16)16 September 2000 (aged 22)
5	Pierre-Emile Højbjerg		DM / CM	(1995-08-05)5 August 1995 (aged 27)
14	Ivan Perišić		LWB / LW / LB	(1989-02-02)2 February 1989 (aged 34)
29	Pape Matar Sarr		CM	(2002-09-14)14 September 2002 (aged 20)
30	Rodrigo Bentancur		DM / CM	(1997-06-25)25 June 1997 (aged 26)
38	Yves Bissouma		DM / CM	(1996-08-30)30 August 1996 (aged 26)
Forwards
7	Son Heung-min		LW / ST	(1992-07-08)8 July 1992 (aged 30)
9	Richarlison		ST / LW / RW	(1997-04-10)10 April 1997 (aged 26)
10	Harry Kane (VC)		ST	(1993-07-28)28 July 1993 (aged 29)
16	Arnaut Danjuma		LW / ST	(1997-01-31)31 January 1997 (aged 26)
21	Dejan Kulusevski		RW / AM	(2000-04-25)25 April 2000 (aged 23)
27	Lucas Moura		RW / LW / ST	(1992-08-13)13 August 1992 (aged 30)
Out on loan
3	Sergio Reguilón		LWB / LB	(1996-12-16)16 December 1996 (aged 26)
8	Harry Winks		DM / CM	(1996-02-02)2 February 1996 (aged 27)
11	Bryan Gil		LW / RW / AM	(2001-02-11)11 February 2001 (aged 22)
18	Giovani Lo Celso		CM / AM	(1996-04-09)9 April 1996 (aged 27)
22	Joe Rodon		CB	(1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 25)
24	Djed Spence		RWB / RB	(2000-08-09)9 August 2000 (aged 22)
28	Tanguy Ndombele		CM	(1996-12-28)28 December 1996 (aged 26)
42	Harvey White		CM / AM	(2001-09-19)19 September 2001 (aged 21)
–	Destiny Udogie		LB	(2002-11-28)28 November 2002 (aged 20)

Transfers[edit]

Released[edit]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Notes	Ref.
2 June 2022	LW		J'Neil Bennett	Brentford	End of contract	[15][16]
2 June 2022	CM		Jez Davies		End of contract	[15]
2 June 2022	LB		Jordan Hackett	Newcastle United	End of contract	[15][17]
2 June 2022	CM		Khalon Haysman		End of contract	[15]
2 June 2022	GK		Kacper Kurylowicz		End of contract	[15]
2 June 2022	GK		Thimothée Lo-Tutala	Hull City	End of contract	[15][18]
2 June 2022	LB		Dermi Lusala	Coventry City	End of contract	[15][19]
2 June 2022	GK		Joshua Oluwayemi	Portsmouth	End of contract	[15][20]
2 June 2022	CB		Tobi Omole	Crawley Town	End of contract	[15][21]
2 June 2022	GK		Isak Solberg		End of contract	[15]
2 June 2022	RB		Renaldo Torraj		End of contract	[15]
2 June 2022	CM		Oliver Turner	Aldershot Town	End of contract	[15]
31 January 2023	RB		Matt Doherty	Atlético Madrid	Mutual agreement	[22][23]

• Note: Players will join other clubs after being released or terminated from their contract. Only the following clubs are mentioned when that club signed the player in the same transfer window.

Loans in[edit]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Date until	Ref.
31 January 2022	RW		Dejan Kulusevski	Juventus	End of season	[24]
8 July 2022	CB		Clément Lenglet	Barcelona	End of season	[25]
25 January 2023	LW		Arnaut Danjuma	Villarreal	End of season	[26]
31 January 2023	RWB		Pedro Porro	Sporting	End of season	[27]

Loans out[edit]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Date until	Ref.
10 February 2022	GK		Alfie Whiteman	Degerfors	December 2022	[28]
25 July 2022	CF		Troy Parrott	Preston North End	End of season	[29]
27 July 2022	CF		Dane Scarlett	Portsmouth	End of season	[30]
1 August 2022	CB		Joe Rodon	Rennes	End of season	[31]
14 August 2022	CM		Giovani Lo Celso	Villarreal	End of season	[32]
16 August 2022	LB		Destiny Udogie	Udinese	End of season	[33]
19 August 2022	CM		Tanguy Ndombele	Napoli	End of season	[34]
30 August 2022	LB		Sergio Reguilón	Atlético Madrid	End of season	[35]
30 August 2022	CM		Harry Winks	Sampdoria	End of season	[36]
30 January 2023	LW		Bryan Gil	Sevilla	End of season	[37]
31 January 2023	RB		Djed Spence	Rennes	End of season	[38]
31 January 2023	CM		Harvey White	Derby County	End of season	[39]

Transfers in[edit]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	From	Fee	Ref.
31 May 2022	LW		Ivan Perišić	Inter Milan	Free	[40][41]
8 June 2022	GK		Fraser Forster	Southampton	Free	[42][43]
17 June 2022	CM		Yves Bissouma	Brighton & Hove Albion	£25,000,000	[44][45]
1 July 2022	RB		Tyrell Ashcroft	Reading	Undisclosed	[46]
1 July 2022	GK		Josh Keeley	St Patrick's Athletic	Undisclosed	[46]
1 July 2022	ST		Richarlison	Everton	£60,000,000	[47][48]
19 July 2022	RB		Djed Spence	Middlesbrough	£12,500,000	[49][50]
16 August 2022	LB		Destiny Udogie	Udinese	£15,000,000	[51][52]
30 August 2022	CB		Cristian Romero	Atalanta	£42,500,000	[53][54]
31 August 2022	FW		Will Lankshear	Sheffield United	Undisclosed	[55]
31 January 2023	FW		Jude Soonsup-Bell	Chelsea	Free	[56][57]

Transfers out[edit]

Date from	Position	Nationality	Player	To	Fee	Ref.
10 June 2022	CB		Cameron Carter-Vickers	Celtic	£6,000,000	[58][59]
8 July 2022	LW		Steven Bergwijn	Ajax	£26,400,000	[60][61]
9 July 2022	RW		Jack Clarke	Sunderland	Undisclosed	[62]
4 August 2022	FW		Kion Etete	Cardiff City	Undisclosed	[63]
1 September 2022	DF		Marcel Lavinier	Swindon Town	Free	[64]
4 October 2022	DF		Jayden Meghoma	Southampton	Free	[65]
31 January 2023	GK		Adam Hayton	Barnsley	Undisclosed	[66]

Pre-season and friendlies[edit]

To prepare for the upcoming season, Tottenham played a series of friendlies across the world. The club first met Korean club Team K League and Sevilla in South Korea for the Coupang Play Series on 13 and 16 July 2022, respectively.^[67][68] The team then travelled to Scotland to play Rangers on 23 July 2022^[69] and played Roma in Israel for the I-Tech Cup the following week.^[70]

In December, while the season was halted due to the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup, Tottenham announced a mid-season friendly behind closed doors against Scottish side Motherwell on 9 December as well as an additional match at home with reduced capacity to French club Nice on 21 December 2022.^[71][72]

Pre-season[edit]

Team K League v Tottenham Hotspur

13 July 2022 (2022-07-13) Coupang Play Series	Team K League	3–6	Tottenham Hotspur	Mapo-gu, South Korea
20:00 KST	Cho Gue-sung 45+2' Veldwijk 52' Amano 71' Kim Dong-min  73'	Report	Dier 30' Emerson  39' Kim Jin-hyuk 47' (o.g.) Kane 54', 75' Son Heung-min 68' (pen.), 85'	Stadium: Seoul World Cup Stadium Attendance: 64,100 Referee: Kim Jong-hyeok (South Korea)

Tottenham Hotspur v Sevilla

16 July 2022 (2022-07-16) Coupang Play Series	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Sevilla	Suwon, South Korea
20:00 KST	Kane 50'	Report	Rakitić 64'	Stadium: Suwon World Cup Stadium Attendance: 43,998 Referee: Ko Hyung-jin (South Korea)

Rangers v Tottenham Hotspur

23 July 2022 (2022-07-23) Walter Tull Memorial Cup	Rangers	1–2	Tottenham Hotspur	Glasgow, Scotland
15:00 BST	Čolak 24' Souttar  68'	Report	Kane 50', 56' Kulusevski  55'	Stadium: Ibrox Stadium Attendance: 43,036 Referee: John Beaton (Scotland)

Tottenham Hotspur v Roma

30 July 2022 (2022-07-30) I-Tech Cup	Tottenham Hotspur	0–1	Roma	Haifa, Israel
21:15 IST	Romero  83'	Report	Ibañez 29' Pellegrini  83'	Stadium: Sammy Ofer Stadium Attendance: 24,000 Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)

Mid-season[edit]

Tottenham Hotspur v Motherwell

9 December 2022 (2022-12-09)	Tottenham Hotspur	4–0	Motherwell	London, England
13:00 GMT	Kulusevski 3' Doherty 28', 71' Gil 40'	Report		Stadium: Hotspur Way Attendance: 0 Referee: Darren England (England)

Tottenham Hotspur v Nice

21 December 2022 (2022-12-21)	Tottenham Hotspur	1–1	Nice	London, England
19:00 GMT	Doherty 21'	Report	Mendy 47'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 9,173 Referee: Simon Hooper (England)

Competitions[edit]

Overview[edit]

Premier League[edit]

League table[edit]

Results summary[edit]

Results by round[edit]

Matches[edit]

The Premier League fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022.^[74]

FA Cup[edit]

Tottenham entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Portsmouth.^[79] They were then drawn away to Preston North End in the fourth round,^[80] and away to Sheffield United in the fifth round.^[81]

EFL Cup[edit]

Tottenham entered the competition in the third round as one of the teams competing in UEFA competitions. They were drawn away to Nottingham Forest in the third round.^[82]

UEFA Champions League[edit]

Group stage[edit]

The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.^[83]

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		TOT	FRA	SPO	MAR
1	Tottenham Hotspur	6	3	2	1	8	6	+2	11	Advance to knockout phase		—	3–2	1–1	2–0
2	Eintracht Frankfurt	6	3	1	2	7	8	−1	10			0–0	—	0–3	2–1
3	Sporting CP	6	2	1	3	8	9	−1	7	Transfer to Europa League		2–0	1–2	—	0–2
4	Marseille	6	2	0	4	8	8	0	6			1–2	0–1	4–1	—

Tottenham Hotspur v Marseille

7 September 2022 1	Tottenham Hotspur	2–0	Marseille	London, England
20:00 BST	Dier  53' Son Heung-min  65' Richarlison 76', 81'	Report	Mbemba  48' Bailly  48' Clauss  72'	Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Attendance: 57,367 Referee: Slavko Vinčić (Slovenia)

Sporting CP v Tottenham Hotspur

13 September 2022 2	Sporting CP	2–0	Tottenham Hotspur	Lisbon, Portugal
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