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2021–22 Tottenham Hotspur F.C. season

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Tottenham Hotspur
2021–22
Club information
Manager Flag of Portugal Nuno Espírito Santo
(until 1 November)
Flag of Italy Antonio Conte
(from 2 November)
Stadium Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
League Season information
Final League position Premier League, TBD
Cup placements
FA Cup Third round
EFL Cup Quarter-finals
UEFA Europa Conference League Group stage
Season statistics
Top goalscorer Son Heung-min (4)
 ← 2020–21
2022–23 → 

The 2021–22 season is Tottenham Hotspur's 30th season in the Premier League and 44th successive season in the top division of the English football league system. After finishing in seventh place in the 2020–21 season, Tottenham qualified for the newly formed Europa Conference League at the play-off round. At the end of June, Tottenham announced Nuno Espírito Santo as the new head coach on a two-year contract.Tottenham announced on 1 November 2021 that they had removed Nuno Santo along with his coaching staff Ian Cathro, Rui Barbosa and Antonio Dias stating they had "been relieved of their duties." Antonio Conte was appointed as Santo's successor the following day.

Kits[]

Home
Away
Third

Pre-season friendlies[]

Tottenham have scheduled two friendlies, the first against Leyton Orient in memory of Justin Edinburgh for the JE3 Foundation Trophy. Followed by a friendly away to Milton Keynes Dons. Spurs announced the club would come together with both Arsenal and Chelsea to support mental health in The Mind Series in August 2021.

JE3 Foundation Trophy 17 July 2021 Leyton Orient 1–1 Tottenham Hotspur Leyton, London  
15:00 BST Sotiriou Goal 72' Report Scarlett Goal 38' Stadium: Brisbane Road
Friendly 21 July 2021 Colchester United 0–3 Tottenham Hotspur Colchester  
19:45 BST Wiredu Booked in the 58th minute 58' Report Son Goal 11'
Lucas Moura Goal 14'
Alli Goal 38' 		Stadium: JobServe Community Stadium
Friendly 28 July 2021 Milton Keynes Dons 1–3 Tottenham Hotspur Milton Keynes  
19:45 BST O'Riley Missed 6'
Freeman Goal 84' 		Report Son Goal 35'
Alli Goal 57'
Lucas Moura Goal 81' 		Stadium: Stadium MK
Friendly 4 August 2021 Chelsea 2–2 Tottenham Hotspur Fulham  
19:45 BST Ziyech Goal 16', 49'
Ampadu Booked in the 83rd minute 83' 		Report Lucas Moura Goal 56'
Bergwijn Goal 70' 		Stadium: Stamford Bridge
Referee: Keith Stroud
Friendly 8 August 2021 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Arsenal Tottenham  
14:00 BST Alli Booked in the 33rd minute 33'
Skipp Booked in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
Reguilón Booked in the 74th minute 74'
Son Goal 79' 		Report Tierney Booked in the 56th minute 56'
Xhaka Booked in the 57th minute 57' 		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Referee: David Coote

Competitions[]

Overview[]

Competition First match Last match Starting round Final position Record
Pld W D L GF GA GD Win %
Premier League 15 August 2021 21 May 2022 Matchday 1 &0000000000000010.00000010 &0000000000000005.0000005 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000005.0000005 &0000000000000009.0000009 &0000000000000016.00000016 −7 &0000000000000050.00000050.00
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EFL Cup 22 September 2021 Third round &0000000000000002.0000002 &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000001.0000001 &-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1.0000000 &0000000000000003.0000003 &0000000000000002.0000002 +1 &0000000000000050.00000050.00
Total &0000000000000012.00000012 &0000000000000006.0000006 &0000000000000001.0000001 &0000000000000005.0000005 &0000000000000012.00000012 &0000000000000018.00000018 −6 &0000000000000050.00000050.00

Last updated: 4 November 2021
Source: Soccerway

Premier League[]

Main article: 2021–22 Premier League

League table[]

Pos
 Team
 Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Notes
1 Manchester City  (C) 38 29 6 3 99 26 +73 93
Qualification for the Champions League group stage
2 Liverpool 38 28 8 2 94 26 +68 92
3 Chelsea 38 21 11 6 76 33 +43 74
4 Tottenham 38 22 5 11 69 40 +29 71
5 Arsenal 38 22 3 13 61 48 +13 69
Qualification for the Europa League group stage
6 Manchester Utd 38 16 10 12 57 57 0 58
7 West Ham Utd 38 16 8 14 60 51 +9 56
Qualification for the Europa Conference League play-off round
8 Wolves 38 15 6 17 38 43 −5 51
9 Leicester City 38 14 10 14 62 59 +3 52
10 Brighton 38 12 15 11 52 44 +8 51
11 Brentford 38 13 7 18 48 56 −8 46
12 Newcastle Utd 38 13 10 15 44 62 −18 49
13 Crystal Palace 38 11 15 12 50 46 +4 48
14 Aston Villa 38 13 6 19 52 54 −2 45
15 Southampton 38 9 13 16 43 67 −24 40
16 Everton 38 11 6 21 43 66 −23 39
17 Leeds United 38 9 11 18 42 79 −37 38
18 Burnley  (R) 38 7 14 17 33 54 −21 35
Relegation to
EFL Championship
19 Watford  (R) 38 6 5 27 34 77 −43 23
20 Norwich City  (R) 38 5 7 26 23 86 −63 22

Source: Premier League
Rules for classification: 1st points; 2nd goal difference; 3rd number of goals scored.
(C) = Champion; (R) = Relegated; (P) = Promoted; (O) = Play-off winner; (A) = Advances to a further round; (Q) = Qualified to the phase of tournament
a: Since the finalists of the 2021–22 EFL Cup, Chelsea and Liverpool, currently qualify for European competition based on league position, the Europa Conference League berth awarded to the EFL Cup winners will be transferred to the highest-placed Premier League team not already qualified for European competition, the sixth-placed team.

Results summary[]

Overall Home Away
Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts W D L GF GA GD W D L GF GA GD
10 5 0 5 9 16 −7 15 3 0 2 4 7 −3 2 0 3 5 9 −4

Last updated: 30 October 2021
Source: BBC

Matches[]

The league fixtures were announced on 16 June 2021.

1 15 August 2021 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Manchester City Tottenham  
16:30 BST Son Goal 55'
Lucas Moura Booked in the 66th minute 66'
Sánchez Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1' 		Report Grealish Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1' Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 58,262
Referee: Anthony Taylor
2 22 August 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton  
14:00 BST Jiménez Booked in the 57th minute 57' Report Alli Goal 10' (pen.)
Tanganga Booked in the 38th minute 38'
Skipp Booked in the 44th minute 44'
Højbjerg Booked in the 85th minute 85'
Kane Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1' 		Stadium: Molineux Stadium
Attendance: 30,368
Referee: Stuart Attwell
3 29 August 2021 Tottenham Hotspur 1–0 Watford Tottenham  
14:00 BST Son Goal 42'
Kane Booked in the 45+1th minute 45+1'
Alli Booked in the 61st minute 61'
Skipp Booked in the 85th minute 85' 		Report Etebo Booked in the 29th minute 29'
Sissoko Booked in the 54th minute 54'
Dennis Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4' 		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 57,672
Referee: Andre Marriner
4 11 September 2021 Crystal Palace 3–0 Tottenham Hotspur Selhurst  
12:30 BST Zaha Booked in the 53rd minute 53', Goal 76' (pen.)
Édouard Goal 84', 90+2'
Gallagher Booked in the 89th minute 89' 		Report Tanganga Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 53', 58'
Lucas Moura Booked in the 81st minute 81' 		Stadium: Selhurst Park
Attendance: 22,740
Referee: Jonathan Moss
5 19 September 2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Chelsea Tottenham  
16:30 BST Report Thiago Silva Goal 49'
Kanté Goal 57'
Werner Booked in the 80th minute 80'
Rüdiger Goal 90+2' 		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 60,059
Referee: Paul Tierney
6 26 September 2021 Arsenal 3–1 Tottenham Hotspur Holloway  
16:30 BST Smith Rowe Goal 12'
Aubameyang Goal 27'
Saka Goal 34'
Ødegaard Booked in the 89th minute 89'
Lokonga Booked in the 90+1th minute 90+1' 		Report Skipp Booked in the 67th minute 67'
Son Goal 79' 		Stadium: Emirates Stadium
Attendance: 59,919
Referee: Craig Pawson
7 3 October 2021 Tottenham Hotspur 2–1 Aston Villa Tottenham  
14:00 BST Højbjerg Goal 27'
Skipp Booked in the 36th minute 36'
Romero Booked in the 68th minute 68'
Targett Goal 71' (o.g.) 		Report J. Ramsey Booked in the 31st minute 31'
Watkins Goal 67' 		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 53,076
Referee: Chris Kavanagh
8 17 October 2021 Newcastle United 2–3 Tottenham Hotspur Newcastle upon Tyne  
16:30 BST Wilson Goal 2'
Longstaff Booked in the 34th minute 34'
Clark Booked in the 54th minute 54'
Hayden Booked in the 68th minute 68'
Shelvey Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 78', 83'
Dier Goal 89' (o.g.)
Joelinton Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4' 		Report Ndombele Goal 17'
Kane Goal 22'
Son Goal 45+3'
Emerson Booked in the 64th minute 64' 		Stadium: St James' Park
Attendance: 52,214
Referee: Andre Marriner
9 24 October 2021 West Ham United 1–0 Tottenham Hotspur Stratford  
14:00 BST Souček Booked in the 21st minute 21'
Ogbonna Booked in the 37th minute 37'
Antonio Goal 72' 		Report Romero Booked in the 60th minute 60' Stadium: London Stadium
Attendance: 59,924
Referee: Paul Tierney
10 30 October 2021 Tottenham Hotspur 0–3 Manchester United Tottenham  
17:30 BST Davies Booked in the 78th minute 78'
Romero Booked in the 90+2th minute 90+2' 		Report Shaw Booked in the 19th minute 19'
Maguire Booked in the 22nd minute 22'
Ronaldo Goal 39'
Cavani Goal 64'
Fred Booked in the 73rd minute 73'
Rashford Goal 86' 		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 60,356
Referee: Stuart Attwell
11 7 November 2021 Everton v Tottenham Hotspur Walton  
14:00 GMT Report Stadium: Goodison Park


FA Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 FA Cup

EFL Cup[]

Main article: 2021–22 EFL Cup

Spurs entered the competition in the third round as one of the teams competing in UEFA competitions. They were drawn away to Wolverhampton Wanderers in the third round and Burnley in the fourth round.

Third round 22 September 2021 Wolverhampton Wanderers 2–2
(2–3 pen)
 Tottenham Hotspur Wolverhampton  
19:45 BST Silva Booked in the 16th minute 16'
Dendoncker Goal 38'
Neves Booked in the 47th minute 47'
Podence Goal 58' 		Report Ndombele Goal 14', Booked in the 83rd minute 83'
Kane Goal 23' 		Stadium: Molineux
Attendance: 28,798
Referee: Peter Bankes
    Penalties  
Hwang
Moutinho
Neves Missed
Dendoncker Missed
Coady Missed 		  Kane
Reguilón
Gil
Missed Højbjerg
Fourth round 27 October 2021 Burnley 0–1 Tottenham Hotspur Burnley  
19:45 BST Roberts Booked in the 70th minute 70' Report Lucas Moura Goal 68'
Son Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4' 		Stadium: Turf Moor
Attendance: 14,637
Referee: Peter Bankes
Quarter-finals 22 December 2021 Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United Tottenham  
19:45 GMT Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

UEFA Europa Conference League[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League

Play-off round[]

Tottenham were drawn against Paços de Ferreira in the play-off round, with the first leg away from home.

First leg 19 August 2021 Paços de Ferreira Portugal 1–0 England Tottenham Hotspur Paços de Ferreira, Portugal  
20:30 CEST Ferreira Booked in the 35th minute 35'
Silva Goal 45'
Antunes Booked in the 66th minute 66'
Delgado Booked in the 74th minute 74' 		https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/match/2033128/ Report] Davies Booked in the 31st minute 31'
Gil Booked in the 90th minute 90' 		Stadium: Estádio da Mata Real
Attendance: 2,284
Referee: Maurizio Mariani (Italy)
Second leg 26 August 2021 Tottenham Hotspur England 3–0
(3–1 agg.)
 Portugal Paços de Ferreira Tottenham, London  
19:45 BST Kane Goal 9', 35'
Romero Booked in the 30th minute 30'
Gil Booked in the 63rd minute 63'
Lo Celso Goal 70' 		https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaconferenceleague/match/2033150/ Report] Denílson Booked in the 41st minute 41'
Antunes Booked in the 50th minute 50'
Pires Booked in the 64th minute 64' 		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 30,215
Referee: Ruddy Buquet (France)

Group stage[]

Main article: 2021–22 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage#Group G

The draw for the group stage was held on 27 August 2021 with the fixtures being released a day later.

Team Pld
 W
 D
 L
 GF
 GA
 GD
 Pts
 Notes
Flag of France Rennes 6 4 2 0 13 7 +6 14 Advance to round of 16
Flag of Netherlands Vitesse 6 3 1 2 12 9 +3 10 Advance to preliminary knockout round
Flag of England Tottenham Hotspur 6 2 1 3 11 11 0 7
Flag of Slovenia Mura 6 1 0 5 5 14 −9 3
1 16 September 2021 Rennes France 2–2 England Tottenham Hotspur Rennes, France  
18:45 CEST Tait Goal 23'
Laborde Goal 72'
Martin Booked in the 90+4th minute 90+4' 		Report Badé Goal 11' (o.g.)
Højbjerg Goal 76'
Gil Booked in the 82nd minute 82' 		Stadium: Roazhon Park
Attendance: 22,000
Referee: Halis Özkahya (Turkey)
2 30 September 2021 Tottenham Hotspur England 5–1 Slovenia Mura Tottenham  
20:00 BST Alli Goal 4' (pen.)
Lo Celso Goal 8'
Skipp Booked in the 61st minute 61'
Kane Goal 68', 76', 88' 		Report Obradović Booked in the 3rd minute 3'
Kous Goal 53'
Maroša Booked in the 74th minute 74' 		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 25,121
Referee: Yigal Frid (Israel)
3 21 October 2021 Vitesse Netherlands 1–0 England Tottenham Hotspur Arnhem, Netherlands  
18:45 CEST Bero Booked in the 13th minute 13'
Wittek Goal 78', Booked in the 81st minute 81'
Buitink Booked in the 90th minute 90' 		Report Bergwijn Booked in the 41st minute 41'
Sánchez Booked in the 72nd minute 72'
Scarlett Booked in the 74th minute 74'
Winks Booked in the 80th minute 80' 		Stadium: GelreDome
Attendance: 23,931
Referee: Harm Osmers (Germany)
4 4 November 2021 Tottenham Hotspur England 3–2 Netherlands Vitesse Tottenham  
20:00 GMT Son Goal 15'
Lucas Goal 22'
Rasmussen Goal 28' (o.g.)
Romero Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 37', 59' 		Report Rasmussen Goal 32'
Bero Goal 39'
Buitink Booked in the 63rd minute 63'
Doekhi Yellow cardYellow cardRed card 76', 81'
Bazoer Booked in the 80th minute 80'
Schubert Red card 85' 		Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Attendance: 36,312
Referee: Marco Di Bello (Italy)
5 25 November 2021 Mura Slovenia v England Tottenham Hotspur Maribor, Slovenia  
18:45 CET [ Report] Stadium: Stadion Ljudski vrt
6 9 December 2021 Tottenham Hotspur England v France Rennes Tottenham  
20:00 GMT [ Report] Stadium: Tottenham Hotspur Stadium


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