Tottenham Hotspur 3–1 West Ham United, WSL Matchday 1

Tottenham Hotspur v West Ham United

Tottenham Hotspur1st 3 pts

S. Gaupset 18′
K. Hanson 30′, 74′

3

3–1

Full time

Sun 6 Sep

West Ham United14th 0 pts

V. Asseyi 90+3′

1

Sun 6 Sep, 7:00 am EDT BetWright Stadium WSL 2026/2027, Matchday 1

The match story

Photo from West Ham United — Courtesy West Ham United

WSL News

West Ham had more first-half shots. Brighton had the 3-0 win.

The league’s match account says neither side created many testing chances before Maisie Symonds’ long-range opener. Brighton then controlled the second half and scored twice in three minutes.

28 October 2026

Key moments

18′Goal S. Gaupset (Tottenham Hotspur)1–0
30′Goal K. Hanson (Tottenham Hotspur)2–0
74′Goal K. Hanson (Tottenham Hotspur)3–0
90+3′Goal V. Asseyi (West Ham United)3–1

Top performers

Tottenham Hotspur

K. HansonMTOTshirt 162G3SH
S. GaupsetMTOTshirt 81G4SH
M. VinbergMTOTshirt 130G4SH

West Ham United

V. AsseyiMWHUshirt 201G2SH
R. UekiFWHUshirt 90G3SH
E. SalmonMWHUshirt 170G1SH

Three per club, chosen from the match record: goals, then shots.

What it means

Tottenham Hotspur

1st

Top of the table, level on points with London City Lionesses, with 24 to play.

West Ham United

14th

3 points behind Tottenham Hotspur, the leaders, with 24 to play.

Team stats

TOT WHU

Possession: Tottenham Hotspur: 58%; West Ham United: 42%
Shots: Tottenham Hotspur: 20; West Ham United: 10
Corners: Tottenham Hotspur: 3; West Ham United: 3

WSL table 2026–27

Standings →

WSL table
#	Club	P	GD	Pts
1	Tottenham Hotspur	1	+2	3
2	London City Lionesses	1	+1	3
3	Aston Villa	1	0	1
3	Chelsea	1	0	1
5	Arsenal	0	0	0
5	Birmingham City	0	0	0
5	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	0	0
5	Charlton Athletic	0	0	0
5	Crystal Palace	0	0	0
5	Everton	0	0	0
5	Liverpool	0	0	0
5	Manchester City	0	0	0
13	Manchester United	1	−1	0
14	West Ham United	1	−2	0

After this result

By the numbers

Tottenham Hotspur have scored 23 goals, the 2nd most in the WSL. 2.9 a match. WSL average 1.6.

Tottenham Hotspur have 6 points from last 5 and are out of form. 1.2 a match, against 1.6 all season. WSL average 1.4.

West Ham United have 2 home wins from 4 at home, and 1 from 4 away. 1.5 points a match at home, 0.8 away.

Tottenham Hotspur have 17 goals conceded, the 11th fewest in the WSL. 2.1 a match. WSL average 1.6.

The match on the pitch

Tottenham Hotspur: 58% possession; 97 possessions; 20% ended in a shot; 33% reached the box; 6.6 actions each
West Ham United: 42% possession; 99 possessions; 10% ended in a shot; 26% reached the box; 4.8 actions each

Where each team won the ball

Tottenham Hotspur

West Ham United

Where each possession began, both teams attacking right. Tottenham Hotspur started 11% of their possessions in the final third, West Ham United 9%.

Where the shots came from

Tottenham HotspurWest Ham United

Tottenham Hotspur attack right, West Ham United left. A larger ringed dot is a goal. Own goals are not shots.

How each team moved the ball

Tottenham Hotspur

West Ham United

Passes between 20 zones, both teams attacking right. Forward moves in the team colour, backward moves dark, sideways moves pale; line weight is the share of the team’s passes.

How long possessions ran

Tottenham HotspurWest Ham United

Share of possessions by number of actions.

Longer possessions shot more

Tottenham HotspurWest Ham United

Of the possessions with each number of actions, the share that produced a shot. A gap marks too few possessions to rate.

Where play slowed down

Tottenham HotspurWest Ham United

Mean seconds between one action and the next in the same possession, by where the action happened.

Every recorded action

Observed match events

Every action recorded in this match, where it happened: what was seen on the pitch, not a simulated path. 1,706 events in the record.

Period Minute 96 Only the 5 minutes up to it

Tottenham Hotspur attack right, West Ham United left. Passes are arrows to where they ended, dashed when not completed; a ringed start is a restart. A dot is a shot, a larger ringed dot a goal; a diamond is a take-on, a square a keeper action. Showing the whole match.

Choose an action on the pitch or in the list to see everything recorded about it.

84 events shown.

Events shown, in recorded order
Time	Player	Team
2:17	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
4:22	S. Gaupset	Tottenham Hotspur
5:00	C. Dijkstra	Tottenham Hotspur
5:06	S. Piubel	West Ham United
5:47	R. Ueki	West Ham United
5:52	L. Kop	Tottenham Hotspur
6:49	K. Hanson	Tottenham Hotspur
9:44	S. Gaupset	Tottenham Hotspur
9:56	D. Spence	Tottenham Hotspur
10:01	C. Picaud-Inconnu	West Ham United
10:51	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
11:27	E. Salmon	West Ham United
11:47	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
13:02	V. Asseyi	West Ham United
14:45	L. Kop	Tottenham Hotspur
16:09	K. Hanson	Tottenham Hotspur
17:00	C. Picaud-Inconnu	West Ham United
17:53	S. Gaupset	Tottenham Hotspur
21:33	N. Riesen	West Ham United
21:48	L. Kop	Tottenham Hotspur

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Lineups

Tottenham HotspurFormation 4-2-3-1

Tottenham Hotspur, 4-2-3-1, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 L. Kop. Line 1: 4 C. Dijkstra, 32 T. Koga, 6 A. Nildén, 41 J. Blakstad. Line 2: 25 E. Summanen, 24 D. Spence. Line 3: 16 K. Hanson, 8 S. Gaupset, 13 M. Vinberg. Line 4: 9 C. Tandberg.

Tottenham Hotspur lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	L. Kop	90	0
4	C. Dijkstra	90	0
41	J. Blakstad	90	0
24	D. Spence	90	0
32	T. Koga, off at 68′	68	0
6	A. Nildén	90	0
16	K. Hanson, off at 80′	80	2
25	E. Summanen	90	0
9	C. Tandberg, off at 59′	59	0
8	S. Gaupset, off at 80′	80	1
13	M. Vinberg, off at 80′	80	0
Substitutes
3	E. Morris, on at 68′	22	0
11	O. Holdt, on at 80′	10	0
14	M. Nildén, on at 80′	10	0
19	S. Martinez, on at 59′	31	0
23	V. Pelova, on at 80′	10	0
Team			3

Unused: S. Panengstuen, O. Ahtinen, H. Wijk, J. Pierre

All player stats

Tottenham Hotspur lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
4	C. Dijkstra	90	0	1	0	95%	1	3
41	J. Blakstad	90	0	1	2	75%	0	0
24	D. Spence	90	0	1	2	90%	0	1
32	T. Koga, off at 68′	68	0	0	0	94%	0	1
6	A. Nildén	90	0	1	1	89%	0	0
16	K. Hanson, off at 80′	80	2	3	2	75%	1	1
25	E. Summanen	90	0	0	1	82%	0	2
9	C. Tandberg, off at 59′	59	0	2	1	88%	1	0
8	S. Gaupset, off at 80′	80	1	4	2	76%	0	0
13	M. Vinberg, off at 80′	80	0	4	2	82%	1	1
Substitutes
3	E. Morris, on at 68′	22	0	0	0	67%	0	1
11	O. Holdt, on at 80′	10	0	2	1	100%	0	0
12	S. Panengstuen	–
14	M. Nildén, on at 80′	10	0	0	1	50%	1	0
19	S. Martinez, on at 59′	31	0	0	0	50%	0	0
20	O. Ahtinen	–
22	H. Wijk	–
23	V. Pelova, on at 80′	10	0	1	0	56%	0	0
37	J. Pierre	–
Team			3	20	15	85%	6	10

Tottenham Hotspur goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	L. Kop	90	2	3	67%	1	0

West Ham UnitedFormation 4-4-2

West Ham United, 4-4-2, each line from right to left. Goalkeeper: 1 C. Picaud-Inconnu. Line 1: 2 Y. Endo, 3 L. Codina, 28 E. Cascarino, 22 N. Riesen. Line 2: 17 E. Salmon, 10 K. Zelem, 4 O. Siren, 20 V. Asseyi. Line 3: 77 S. Piubel, 9 R. Ueki.

West Ham United lineup: 11 starters, then 5 substitutes who came on, then the team, with minutes, goals, assists and expected goals for this match
#	Player	Min	G
1	C. Picaud-Inconnu	90	0
2	Y. Endo, off at 75′	75	0
22	N. Riesen	90	0
10	K. Zelem	90	0
3	L. Codina	90	0
28	E. Cascarino	90	0
17	E. Salmon, off at 46′	45	0
4	O. Siren, off at 75′	75	0
9	R. Ueki, off at 90+2′	90	0
77	S. Piubel, off at 60′	60	0
20	V. Asseyi	90	1
Substitutes
7	I. Belloumou, on at 75′	15	0
8	S. Kumagai, on at 75′	15	0
11	K. Gago, on at 46′	45	0
15	Y. Tennebø, on at 90+2′	1	0
27	L. Wandeler, on at 60′	30	0
Team			1

Unused: M. Walsh, E. Nyström, S. Wareing, N. Peacock

All player stats

West Ham United lineup: 10 outfield starters, then 9 substitutes, then the team, with every figure for this match
#	Player	Min	G	Sh	CC	Pass %	Tkl	Int
2	Y. Endo, off at 75′	75	0	1	0	76%	1	1
22	N. Riesen	90	0	0	1	66%	0	0
10	K. Zelem	90	0	0	4	83%	1	3
3	L. Codina	90	0	1	0	87%	1	2
28	E. Cascarino	90	0	0	0	83%	2	0
17	E. Salmon, off at 46′	45	0	1	0	62%	0	0
4	O. Siren, off at 75′	75	0	0	1	91%	0	0
9	R. Ueki, off at 90+2′	90	0	3	1	84%	0	1
77	S. Piubel, off at 60′	60	0	0	0	84%	0	0
20	V. Asseyi	90	1	2	0	79%	2	2
Substitutes
25	M. Walsh	–
7	I. Belloumou, on at 75′	15	0	0	1	56%	1	0
8	S. Kumagai, on at 75′	15	0	0	1	100%	0	0
11	K. Gago, on at 46′	45	0	1	0	60%	0	0
13	E. Nyström	–
15	Y. Tennebø, on at 90+2′	1	0	0	0	–	0	0
19	S. Wareing	–
26	N. Peacock	–
27	L. Wandeler, on at 60′	30	0	1	0	57%	1	0
Team			1	10	9	78%	9	9

West Ham United goalkeeper
#	Goalkeeper	Min	Saves	SOT faced	Save %	GA	Claims
1	C. Picaud-Inconnu	90	5	8	63%	3	4

Position by matchday

Each club’s place in the table after every matchday, from recorded results.

Tottenham Hotspur results

Tottenham Hotspur latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	A	Birmingham City	4–1

Earlier results

Tottenham Hotspur earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 24 Oct	H	Arsenal	1–2

Earlier results

Tottenham Hotspur earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	A	Chelsea	2–6

Earlier results

Tottenham Hotspur earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	H	London City Lionesses	1–6

Earlier results

Tottenham Hotspur earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	H	Aston Villa	4–0

West Ham United results

West Ham United latest result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 1 Nov	H	Liverpool	4–1

Earlier results

West Ham United earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sat 24 Oct	A	Brighton & Hove Albion	0–3

Earlier results

West Ham United earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 18 Oct	A	Crystal Palace	1–0

Earlier results

West Ham United earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 4 Oct	H	Chelsea	0–3

Earlier results

West Ham United earlier result
R	Date	H/A	Opponent	Score
	Sun 27 Sep	A	Manchester United	1–2

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