De Zerbi's First Real Test: Injury and Structure Collide at Old Trafford
Manchester United arrive as Spurs navigate a depleted squad. But the opening five games suggest something deeper than the casualty list.
Coventry Visit N17 on Monday — How De Zerbi Can Break Down Lampard's Low Block
Spurs need a win to end their winless run. A newly promoted side sitting deep is both the opportunity and the trap.
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Gray at Right-Back, Tonali Fit, Sarr Gone: How De Zerbi Reshapes for Old Trafford
The injury toll is real, but the midfield's structure has shifted—not by departures alone, but by the players who remain available.
How Spurs Turned £229 Million Into Their Worst Start in History
Roberto De Zerbi's summer rebuild has eclipsed even 2008/09. The record spending tells a deeper story about structural failure.
Tottenham's xG Problem Is a System Problem, Not a Personnel One
Four games in, De Zerbi's rebuild is producing the shape of good football without the substance — and the pattern of second-half breakdowns tells you exactly why.
Zero Goals, Zero Patience: Tottenham's De Zerbi Test Begins Against Everton
The Everton home fixture arrives as an early test of whether this board has finally learned to hold its nerve — or whether the managerial carousel is already warming up again.
Spurs Hold at the City Ground: A 0-0 That Actually Means Something
The defensive shape is tightening, De Zerbi's system is starting to click, and a point from Forest is more than just a point.
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2026/27 Season
Home AwayNLD
MW1
Brentford
Sat 22 AugA
EFL
Rd R2
TBC
Wed 26 AugH
MW2
Newcastle United
Sat 29 AugH
MW3
Nottingham Forest
Sat 5 SepA
EFL
Rd R3
TBC
Wed 9 SepH
MW4
Everton
Sat 12 SepH
MW5
Aston Villa
Sat 19 SepH
MW6
Manchester United
Sat 10 OctA
MW7
Coventry City
Sat 17 OctH
MW8
Chelsea
Sat 24 OctA
EFL
Rd R4
TBC
Wed 28 OctH
MW9
Crystal Palace
Sat 31 OctH
MW10
Leeds United
Sat 7 NovA
MW11
Ipswich Town
Sat 21 NovH
MW12
Sunderland
Sat 28 NovA
MW13
Fulham
Wed 2 DecH
MW14
Arsenal
Sat 5 DecH
MW15
Hull City
Sat 12 DecA
MW16
Liverpool
Sat 19 DecA
MW17
Bournemouth
Sat 26 DecH
MW18
Brighton
Wed 30 DecH
MW19
Manchester City
Sat 2 JanA
MW20
Fulham
Wed 6 JanA
MW21
Leeds United
Sat 16 JanH
MW22
Crystal Palace
Sat 23 JanA
MW23
Sunderland
Sat 30 JanH
MW24
Ipswich Town
Sat 6 FebA
MW25
Manchester City
Wed 10 FebH
MW26
Brighton
Sat 20 FebA
MW27
Liverpool
Sat 27 FebH
MW28
Bournemouth
Wed 3 MarA
MW29
Nottingham Forest
Sat 13 MarH
MW30
Everton
Sat 20 MarA
MW31
Brentford
Sat 10 AprH
MW32
Newcastle United
Sat 17 AprA
MW33
Hull City
Sat 24 AprH
MW34
Arsenal
Sat 1 MayA
MW35
Chelsea
Sat 8 MayH
MW36
Coventry City
Sat 15 MayA
MW37
Manchester United
Sat 23 MayH
MW38
Aston Villa
Sun 30 MayA
MW1
Brentford
Sat 22 AugA
MW2
Newcastle United
Sat 29 AugH
MW3
Nottingham Forest
Sat 5 SepA
MW4
Everton
Sat 12 SepH
MW5
Aston Villa
Sat 19 SepH
MW6
Manchester United
Sat 10 OctA
MW7
Coventry City
Sat 17 OctH
MW8
Chelsea
Sat 24 OctA
MW9
Crystal Palace
Sat 31 OctH
MW10
Leeds United
Sat 7 NovA
MW11
Ipswich Town
Sat 21 NovH
MW12
Sunderland
Sat 28 NovA
MW13
Fulham
Wed 2 DecH
MW14
Arsenal
Sat 5 DecH
MW15
Hull City
Sat 12 DecA
MW16
Liverpool
Sat 19 DecA
MW17
Bournemouth
Sat 26 DecH
MW18
Brighton
Wed 30 DecH
MW19
Manchester City
Sat 2 JanA
MW20
Fulham
Wed 6 JanA
MW21
Leeds United
Sat 16 JanH
MW22
Crystal Palace
Sat 23 JanA
MW23
Sunderland
Sat 30 JanH
MW24
Ipswich Town
Sat 6 FebA
MW25
Manchester City
Wed 10 FebH
MW26
Brighton
Sat 20 FebA
MW27
Liverpool
Sat 27 FebH
MW28
Bournemouth
Wed 3 MarA
MW29
Nottingham Forest
Sat 13 MarH
MW30
Everton
Sat 20 MarA
MW31
Brentford
Sat 10 AprH
MW32
Newcastle United
Sat 17 AprA
MW33
Hull City
Sat 24 AprH
MW34
Arsenal
Sat 1 MayA
MW35
Chelsea
Sat 8 MayH
MW36
Coventry City
Sat 15 MayA
MW37
Manchester United
Sat 23 MayH
MW38
Aston Villa
Sun 30 MayA
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