Anita Asante
Former England defender on BBC iPlayer

I think Tottenham are where I expect them to be.

They're doing well I think for where they're at as a team. They only managed to get four points from their opening five games but they're turned around - seven points in the last five and unbeaten in the last four.

They have that confidence and that they are in control, especially at home where their results have been really good.

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The teams are on their way out at Brisbane Road.

Not long to go now.

• Tottenham Hotspur are unbeaten in six previous meetings with Leicester City in the WSL (W5 D1), the most they have faced an opponent without ever losing in the competition.
• Leicester City have lost on each of their three away trips to Tottenham Hotspur in the Women’s Super League by the same 1-0 scoreline, going behind after two minutes in their most recent such visit in March 2024.
• Tottenham Hotspur have won four of their past six WSL home matches (L2), as many victories as across their previous 14 league games on home turf (D5 L5).
• Leicester City are winless in their past 10 away games in the Women’s Super League (D4 L6), while they haven’t scored on the road in the last 397 minutes, since Jutta Rantala scored against Liverpool in September

Leicester City

Leicester manager Amandine Miquel speaking to BBC Sport, on her team selection: "It's hard every time to pick a team. We've got quality so it's not easy. So we went for a team very close to the FA Cup hoping that they've got at least one game in their legs to make sure they have the rhythm. Hopefully it will be close to the 4-3-3 we used to do."

On Hannah Cain's absence: "She felt some pain in the midweek game so to take no risks we let her stay at home."

On whether she feels Leicester's form is improving: "We're feeling there's a change in the state of mind. They're starting to understand that even with the challenges we've had we can still be difficult to beat and be an aggressive team. They understood that, it took some time, now we have to make sure that we keep that state of mind for the next games."

On scoring more goals: "We've been working a lot on that, focusing on that part. [Before the break] we scored three goals which is clearly not enough. We've been working in training and I think the intention to go forward and be less scared is getting better."

Anita Asante
Former England defender on BBC iPlayer

Leicester want to take some of that momentum [from the FA Cup fourth round] and the win into this performance today but they’re struggling for goals.

Their top strikers are out and I think that’s been the challenge for them because they now don’t have that outlet to rely on.

Amandine Miquel's Leicester will be hoping to return to league action in a positive fashion and put the string of poor results they endured before the break behind them.

They have not won a game in the league since 20 October, although they have had victories in the League Cup and FA Cup.

Leicester finished 2024 with a strong performance against the league leaders, making Chelsea come from behind to draw 1-1.

Will they be able to channel the good parts of that game today and begin to build some momentum?

Leicester City

Leicester boss Amandine Miquel says she wants to add attacking players in the January transfer window, but will only sign players who she believes suit the club.

The Foxes, who sit 11th after 10 games in the Women's Super League season, have scored just three league goals this season – with injuries playing a large part in their attacking woes.

"My priority is to make the squad I have better, first of all. If I can add offensive players because I think it will make a difference, I will," Miquel told BBC Sport. "I will not just add players to add players. I don't see the point in doing that.

"We are very open-minded. We are looking to find players that can suit our style, find the right state of mind, that wants to come.

"Right now, we need people that care and that want to help. If we don't find that player in our minds, we will not be adding any players because I trust the quality we already have here for the second phase [of the season]."

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Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham manager Robert Vilahamn speaking to BBC Sport, on starting Lize Kop: "Lize looked really good in training and obviously we have scouted her for a while, we know what she can give. Obviously it's a great first game to play against her former team as well. There was no doubt, just play and get to know the team mates today and we'll take it from there."

On how the squad feels after the break: "It's a little bit tricky when you get over a month's break in the middle of the league. We had a good finish before Christmas and trained well now so we have to play and see where we are. We had good energy on the training field."

On the aims for the rest of the season: "We want to make sure we aim for a higher position in the table than last year but the main thing is to make sure we take steps in how we play. Next season we want to push it up higher to try to reach the Champions League so we need to take steps."

After a tough couple of months which included defeats by Manchester City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United and Liverpool, Spurs ended 2024 with some good results.

They beat Everton and drew with Brighton in the league, plus they won against Crystal Palace and Aston Villa in the League Cup.

Spurs didn't have any FA Cup action last weekend, with their game being called off.

Can Robert Vilahamn ensure his side carry the momentum from before the break into 2025?

Tottenham Hotspur

Spurs boss Robert Vilahamn says today's match against Leicester is "important" and a good opportunity to begin 2025 in the right manner.

“Result-wise, in the table, it's an important game," he said in his pre-match news conference.

"If you win, you have a good step up in the table to make sure you have distance from the teams below, while, self-confidence-wise, it’s also good to start with a win because we have a lot of games in the next three weeks.

"So, the result is important, but if we lose the game, we have a new game already on Wednesday. It's just going to be nice to start playing again, it has been a month without any games – I’ve missed it.”

We've already had two games in the first Women's Super League weekend of 2025, with four more coming up today.

On Friday, Liverpool beat Brighton thanks to a late own goal from Jorelyn Carabali.

Everton held Aston Villa to a 1-1 draw on Saturday, with Veatriki Sarri netting a spectacular late winner.

Read more:

• Carabali own goal gives Liverpool win over Brighton
• Everton grab late equaliser to draw with Villa

Chelsea currently top the Women's Super League as they hunt for their sixth successive title.

They are six points ahead of second-placed Manchester City and seven ahead of Arsenal, who are third.

It's still competitive around the Champions League qualification places – Arsenal, City and Manchester United are all in contention.

At the other end, promoted side Crystal Palace look set to drop straight back down to the Championship if they don't turn things around in the second half of the season.

They are currently bottom with just five points, having won just one and drawn two of their 10 league games this term.

We've got four games left of the first weekend since the Women's Super League returned from its winter break.

There are some big ones to watch out for. Spurs' game against Leicester is live on the BBC, Renee Slegers has her first match since becoming Arsenal manager on a permanent basis, plus there's the small matter of a Manchester derby.

Here's what's coming up:

• 12:30 - Tottenham v Leicester
• 14:00 - Arsenal v Crystal Palace
• 15:00 - West Ham v Chelsea
• 18:45 - Man City v Man Utd

Tottenham manager Robert Vilahamn has handed a full debut to Dutch goalkeeper Lize Kop who starts days after joining Spurs from Leicester.

Kop is one of three changes to the side made by Vilahamn from the team that drew 1-1 with Brighton in Spurs' last match before Christmas.

Swiss defender Luana Buhler and Finnish midfielder Olga Ahtinen also come into the starting XI.

Clare Hunt and Eleanor Heeps both drop to the bench, with midfielder Eveliina Summanen not in the squad.

Tottenham XI: Kop; Neville, Buhler, Bartrip, Nilden; Naz, Oroz, Ahtinen, Raso; Spence, England

Subs: Spencer, Heeps, Grant, Csiki, Hunt, Thomas, Dennis, Ayane, Gunning-Williams

Meanwhile, Leicester head coach Amandine Miquel has made just one change from the team that beat Stoke City 4-1 in the FA Cup in midweek.

Defender Nelly Las makes her full Women's Super League debut for Leicester, starting in place of Hannah Cain, who misses out on the matchday squad after sustaining an injury against Stoke.

Leicester: Leitzig; Bott, Kees, Howard, Ale; Cayman, Mace; Las, Momiki, Goodwin; Takarada

Subs: Dowsett, Nevin, Tierney, O'Brien, Sherwood, Kaczmar, Thibaud, Swaby

Hello! The Women's Super League is back from the winter break and the first weekend of 2025 continues today, with four fixtures on the way.

We begin at Brisbane Road, where seventh-placed Tottenham host second-bottom Leicester.

The Foxes haven't won in the WSL since October, while Spurs performed well before the break. Leicester are just one point off the bottom and are in dire need of points.

We'll be here to talk you through all the action today. You can also watch Tottenham v Leicester on this page, plus listen to commentary on the Manchester derby later.

Let's kick off with the team news from the early game, shall we?

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