The 2022–23 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 31st season in the Premier League, 45th consecutive season in the top flight of the English football league system and 141st 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.
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. On 24 April 2023, following a 6–1 loss to Newcastle United, Stellini was sacked and replaced by Ryan Mason.
Season overview
Tottenham's season started with a 4–1 home win against Southampton. 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. 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. 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 CP 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.
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.
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, 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.
Stellini's Tottenham had mixed results, including being knocked out of the FA Cup by Sheffield United. 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. 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.
Season squad Squad no. Player Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Hugo Lloris (C) GK 20 Fraser Forster GK 40 Brandon Austin GK 41 Alfie Whiteman GK Defenders 6 Davinson Sánchez CB 12 Emerson Royal RWB / RB 15 Eric Dier CB 17 Cristian Romero CB 19 Ryan Sessegnon LWB / LB 23 Pedro Porro RWB / RB 25 Japhet Tanganga RB / CB 33 Ben Davies CB / LWB 34 Clément Lenglet CB Midfielders 4 Oliver Skipp DM / CM 5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg DM / CM 14 Ivan Perišić LWB / LW / LB 29 Pape Matar Sarr CM 30 Rodrigo Bentancur DM / CM 38 Yves Bissouma DM / CM Forwards 7 Son Heung-min LW / ST 9 Richarlison ST / LW / RW 10 Harry Kane (VC) ST 16 Arnaut Danjuma LW / ST 21 Dejan Kulusevski RW / AM 27 Lucas Moura RW / LW / ST Out on loan 3 Sergio Reguilón LWB / LB 8 Harry Winks DM / CM 11 Bryan Gil LW / RW / AM 18 Giovani Lo Celso CM / AM 22 Joe Rodon CB 24 Djed Spence RWB / RB 28 Tanguy Ndombele CM 42 Harvey White CM / AM – Destiny Udogie LB
Transfers and contracts Released Date from Position Nationality Player To Notes Ref.2 June 2022LWJ'Neil Bennett BrentfordEnd of contract2 June 2022LBJordan Hackett Newcastle UnitedEnd of contract2 June 2022GKThimothée Lo-Tutala Hull CityEnd of contract2 June 2022LBDermi Lusala Coventry CityEnd of contract2 June 2022GKJoshua Oluwayemi PortsmouthEnd of contract2 June 2022CBTobi Omole Crawley TownEnd of contract2 June 2022CMOliver Turner Aldershot TownEnd of contract2 June 2022CMJez DaviesEnd of contract2 June 2022CMKhalon HaysmanEnd of contract2 June 2022GKKacper KurylowiczEnd of contract2 June 2022GKIsak SolbergEnd of contract2 June 2022RBRenaldo TorrajEnd of contract31 January 2023RBMatt Doherty Atlético Madrid 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 Date from Position Nationality Player From Date until Ref.31 January 2022RW Dejan Kulusevski JuventusEnd of season8 July 2022CBClément Lenglet BarcelonaEnd of season25 January 2023LWArnaut Danjuma VillarrealEnd of season31 January 2023RWBPedro Porro SportingEnd of season
Loans out Date from Position Nationality Player To Date until Ref.10 February 2022GKAlfie Whiteman DegerforsDecember 2022 25 July 2022CFTroy Parrott Preston North EndEnd of season27 July 2022CFDane Scarlett PortsmouthEnd of season1 August 2022CBJoe Rodon RennesEnd of season14 August 2022CMGiovani Lo Celso VillarrealEnd of season16 August 2022LBDestiny Udogie UdineseEnd of season 19 August 2022CMTanguy Ndombele NapoliEnd of season 30 August 2022LBSergio Reguilón Atlético MadridEnd of season 30 August 2022CMHarry Winks SampdoriaEnd of season30 January 2023LWBryan Gil SevillaEnd of season 31 January 2023RBDjed Spence RennesEnd of season31 January 2023CMHarvey White Derby CountyEnd of season
Transfers in Date from Position Nationality Player From Fee Ref.31 May 2022LWIvan Perišić Inter MilanFree8 June 2022GKFraser Forster SouthamptonFree17 June 2022CMYves Bissouma Brighton & Hove Albion£25,000,0001 July 2022RBTyrell Ashcroft ReadingUndisclosed1 July 2022GKJosh Keeley St Patrick's AthleticUndisclosed1 July 2022STRicharlison Everton£60,000,00019 July 2022RBDjed Spence Middlesbrough£12,500,00016 August 2022LBDestiny Udogie Udinese£15,000,00030 August 2022CBCristian Romero Atalanta£42,500,00031 August 2022FWWill Lankshear Sheffield UnitedUndisclosed31 January 2023FWJude Soonsup-Bell ChelseaFree
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Player To Fee Ref.10 June 2022CBCameron Carter-Vickers Celtic£6,000,0008 July 2022LWSteven Bergwijn Ajax£26,400,0009 July 2022RWJack Clarke SunderlandUndisclosed4 August 2022FWKion Etete Cardiff CityUndisclosed1 September 2022DFMarcel Lavinier Swindon TownFree4 October 2022DFJayden Meghoma SouthamptonFree31 January 2023GKAdam Hayton BarnsleyUndisclosed
Pre-season and friendlies 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. The team then travelled to Scotland to play Rangers on 23 July 2022 and played Roma in Israel for the I-Tech Cup the following week.
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.
Pre-season
Mid-season
Competitions Overview
Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by round
Matches The Premier League fixtures were announced on 16 June 2022.
FA Cup
Tottenham entered the FA Cup in the third round and were drawn at home to Portsmouth. They were then drawn away to Preston North End in the fourth round, and away to Sheffield United in the fifth round.
EFL Cup
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.
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 25 August 2022.
Knockout phase
Round of 16 The draw for the round of 16 was held on 7 November 2022, with Tottenham being drawn against Milan.
Statistics Appearances
Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers 1 GK Hugo Lloris 25 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 31 0 20 GK Fraser Forster 13+1 0 3 0 1 0 2 0 19+1 0Defenders 6 DF Davinson Sánchez 8+10 0 3 0 1 0 0+2 0 12+12 0 12 DF Emerson Royal 20+6 2 1+1 0 0 0 6+2 0 27+9 2 15 DF Eric Dier 31+2 2 1 0 1 0 7 0 40+2 2 17 DF Cristian Romero 26+1 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 33+1 0 19 DF Ryan Sessegnon 9+8 2 2 0 1 0 2+1 0 14+9 2 23 DF Pedro Porro 13+2 3 1 0 0 0 0+1 0 14+3 3 24 DF Djed Spence 0+4 0 0+1 0 0+1 0 0 0 0+6 0 25 DF Japhet Tanganga 2+2 0 2 0 0 0 0+1 0 4+3 0 33 DF Ben Davies 26+5 2 2 0 0 0 4+3 0 32+8 2 34 DF Clément Lenglet 24+2 0 1 0 1 0 6+1 1 32+3 1 77 DF George Abbott 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0Midfielders 4 MF Oliver Skipp 18+5 1 1+2 0 1 0 2+2 0 22+9 1 5 MF Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 35 4 1 0 1 0 7 1 44 5 14 MF Ivan Perišić 23+11 1 2 0 1 0 7 0 33+11 1 29 MF Pape Matar Sarr 2+9 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 5+9 0 30 MF Rodrigo Bentancur 17+1 5 1 0 0+1 0 6 1 24+2 6 38 MF Yves Bissouma 10+13 0 1 0 1 0 0+3 0 12+16 0 42 MF Harvey White 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 45 MF Alfie Devine 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 51 MF Matthew Craig 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0Forwards 7 FW Son Heung-min 33+3 10 3 2 0 0 8 2 44+3 14 9 FW Richarlison 12+15 1 1 0 0+1 0 4+2 2 17+18 3 10 FW Harry Kane 38 30 1+1 1 1 0 8 1 48+1 32 11 FW Bryan Gil 2+2 0 1+1 0 0+1 0 0+4 0 3+8 0 16 FW Arnaut Danjuma 1+8 1 0+2 1 0 0 0+1 0 1+11 2 21 FW Dejan Kulusevski 23+7 2 1+1 0 0+1 0 2+2 0 26+11 2 27 FW Lucas Moura 0+15 1 1 0 0 0 2+1 0 3+16 1Players transferred out during the season 2 DF Matt Doherty 7+5 1 1 0 1 0 1+1 0 10+6 1
Goalscorers
The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup UEFA Champions League Total1 FW 10 Harry Kane 30 1 0 1 322 FW 7 Son Heung-min 10 2 0 2 143 MF 30 Rodrigo Bentancur 5 0 0 1 64 MF 5 Pierre-Emile Højbjerg 4 0 0 1 55 FW 9 Richarlison 1 0 0 2 3 DF 23 Pedro Porro 3 0 0 0 37 DF 12 Emerson Royal 2 0 0 0 2 DF 15 Eric Dier 2 0 0 0 2 FW 16 Arnaut Danjuma 1 1 0 0 2 DF 19 Ryan Sessegnon 2 0 0 0 2 FW 21 Dejan Kulusevski 2 0 0 0 2 DF 33 Ben Davies 2 0 0 0 213 DF 2 Matt Doherty 1 0 0 0 1 MF 4 Oliver Skipp 1 0 0 0 1 MF 14 Ivan Perišić 1 0 0 0 1 FW 27 Lucas Moura 1 0 0 0 1 DF 34 Clément Lenglet 0 0 0 1 1 Total6840880
Hat-tricks + Key Score The score is at the time of the goals. Tottenham's score is listed first. (H) Tottenham was the home team. (A) Tottenham was the away team.
Player Minutes Result Opponent Competition DateFWSon Heung-min73', 84', 86'4–2, 5–2, 6–26–2 (H)Leicester CityPremier League17 September 2022
Own goals