The 2018–19 season was Tottenham Hotspur's 27th season in the Premier League and 41st successive season in the top division of the English football league system. Along with the league, the club competed in the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League.
The club finished fourth in the Premier League, qualifying for next season's Champions League, and were eliminated by Crystal Palace in the fourth round of the FA Cup. Additionally, they reached the semi-finals of the EFL Cup where they faced Chelsea. After two legs the aggregate score was 2–2 and Spurs were eliminated 4–2 on penalties. However, after overcoming Ajax on away goals after two very dramatic legs in the semi-finals, Tottenham reached the Champions League final for the first time in the club's history. In an all-English affair, Tottenham lost 0–2 to Liverpool at the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid.
Notably, the club made no signings during both the summer and January transfer windows. This was the first time in Premier League history where this has been done.
For the majority of the season, the club's matches were played at Wembley Stadium due to the development of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. On 3 April 2019, the new stadium opened, with the first match being a Premier League game against Crystal Palace. Tottenham won 2–0, with Son Heung-min scoring the first goal at their new ground.
First-team squad Squad no. Name Nationality Position(s) Date of birth (age) Goalkeepers 1 Hugo Lloris (captain) GK 13 Michel Vorm GK 22 Paulo Gazzaniga GK Defenders 2 Kieran Trippier RB / RWB 3 Danny Rose LB / LWB 4 Toby Alderweireld CB / RB 5 Jan Vertonghen (2nd vice-captain) CB / LB 6 Davinson Sánchez CB / RB 16 Kyle Walker-Peters RB / LB 21 Juan Foyth CB / DM 24 Serge Aurier RB / RWB 33 Ben Davies LB / LWB / CB 38 Cameron Carter-Vickers CB Midfielders 8 Harry Winks CM / DM 11 Erik Lamela RW / LW 12 Victor Wanyama DM / CM 14 Georges-Kévin Nkoudou LW 15 Eric Dier DM / CB 17 Moussa Sissoko CM / RM 20 Dele Alli CM / AM 23 Christian Eriksen AM / LW / RW 25 Josh Onomah CM 27 Lucas Moura RW 40 Luke Amos CM / DM 52 Oliver Skipp CM / DM Forwards 7 Son Heung-min ST / LW / RW 9 Vincent Janssen ST 10 Harry Kane (1st vice-captain) ST / SS 18 Fernando Llorente FW
Transfers Released Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 8 June 2018 ST Ryan Loft Leicester City Released 8 June 2018 DF Christian Maghoma Arka Gdynia Released 8 June 2018 GK Luke O'Reilly Carlisle United Released 8 June 2018 MF Joe Pritchard Bolton Wanderers Released 8 June 2018 DF Nick Tsaroulla Free agent Released 8 June 2018 DF Matthew Lock Free agent Released
Transfers out Date from Position Nationality Name To Fee Ref. 18 May 2018 MF Keanan Bennetts Borussia Mönchengladbach £2,000,000 4 July 2018 DF Kane Patterson Burnley Undisclosed 6 July 2018 MF Noni Madueke PSV Eindhoven Undisclosed 18 July 2018 DF Anton Walkes Portsmouth Undisclosed 1 August 2018 ST Reo Griffiths Olympique Lyonnais Undisclosed 1 January 2019 DF Jaden Brown Huddersfield Town Free transfer 17 January 2019 MF Mousa Dembélé Guangzhou R&F £11,000,000
Loans out Start date Position Nationality Name To End date Ref. 25 August 2018 DF Cameron Carter-Vickers Swansea City 31 May 2019 26 August 2018 MF Samuel Shashoua Atlético Baleares 31 May 2019 30 August 2018 MF Marcus Edwards Excelsior 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 DF Connor Ogilvie Gillingham 31 May 2019 31 August 2018 MF Josh Onomah Sheffield Wednesday 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 MF Georges-Kévin Nkoudou Monaco 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 MF Anthony Georgiou Levante 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 FW Shayon Harrison Melbourne City 31 May 2019 31 January 2019 FW Kazaiah Sterling Sunderland 31 May 2019 3 April 2019GKTom Glover Helsingborgs IF30 June 2019
Overall transfer activity
Expenditure Summer: £0
Winter: £0
Total: £0
Income Summer: £2,000,000
Winter: £11,000,000
Total: £13,000,000
Net totals Summer: £2,000,000
Winter: £11,000,000
Total: £13,000,000
Friendlies
Pre-season Tottenham took part in the 2018 International Champions Cup with scheduled games against A.C. Milan, Barcelona and Roma. After the three games played by all teams taking part Tottenham was declared champions having accumulated seven points and the best goal difference.
2018 International Champions Cup
Friendlies
2018 Costa Brava Trophy
Competitions
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Premier League
League table
Results summary
Results by matchday
Fixtures On 14 June 2018, the Premier League fixtures for the forthcoming season were announced. Owing to delays in the completion of the club's new stadium, the first fourteen home games of the season were played at Wembley. Some fixtures were updated after Sky Sports announced their live TV coverage.
FA Cup
Tottenham entered the competition in the third round and were handed an away tie at either Tranmere Rovers or Southport. Tranmere Rovers won the replay 2–0, claiming the home draw to play Spurs.
EFL Cup
Due to Wembley Stadium not being available, and Tottenham's new stadium not being complete, the third-round tie against Watford took place at Stadium MK, the home of Milton Keynes Dons.
UEFA Champions League
Group stage
Knockout phase
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Appearances
No. Pos. Name Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps GoalsGoalkeepers 1 GK Hugo Lloris 33 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 44 0 13 GK Michel Vorm 2 0 0 0 0 0 1+1 0 3+1 0 22 GK Paulo Gazzaniga 3 0 2 0 5 0 1 0 11 0Defenders 2 DF Kieran Trippier 26+1 1 1 0 2 0 7+1 0 36+2 1 3 DF Danny Rose 20+6 0 0 0 2+1 0 6+2 0 28+9 0 4 DF Toby Alderweireld 33+1 0 0 0 4 0 12 0 49+1 0 5 DF Jan Vertonghen 22 1 1 0 1 0 10 1 34 2 6 DF Davinson Sánchez 22+1 1 2 0 3+1 0 7+1 0 34+3 1 16 DF Kyle Walker-Peters 4+2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 8+2 0 21 DF Juan Foyth 10+2 1 2 0 1 0 1+1 0 14+3 1 24 DF Serge Aurier 6+2 0 1 2 3 0 5 0 15+2 2 33 DF Ben Davies 20+7 0 1 0 3 0 6+3 0 30+10 0 53 MF Timothy Eyoma 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0Midfielders 8 MF Harry Winks 17+9 1 0 0 5 0 8+2 0 30+11 1 11 MF Erik Lamela 9+10 4 0+1 0 2+2 1 3+6 1 14+19 6 12 MF Victor Wanyama 4+9 1 1 0 2 0 4+2 0 11+11 1 14 MF Georges-Kévin Nkoudou 0+1 0 1 0 0+1 0 0 0 1+2 0 15 MF Eric Dier 18+2 3 1 0 1 0 2+4 0 22+6 3 17 MF Moussa Sissoko 27+2 0 0 0 4+1 0 8+2 0 39+5 0 20 MF Dele Alli 22+3 5 1 0 4 2 8 0 35+3 7 23 MF Christian Eriksen 30+5 8 0 0 4 0 11+1 2 45+6 10 27 MF Lucas Moura 25+7 10 2 0 2+1 0 8+4 5 36+12 15 40 MF Luke Amos 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 47 MF George Marsh 0 0 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0 52 MF Oliver Skipp 2+6 0 2 0 0+2 0 0 0 4+8 0Forwards 7 FW Son Heung-min 23+8 12 1 1 3+1 3 11+1 4 39+9 20 9 FW Vincent Janssen 0+3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+3 0 10 FW Harry Kane 27+1 17 0+1 1 1+1 1 9 5 37+3 24 18 FW Fernando Llorente 6+14 1 2 3 2+2 2 1+8 2 11+24 8 50 FW Kazaiah Sterling 0+1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+1 0Players transferred out during the season 19 MF Mousa Dembélé 7+3 0 0 0 0+1 0 2 0 9+4 0
Goal scorers The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal. Player Premier League FA Cup EFL Cup Champions League Total 1 ST 10 Harry Kane 17 1 1 5 24 2 ST 7 Son Heung-min 12 1 3 4 20 3 MF 27 Lucas Moura 10 0 0 5 15 4 MF 23 Christian Eriksen 8 0 0 2 10 5 ST 18 Fernando Llorente 1 3 2 2 8 6 MF 20 Dele Alli 5 0 2 0 7 7 MF 11 Erik Lamela 4 0 1 1 6 8 MF 15 Eric Dier 3 0 0 0 3 9 DF 5 Jan Vertonghen 1 0 0 1 2 DF 24 Serge Aurier 0 2 0 0 2 11 DF 2 Kieran Trippier 1 0 0 0 1 DF 6 Davinson Sánchez 1 0 0 0 1 MF 8 Harry Winks 1 0 0 0 1 MF 12 Victor Wanyama 1 0 0 0 1 DF 21 Juan Foyth 1 0 0 0 1TOTALS667920102
Hat-tricks Player Against Competition Minutes Score after goals Result Date Fernando LlorenteFA Cup48', 71', 72'0–2, 0–5, 0–60–7 (A)4 January 2019 Lucas MouraPremier League27', 87', 90+3'2–0, 3–0, 4–04–0 (H)13 April 2019 Lucas MouraChampions League55', 59', 90+6'2–1, 2–2, 2–32–3 (A)8 May 2019
Own goals Player Against Competition Minute Score after own goal Result Date Fernando LlorentePremier League 17'1–01–2 (A)20 January 2019 Kieran TrippierPremier League 84'2–02–0 (A)27 February 2019 Toby AlderweireldPremier League 90'2–12–1 (A)31 March 2019
Clean sheets The list is sorted by shirt number when total clean sheets are equal. PlayerPremier LeagueFA CupEFL CupChampions LeagueTotal1 1 Hugo Lloris 12 0 0 3 152 22 Paulo Gazzaniga 1 1 2 0 4
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