A year ago, Tottenham lived in the shadows of a Women’s Super League relegation fight.
Today, they sit level on points with third-placed Arsenal after collecting 23 from 12 matches and the two north London sides are separated only by goal difference.
So this question does not feel outrageous: can Spurs secure a place in next season’s Champions League with a top-three finish?
The club’s transformation under Martin Ho, who took over last summer after Spurs finished second bottom in 2024-25, has been remarkable with few, if any, expecting them to be fighting at the top just past the midway point of the season.
Ho’s side are unbeaten in four games, a run that has included draws against the Gunners and Manchester United as well as wins over Aston Villa and Leicester City.
Their upward trajectory continued on Sunday as they defeated the Foxes for the second time in a week – this time 3-0 to advance to the last 16 of the Women’s FA Cup.
And the former United assistant does not want to restrict his side’s ambitions.
“I don’t want to put a ceiling on what we can achieve,” said Ho, who took Norwegian side Brann to the quarter-finals of the 2023-24 Women’s Champions League.
“As soon as you do that, you risk limiting yourself. We can achieve a lot through work ethic, behaviour and how we conduct ourselves on and off the pitch.
“I won’t rule anything out, but I won’t be unrealistic either. If we perform well, anything is possible.”
