Tottenham’s unbeaten start has placed them second in the Women’s Super League, and Olivia Holdt believes the club’s upcoming meetings with London City Lionesses, Chelsea and Arsenal will show whether they can sustain a Tottenham WSL title challenge.
Spurs have won their opening matches without defeat, scoring 15 goals and conceding only twice. They are three points behind leaders Manchester City and one point clear of London City ahead of Sunday’s fixture.
Holdt has already made a significant contribution, scoring a hat-trick in Tottenham’s 7-0 victory over Crystal Palace. The Denmark international described the achievement as “special”, but insisted the team’s collective output mattered more than individual accolades.
“It’s really early on, there’s still a lot of games to come and it’s going to be a long season, but so far, it’s looking really good,” Holdt said.
“There’s nobody thinking it’s annoying that we’re second right now and we’re very happy to be where we are, but it’s also deserved because our performances have been really good in the first couple of games.”
London City have invested heavily ahead of the campaign and have assembled a squad featuring several strong players, according to Holdt. She expects the meeting to provide a more demanding test than some of Tottenham’s earlier fixtures.
“It’s going to be a good test for us,” she said. “And no disrespect to the teams that we have played, but they’re maybe more of the games that we expect ourselves to get three points out of.”
After the London City fixture, Tottenham face Chelsea and Arsenal in successive league matches. Holdt said those games would offer a clearer indication of the team’s level against opponents who have been competing at the top for many years.
“So coming up against the likes of Chelsea and Arsenal, it’s going to be a really good for us to see where we stand and how we can compete against them. It is a level up,” she said.
Tottenham’s attacking form has been shared across the squad, with Holdt stressing that their leading goalscoring figures were the product of strong combinations rather than one player’s contribution.
“We’ve scored 15 goals and respect if one player could do that in four games, but it shows that we found each other really well,” she said. “We don’t really care about who scores the goals as long as we win 7-0 and 4-0.”
Olivia Holdt’s relationship with Martin Ho
Holdt was Tottenham’s leading scorer last season, scoring 10 goals in all competitions, including eight in the WSL. She joined the club in January 2025 and has become one of the most consistent performers under head coach Martin Ho.
The forward said Ho’s ability to give his players confidence had helped her performances, while their relationship had also been strengthened by an openness to disagree with one another.
“We have a mutual respect for each other. I can disagree with him and he can disagree with me,” Holdt said. “Martin can tell me the hard truth and I’ve told him not to beat around the bush.”
Holdt has mainly operated on the right wing but has moved more centrally this season. She said she was comfortable playing in several attacking positions and was prepared to follow Ho’s instructions.
“I like to see myself as a versatile offensive player, so where I’m exactly positioned on the pitch doesn’t really affect me that much,” she said. “It’s nice to be everywhere a bit, and maybe it makes it harder for the opposition as well. They never know where I’m going to be.”
Tottenham will hope that versatility and their early-season momentum can carry them through a demanding run of fixtures and keep them among the WSL’s leading sides.
