Amy Turner: “We’re excited for the challenge”

Our final Barclays Women's Super League home game of the season takes place as part of the Club's first-ever competitive double-header on Saturday.

Following the Premier League fixture against Brentford, the WSL fixture kicks off at 4.15pm at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and presents the opportunity to secure our WSL status for 2023/24.

We go into the clash three points ahead of a Reading side currently at the bottom of the table, with one team relegated into the Championship. Victory would see us pull six points clear with one game to go.

It's a match with so much at stake, and one defender Amy Turner is really looking forward to. “It’s massive,” Amy said, speaking this week in her matchday programme interview. “We’re not underestimating the task at hand. We know it’s a massive game for both teams. 

“We know if we bring the quality that we have then we’ll get three points, but it’s never that easy when you play against Reading. They make it difficult, are a physical team and are hard to break down. 

“We know we’re going to have to be at our very best to earn the three points. Nothing’s going to be given, but we’re excited for the challenge. The pressure’s on and we’re trying to embrace it as best as we can.”

Our first ever competitive double-header at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium promises to be a special occasion on Saturday, but Amy is just focusing on the task at hand.

“I’m trying not to think about it too much,” she said. “That’s been the message to all the players, it’s just another game for us. We know the importance of the game itself, but the occasion, we try not to overthink it. 

“It’s going to be something we look back on after the game and realise how big of an occasion it was. For the fans it will be brilliant and I know they’re excited for the game. We hope we can put on a good show for everyone that stays and watches us. 

“It’s such a nice stadium. Being in the dressing rooms, it feels so unlike any other stadium I’ve played at and I’ve been fortunate enough to play in some really nice stadiums, but it’s by far my favourite.”

To read Amy’s interview in full, including an insight into her environmental work, Barnsley memories with Bethany England, and even an update on Betsy the dog, make sure you pick up your copy of the matchday programme at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Saturday.

Available for £4, the 100-page special issue combines the men’s and women’s programmes and can be bought from the Spurs Shop at the Tottenham Experience, various pods situated around the stadium or from the Tap Inn Bars or Goal Line Bar within the ground itself.