Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham LIVE
An 89th-minute own goal by Jostein Gundersen spared Tottenham's blushes and earned them a fortunate 2-2 draw away to Bodo/Glimt in the Champions League. Spurs were back at Aspmyra Stadion four months on from success in the Europa League semi-finals, but this time they were second best for long periods.
After a one-sided first half where Kasper Hogh missed a penalty for the Norwegian minnows, Bodo looked on course to claim revenge after two fine strikes shortly after the break by Jens Petter Haugh.
Tottenham's stand-in captain Micky van de Ven reduced the deficit in the 68th minute and Thomas Frank watched his side fight back for the third time this month when Gundersen inadvertently deflected the ball in after Bodo goalkeeper Nikita Haikin saved Archie Gray's shot. It earned Spurs a point to move them onto four in the Champions League, but Bodo boss Kjetil Knutsen would have wondered how his team failed to win after a dominant display.
Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham latest news
- OWN GOAL! Spurs snatch a point
- GOAL! Van de Ven pulls one back!
- GOAL! Hauge with another rasping finish
- NO GOAL! Bentancur equaliser ruled out by VAR
- GOAL! Hauge with a stunner for a deserved lead
- PENALTY MISS! Hogh clears the crossbar
You can read Matt Verri’s player ratings here.
Full-time!
21:57 , Alex Young99min: Palhinha is fouled, and that is that! Spurs somehow come away with a point!
Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Tottenham
21:56 , Alex Young98min: It’s floated into the far post but Spurs deal with it.
Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Tottenham
21:56 , Alex Young97min: A late chance for Bodo/Glimt with a deep free kick.
Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Tottenham
21:52 , Alex Young94min: Bodo/Glimt so close to a winner as Hauge arrows a shot narrowly wide.
Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Tottenham
21:51 , Alex Young92min: Absolutely no idea why that took so long. It was clearly fine from first look.
Bodo/Glimt 2-2 Tottenham
21:49 , Alex Young90min: VAR are checking the goal as we move into seven minutes of added time.
GOAL!
21:48 , Alex Young89min: Richarlison in the final minute! The goalkeeper clears Gray’s cross into the striker and it bounces over the line!
Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Tottenham
21:46 , Alex Young88min: Helmersen within a whisker of scoring a third! A super first-time effort inside the area after a Bodo/Glimt counter.
Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Tottenham
21:45 , Alex Young87min: Three corners in quick succession for Spurs, and all of them being cleared at the near post.
OFF THE CROSSBAR!
21:42 , Alex Young83min: Odobert denied a fine equaliser, diving on to head Kudus’s cross, but hits the angle of post and bar!
Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Tottenham
21:39 , Alex Young81min: Udogie and Gray are on, Spence and Bentancur make way.
Matt Verri reports
21:38 , Alex YoungNot sure Palhinha and Bentancur is really the midfield partnership you want on the pitch when pushing for a goal - still looking fairly lethargic from Spurs.
Best bet seems to be giving it to Porro and hoping he produces another brilliant cross.
Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Tottenham
21:38 , Alex Young80min: Spurs with all the momentum as Bodo/Glimt sit back, but not creating much still.
Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Tottenham
21:37 , Alex Young78min: Twice Kudus is tackled and then wins the ball back on the halfway line. He’s trying to do it all by himself.
Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Tottenham
21:33 , Alex Young75min: Richarlison still struggling to get himself involved in the game.
Bodo/Glimt 2-1 Tottenham
21:30 , Alex Young71min: Auklend into the book for a foul on Spence.
The atmosphere is suddently very tense.
GOAL!
21:27 , Alex Young69min: Just like after the first goal, Spurs hit back immediately... and this one is not ruled out.
A Porro delievery, a bullet Van de Ven header!
Bodo/Glimt 2-0 Tottenham
21:26 , Alex Young68min: Spurs go straight up the other end and Richarlison thinks he has won a corner... but he’s offside.
GOAL!
21:25 , Alex Young66min: Is that game, set and match?
Another corker from Hauge, who cuts onto his left foot and drills a low shot inside Vicario’s near post!
That move all started from a poor Simons pass and then Spence giving the ball away.
Bodo/Glimt 1-0 Tottenham
21:23 , Alex Young64min: Spurs break over the halfway line with Bodo/Glimt backpeddling, but play is halted for a head injury, much to the annoyance of everyone not wearing yellow.
Bodo/Glimt 1-0 Tottenham
21:21 , Alex Young62min: Simons’ first involvement is to win a free kick on the edge of the area.
Porro takes, and it’s easily head clear.
Bodo/Glimt 1-0 Tottenham
21:18 , Alex Young60min: Bodo/Glimt should be 2-0 up! Auklend’s goalbound effort is blocked by his own team-mate with Vicario stranded.
Bodo/Glimt 1-0 Tottenham
21:16 , Alex Young59min: Simons is being readied.
NO GOAL!
21:15 , Alex Young57min: Scratch that! VAR rule out the goal for a shirt pull by Van de Ven in the build-up!
GOAL!
21:13 , Alex Young55min: An instant response!
Porro sends in a free kick with clatters against the post, Johnson sends it back in and Bentancur back heels it home.
Bodo/Glimt 1-0 Tottenham
21:12 , Alex Young54min: What do Spurs have in response?
GOAL!
21:10 , Alex Young53min: It’s been coming!
Hauge with a stunner, cutting inside and curling inside the far post!
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
21:10 , Alex Young51min: Spence does brilliantly to surge over the halfway line, but then miscontrols the ball and gives away a throw in.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
21:07 , Alex Young48min: Better from Spurs, in the sense that they are in the opposition half.
Matt Verri reports
21:04 , Alex YoungNo subs at half-time from Frank is a surprise. Can't have been impressed with what he saw before the break, so I imagine the changes won't be far away
Second half
21:03 , Alex Young46min: Back underway. No changes!
The teams are back out.
Really, really poor from Spurs, who deserve to down and out already.
They are doing all the simple things wrong, like passing and shooting. I would not be surprised to see Kudus and/or Simons be introduced at half-time.
Half-time!
20:48 , Alex Young47min: Somehow, somehow, it is goalless.
Matt Verri reports
20:47 , Alex YoungNot only are Spurs doing nothing in attack, they're not even defending very well. So easy for Bodo/Glimt to play through them. Can be thrilled this is still 0-0 .
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:47 , Alex Young45min: Bentancur almost gives away another penalty as Berg dances through the area before being crowded out.
One minute added on.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:44 , Alex Young43min: How many chances do Bodo/Glimt want to waste?! Fet from 10 yards and he clears the crossbar by a similar distance.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:43 , Alex Young41min: Deary me. Spurs finally look to have their hosts on the hop and Richarlison is standing in an offside position.
Matt Verri reports
20:40 , Alex YoungHard to believe how bad Spurs have been on the ball. When they do win it back in their own half, they have given it straight away again immediately almost every time. Miles off the pace.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:39 , Alex Young38min: Bodo/Glimt will all the possession, still, and with more venom as Fet unleashes a fierce strike the wrong side of Vicario’s near post.
Matt Verri reports
20:37 , Alex YoungWell it would have been a lovely conversion. Unfortunately for Hogh, it's a useless penalty. Miles over the bar and a huge let-off for Spurs
MISS!
20:36 , Alex Young34min: Hogh almost clears the stadium! What a miss!
PENALTY TO BODO/GLIMT!
20:34 , Alex Young33min: A very reckless tackle from Bentancur, who wipes out the defender to give away a penalty!
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:33 , Alex Young32min: A much better cross from Porro, which Bergvall almost meets before the keeper collects at the second attempt.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:31 , Alex Young30min: Porro takes, it’s in at the near post, cleared and then Johnson sends a shot out of the stadium.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:30 , Alex Young29min: Spurs seem to have remembered where the other half of the pitch in, and chuck in a few aimless crosses into the penalty box before winning a corner.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:28 , Alex Young27min: Another chance for the hosts as Auklend gets under a cross and arrows a weak header on target.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:24 , Alex Young22min: Just the 70 per cent possession for Bodo/Glimt so far.
Matt Verri reports
20:23 , Alex YoungVan de Ven boots the ball as far up the pitch as he can, which sums up Spurs' approach at the moment. They can't get out and are camped in their own half. That Bergvall drive forward aside, they've offered nothing in attack.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:22 , Alex Young20min: Bodo/Glimit calmly passing between each other in midfield with little Spurs pressure.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:18 , Alex Young17min: Another half-chance for Bodo/Glimt as a low ball is fizzed in from the right but Hauge cannot get it under control before Spurs hoof clear.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:16 , Alex Young15min: Lots of whistles as Vicario gives his goal kick to Van de Ven, and the referee isn’t happy at the supposed time-wasting.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:14 , Alex Young13min: Bodo/Glimt still being given a lot of space from Spurs, for reasons best known only to Thomas Frank. Spurs very much sitting back.
Matt Verri reports
20:10 , Alex YoungSo, so good from Bergvall to drive forward and then pick out Richarlison at the back post. The Brazilian should really have scored but he wasn't expecting the cross to make it that far. Big chance
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:10 , Alex Young9min: Bergvall wins the ball in the centre and storms up field before looking for Richarlison at the back post, but a defender gets enough of a touch to put the Brazilian off.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:09 , Alex Young8min: The hosts being afforded plenty of time on the ball as Spurs sit back.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:06 , Alex Young5min: Corner is played in low and Spurs deal with it fairly easily.
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:06 , Alex Young4min: Fantastic effort from range by Berg, which is palmed away by Vicario. It was dipping and swerving.
Matt Verri reports
20:03 , Alex YoungReferee knocked to the ground and really milks it, as though he's waiting for someone else to blow the whistle for a foul on him. Doesn't look hugely thrilled with life as he gets back up
Bodo/Glimt 0-0 Tottenham
20:03 , Alex Young2min: An early free kick routine sees Porro whip in a cross towards the back post, but it sails out of play.
Kick-off!
20:00 , Alex Young1min: Underway in the Arctic Circle!
Here come the teams.
Matt Verri reports
19:50 , Alex Young"I think they fit the gameplan tonight," Frank says of his two wingers tonight.
He emphasises how Johnson will offer a threat in behind and arrive in the box at the right time, and Odobert will challenge the defenders 1v1.
That's the plan - we'll see how it plays out.
Final prep done. Not long to go.
Confirmed team news in full
19:42 , Alex YoungBodo/Glimt XI: Haikin; Sjovold, Bjortuft, Aleesami, Bjorkan; Evjen, Berg, Brunstad Fet; Auklend, Hogh, Hauge
Subs: Faye Lund, Sjong, Nielsen, Gundersen, Blomberg, Helmersen, Klynge, Riisnæs, Määttä, Jørgensen, Hansen
Tottenham XI: Vicario; Porro, Van de Ven, Danso, Spence; Bentancur, Sarr, Bergvall; Johnson, Richarlison, Odobert
Subs: Kinsky, Austin, Palhinha, Simons, Udogie, Gray, Kudus, Davies, Scarlett, Olusesi, Hardy
Spurs have a relatively kind opening set of fixtures in the Champions League, as they next travel to Monaco and then host Copenhagen in five weeks’ time.
One step at a time, but a real opportunity to get points on the board before taking on PSG down the line.
It is a balmy 10C a little under an hour before kick-off.
It’s five changes from Frank as, like Matt reports, both Simons and Kudus drop out.
The likes of Danso, Johnson and Odobert come in, while Van de Ven captains Spurs for the first time.
Matt Verri reports
18:51 , Alex YoungInteresting line-up that, from Frank.
Kudus and Simons drop to the bench - Simons can't have too many complaints but Kudus has probably been Spurs' most threatening attacking player this season.
Will be plenty of pace on the break with Johnson and Odobert as the two wingers tonight .
Bodo/Glimt XI
18:50 , Alex Young...and the hosts!
Dette er Glimts utvalgte 💪 pic.twitter.com/QTTn3TYp1z
— FK Bodø/Glimt (@Glimt) September 30, 2025
Tottenham XI
18:49 , Alex YoungPlenty of changes for Spurs!
Your Spurs side in Norway! 👊 pic.twitter.com/aoPQjXlu3U
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) September 30, 2025
Bodo/Glimt will be raring to go tonight for their first ever home game in the Champions League.
Spurs will need to dig in tonight to come away with a result.
Team news from the Arctic Circle is imminent.
Frank seeks momentum as he bids to avoid repeating issue
18:19 , Alex YoungFive months on from a successful visit to the Arctic Circle, Tottenham find themselves making a familiar journey, writes Matt Verri.
They are back in Bodo for another European night, though this time it will be the Champions League anthem blaring out around the stadium ahead of kick-off.
In May the pressure was as intense as it could be. The season rested entirely on the Europa League and ahead of the semi-final tie, the talk was of Bodo/Glimt's superb home record, the plastic pitch and the cold temperatures.
There was little drama, though, with Spurs putting in a professional display to reach the final, where they would ultimately book a return to Europe's premier competition.
It is Thomas Frank who has got to enjoy that particular reward and while the stakes are certainly not as high tonight as they were for Ange Postecoglou back then, this does feel like a significant week for the Dane.
He has enjoyed a fine start to life in the Spurs dugout, with the sole defeat in any competition coming at home to Bournemouth.
That was largely forgiven as a one-off poor performance on the day against very lively opposition, but two dropped points against Wolves on Saturday night was more of a concern.
Read: Frank seeks momentum as he bids to avoid repeating issue at Spurs
Latest match odds
18:06 , Alex YoungIt looks like the bookies agree with our prediction. Spurs should come out on top tonight, but it won’t be entirely straightforward.
- Bodo Glimt: 5/2
- Draw: 3/1
- Tottenham: 1/1
(Odds via Grosvenor Sport, subject to change.)
Early Bodo/Glimt team news
17:57 , Alex YoungBodo captain Ulrik Saltnes, who scored against Tottenham in last season’s Europa League semi-final first-leg, is set to miss the Champions League tie through illness. He could be joined on the sidelines by Brede Moe and Bassi.
Both players suffered groin injuries in the 3-1 NM Cup win over Odd last Thursday, thus making them doubtful for the visit of Spurs.
Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham prediction
17:49 , Alex YoungTottenham, despite their struggles last season, were far too good for Bodo/Glimt when they met in the Europa League semi-final just a few months ago.
There is no denying that Spurs have improved massively under Frank, even if the weekend’s draw against Wolves highlighted a few issues with the Dane’s approach in certain games.
Still, we expect Tottenham to have too much for the Norwegian side.
Tottenham to win, 2-1.
Early Tottenham team news
17:42 , Alex YoungThomas Frank will be forced into a defensive reshuffle tonight as Cristian Romero has not travelled with the squad to the Arctic Circle.
Frank said that is just a “precaution” but it means Micky van de Ven will have a new partner alongside him at centre-back, with Kevin Danso expected to start.
Ben Davies is now fit again and has made the trip, though he is unlikely to come into the starting lineup. Pedro Porro should return after starting on the bench over the weekend.
Richarlison is set to have to start once again up front, despite looking fairly tired in the draw with Wolves on Saturday.
Frank must decide whether to shift Xavi Simons into the No10 role or keep him out on the left, which would mean Lucas Bergvall likely being the most advanced midfielder.
Pape Matar Sarr is available and could come in to freshen up the midfield, with Rodrigo Bentancur and Joao Palhinha having played a lot of minutes in recent matches.
How to watch Bodo/Glimt vs Tottenham
17:35 , Alex YoungTV channel: In the UK, the game will be televised live on TNT Sports. Coverage starts at 5.45pm BST on TNT Sports 6 before switching channels at 7.45pm to TNT Sports 2 ahead of the 8pm kick-off.
Live stream: TNT Sports subscribers can also catch the contest live online via the Discovery+ app and website.
Welcome
17:29 , Alex YoungGood evening and welcome to the London Standard’s LIVE coverage of the Champions League clash between Bodo/Glimt and Tottenham.
It has been just four months since Spurs took on these Nordic foes in the Europa League, winning 5-1 on aggregate. How will they fare tonight in familiar surroundings?
Kick-off is at 8pm. Stick with us.
