In the opening game of the reserve season, Egyptian midfielder Hossam Ghaly got the Spurs' reserves off to a flying start with the winning goal in a 1-0 victory against Portsmouth's reserves.

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Ghaly's goal came just before half-time, where he fired in from Jacques Maghoma's low cross from all of 10-yards. Ghaly completed the full 90 minutes and played very well. Manager of the reserves, Clive Allen, said of the goal "Hossam struck the ball cleanly- it was a fine goal."

Yet there was bad news for Hossam Ghaly yesterday as Spurs strengthened their midfield with the capture of troubled Fulham midfielder Steed Malbranque for an undisclosed fee. This will mean that Ghaly will get less playing time with Edgar Davids, Dider Zokara and now Steed Malbranque ahead of him in the pecking order, amongst others. Along with this signing on the final day of transfer dealings, the purchase of Pascal Chimbonda for a deal believed to be around £5 million, taking Spurs' summer spending to £30
million.