BREAKING - Tottenham vs Qarabag Europa League clash kick-off delayed

The Europa League clash between Tottenham Hotspur and Qarabag has been delayed.

Spurs take on the Azerbaijan side in their first Europa League game of the 2024/25 campaign at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday night, with Ange Postecoglou's side favourites to lift the trophy.

Kick-off was due to be at 8pm in N17 on Thursday night, but the match has been delayed due to a variety of reasons, with traffic chaos on the roads outside the stadium leading to the visitors being delayed arriving. The TNT Sport TV crew were also delayed getting to the stadium, with Linsey Hipgrave joking with Peter Crouch and Glenn Hoddle about their punctualtiy as they came on air.

football.london understands that as of 7.25pm, the Qarabag team still had not arrived at the stadium because of the traffic problems outside in north London.

The bad weather has also played a part, with the rain hammering down at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. It has not been confirmed as yet what time the match will now actually kick-off.

You can follow the build-up and action in our live blog from N17 right here.

Tottenham take on seven other teams in the newly-expanded league phase of the Europa League this season. Four games are at home with four away, with Ferencvaros, AZ Alkmaar, Galatasaray, Roma, Rangers, Hoffenheim and Elfsborg to play in the coming weeks.

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