Tottenham's new White Hart Lane stadium making rapid progress as latest snaps show stands towering above the north London skyline

  • Tottenham's new stadium is well on its way to completion with current progress occurring rapidly 
  • With state of the art design the new White Hart Lane stadium is being constructed on the site of the old venue
  • Latest images show sizable improvements in the stands, with some towering above the local skyline
  • Spurs are set to walk out at the new stadium for the 2018-19 Premier League season 

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Tottenham fans will take encouragement from the latest pictures of their side's new White Hart Lane stadium, with the state of the art structure well on its way to being completed.

The stadium, being constructed upon the same site as the previous ground, is set to draw Spurs level with European football's elite and provide a venue for top quality sport.

Building work was well under way last season, but fully kicked into operation once the final ball of the 2016-17 season had been kicked, and the previous White Hart Lane could be torn down. 

Tottenham's new stadium is progressing rapidly and already beginning to dominate the skyline in north London

Tottenham's new stadium is progressing rapidly and already beginning to dominate the skyline in north London

Cranes are dotted around the entirety of the site as construction workers work around the clock to get the job done

Cranes are dotted around the entirety of the site as construction workers work around the clock to get the job done

The impressive structure now gleams in the sunlight in north London as is getting closer to completion

The impressive structure now gleams in the sunlight in north London as is getting closer to completion

A construction worker looks on as development work ploughs ahead on the White Hart Lane site

A construction worker looks on as development work ploughs ahead on the White Hart Lane site

The Spurs ticket office sits across from the site of where the new stadium is being constructed

The Spurs ticket office sits across from the site of where the new stadium is being constructed

Fresh pictures show the soon-to-be 61,559-capacity stadium taking shape very nicely, with new stands now standing tall against the north London skyline.


The new stadium is on course to be ready for the 2018/19 season, with Spurs setting up temporary home at Wembley in the meantime.

With the shape of Spurs' plush new place now very much visible, comparisons have again been drawn with the Emirates Stadium - home of bitter rivals Arsenal - for its similar sloping apex designs of the terraces.

Not that Spurs fans will care much, so long as the squeaky clean new venue brings their side success.

A single-tier south stand in the new stadium will hold 17,500 spectators, which Spurs will hope has the potential to rival The Kop at Anfield or even Borussia Dortmund's famous 'Yellow Wall' as an environment to encourage some of the loudest support in world football.

Spurs are set to walk out at the new ground for the start of the 2018-19 Premier League season

Spurs are set to walk out at the new ground for the start of the 2018-19 Premier League season

This image, taken just after the end of the 2016-17 season, shows just how far the progress has come along

This image, taken just after the end of the 2016-17 season, shows just how far the progress has come along

Seating has also been arranged to put supporters closer to the action than at any other stadium in the United Kingdom - the front row will be only five metres away from the touchline. The ground is set to be the largest club football stadium in London - Arsenal's ground holds 60,432. 

Building teams are currently working on the new venue around the clock, in order to keep well on schedule and deliver on their promise of having Spurs away from their traditional home for just one season.

In the meantime Tottenham will be hoping they can carry their form from last season - which saw them push Chelsea to the wire for the title - into the current campaign.

Doubts have been raised as to how Mauricio Pochettino's side can perform at Wembley Stadium - their makeshift home for this season - due to their dismal European run at the home of English football last year.

Spurs have vowed to be up for the challenge however, and started their Premier League season in emphatic fashion with a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United at St James' Park. 

Tottenham played their last game at the old White Hart Lane against Manchester United in the Premier League on May 14, a match which ended victorious and saw club icon Harry Kane bag the last ever Spurs goal at the historic ground.