In Saturday’s clash at Wembley Stadium between Tottenham Hotspur and Burnley, Academy graduate Oliver Skipp reached the first proper milestone in what should be a long and successful career for the lad.
18-year-old Oliver Skipp warms up for his first @premierleague start! 💪#COYS pic.twitter.com/PFRHqFsILA
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 15, 2018
The 18-year-old has impressed many at the club and in the fanbase with his performances for our underage levels and manager Mauricio Pochettino has already called on him twice for first-team duties – he made his senior substitute debut in the EFL Cup back in October in the victory over West Ham and he made his Premier League bow as a substitute in December’s clash against Southampton.
Saturday saw him go one further and he received his full top-flight starting debut for Spurs.
Oliver Skipp makes his full @premierleague debut! 👊#COYS pic.twitter.com/LU0wa7z3ps
— Tottenham Hotspur (@SpursOfficial) December 15, 2018
With high hopes for the young lad, fans on social media were naturally delighted to see him get his chance.
Best of luck ????
— Dugout (@Dugout) December 15, 2018
Good luck Oliver. We always want our lads to do well ???????????????? #COYS
— Marie1882 (@mariebuc43) December 15, 2018
Yeah Skipp! pic.twitter.com/I0lHHp2ia8
— Joel G Goodman (@joelgoodman) December 15, 2018
Could say he… Skips
— Ryan Hammond (@RyannHammond) December 15, 2018
Skipper Skipp!
Good thing is it appears he's not on Twitter (yet)
Kill those distractions, young man#COYS #TOTBUR
— Tottenham Hotspur FC (@THFClub) December 15, 2018
Really like this kid got something about him. Good luck Oli enjoy today ????????
— Ryan Corrie (@Nedondo11) December 15, 2018
The player Xavi wish he’d evolve to…☕️????
— AphexTriplets (@AphexTriplets) December 15, 2018
Skipp got the opening 75 minutes in the 1-0 victory, being replaced by Son Heung-Min as we went in search of the winner that came via Christian Eriksen’s stoppage-time effort and it should’ve done him the world of good in terms of an education.