Szmodics’ well-taken overhead kick to open the scoring made it 13 times under Postecoglou that Spurs have fallen behind at home in the League in 2024 - one short of a Premier League record for a calendar year, jointly held by themselves (in 1994), Ipswich and Crystal Palace.

Tottenham have only won back-to-back league games once this season. It is a pattern which they need to correct quickly if they want to be successful and fulfil Postecoglou’s so-far-factual statement that he “always wins trophies” in his second year at a club.