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.

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.

Ange Postecoglou appeared to take exception to the jeering of one Tottenham Hotspur fan after their shock home defeat to Ipswich Town in the Premier League on Sunday. Spurs were hot favourites to beat a team which came up from the Championship over the summer and was yet to win a league match before this weekend.