Coincidentally, it was also Brentford and Manchester United who they beat in succession back in September. There is also the small matter of revenge to exact against the Tractor Boys, who handed Spurs perhaps their most crushing defeat of the season in November — sat in 18th at the time,

Tottenham head coach Ange Postecoglou has options to choose from for Saturday's visit to struggling Ipswich and may pick an XI with the mid-week game against Manchester City in mind, too. Goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario returned from injury for last weekend's scrappy 1-0 win over Man United and could be shielded by the same back four.