Maddison won Spurs’ 38th-minute penalty before he was forced off after a severe whack from Kaua Santos.

Johnson’s first-half brace took his goal tally for the campaign to 16 in all competitions for Spurs.

Postecoglou cupped his ear in the direction of the Tottenham fans following Pape Sarr’s disallowed goal at Chelsea on Thursday.

Postecoglou also launched an impassioned defence of his methods against ‘Mr Hindsight’ critics.

Spurs and Manchester United both languish in the bottom half of the table after difficult winter periods.

The two underperforming Premier League sides go toe-to-toe in north London on Sunday.

Spurs are 15th after a run of five defeats in six Premier League fixtures amid a growing injury crisis.

Manchester United left it late to snatch victory over Rangers in Europe, while a host of Premier League managers will face the media on Friday

Romero’s continued absence means Spurs will be without 14 players for their clash in Hoffenheim.

Tottenham have dropped to 14th in the Premier League amid a horror run of player availability.

Arsenal close the gap on Premier League leaders Liverpool to four matches.

Bergvall scored his first goal for Tottenham moments after he avoided a second yellow card.

Spurs were unable to back up Saturday’s 4-0 win at Manchester City with another victory.

Mateta grabbed the game’s only goal in the 31st minute.

James Maddison ended a run of 16 matches without a goal in Spurs’ 3-1 win over Brentford.

Spurs made a move for Dominic Solanke after he scored 21 times in the 2023-24 season for Bournemouth.

The substitute keeper had a starring role in City’s latest crucial win after he was subbed on in the 69th minute at Spurs.

Postecoglou admitted ‘adjustments’ would have to be made after a 48-hour period which revealed a lot to the Spurs boss.

Spurs missed out on the chance to leapfrog Aston Villa and reclaim fourth spot.

There was needle between the teams in November after Matty Cash injured Spurs midfielder Rodrigo Bentancur.

Pape Sarr had cancelled out Pascal Gross’ opener from the spot.

Second-half goals from Destiny Udogie, Brennan Johnson and Richarlison earned Spurs all three points.

Maddison scored three times and created six goals during his first 12 games for Spurs.

The left-back joined United in September following injuries to Luke Shaw and Tyrell Malacia.

The 21-year-old Senegal international has made 33 appearances for Spurs.

Giovani Lo Celso will be asked to step up with Dejan Kulusevski suspended for the Bournemouth fixture.

The pair have suffered respective hamstring and ankle injuries.

The Tottenham boss called for an end to the questioning of officials’ rulings in matches.

Rob Mackenzie has followed Johan Lange from Aston Villa to Tottenham months out from the January transfer window.

Tottenham will assess Destiny Udogie but Yves Bissouma is back for the Crystal Palace clash.

Yves Bissouma was sent off for Spurs at the end of the first half but Van de Ven’s second-half goal secured a vital victory.

Spurs boss Ange Postecoglou insisted VAR will never be ‘errorless’ after their dramatic 2-1 win over Liverpool.

Tottenham have not won at their north London rivals in the Premier League since 2010.