More White Hart Lane woe piles pressure on Poch: how Stats Zone saw Spurs 1-2 Stoke

Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen had claimed before kick-off that "only Chelsea are probably too strong for us" and that "anything is possible for fourth place" with few sides outside the top two able to string together victories.

However, Champions League qualification is a pipe dream for the Belgian and his comrades right now; Sunday's lunchtime loss to Stoke their fourth league defeat in five at White Hart Lane. First-half strikes from Bojan and Jonathan Walters sealed only a first win in seven league games in the capital for the Potters, who held on after Nacer Chadli pulled one back.

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Gregg Davies

Gregg Davies is the Chief Sub Editor of FourFourTwo magazine, joining the team in January 2008 and spending seven years working on the website. He supports non-league behemoths Hereford and commentates on Bulls matches for Radio Hereford FC. His passions include chocolate hobnobs and attempting to shoehorn Ronnie Radford into any office conversation.